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Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc: 121 grants to organizations, $5.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc, a private foundation in Buffalo, NY, paid 121 grants to organizations totaling $5,188,072 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $400,000 to TNTP in New York, NY for gen op: buffalo urban teaching fellows prgm.
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- EIN
- 870849992
- Based in
- Buffalo, NY
- Assets
- $137,133,628
- Grants paid
- $5,188,072
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349104914. It reported $5,188,072 in grants paid; 121 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTP | New York, NY | Gen op: buffalo urban teaching fellows prgm | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program support: 2024 say yes summer camp | Education | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Collaborative of Wny | Buffalo, NY | Cullen scholars 2024-2025 tuition support | Education | $213,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brick Education Network | Newark, NJ | Brick buffalo academy charter school start up funds | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | 2024-25 external evaluation of cullen sap grantees | Human services | $149,533 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Commons Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo commons early literacy curriculum | Education | $115,884 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brick Education Network | Newark, NJ | Early literacy program curriculum at brick buffalo | $111,790 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Letrs training; teachers pd; leadership development | $101,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Buffalo, NY | General operating support 2022-2024 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | General operating sy 2024-25 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort sy24-25 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Academy of Science | Buffalo, NY | Buffsci early college program funds | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Achieving the Dream Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Facilitate buffalo charter early college cohort | Education | $83,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | Tuition support for cullen scholars 2024-25 | $83,210 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TNTP | New York, NY | Butf fellows support (cohort 2) | Education | $82,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | General operating & ace stipends sy 2024-25 | $75,809 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charter School for Applied Technologies | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: early college & career pathways | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Read To Succeed Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: experience corps buffalo | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riviera Theatre | North Tonawanda, NY | Capital funds: theatre renovation and expansion | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shaw Festival Foundation | Buffalo, NY | Gen operating: re-engaging wny audiences | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | Tuiton support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | $61,476 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Service Collaborative of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: able early childhood prgm | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University District Community Development Association Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program | Community improvement and capacity building | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | Tuition support for 2023 butf fellows (cohort 1) | $51,403 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bestself Behavioral Health Inc | Buffalo, NY | After-school project-based learning teacher intern prgm | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo City Swim Racers | Buffalo, NY | Programs funds: city swim project | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Charter Schools Network | New Haven, CT | Buffalo charter schoolsl enrollment collaboration (common app) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc | Buffalo, NY | General operating: support for free public theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Springville Center for the Arts | Springville, NY | Program funds: mongerson theater blast off | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The King Urban Life Center | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: expansion of parent child + prgm | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wedi Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enterprise Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort spring 2024 pilot | Education | $47,302 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artpark & Company Inc | Lewiston, NY | General operating support 2024 - 2026 | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: buffalo charter school talent cohort | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo State College Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Tuition support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | Education | $44,303 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Prep | Buffalo, NY | Cullen scholars' participation in bp for sy 2024-25 | $42,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: language to literacy program | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Prep | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: supplemental academic programs | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | General operating: salary support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons National | Westport, CT | Program funds for horizons at resource council of wny | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Irish Classical Theatre Company | Buffalo, NY | Gen operating for audience development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York | Kenmore, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program (lead716) | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neglia Ballet Artists | Buffalo, NY | General operating | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peace of the City Ministries | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: tutoring, literacy, mathematics | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County | Buffalo, NY | Relay teacher training for buffalo public school teachers | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $39,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burchfield Penney Art Center | Buffalo, NY | Performing arts programming at bpac | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| D'youville College | Buffalo, NY | Patron services position at kavinoky theatre | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roswell Park Alliance | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program (our story) | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort spring 2024 pilot | Education | $34,160 | apps.irs.gov |
| Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort: spring 2024 pilot | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read To Succeed Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort sy24-25 | Education | $30,746 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach Academy Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort sy24-25 | Education | $30,089 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alleyway Theatre | Buffalo, NY | General operating for salary restructuring | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Be-A-Friend Program Inc | Buffalo, NY | Hs bigs mentoring at tapestry charter school | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erie Regional Housing Development Corporation Dba the Belle Center | Buffalo, NY | Program support for supplemental academic program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute | Buffalo, NY | Program support for supplemental academic program | Medical research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Outreach Center | East Aurora, NY | Program support for supplemental academic program | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Community Association Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Buffalo urban teaching fellows evaluation year 2 | Education | $29,957 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Buffalo urban teaching fellows evaluation year 2 | Education | $29,957 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enterprise Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort sy24-25 | Education | $28,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Buffalo Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring program: pilot spring 2024 | Education | $27,659 | apps.irs.gov |
| King Center Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring cohort spring 2024 pilot | Education | $27,552 | apps.irs.gov |
| 716 Squash | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: college and career pathways | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences | Buffalo, NY | Science programming for students grades 1 to 4 | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Playhouse | Cleveland, OH | Performances for a careing community in wny | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Collaborative Center for Social Innovation | Lancaster, NY | Program support for supplemental academic prgm (stem) | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karen Society of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Program support for supplemental academic program | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenan Center Inc | Lockport, NY | Program funds: return to producing theatre | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ujima Company Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for performances | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Side Community Services Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for supplemental academic program | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TNTP | New York, NY | Tntp insight survey 2024 for bflo charter schools | Education | $22,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts at the Bakery (west Falls Center for the Arts) | West Falls, NY | Program funds for expansion of performances & audiences | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus | Buffalo, NY | Gen operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lancaster Opera House | Lancaster, NY | General operating; staffing | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nusantara Arts Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: expanding balinese music access | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | General operating & ace stipends sy 2024-25 | $19,623 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daemen College - Ignite | Amherst, NY | Tuition support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | $19,166 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo State College Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Tuition support for 2023 butf fellows (cohort 1) | Education | $19,019 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Council of Nonprofits Inc | Menands, NY | Capacity bldg: trainings for grantees | Human services | $18,536 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Buffalo Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring program: sy24-25 | Education | $17,845 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zoological Society of Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: life science career lab for hs students | Animal-related | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY | Tuition support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | Education | $16,058 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: summer learning loss prevention prgm | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Academy of Science | Buffalo, NY | Grow your own teacher program funds sy 2024-25 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: bflo young environmental leaders prgm | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Buffalo, NY | Gen operating: artistic director funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo State College Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program support for rockwell hall public perf series | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo State College Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Evaluating afps story-based school prgm | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compeer of Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Capacity bldg funds: school-based mentoring program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elmwood Village Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: buffalo charter school talent cohort | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Police Athletic League of Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: star literacy program | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Research Foundation for State University of New York (ub) | New York, NY | Capacity bldg for brainy bulls tutoring prgm | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Generation Theatre Company Inc | Buffalo, NY | 2024-2025 season at the shea's smith and 2025-2026 season | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Teacher's Desk | Buffalo, NY | Resources and supplies for wny teachers & students | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | Capacity bldg: dev logic model & database for programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Collaborative of Wny | Buffalo, NY | Cullen scholars 2024-2025 tuition support | Education | $13,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tapestry Charter School | Buffalo, NY | Grow your own program for hs students 2024-25 | Education | $12,524 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | Grow your own teacher prgm with tapestry & buffsci sy 2024-25 | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY | Tuition support for butf 2023 fellows (cohort 1) | Education | $11,718 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology | Buffalo, NY | Youth arts & tech prgm: continuing to build data capacity | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo | Getzville, NY | Prgm funds for special engagement performances jrt | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Mona's House | Buffalo, NY | Capacity bldg for young women's empowerment academy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starring Buffalo Inc | Amherst, NY | Capacity building: support of staff positions | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre of Youth Company Inc | Buffalo, NY | Capacity bldg: strategic planning | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wny Public Broadcasting Association | Buffalo, NY | Program funds: free music performance series | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Audiences Wny | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for free family-friendly performances | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | Tuiton support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | $9,976 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read To Succeed Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Early literacy tutoring pilot at primary hall cs | Education | $9,210 | apps.irs.gov |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Tuition support for 2023 butf fellows (cohort 1) | Education | $9,083 | apps.irs.gov |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Tuition support for 2023 butf fellows (cohort 1) | Education | $8,845 | apps.irs.gov |
| Olv Charities | Lackawanna, NY | Capacity building for stem program | $7,310 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Tuition support for 2023 butf fellows (cohort 1) | Education | $6,858 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo State College Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Tuition support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | Education | $6,502 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo City Swim Racers | Buffalo, NY | Programs funds: city swim project | $6,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Just Buffalo Literary Center | Buffalo, NY | Program funds for silo city reading series | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roycrofters At-Large Association Inc | East Aurora, NY | Program funds: roycroft chamber music festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vocalis Chamber Choir | Buffalo, NY | Program funds fo choral connections performances | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camerata Di Sant'antonio | Buffalo, NY | Program support for public performances | $4,490 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY | Tuition support for butf 2024 fellows (cohort 2) | Education | $2,769 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Council of Nonprofits Inc | Menands, NY | Capacity bldg: trainings for grantees | Human services | $1,260 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,886,790 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $280,000 |
| Human services | $239,329 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $174,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $135,000 |
| Youth development | $110,000 |
| Health care | $40,000 |
| Medical research | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $4,272,553 |
| New Jersey | $311,790 |
| Massachusetts | $195,432 |
| Illinois | $149,533 |
| Connecticut | $90,000 |
| Maryland | $83,850 |
| California | $59,914 |
| Ohio | $25,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.