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Health Foundation for Western & Central New York: 154 grants to organizations, $4.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, a private foundation in Buffalo, NY, paid 154 grants to organizations totaling $4,141,751 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center Inc in Buffalo, NY for erie niagara ahec doula coordination and service.
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- EIN
- 223804398
- Based in
- Buffalo, NY
- Assets
- $159,528,159
- Grants paid
- $4,141,751
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349102193. It reported $4,141,751 in grants paid; 154 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | Erie niagara ahec doula coordination and service | Health care | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child Care Solutions | Syracuse, NY | Pedals cny 2023 | $268,981 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cayuga County Community Health Network Inc | Auburn, NY | Doula partnership of cayuga, cortland, herkimer and madison counties | Health care | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ardent Solutions | Wellsville, NY | Older adult trauma champions program | Health care | $186,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Center for Health Equity | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo center for health equity continued partnership support | Health care | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ardent Solutions | Wellsville, NY | Southern tier child advocacy center emergency funding | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York State Association for Rural Health Inc | Gowanda, NY | Mackenzie scott 2024 rural health networks | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers Forum of Ny Inc Dba Ny Funders Alliance Initiatives Fund | Syracuse, NY | Nonprofit support group | $128,281 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ardent Solutions | Wellsville, NY | Growing resiliency through trauma informed care | Health care | $126,191 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, ME | Wny memory cafe initiative | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finger Lakes Community Health | Penn Yan, NY | Mackenzie scott 2024 rural health networks | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County Inc | Oswego, NY | Help me grow oswego county | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Early Childhood Alliance Onondaga Inc | Syracuse, NY | Hmg onondaga qi data analytics | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Snow Inc | Boston, ME | Cny safety net assessment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthcare Educational & Research Fund Inc | Rochester, NY | Age-friendly health system nys action community 3.0 | Health care | $57,320 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Urban League | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo urban league mobile maternal health | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers Forum of Ny Inc Dba Ny Funders Alliance Initiatives Fund | Syracuse, NY | Liftoff wny | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inclusive Alliance Ipa Inc | Syracuse, NY | Inclusive alliance a cny community care hub | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Health Foundation Inc | Williamsville, NY | Growing up strong/independent health foundation | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jericho Road Community Health Center | Buffalo, NY | Jericho road integrated maternal healthcare evaluation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Statewide Senior Action Council Inc | Albany, NY | Statewide senior action health task force | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence Farm Collective | Orchard Park, NY | Mackenzie scott 2024 rural health networks | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc | Syracuse, NY | Mackenzie scott 2024 rural health networks | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Inc | Albany, NY | Advocacy 2024 | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Universal Primary Care | Olean, NY | Mackenzie scott 2024 rural health networks | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universal Primary Care | Olean, NY | Universal primary care mental health | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative Inc | Buffalo, NY | Western new york integrated care collaborative 2024 | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Research Foundation of Suny Ub | Amherst, NY | Movers and makers expansion | $42,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universal Primary Care | Olean, NY | Quality improvement dental clinic | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western New York Public Broadcasting Association | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo toronto public media 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $33,950 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network | Buffalo, NY | Implicit bias project - buffalo prenatal perinatal network | Medical research | $30,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc | Rochester, NY | Nyscrc americorps volunteer respite model | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Research Foundation for Suny Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY | Early identification of cognitive impairment a central ny pilot | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Academy of Medicine | New York, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Health care | $29,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in Aging Inc | White Plains, NY | Fund for older americans act reauthorization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvest House Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | Health equity innovation awards | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc | Rochester, NY | Lifespan - community care connections | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| March of Dimes Foundation | Boone, IA | March of dimes report card sponsorship | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| P2 Collaborative of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo center for health equity | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read To Succeed Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | Experience corps - read to succeed buffalo | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calming Nature Doula Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | Health equity innovation awards | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Elder Law and Justice | Buffalo, NY | Master plan for aging 2024 | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope of Buffalo Inc Dba Peaceprints | Buffalo, NY | Health equity innovation awards | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Statewide Senior Action Council Inc | Albany, NY | Advocacy 2024 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension | Albion, NY | Elderberries expansion planning | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Police Athletic League of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Healthy living farm 2 fork sponsorship | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western New York Clinical Information Exchange Dba Healthelink | Depew, NY | Wny safety net capacity analysis | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | Buffalo, NY | Movers and makers expansion | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Buffalo Development Corp | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Community improvement and capacity building | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesee Livingston Orleans Wyoming Out Inc | Batavia, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerard Place | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metro Community Development Corporation | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Syracuse Community Health Center | Syracuse, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Village of Holley | Holley, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Syracuse Grows | Syracuse, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $18,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| Syracuse Housing Authority | Syracuse, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $17,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Society On Aging | Pasadena, CA | Why survive documentary | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gerard Place | Buffalo, NY | Health equity innovation awards | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers in Aging Inc | White Plains, NY | Changing the care conversation phase 2 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epic (every Person Influences Children) | Buffalo, NY | Family engagement in healthcare | Education | $14,995 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | New York, NY | Trauma-informed care program development | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $13,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation | Buffalo, NY | Participant support - health equity learning collaborative | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative Inc | Buffalo, NY | Health equity learning collaborative | Health care | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Action Org of Western New York | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $11,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Syracuse Northeast Community Center | Syracuse, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Recreation and sports | $11,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westcott Community Center Inc | Syracuse, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Community improvement and capacity building | $11,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accord Corp | Belmont, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Auburn Community Hospital | Auburn, NY | Age-friendly health system nys action community 3.0 | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | Association of healthcare journalists conference/fellowships | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chautauqua Center Inc | Jamestown, NY | Age-friendly health system nys action community 3.0 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in Aging Inc | White Plains, NY | Master plan for aging 2024 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Community Alliance Inc | Gowanda, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hearts and Hands | Williamsville, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison County Rural Health Council Inc | Wampsville, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York State Association for Rural Health Inc | Gowanda, NY | Mackenzie scott 2023 rural health networks (deleted) | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach Cny Inc | Syracuse, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence expand the reach | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upmc Chautauqua at Wca | Jamestown, NY | Age-friendly health system nys action community 3.0 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Cross Head Start Inc | Buffalo, NY | Holy cross head start | Education | $9,135 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Connections of Ny Inc | Buffalo, NY | Help me grow fall convening | Human services | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeless Alliance of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | Transform lives with shared housing | Housing and shelter | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herkimer County Rural Health Network Inc | Herkimer, NY | Fellows program - cohort 10 (deleted) | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Niagara LGBTQ History Project | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feed Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mid-Erie Mental Health Services Dba Endeavor Health | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Inc | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Recreation and sports | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Side Community Services | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheel B Heard Dba Slow Roll Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund | New York, NY | Age friendly go local 2.0 | $7,488 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Buffalo Community Association | Buffalo, NY | Fellows program - cohort 10 (deleted) | $7,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Legal Assistance Group Inc | New York, NY | Advocacy 2023 | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | Philanthropy new york membership | $6,560 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington, DC | Grantmakers in health | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | New York, NY | Older adult trauma champions program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development | Belmont, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Back To Basics Outreach Ministries Inc | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Self Behavioral Health | Buffalo, NY | Fellows action network 2022-2024 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Self Behavioral Health | Buffalo, NY | Black mental health response team | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cattaraugus Community Action | Cattaraugus, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Current Inc | Syracuse, NY | Reporting on the gaps in the syracuse lead system | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crisis Services | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecmc Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enchanted Mountain Village | Olean, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Christian Services Dba Eleversity | Rochester, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Integrated Community Alternatives Network | Utica, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County Inc | Oswego, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Snow Inc | Boston, ME | Wny safety net capacity analysis | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kenan Center | Lockport, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Le Moyne College | Syracuse, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maureen's Hope Foundation | Baldwinsville, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medicare Rights Center Inc | New York, NY | Advocacy 2023 | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Oswego County Health Services Dba Connextcare | Pulaski, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| P E A C E Incorporated | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuilding the Village | Utica, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Outreach Center | East Aurora, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Syracuse Community Health Center | Syracuse, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tully Free Library | Tully, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Health Services | Herkimer, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voice Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parent Network Wny | Buffalo, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | $4,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finger Lakes Ipa Inc | Rochester, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | $4,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers in Aging Inc | White Plains, NY | Grantmakers in aging | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Most Valuable Parents of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Imagine nonviolence close the gap | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Inc | Albany, NY | Advocacy 2023 | Public and societal benefit | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Women's Wellness Village of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Compeer West | Buffalo, NY | Compeer dei support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $3,210 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Cny Chapter | Syracuse, NY | Rural health microgrant fund 2023 | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Inc | Albany, NY | Advocacy 2024 | Public and societal benefit | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Osborne Association | Buffalo, NY | Safeguarding children of arrested parents training | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Medical research | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (geo) | Washington, DC | Grantmakers for effective organizations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ken-Ton Meals On Wheels | Tonawanda, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc | Rochester, NY | Advocacy 2023 | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Most Valuable Parents of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ovarian Cancer Project | Williamsville, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinnacle Community Services Inc | Niagara Falls, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Osborne Association | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Connections at Findley Lake Inc | Findley Lake, NY | Health equity innovation awards | $2,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joe Family Foundation | Liverpool, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peak Grantmaking | Washington, DC | Peak grantmaking | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County | Syracuse, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $1,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mental Health Advocates of Western New York | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo String Works | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canopy of Neighbors | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central New York Jazz Foundation | Syracuse, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crisis Services | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visually Impaired Advancement | Buffalo, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunbar Association | Syracuse, NY | Trustee discretionary fund | Human services | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $1,716,011 |
| Public and societal benefit | $162,000 |
| Human services | $137,300 |
| Education | $129,130 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,925 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $57,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,950 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $3,885,101 |
| Maine | $190,000 |
| Iowa | $25,000 |
| California | $16,000 |
| District of Columbia | $10,650 |
| Missouri | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,000 |
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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.