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The Marks Family Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $178,599 (tax year ended June 2025)
The Marks Family Foundation, a private foundation in Buffalo, NY, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $178,599 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $40,000 to Westminster Economic Development Initiative in Buffalo, NY for west side bazaar expansion project (3 and 4 of 5).
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- EIN
- 161385716
- Based in
- Buffalo, NY
- Assets
- $2,968,712
- Grants paid
- $178,599
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202543149349100714. It reported $178,599 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Economic Development Initiative | Buffalo, NY | West side bazaar expansion project (3 and 4 of 5) | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feedmore Foundation of Wny | Buffalo, NY | Setting the table to fight food insecurity capital campaign | $20,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Buffalo and Erie County | Buffalo, NY | Family stability initiative (year 4 of 5) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child and Family Services of Erie County | Buffalo, NY | Haven house domestic violence shelter children's program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homespace Corporation | Buffalo, NY | Nutritional & academic education for foster youth | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns | Buffalo, NY | Town clubhouse teen center repairs | $8,375 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Prep | Buffalo, NY | College prep | $8,222 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Promise of Wny | Buffalo, NY | Food programs | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County | Buffalo, NY | Mentoring program | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Arts and Technology Center Inc | Buffalo, NY | Academic and social-emotional support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo String Works | Buffalo, NY | Niagara street after school program | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dismas of Vermont Inc | Hyde Park, VT | Charitable | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Richardson Olmsted Campus | Buffalo, NY | Campus stabilization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Buffalo, NY | 2025 summer day camp in the city | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seneca Street CDC | Buffalo, NY | Youth programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Williamsville, NY | No kid sleeps on the floor in our town! ny-buffalo 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,202 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston University Crew | Boston, MA | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Syracuse University Rowing Women's Head Coaches Fund | Syracuse, NY | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clarina Howard Nichols Center | Morrisville, VT | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nichols School | Buffalo, NY | Educational | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | Buffalo, NY | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Farms | Morrisville, VT | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Charitable | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buffalo Zoo | Buffalo, NY | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Have Justice Will Travel | Vershire, VT | Charitable | Recreation and sports | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamoille Family Center | Morrisville, VT | Charitable | Human services | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $169,897 |
| Vermont | $6,500 |
| District of Columbia | $1,202 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000 |
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Updated November 10, 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.