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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Buffalo, NY: 203 registered with the IRS

203 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Buffalo, NY, 203 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 103 that report revenue took in $163.4 million. The largest by revenue: Sheas Oconnel Preservation Guild LTD ($33.2 million), Buffalo Fine Arts Academy ($26.6 million), Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc ($17.4 million).

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Every organization, largest by revenue first

OrganizationTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
Sheas Oconnel Preservation Guild LTD501(c)(3)1981$33.2 million$35.6 million2025-06
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy501(c)(3)1940$26.6 million$360.9 million2025-06
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc501(c)(3)1942$17.4 million$15.1 million2025-08
Western New York Public Broadcasting Association501(c)(3)1960$14.5 million$25.8 million2025-06
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences501(c)(3)1935$8.2 million$31 million2025-09
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc501(c)(3)1986$5.6 million$3.1 million2025-12
Kleinhans Music Hall Management Inc501(c)(3)1965$5.1 million$4 million2025-06
Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo New York Inc501(c)(3)2002$4.2 million$5.5 million2024-12
Richardson Architecture Center Inc501(c)(3)2008$4 million$8.4 million2025-12
Central Terminal Restoration Corp501(c)(3)1998$3.1 million$21.3 million2024-12
Burchfield-Penney Art Center501(c)(3)2001$2.9 million$21.9 million2025-06
Explore & More A Childrens Museum501(c)(3)1994$2.6 million$11.8 million2025-12
Frank Lloyd Wrights Martin House Co Rporation501(c)(3)1993$2.5 million$48.8 million2025-12
Buffalo Naval Park Committee Inc501(c)(3)1977$2.2 million$2.9 million2025-03
Musicalfare Theatre Company Inc501(c)(3)1994$1.8 million$920,0772025-08
RCM America Inc501(c)(3)2012$1.7 million$159,4212025-08
710 Main Street Inc501(c)(3)2013$1.5 million$1.9 million2025-06
Assembly House 150 Inc501(c)(3)2015$1.5 million$1.3 million2025-03
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York501(c)(3)2013$1.3 million$640,6922025-12
Buffalo Transportation Museum501(c)(3)1997$1.1 million$35.6 million2025-09
Just Buffalo Literary Center Inc501(c)(3)1994$1 million$1.1 million2025-06
Stitch Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2017$1 million$1.8 million2024-12
Torn Space Theater Inc501(c)(3)2008$984,781$3.9 million2025-12
Ballet Artists of Wny Inc501(c)(3)1999$911,736$650,2542025-07
Young Audiences of Western New York Inc501(c)(3)1967$878,303$416,6872025-06
Buffalo String Works Inc501(c)(3)2015$851,095$615,8782025-08
Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc501(c)(3)1992$819,401$2.1 million2024-12
Buffalo Arts Studio501(c)(3)1996$812,334$1.2 million2025-06
Irish Classical Theater Co501(c)(3)1993$721,689$1 million2025-06
Road Less Traveled Productions LTD501(c)(3)2004$659,191$991,7882025-05
Community Music School of Buffalo501(c)(3)1955$655,665$919,5172025-06
Karen Society of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2015$654,999$193,7102024-12
Explore Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2017$578,677$104,3132025-12
Gaelic American Athletic Associatio N of Buffalo Ny Inc501(c)(3)2026$567,994$530,0542024-12
Investigative Post Inc501(c)(3)2014$531,029$216,2782025-12
African Cultural Center of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)1966$528,199$309,7962024-12
Theatre of Youth Company Inc501(c)(3)1974$527,511$507,9332025-06
Centro Culturale Italiano Di Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2019$523,732$2.1 million2025-12
Hallwalls Inc501(c)(3)1978$494,083$511,6062025-08
Saturn Club Historic Preservation Foundation501(c)(3)2005$485,100$631,3822025-12
Buffalo Media Resources Inc501(c)(3)1994$461,692$287,3712025-12
Ujima Company Inc501(c)(3)1990$438,813$1.7 million2025-06
Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts Inc501(c)(3)1975$424,178$651,9262025-06
Hamburg Natural History Society Inc501(c)(3)1994$409,251$1.3 million2024-12
Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective501(c)(3)2018$399,278$158,9142024-12
Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition Inc501(c)(3)2002$322,563$78,1002025-08
Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art Inc501(c)(3)2018$312,636$194,5882025-06
Buffalo Heritage Carousel Inc501(c)(3)2015$310,356$4.2 million2024-12
Western New York Book Artscollaborative501(c)(3)2008$308,074$521,7462025-12
Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York Inc501(c)(3)2012$277,767$4.4 million2024-12
Buffalo Opera Unlimited Incorporated501(c)(3)2002$259,887$4,3942025-12
Buffalo Chamber Music Society Inc501(c)(3)1943$258,578$35,4392026-06
Royal Conservatory of Music Foundation501(c)(3)1996$256,089$262,0682025-08
Music Is Art501(c)(3)2006$235,105$74,0982025-12
Nusantara Arts Inc501(c)(3)2019$231,038$141,9402025-12
Buffalo Chamber Music Foundation501(c)(3)1943$201,189$796,8802026-06
Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua Inc501(c)(3)2019$197,915$131,1602025-12
Friends of Silo City Inc501(c)(3)2017$175,467$170,2722025-11
Allentown Art Festival Inc501(c)(3)1969$149,840$150,2612025-12
Coles House Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2024$146,472$366,7002025-12
Buffalo International Film Festival501(c)(3)2006$134,143$10,6022025-12
African American Veterans Monument Inc501(c)(3)2020$131,018$2.2 million2024-12
Buffalo Inner City Ballet Co Inc501(c)(3)1975$130,560$37,8802025-06
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Inc501(c)(3)1994$129,226$115,1812025-12
Buffalo Club Preservation Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2021$118,335$480,1912025-12
Joseph M Sorg Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2024$107,316$151,2922025-12
El Museo501(c)(3)1991$106,444$100,7702025-09
Buffalo Chamber Players Inc501(c)(3)2011$98,416$97,5402025-06
Buffalo Gay Mens Chorus Inc501(c)(3)2002$89,732$37,8652025-06
Sportsmens Americana Music Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2014$82,822$116,7482024-12
Bangladeshi American Social & Cultural Organization501(c)(3)2022$81,557$32,9332024-12
The Big Easy in Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2018$81,001$23,0812024-12
Vocalis Chamber Choir501(c)(3)2011$73,706$16,3722025-06
Garret Club Historic Preservation Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2008$67,619$301,5612025-12
Dumbo Film Festival Inc501(c)(3)2020$62,027$92025-12
One Symphony Circle Inc501(c)(3)2014$61,140$507,0622025-12
Buffalo Girlchoir501(c)(3)2017$61,085$7,2202025-06
Buffalo Fenians Gaelic Footballclub501(c)(3)2014$60,416$39,2272025-12
Buffalo Society of Artists501(c)(3)2017$60,322$84,5712025-10
Alliance Francaise de Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)1987$57,633$38,9142025-08
Juneteenth Festival Inc501(c)(3)1988$54,055$266,1682024-12
Buffalo Geological Society Inc501(c)(3)2004$53,760$59,6182025-12
Steel Plant Museum Inc501(c)(3)2005$53,102$154,6122025-12
Western New York Artists Group Inc501(c)(3)1997$51,238$68,2202025-12
Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo Preservation Foundation LT501(c)(3)2012$50,453$301,3762024-12
Rince NA Tiarna Association Inc501(c)(3)1995$49,149$86,6712024-12
BFM Arts Inc501(c)(3)2024$48,297$7,8692024-12
Sandwip Alliance of Buffalo Ny Inc501(c)(3)2024$43,392$50,0772025-06
American Friends of the National Ballet of Canada Inc501(c)(3)2014$39,800$113,6852025-12
Frederick Chopin Singing Society Cultural Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1988$39,785$6,2452024-12
Buffalo United Artists Inc501(c)(3)1999$33,961$53,6562024-12
Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2018$27,953$220,7352024-12
Michigan Street Preservation Corp501(c)(3)1997$26,556$208,2862025-12
Buffalo Game Space LTD501(c)(3)2014$24,028$12,0652025-07
Theatre District Association of Western New York Inc501(c)(3)1990$18,655$25,5902025-12
Buffalo Wind Symphony Inc501(c)(3)2007$16,320$77,5922024-12
Stained Glass Association of America Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2022$14,739$26,7562025-12
Ottauquechee Chapter Dar Trust 41V497016501(c)(3)2019$12,782$235,9792025-12
Spark Filmmakers Collaborative Incorporated501(c)(3)2019$8,593$5152025-12
Theatre Alliance of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2018$7,845$37,9472026-06
Global Urban History Project Inc501(c)(3)2017$4,026$18,4952024-12
Wny Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Inc501(c)(3)2014$120$186,5302024-06
Upstate New York Science Fiction and Fantasy Alliance Inc501(c)(3)2024$68$7,6752025-12
44TH New York Volunteers Historical Club Inc501(c)(3)2008$0$02025-12
64TH Regiment of Foot LTD501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Ade Jembe Fola501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-05
African American Veterans Arts and Culture Corporation501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
American Repertory Theater Ofwestern New York Inc501(c)(3)2007$0$02026-06
Amherst Chamber Ensembles Inc501(c)(3)1995$0$02025-06
Amor and Heritage Dance Company Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Area 54 Arts Project Inc501(c)(3)2026
Artists in Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)1998$0$02025-05
Avanti Music Inc501(c)(3)2026
Bangladesh Beanibazar Somitee of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Bellissima Productions Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Black Rock Historical Society501(c)(3)2019$20,0772024-12
Board of Block Clubs of Buffalo & Erie County501(c)(3)1996$0$02025-09
Brotherhood Ubuguma Bwa Bafuliiru in the United States of America in501(c)(3)2024
Buffalo African American Museum501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Buffalo Architecture Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-12
Buffalo Dortmund Sister City Committee Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Buffalo Fire Historical Society501(c)(3)1993$0$02025-12
Buffalo Flow Collective Inc501(c)(3)2025
Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau Foundation501(c)(3)2002$0$02025-12
Buffalo Niagara LGBTQ History Project Inc501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Buffalo Niagara Tamil Mandram Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Buffalo Quarters Historical Society Development Corporation501(c)(3)1999$0$02026-06
Buffalo Silver Band Inc501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Buffalo Sugar City Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02023-04
Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club Preservation Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2011$0$02024-12
Buffalo USA Foundation501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Buffalos Own Inc501(c)(3)2020$0$02026-03
Campaign for Buffalo History Architecture and Culture Inc501(c)(3)2004$0$02024-12
Caribbean Arts & Culture Foundation501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Chromatic Club501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-08
Cinema Arts Collaborative Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Daughters of Erin Court 5501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Dreamspace Center Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
East Buffalo Sculpture Center Inc501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-12
El Batey Inc501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Elizabeth H Freeman Trust Uw 77930501(c)(3)2002$100,7942026-04
Emma Nicodemus-Renfrew Trust 002090 Fbo Renfrew Museum & Park501(c)(3)1999$1.9 million2025-12
Emo Ya Mmbondo Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2025
Epiphany Scholarship Pageant Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Erie County Chamber Winds501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-08
Erie County Wind Ensemble Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-06
Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center of Greater Buffalo New York501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Essay Press Publishers Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Film Neighbor Network Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Frank & Edna Walker Trust501(c)(3)1996$1.6 million2025-12
Friends of 805 Delaware Avenue Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Friends of Saint Adalbert Basilica501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Friends of St Ann501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Friends of the Buffalo Story Inc501(c)(3)2013$0$02025-12
Friends of the Edward M Cotter501(c)(3)2010$0$02024-12
Friends of the Niagara Turtle Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Greater Buffalo Friends of Music Inc501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-08
Greater Cumilla Society of Buffalo Ny Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Heartwork Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2026
Impact Artists Gallery Inc501(c)(3)2001
Its All About Yo Talent Top Notch P Romotions Entertainment Inc501(c)(3)2026
Jace Darts & Entertainment Inc501(c)(3)2024$12025-12
Jalalabad Association of Buffalo USA Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$12025-12
Jehovah Jireh My Provider Productions Inc501(c)(3)2022$12024-12
Kaleidomove Inc501(c)(3)2026
Latin American Cultural Association of Hispanic Apostolate501(c)(3)2021$4,3852025-12
Lifesource Systems501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-06
Linwood Preservation District and Friends501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Loretta Lee Ver Valen Endowment Fund for Leading Operatic Artists501(c)(3)2002$653,3792025-12
MSGR Peter Adamski Polish School Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-08
Margaret L Wendt Memorial Organ Fund Inc501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Martin Wynne Cce501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-09
Mary B Talbert Civic and Cultural Club501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century501(c)(3)2025
Neil E Garvey Foundation for the Arts Inc501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
New Yorkers for Bangladeshi Mutual Aid Corp501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-01
Nickel City Opera Inc501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-06
Orchestraone Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02026-06
PTG Foundation501(c)(3)2023$0$02023-12
Paint the World501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Pakistani American Association of Western Ny501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Post-Industrial Productions of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Pradan Global Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Rosanna Elizabeth Corey Heckl Foundation for the Arts Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-05
Savingourancestorslegacy Incorporated501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Sickle Cell Warriors of Buffalo Inc501(c)(3)2023$11,7452025-12
Sotto Voce Inc501(c)(3)2026$0$6,9212025-08
Sperry Park Community Action Organization501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Subject Student-Run Media Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02023-06
Sylhet Sadar Dakshin Surma Association of Buffalo New York in501(c)(3)2024
The Buffalo Soundpaiting Ensemble Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Thy Kingdom Era Collective501(c)(3)2024
Tradition Keepers Black Storytellers of Western New York501(c)(3)2024
Ukrainian Welcome Foundation of Wny Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Unique Theatre Company Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Visions Multi Media Institute Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02024-12
WS Youth Theatre501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Weave News Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Western New York Irish Famine Commemortion Committee501(c)(3)1996$0$02025-12
Wny-Urban Arts Collective Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02026-02

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