Rich Family Foundation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-6026199. Reported 457 grants totalling $9,145,442 to 271 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$9,145,442granted, 2021-2024
271organizations funded
46%of grantees funded again the next year
$14.2Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Rich Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $150 and $20,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $297,909. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 271 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Institute of America | Hyde Park, NY | $608,325 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feedmore Wny | Buffalo, NY | $400,450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Bentonville, AR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | New York, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Akg Art Museum | Buffalo, NY | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $273,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Prep | Buffalo, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Enactus | Springfield, MO | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albright Knox Art Gallery | Buffalo, NY | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Buffalo & Erie County | Buffalo, NY | $212,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jericho Road Ministries | Buffalo, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Side Community Services Inc | Buffalo, NY | $161,776 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project | Buffalo, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joy in Childhood Foundation | Canton, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wesminster Economic Development Inc (wedi) | Buffalo, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Farm Collective | Orchard Park, NY | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Williamsville, NY | $140,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Night People | Buffalo, NY | $130,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | Miami, FL | $122,036 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $115,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wedi LLC | Buffalo, NY | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper | Buffalo, NY | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Martin House Restoration Corp | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Arkansas Food Bank | Springdale, AR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Restaurant Association Educational Founda | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jericho Road Community Health Center | Buffalo, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wny United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse Inc | Orchard Park, NY | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Islamorada Community Entertainment | Plantation Key, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Epic | Buffalo, NY | $77,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo State College Fund | Buffalo, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Niagara Partnership Foundation Inc | Buffalo, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Techbuffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $65,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westminister Economic Development Initiative | Buffalo, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buffalo String Works | Buffalo, NY | $57,847 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Hope Child Services | Buffalo, NY | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $55,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Explore & More | Buffalo, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Restoration Society Inc | Buffalo, NY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Options Buffalo (go Bike Buffalo) | Buffalo, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Compassion Fund | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seafood Nutrition Partnership | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Somali Bantu Community Organization of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecmc Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Velosano | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Big Table Community Cafe Inc | Buffalo, NY | $41,513 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo City Mission | Buffalo, NY | $40,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wny United Against Drugs & Alcohol Abuse | Buffalo, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wny United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stitch Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $31,340 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bison Children's Scholarship Fund | Buffalo, NY | $30,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Urban League Inc | Buffalo, NY | $30,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brother Big Sisters of Erie Niagara and the S | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Achievers | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Read to Succeed Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Belle Center | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $29,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grassroots Gardens | Buffalo, NY | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bisons Charitable Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dunkin Joy in Childhood Foundation | Canton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feedmore Foundation Wny | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grassroots Gardens of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Green Options Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joy in Childhood Foundation | Duluth, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Hope | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Mission of Mercy | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Mission of Mercy - Madonna of the Stree | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Global Foodbanking Network | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villa Maria College | Cheektowaga, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Dream Center | Buffalo, NY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fostering Greatness Inc | Buffalo, NY | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Sherman, CT | $20,450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Explore & More Children's Museum | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Restaurant Association Education Foundati | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Restaurant Association Educational Founda | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read to Succeed | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Road Less Traveled Productions | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Wny Inc | Williamsville, NY | $18,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citrs | Bryn Mawr, PA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network | Buffalo, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Punt Pediatric Cancer Collaborative | Buffalo, NY | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kelly for Kids Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $15,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upward Designs for Life | Buffalo, NY | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shea's Performing Arts Center | Buffalo, NY | $15,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspire Foundation of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Western Lane County | Florence, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eight Days of Hope | Tupelo, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Field & Fork Network | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Education Collaborative | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearts for the Homeless of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iglesia El Calvario | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAACP Buffalo Branch | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northland Workforce Training Center | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Response to Love Center | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Matt Urban Center | Buffalo, NY | $14,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Rock & Roll | Cleveland, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation | Tavernier, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Gender Equity - Equal Origins | Washington, DC | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Tavernier, FL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Compass House | Buffalo, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Torn Space Theater | Buffalo, NY | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 21CONNECT | Williamsville, NY | $10,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Freedom Gardens | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Association of Food Banks | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canisius University | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connectlife (marcy Dandes Memorial Bike Ride) | Williamsville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurship for All | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Keys History and Discovery Center | Islamorada, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Hudson Valley | Cornwallonhudson, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Frozen Food Industry Memorial Scholarship Foundati | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hearts for the Homeless Wny | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope of Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miracle League of Wny | Grand Island, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One World Everybody Eats | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Path Inc | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refed Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Farmlink Project | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Rese | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army - Buffalo Area Services | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artpark & Company | Lewiston, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Wny | Buffalo, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Recovery Network | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freestore Food Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Sabres Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation | Lewisburg, WV | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Services Inc | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assembly House 150 | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Self Behavioral Health | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ecba Volunteer Lawyers Project | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Bottom Covered Inc | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feed Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frozen Food Industry Memorial | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvest House Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iglesia El Calvario - Ag Church | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impacting Love Global Ministries | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shakespeare in Delaware Park | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upstate Ny Black & Latino Pride | Depew, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 43NORTH Bpc Inc | Buffalo, NY | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Global Food Banking Network | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Buffalo, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Police Athletic League of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| William College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $2,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gerard Place | Buffalo, NY | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peaceprints of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shea's Performing Arts Studio | Buffalo, NY | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of North Texas | Addison, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mother Teresa Home | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Tool Library Inc | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Peace House Inc | Buffalo, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Billfish Foundation | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safe Project USA | Arlington, VA | $1,650 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community in Schools of Glynn County | Brunswick, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Persistence Preparatory Academy | Buffalo, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wscs in Kind Friendsgiving | West Seneca, NY | $1,305 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for Women in Architecture Foundation | Torrance, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservacy | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chautauqua Institute | Chautauqua, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Theatre Workshop | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio CASA | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters of St Joseph of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Urban Redemption Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center of Brain Health | Las Vegas, NV | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Latin Club | Philadelphia, PA | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Refuge | Atlanta, GA | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No Kid Hungry | Philadelphia, PA | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Actors Equity Foundation | New York, NY | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Atlanta Women's Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Pride Center of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bennett Alumni Association | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Equality Council | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Equality Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fort Erie Meals on Wheels Inc | Ft Erie, Ontario | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Say Yes to Education | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| High Museum of Art in Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Queen City Pitties | Tonawanda, NY | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Actors Fund | Englewood, NJ | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Archer School for Girls | Los Angeles, CA | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Parent Network of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Ophthalmology Services | Buffalo, NY | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wonders of Wildlife Foundation | Springfield, MO | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 716 Squash | Buffalo, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 716SQUASH | Buffalo, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beyond the Sanctuary | Rochester, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Buffalo, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Butterfly Moon | Getzville, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Corning Children's Center | Corning, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospice Foundation of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Jolla Playhouse | La Jolla, CA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lajolla Playhouse | Lajolla, CA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Park Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville, AR | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Allergy Advocacy Association | Brockport, NY | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Broadway League | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Command | Aurora, Ontario | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alsacst Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bishop Timon High School | Buffalo, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buffalo & Erie County Public Library | Buffalo, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casting for Recovery Inc | Bozeman, MT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health | Las Vegas, NV | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Boone, IA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corporation of Yaddo | Saratoga Springs, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feedmore Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished America | Alexandria, VA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice Foundation - Essential Care for Children | Buffalo, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iwin (indiana Women in Need) | Indianapolis, IN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Public Library | Lancaster, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Amherst, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels of America | Baltimore, MD | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery Hospice | Rockville, MD | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
111 of 271 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Big Big Table Community Cafe
Corporate Sponsorship & General Donation
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 232 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | $2,571,012 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 120 | $2,029,384 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 119 | $2,283,847 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 120 | $2,261,199 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 76% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rich Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: One Robert Rich Way Po Box 245, Buffalo, NY, 14240. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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