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Buffalo-Erie Marathon Association Inc

To promote interest in marathoning including the organization and conducting of marathon events which would be of a competitive nature, to give and promote entertainment, lectures, social affairs, award ceremonies, exhibitions, races and fun runs; to promote participation in civic events and issue general information bulletins relating…

$97k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$28k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$215kRecreation & Sports$68kYouth Development$36kAnimals$35kHuman Services$23kPhilanthropy$10kEducation$7k
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $34,896, the rows itemized in this filing. The $96,546 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $61,650 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $28k
$28,146
Median grant
1
States reached
$394k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION$28,146
NICKLE CITY SPLASHUB FOUNDATION$6,750
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%NEUROFIBROMATOSIS INCORPORATED NORTHEAST: $10k → 8%NICKLE CITY SPLASHUB FOUNDATION: $7k → 13%NIAGARA COUNTY SPCA: $5k → 14%NEUROFIBROMATOSIS INCORPORATED NORTHEAST: $10k → 8%YOGIS IN SERVICE INC: $6k → 13%YOGIS IN SERVICE INC: $6k → 13%YOGIS IN SERVICE INC: $6k → 13%YOGIS IN SERVICE INC: $5k → 13%AMHERST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $7k → 13%KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $52k → 13%KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $37k → 13%KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $28k → 13%POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO INC: $25k → 13%KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $22k → 13%KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $13k → 13%POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO INC: $13k → 13%POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO INC: $10k → 13%GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC: $10k → 13%GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC: $10k → 13%GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC: $10k → 13%CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $8k → 13%BOYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK INC: $6k → 13%WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $8k → 13%ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $9k → 13%FRIENDS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO ANIMAL SHELTER: $5k → 13%ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $6k → 13%RUNNING FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T INC: $10k → 13%RUNNING FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T INC: $5k → 13%RUNNING FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T INC: $5k → 13%ERIE COUNTY SPCA: $9k → 13%KIDS ESCAPING DRUGS INC: $5k → 13%MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK: $9k → 13%MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK: $8k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$339k · 9 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +84% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
7

Total granted

$339k
$48k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+84%
+30%

Still filing today

67%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $151k · revenue +35%
  • PA
    POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO
    3× · 2017–2019 · $48k · revenue +84%
  • GO
    GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • AC
    AMHERST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue -92%
  • EC
    ERIE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $9k · revenue +41%
  • HF
    HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue +24%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc

To promote public awareness of the financial needs of zoological society of buffalo, inc. (the buffalo zoo) as well as the full time devotion to seeking, receiving, holding, maintaining, and reinvesting funds on behalf of buffalo zoo.

Animals
2
Children's Health Home of Wny Inc

To advance the health of our community by providing care management and support to families experiencing physical, mental, or behavioral issues with their child. this is done by advancing innovative practices, by collaborating with…

Health
3
University At Buffalo Pediatric Associates Inc

To assist the faculty of the department of pediatrics at the university at buffalo in the delivery of health care, improve the ability of the faculty to perform clinical research, maximize resources to foster academic, research and…

Health
4
The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo

The legal aid bureau of buffalo, inc., a not-for-profit organization, provides legal representation to financially needy men, women and children in western new york. through its skilled staff, the legal aid bureau seeks equal justice for…

Crime & Legal
5
Community Blood Bank of Erie County

To provide a safe, adequate supply of voluntarily donated blood for patients seeking medical services in northwestern pennsylvania and western new york hospitals.

Health
6
University At Buffalo Student Association Inc

The organization's exempt purpose is to promote and cultivate the quality of education and activities for students of the state university of new york at buffalo. the organization carries out those charitable and educational purposes by…

Education
7
Invest Buffalo Niagara Foundation Inc

Invest buffalo niagara foundation, inc. is a vehicle to solicit charitable contributions to develop programs, collaborate with, and provide funding to organizations that advance and encourage economic development in western new york.

Community Improvement
8
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Inc

The organization was formed for the specific purpose of operating, maintaining and protecting parks and public spaces in the city of buffalo, new york, including but not limited to parks and public spaces owned or operated by the city of…

Recreation & Sports
9
Buffalo Bisons Charitable Foundation

To enhance the quality of life in the Western New York region and its surrounding communities by providing financial, leadership and other resources to improve the community and by coordinating, supporting, participating in and…

Community Improvement
10
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc

The mission of the community foundation for greater buffalo, inc. (the foundation) is to connect people, ideas and resources to improve lives in western new york. since its establishment in 1919, the foundation has been committed to…

Philanthropy
11
Operation Pets - the Spay-Neuter Clinic of Wny Inc

Operation pets provides high quality, high volume, affordable spay and neuter services to the underserved population of western new york including outreach to local animal welfare groups.

Animals
12
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences

Inspire joyful exploration of science and nature through engaging experiences, unique resources, and exceptional staff.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Boys On the Right Track Incorporate D. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 17 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $151,203 · HealthKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATIONTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION+1 more: $5,000 · HealthPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO: $47,500 · Youth DevelopmentPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE O…GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC: $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFF…BOYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK INCORPORATE D: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK …YOGIS IN SERVICE INC: $23,200 · OtherYOGIS IN SERVICE INCNEUROFIBROMATOSIS INCORPORATED NORTHEAST: $20,000 · OtherNEUROFIBROMATOSIS INCOR…RUNNING FOR THOSE WHO CANT INC: $20,000 · OtherRUNNING FOR THOSE WHO C…MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK: $17,200 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION …ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $15,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICA…ERIE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $9,000 · AnimalsERIE COUN…NIAGARA COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INC: $5,250 · AnimalsNIAGARA C…FRIENDS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,250 · AnimalsFRIENDS O…AMHERST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC: $7,000 · PhilanthropyUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $6,750 · Education
Health$171,203Youth Development$83,500Other$80,400Animals$34,500Philanthropy$17,000Education$6,750

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $151,203 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF BUFFALO: $47,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF BUFFALO INC: $30,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK: $17,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMHERST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetERIE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $6,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK INCORPORATE D: $6,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetNIAGARA COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,250 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetKIDS ESCAPING DRUGS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Joanne and Frank Coll…Ferguson Electric Fou…The Osc Charitable Fo…The Ralph C Wilson Jr…The Rme Foundation IncAquino Family Charita…Independent Health As…Children's Foundation…E&W G FoundationBuffalo Bills Foundat…Nfl Foundation Inc
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY23.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable Foundation · Ferguson Electric Foundation · The Osc Charitable Foundation · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · The Rme Foundation Inc · Aquino Family Charitable Foundation Inc · Independent Health Association Inc · Children's Foundation of Erie County Inc · E&W G Foundation · Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc · Nfl Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Buffalo-Erie Marathon Association Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Buffalo-Erie Marathon Association Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 17 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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