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Kaleida Health

KALEIDA HEALTH is the largest healthcare provider in wny, serving the area's eight counties with comprehensive services & programs provided at four acute care, two long term care, as well as outpatient & primary care sites.

$498k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Health$2.8MEducation$201kHousing & Shelter$120kHuman Services$103kCommunity Improvement$91kRecreation & Sports$81kPublic Safety & Disaster$65kPhilanthropy$37kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 13 grants below total $482,750 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $497,750 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $15,000 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $141k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $336k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.3B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HEALTHELINK INC$100,000
KALEIDA FOUNDATION$100,000
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION$85,500
SENECA DIABETES FOUNDATION$50,000
INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOC$30,000
BUFFALO MARATHON$25,000
UNITED WAY OF BFLO & ERIE COUN$20,000
WNY HEALTHENET$19,000
MERCY FLIGHT INC$14,500
BUFFALO PRENATAL PERINATAL$12,500
ORLANDO HEALTH FOUNDATION INC$10,000
BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER$10,000
HOPE TOTES INC$6,250
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–23, $107k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WNYHEROES INC: $30k → 13%THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $8k → 13%CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $8k → 13%BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE INC: $30k → 13%UB FOUNDATION: $32k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$3.1M · 21 repeat orgs$567k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +39% since the first grant, against +21% for the ones you funded once.

21 repeat relationships — 5 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
18

Total granted

$3.1M
$343k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+21%

Still filing today

90%
94%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $224k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
HealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • TJ
    THE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $807k · revenue +113%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $600k · revenue +46%
  • HI
    HEALTHELINK INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $365k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • UF
    UB Foundation Activities Inc
    2× · 2019–2022 · $129k · revenue +2%
  • BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue -36%
  • WH
    WNY HEROES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +219%

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

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
2
University At Buffalo Surgeons Inc

University at buffalo surgeons, inc., is a large team of surgeons dedicated to the improvement of the health of our patients, cutting edge research, and the professional development of our students and residents. we are committed to…

Education
3
University At Buffalo Neurosurgery Inc

University at buffalo neurosurgery, inc. is an academic neurosurgical group committed to excellence in patient care, research, and education. our mission is to develop and implement sound strategies that focus on quality medical services,…

Health
4
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
5
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
7
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
8
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
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
12
Saratoga Care Inc

To serve the people of the Saratoga region by providing them access to excellence in healthcare in a supportive and caring environment.

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice Foundation of Wny Inc and the most unlike its peers is Hope Totes Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 37 years old; the field is 21. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number18%2%<5yr13%5%5–10yr17%14%10–20yr20%21%20–35yr13%36%35–55yr20%21%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value18%0%<5yr13%1%5–10yr17%42%10–20yr20%30%20–35yr13%21%35–55yr20%6%55yr+

The field is 18% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 9% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/47
the rest of the field
9%
455/5,195

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 44 of the 47 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
33/44
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC — $807,175 · HealthTHE JACOBS INSTITUTE INCUNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INC — $600,000 · HealthUNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INCHEALTHELINK INC — $364,500 · HealthHEALTHELINK INCKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION — $195,000 · HealthKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATIONTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION — $85,500 · Health+11 more — $211,827 · Health+11 moreWNY HEALTHENET — $494,000 · OtherWNY HEALTHENETUB Foundation Activities Inc — $129,000 · OtherUB Foundation Activities IncHABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUFFALO INC — $120,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUFFALO INCMERCY FLIGHT INC — $64,500 · OtherMERCY FLIGHT INCUPSTATE NEW YORK TRANSPLANT SERVICES INC — $55,000 · Other+12 more — $179,300 · Other+12 moreBUFFALO-ERIE MARATHON ASSOCIATION INC — $75,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY — $20,000 · PhilanthropyHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC — $17,500 · PhilanthropyCarson Senfield Foundation Inc — $7,200 · PhilanthropyBUFFALO RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION INC — $6,500 · PhilanthropyCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION — $39,774 · Human ServicesBUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE INC — $30,200 · Human ServicesWNY HEROES INC — $30,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE BUFFALO INC — $7,500 · Human ServicesNIAGARA UNIVERSITY — $25,000 · EducationTROCAIRE COLLEGE — $15,000 · EducationDAEMEN UNIVERSITY — $5,200 · EducationNORTH TONAWANDA BOTANICAL GARDEN ORGANIZATION INC — $20,000 · Environment43NORTH BPC INC — $20,000 · Community Improvement
Health$2,264,002Other$1,041,800Philanthropy$126,200Human Services$107,474Education$45,200Environment$20,000Community Improvement$20,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC — $807,175 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INC — $600,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHEALTHELINK INC — $364,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION — $195,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetUB Foundation Activities Inc — $129,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUFFALO INC — $120,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION — $85,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBUFFALO-ERIE MARATHON ASSOCIATION INC — $75,000 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetMERCY FLIGHT INC — $64,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUPSTATE NEW YORK TRANSPLANT SERVICES INC — $55,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc — $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSENECA DIABETES FOUNDATION — $50,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION — $39,774 over 2y, 12% of budgetBUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE INC — $30,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC — $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWNY HEROES INC — $30,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetAMHERST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC — $25,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetNIAGARA UNIVERSITY — $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ERIE COUNTY — $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK — $22,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY — $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget43NORTH BPC INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC — $17,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLEADERSHIP BUFFALO INC — $15,300 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTROCAIRE COLLEGE — $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKS-TLC HOSPITAL SYSTEM — $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBUFFALO ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC — $12,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBUFFALO PRENATAL-PERINATAL NETWORK INC — $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKEVIN GUEST HOUSE INC — $12,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetRMHC OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC — $11,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOrlando Health Foundation Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMHERST POLICE FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetBURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetARTPARK & COMPANY INC — $8,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOSPICE BUFFALO INC — $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarson Senfield Foundation Inc — $7,200 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetECMC FOUNDATION INC — $6,577 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBUFFALO RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION INC — $6,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetHOPE TOTES INC — $6,250 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetYOUTH LIFE SKILLS FOUNDATION INC — $6,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetDAEMEN UNIVERSITY — $5,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …The Ralph C Wilson Jr…First Niagara Foundat…The John R Oishei Fou…Buffalo Sabres Founda…Foundation for Jewish…Independent Health As…James H Cummings Foun…Rich Family FoundationMother Cabrini Health…The Osc Charitable Fo…United Way of Buffalo…
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY42.4× affinity19 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 · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · First Niagara Foundation · The John R Oishei Foundation · Buffalo Sabres Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Independent Health Association Inc · James H Cummings Foundation Inc · Rich Family Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · The Osc Charitable Foundation · United Way of Buffalo and Erie County

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Kaleida Health funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%your share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 47 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

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

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