New York · Public charity
Open Buffalo Inc
Open Buffalo's mission is to advance racial, economic, and ecological justice through skill building, network connecting, and activating leadership opportunities with the ultimate goal for all communities in Western New York to thrive free from discrimination and poverty.
- $333k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $93,862
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Open Buffalo Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $235k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $333k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $235k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $240k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $28k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Girl Mentoring Program Inc | $203,075 | 2 | 44% |
| VOICE Buffalo Inc | $102,740 | 2 | 16% |
| Net Positive Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Project Monas House Inc | $93,862 | 1 | 18% |
| The Galactic Tribe Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 40% |
| Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Feed Buffalo Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Omega Mentoring Program | $47,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Inc | $30,003 | 1 | 2% |
| African Heritage Economic Initiative | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Girl Mentoring Program Inc | $203,075 | 2 | 44% |
| VOICE Buffalo Inc | $102,740 | 2 | 16% |
| Net Positive Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Project Monas House Inc | $93,862 | 1 | 18% |
| The Galactic Tribe Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 40% |
| Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Feed Buffalo Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Omega Mentoring Program | $47,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Inc | $30,003 | 1 | 2% |
| African Heritage Economic Initiative | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| FB Community Land Trust Inc | $8,750 | 1 | 6% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Open Buffalo Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Western New York Foundation · United Way of Buffalo and Erie County · The John R Oishei Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Open Buffalo Inc
- How much does Open Buffalo Inc give?
- Open Buffalo Inc reported 6 grants totaling $332,536 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Open Buffalo Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Youth Development (24%), Education (13%).
- Who are Open Buffalo Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Confident Girl Mentoring Program Inc ($203k), VOICE Buffalo Inc ($103k), Net Positive Inc ($100k).
- Does Open Buffalo Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Open Buffalo Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The Western New York Foundation, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County.
- Where is Open Buffalo Inc based?
- Open Buffalo Inc is based in NY.
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