New York · Private foundation
The Christos Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $32k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 47%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $544k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations The Christos Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $32k | 47% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $22k | 47% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $25k | 38% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $27k | 36% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $27k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $25k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $21k | 46% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $22k | 55% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Foster Foundation | $33,500 | 9 | 8% |
| Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service Inc | $16,000 | 5 | 5% |
| Cantalician Center for Learning | $9,400 | 5 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University at Buffalo Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Baldrick's Foundation Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Robin's Nest Children's Home | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Flairs Warriors | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Sensational Fun Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Holland Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Foster Foundation | $33,500 | 9 | 8% |
| Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service Inc | $16,000 | 5 | 5% |
| Cantalician Center for Learning | $9,400 | 5 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University at Buffalo Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Baldrick's Foundation Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Robin's Nest Children's Home | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Flairs Warriors | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Sensational Fun Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Holland Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Night People Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lakeland Emergency Squad | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pee Wee Homes | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread of Life Out of Colden Ny Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Camp Good Days and Special Times Inc | $650 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Creek People in Action Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ventures in Hope Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Stageworks Theatre Group Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Kaleida Health Foundation | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of Western New York | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($133k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Christos Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About The Christos Foundation Inc
- How much does The Christos Foundation Inc give?
- The Christos Foundation Inc reported 15 grants totaling $32,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Christos Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (39%), Health (19%), Education (16%).
- Who are The Christos Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Matthew Foster Foundation ($34k), Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service Inc ($16k), Cantalician Center for Learning ($9k).
- Does The Christos Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Christos Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Christos Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, Buffalo Bills Foundation Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America.
- Where is The Christos Foundation Inc based?
- The Christos Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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