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The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$12M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
208
Grants FY2025
213
Organizations funded FY2024
31%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$35,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$840,743
Organizations funded a year
176 to 213
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$123M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 31% of the organizations The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving202$11M26%
FY2024213$9.0M31%
FY2023178$7.4M32%
FY2022177$6.1M37%
FY2021212$6.7M50%
FY2020176$5.3Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$14MHuman Services$7.0MEducation$6.1MPhilanthropy$4.3MCommunity Improvement$3.6MYouth Development$2.6MCrime & Legal$2.4MArts & Culture$2.1MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Power of Place Learning Communities$1,851,779368%
Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc$1,777,500611%
Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc Dba the Brookline Center$1,120,00053%
Care Management Coalition of Western New Yorkinc$863,460526%
Center for Public Representation Inc$774,355514%
Community Catalyst Inc$751,16851%
Newburyport Public Schools$686,4326n/a
Health Law Advocates Inc$675,000510%
Behavioral Health Innovators Inc$573,250674%
Eliot Community Human Services Inc$531,31160%
Gay & Lesbian Youth Services of WNY Inc$483,894622%
Western New York Grantmakers Association Inc Dba Ny Funders Alliance$467,352211%
Partnership For the Public Good Inc$428,500415%
Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc$418,75057%
Causewave Community Partners Inc$394,00029%
Fairwinds-Nantucket's Counseling Center$392,03245%
UTEC Inc$382,50061%
Center for Self Advocacy Inc$354,938692%
Martha's Vineyard Community Services Inc$337,89851%
Daemen University$316,52140%
Harmonia Collaborative Care Inc$310,00029%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children$300,00041%
Ron Clark Academy Inc$300,00061%
Plummer Youth Promise Inc$298,50051%
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc$286,60041%
Jewish Family Services of Western New York$276,83331%
Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara County Inc$269,26754%
Buffalo Arts and Technology Center Inc$267,51954%
Center for Law and Education Inc$259,81523%
Erie County Medical Center Corp$258,1185n/a
John Ashford Link House$255,00034%
Centerboard Inc$252,80060%
Compeer West Inc$248,77753%
Niagara University$247,58040%
Bestself Behavioral Health Inc$245,25020%
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc$236,03951%
Friends of Northshore Education Consortium$232,750422%
Island Autism Group Inc$231,75053%
Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition Inc$228,164615%
Express Yourself Inc$222,960610%
Raw Art Works Inc$220,50052%
Melmark New England Inc$210,0302n/a
Sharing Kindness Inc$205,875320%
The Pettengill House Inc$205,25052%
Community Solutions for Behavioral Health Inc$200,250213%
Jericho Road Ministries Inc$200,00030%
Homespace Corporation$198,26661%
Northeast Arc Inc$189,86250%
Ccb Foundation Inc$185,000326%
Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc$179,81513%
Cape Cod Collaborative$178,0002n/a
Cotuit Center for the Arts Inc$176,95042%
Transforming Care$174,0553n/a
Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York Inc$171,78041%
Ub Family Medicine Inc$169,20031%
LEAP for Education Inc$166,76253%
Cape Cod Children's Place Inc$165,00043%
Horizon Health Services$160,00020%
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity Inc$160,0002n/a
Save the Michaels of the World Inc$160,00042%
The Rural Outreach Center Inc$159,50832%
Calmer Choice Inc$157,700413%
Healing Abuse Working for Change Inc$155,26032%
Kennedy-Donovan Center Inc$155,00030%
Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc$154,62661%
Lakeshore Connections Inc$154,54433%
Value Network Inc$150,2501n/a
Explore & More a Children's Museum$150,13242%
Buffalo String Works Inc$147,17649%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$144,81020%
Cape Abilities Inc$144,25030%
Fantastic Friends of Wny Inc$142,116529%
Back to Basics Outreach Ministries$141,34852%
Salem State University Alumni Association and Foundation Inc$133,69730%
Creative Restorations Inc$132,300298%
Martha's Vineyard Donors Collaborative Inc$132,207425%
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc$129,25031%
Aspire of Western New York Inc$125,00020%
Latham Centers Inc$122,50060%
Lynn Shelter Association Inc$121,97431%
The Champion Project Inc$120,00038%
Hilbert College$120,00020%
The Summit Center Inc$118,29140%
Cape Cod Village Center for Developmental Disabilities Inc$116,566338%
B Free Wellness Inc$115,572265%
Cape Cod Toy Library Inc$115,000337%
The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation$114,92621%
Justice Resource Institute Inc$114,57530%
Western New York Independent Living Inc$112,50040%
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service Inc$110,82931%
Housing Options Made Easy$110,19641%
New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation Inc$110,00031%
Sassafras Earth Education Inc$110,000312%
Hope of Buffalo Inc$108,27944%
Roca Inc$107,00040%
Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc$106,00040%
Pathways for Childreninc$105,60041%
Cantalician Center for Learning$105,0001n/a
People Against Trafficking Humans Inc (Aka Path)$104,000311%
Accessible Academics USA Inc$103,750326%
New View Alliance Inc$100,00022%
The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo$100,00020%
Beverly Children's Learning Center Inc$96,32541%
Eye to Eye Inc Dba the Neurodiversity Alliance$95,70024%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$93,07730%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center$91,80520%
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Inc$91,64220%
Northern Essex Community College Foundation Inc$90,126212%
Rock Autism Inc$90,032697%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$90,0006n/a
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$90,00050%
Northfield Mount Hermon School$86,00060%
Cradle Beach Inc$84,99652%
For Kids Only Afterschool Inc$80,00021%
Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc$80,00020%
Triangle Inc$80,00020%
Youre With Us Inc$78,00037%
Frontier Central School District$77,6902n/a
Access of Wny Inc$75,50036%
VOICE Buffalo Inc$75,16847%
Massachusetts Children'S Alliance Inc$75,00011%
New Directions Youth and Family Services$75,00020%
Gosnold Inc$75,00030%
Mental Health Association in Niagara County Inc$73,57426%
Dumas RISE Providers Inc$72,500265%
Fidelity House Inc$72,35020%
Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled Inc$72,00015%
Mv Youth Inc$71,00022%
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc$70,00010%
Backyard Growers Inc$67,50068%
Greater Lynn Senior Services Inc$67,35030%
Danceability Inc$67,10259%
Childrens Center for Communication Inc Beverly School for the Deaf$66,99720%
Project Adventure Inc$66,66721%
Lawrence General Hospital$66,66620%
Family Promise of Western New York$65,12021%
Cape Ann Museum Inc$65,00031%
Falmouth Academy Inc$65,00030%
Red Stocking Fund Inc$64,500612%
Walker Inc$62,00010%
Gateway-Longview Inc$61,83930%
The Haven Project Inc$61,00013%
Nami Buffalo & Western New York$61,000219%
Nami Cape Cod Inc$60,2501n/a
Children's Hospital Corporation$60,25010%
Villa Maria College of Buffalo$60,20040%
West Side Community Services Inc$60,0001n/a
Marthas Vineyard Youth Task Force Inc$60,000125%
YMCA of the North Shore Inc$60,00030%
Lynn Community Health Inc$60,00010%
Heritage Christian Services Inc$60,00030%
Dukes County Regional Housing$60,0006n/a
Pinnacle Community Services Inc$60,0001n/a
Island Health Inc$60,00011%
Housing Assistance Corporation$60,00010%
Northeast Hospital Corporation$58,00010%
Project Home Dba Quality Housing Coalition$57,00022%
Merrimack Valley Young Men's Christian Association Inc$56,52640%
The Collaborative Center for Social Innovation Inc$56,004319%
Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York Inc$50,450313%
Tapestry Charter School$50,00020%
United Way Services Corporation$50,0001n/a
Coaching for Change Inc$50,0001n/a
Home Headquarters Inc$50,00010%
Rockport Music Inc$50,00012%
President and Trustees of Bates College$50,00050%
Hospice of Martha's Vineyard Inc Dba Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's$50,00051%
The Opportunity Alliance$48,00030%
Cordial Eye Gallery and Artist Space Inc$47,232118%
Rahama$47,20028%
Suburban Adult Services Inc$46,25020%
Young Audiences of Western New York Inc D/B/A Arts for Learning Wny$45,60025%
Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp Inc$45,00012%
Action Inc$45,00040%
Buffalo Media Resources Inc$45,00026%
The Prevention Council of Erie County Inc$45,00022%
Building Audacity$45,00021%
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center Inc$44,00025%
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County Inc$40,50020%
Cadca$40,00010%
Restoration Society Inc$40,00010%
Nantucket Community Television Inc$40,0001n/a
Mid-Erie Mental Health Services Inc$40,00010%
The Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism Inc$40,00023%
Buffalo Prep Inc$39,00021%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc$38,81011%
Lakes Environmental Association$37,50061%
Stanley G Falk School$36,00010%
Faith Bible Tabernacle Inc$36,0003n/a
Merrimack Valley Project Inc$36,00026%
The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc$35,41840%
Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc$35,00032%
Child and Family Services Inc$35,00010%
Child and Family Services of Erie County$35,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$35,00010%
Niagara Aquarium Foundation$34,57421%
Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society Inc$33,000611%
Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation Inc$32,72512%
Buffalo Collegiate Charter School$32,50021%
Gloucester Education Foundation Inc$32,50015%
Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company Inc$31,00041%
Camp Fire North Shore Inc$30,0001n/a
Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc$30,00011%
Media Voices for Children Inc$30,00064%
Families Against Social Media Addiction$30,0001n/a
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$30,00030%
Autism Services Inc$30,00020%
Christian Counseling Ministries Westernnewyork Inc$30,00023%
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School$30,00011%
Epic - Every Person Influences Children Inc$27,00021%
Advocacy Institute Inc$27,00012%
Skating Association for the Blind & Hand$25,50023%
Brothers in Arms Ciz Inc$25,2501n/a
SafeBae Org Inc$25,000110%
Community Services for Every1 Inc$25,00010%
Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn$25,00011%
Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity$25,00034%
St Ann's Home Inc$25,00010%
The Service Collaborative of Wny$25,00011%
Living Opportunities of Depaul Inc$25,00010%
Bridging Independent Living Together Inc$25,00011%
Sail Martha's Vineyard Inc$25,00023%
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier Inc$25,00010%
Lysoa Inc$25,00018%
Wellspring House Inc$25,00011%
Madonna of the Streets Inc$25,00031%
Sensational Fun Inc$24,261211%
Kids Escaping Drugs Inc$23,00022%
Hillside Children's Center$22,68010%
Tre & Associates Inc$21,00027%
Peabody Essex Museum Inc$21,00020%
The Osborne Association Inc$20,50030%
School of Leadership-Afghanistan Inc$20,00021%
St Gregory the Great School$20,0001n/a
Nysarc Inc Erie County Chapter$20,00010%
The Rock Ministries$20,00018%
Berklee College of Music Inc$20,00020%
Cape Cod Bmx$20,0001n/a
Albany Law School$20,00030%
Momentum Choir Inc$20,0001n/a
Cambiando el Mundo De Personas Con Discapaidad Inc$20,000144%
Punt Pediatric Cancer Collaborative Inc$20,0001n/a
Faith Based Fellowship$20,000122%
LEADS Inc$20,00012%
Cape Cod Challenger Club Inc$19,91636%
Bridgewell Inc$18,84410%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations$18,00030%
Vista Life Innovations Inc$17,50010%
A Place for Jazz Ltd$17,500413%
Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts Inc$17,11413%
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity Inc$16,05010%
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc$16,00020%
Healthy Community Alliance Inc$16,00020%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$16,00030%
Family & Children's Service of Greater Lynn Inc$15,00011%
North Shore Community Health Inc$15,00010%
Cape Ann Art Haven Inc$15,00018%
Nysarc Inc Cattaraugus Niagara Counties Chapter$15,00010%
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc$15,00020%
Aspire Developmental Services Inc$15,00010%
Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club Inc$15,00031%
Nauset Youth Alliance$15,00012%
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc$15,00013%
Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc$15,00011%
Young Men's Christian Association Buffalo Niagara$15,00010%
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands Inc$15,00010%
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church$15,0002n/a
Loon Echo Land Trust Inc$15,00030%
Kaleidoscope of Wny Inc$15,00019%
One Acre Fund$15,00010%
The YWCA of Western New York Inc$15,00011%
The Field Fund Inc$15,00026%
The Palace Performing Arts Center Inc$15,00030%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$14,6221n/a
Btv Foundation$14,0002n/a
Island Housing Trust Corporation$14,00020%
South Church in Andover$13,0001n/a
Rmhc of Western New York Inc$12,50021%
Buffalo Peace House Inc$12,50027%
Wny Mobile Overdose Prevention Services$11,5002n/a
Niagara Pride Inc$11,500213%
Family Help Center Inc$10,92510%
Buffalo Suzuki Strings Inc$10,00021%
Catholic Childrens Learning Corporation$10,0002n/a
Generous Gardeners Inc$10,00032%
Above the Clouds Inc$10,00015%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$10,00010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$10,0001n/a
St Petersburg Opera Co Inc$10,00021%
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc$10,00021%
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc$10,00021%
Western New York Heritage Inc$10,00013%
Bluelight Development Group Inc$10,00013%
Straight Ahead Ministries INC$10,00010%
Aquinnah Cultural Center Inc$10,00025%
Solid Rock Missions Dba Solid Rock International$10,00010%
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital District (4416)$10,00030%
Explore Buffalo Inc$10,00021%
The African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region$10,0001n/a
Cape Cod Academy$10,00010%
Home of My Own of Wny Inc$9,3841n/a
Friends of Chilmark Pre-School Inc$9,0001n/a
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc$8,59610%
The Trustees of Reservations$8,50060%
Bishop Timonst Jude High School$8,2002n/a
NoticeAbility Inc$8,09012%
Tru Heart Inc$7,5002n/a
Strong Me Inc$7,5001n/a
Bristol Village Inc$7,50020%
Martha's Vineyard Community Tennis Inc$7,5003n/a
Niagara Lutheran Health Systems Inc$7,50020%
Friends of Youngstown Inc$7,5001n/a
Moving Forward Inc$7,50011%
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation$7,50010%
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier Inc$7,00011%
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc$6,5001n/a
Tisbury Waterways Inc$6,0006n/a
The Peck School$6,00060%
Vineyard Conservation Society Inc$6,00060%
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse Inc$6,00060%
Wny Women's Foundation Inc$5,76011%
Martha's Vineyard Sexual Wellness Inc$5,50027%
Partners in Child Development Inc$5,25020%
Unity House of Troy Inc$5,0001n/a
Cape Cod Village Inc$5,00012%
Citizens Inn Inc$5,00010%
Through These Doors$5,00010%
Northpointe Council Inc$5,00010%
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc$5,0001n/a
Opportunities Collaborative for Students with Special Needs Inc$5,00012%
United Church Home$5,00012%
Frank Chapman Memorial Institute Inc$5,00011%
Project Monas House Inc$5,00011%
The Warren and Denyse Mackey Foundation Inc$5,00013%
International Refugee Assistance Project Inc$5,00010%
Elluminate Inc$5,00010%
Cold Spring Bible Chapel Inc$5,0001n/a
Neighbors in Need Inc$5,00011%
Buffalo Regals Edp Fund Inc$5,00012%
Family Health Project Inc$5,00012%
Orchard Park Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
Supportive Living Inc$5,00020%
Vineyard Montessori School Inc$5,00010%
KultureCity$4,75010%
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center Inc$4,0001n/a
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc$3,50010%
Unique Theatre Company Inc$3,0001n/a
Torn Space Theater Inc$3,00010%
Creative Education Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Earth Conservation Corps$2,50011%
Circuit Arts Inc$2,50010%
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc$2,50020%
Vision to Learn$2,00010%
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation$2,00010%
The Yard Inc$2,00010%
North Shore Community College Foundation Inc$2,00010%
National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima$2,0001n/a
Masons Mission Foundation Inc$2,00013%
Success for All Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Island Grown Initiative Ltd$1,50010%
Buffalo State College Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Enneagram Prison Project$1,00010%
Opera-Lytes Inc$1,0001n/a
Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network Inc$1,00010%
Western New York Library Resources Council$1,00010%
Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc$1,00010%
Highland Clubhouse Inc$1,0001n/a
Sweet Home Education Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
African American Center for Cultural Development Inc$1,00014%
The National Federation for Just Communities of Wny Inc$1,00010%
Irish Classical Theater Co$1,00010%
East House Corporation$1,00010%
Beverly Bootstraps Community Services I$1,00010%
Latinos for Education Inc$1,00010%
Council on Addiction Recovery Services$1,00010%
The Food Project Inc$1,00010%
No Wound Untreated$1,0001n/a
Creating Hope Through Opportunity Participation and Empowerment Inc$1,0001n/a
Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition Inc$1,00010%
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network Inc$80010%
Duffy Health Center Inc$75020%
Community Action Organization of Western New York Inc$50010%
Friends of the Orchard Park Public Library$5001n/a
West Seneca West Band Boosters Inc$5001n/a
UB Foundation Services Inc$50011%
Greater Buffalo Metropolitan Crime Stoppers Inc$50014%
Chestnut Ridge Conservancy$50010%
Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail Inc$50010%
Rainies Foster Closet Inc$5001n/a
Centro Culturale Italiano Di Buffalo Inc$50010%
Empire State University Foundation Inc$50010%
Health Imperatives Inc$25010%
Preventionfocus Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 131 recipients with no EIN on record ($9.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 15 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPower of Place Learning Communities: $1,851,779 over 3y, 68% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit Practice Inc: $1,777,500 over 6y, 11% of budgetBrookline Community Mental Health Center Inc Dba the Brookline Center: $1,120,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetCare Management Coalition of Western New Yorkinc: $863,460 over 5y, 26% of budgetCenter for Public Representation Inc: $774,355 over 5y, 14% of budgetCommunity Catalyst Inc: $751,168 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetHealth Law Advocates Inc: $675,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetBehavioral Health Innovators Inc: $573,250 over 6y, 74% of budgetEliot Community Human Services Inc: $531,311 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGay & Lesbian Youth Services of WNY Inc: $483,894 over 6y, 22% of budgetWestern New York Grantmakers Association Inc Dba Ny Funders Alliance: $467,352 over 2y, 11% of budgetPartnership For the Public Good Inc: $428,500 over 4y, 15% of budgetMassachusetts Advocates for Children Inc: $418,750 over 5y, 6.9% of budgetCausewave Community Partners Inc: $394,000 over 2y, 8.9% of budgetFairwinds-Nantucket's Counseling Center: $392,032 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetUTEC Inc: $382,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCenter for Self Advocacy Inc: $354,938 over 6y, 92% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Community Services Inc: $337,898 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetDaemen University: $316,521 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHarmonia Collaborative Care Inc: $310,000 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: $300,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetRon Clark Academy Inc: $300,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetPlummer Youth Promise Inc: $298,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetBuffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc: $286,600 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetJewish Family Services of Western New York: $276,833 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNative American Community Services of Erie and Niagara County Inc: $269,267 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetBuffalo Arts and Technology Center Inc: $267,519 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetCenter for Law and Education Inc: $259,815 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetJohn Ashford Link House: $255,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetCenterboard Inc: $252,800 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCompeer West Inc: $248,777 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetNiagara University: $247,580 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBestself Behavioral Health Inc: $245,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc: $236,039 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetFriends of Northshore Education Consortium: $232,750 over 4y, 22% of budgetIsland Autism Group Inc: $231,750 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetErie County Restorative Justice Coalition Inc: $228,164 over 6y, 15% of budgetExpress Yourself Inc: $222,960 over 6y, 10% of budgetRaw Art Works Inc: $220,500 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetSharing Kindness Inc: $205,875 over 3y, 20% of budgetThe Pettengill House Inc: $205,250 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetCommunity Solutions for Behavioral Health Inc: $200,250 over 2y, 13% of budgetJericho Road Ministries Inc: $200,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHomespace Corporation: $198,266 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetNortheast Arc Inc: $189,862 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCcb Foundation Inc: $185,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetLegal Action Center of the City of New York Inc: $179,815 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCotuit Center for the Arts Inc: $176,950 over 4y, 1.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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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.

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About The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation

How much does The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation give?
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation reported 208 grants totaling $11,621,906 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 176 and 213 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (30%), Human Services (15%), Education (13%).
Who are The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Power of Place Learning Communities ($1.9M), Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc ($1.8M), Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc Dba the Brookline Center ($1.1M).
Does The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The John R Oishei Foundation, Tower Family Fund Inc.
Where is The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation based?
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation is based in NY.

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 531 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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