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The Viyu Foundation at a glance

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The Viyu Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$133k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$40k
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 2025.

Animals$214kEducation$190kEnvironment$160kHealth$126kInternational$110kArts & Culture$62kFood & Nutrition$41kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $88k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEAVER MEADOW AUDUBON SOCIETY$40,000
PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO$25,000
MIU - SUSTAINABLE LIVING NATURAL SCIENCES$12,000
TEAM RUBICON$11,000
KENSINGTON CONSERVANCY$5,000
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC$5,000
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO$5,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CENTRAL & WESTERN NEW YORK INC$5,000
FEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK INC$5,000
BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE$5,000
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$5,000
NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN$3,000
NATURAL SELECTION FOUNDATION$2,000
OLD FORT NIAGARA ASSOCIATION$2,000
PINE ISLAND CAMP INC$2,000
02The need
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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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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $44k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5k → 14%OHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC: $10k → 15%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5k → 14%OHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC: $10k → 15%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5k → 14%THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO: $5k → 13%THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO: $4k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
NY
MA
WY
IA
CA
CO
WV
TN
DC
FL
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$926k · 23 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
8

Total granted

$926k
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+25%

Still filing today

74%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Food & NutritionHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
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

  • TP
    THE PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO
    9× · 2017–2025 · $187k · revenue +15%
  • TR
    TEAM RUBICON INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $81k · revenue +10%
  • TN
    THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $46k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AR
    AMERICAN RED CROSS
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
  • GARY SINISE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +39%
  • MO
    Meals on Wheels Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +25%
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
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
2
Invest Buffalo Niagara Inc

To attract new employers to the buffalo niagara region through outreach to growing companies around the world. to support business attraction, expansion and entrepreneurship, invest buffalo niagara collaborates with local businesses,…

Community Improvement
3
Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust Inc

To acquire, remediate, and steward lands along wny's waterfronts prioritizing public access.

Environment
4
Niagara University

Niagara university educates its students and enriches their lives through programs in the liberal arts and through career preparation, informed by the catholic and vincentian traditions.

Education
5
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
6
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
7
Food Bank of Central New York

Food bank of central new york is a not-for-profit organization: our mission is to lead the effort to eliminate hunger in our region, through partnerships with others in our community, through education, advocacy, and distribution of…

Food & Nutrition
8
Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation

The buffalo erie niagara land improvement corporation (benlic) seeks to confront and alleviate the problems distressed properties cause to communities by supporting municipal and regional revitalization efforts and strategically acquiring,…

Community Improvement
9
Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc

To improve the quality of life of the people and neighborhoods we serve by preparing, equipping and empowering them to meet the challenges of contemporary urban life and realize their full potential.

—
10
New York Restoration Project

New york restoration project ("nyrp") believes that nature is a fundamental right of every new yorker. nyrp works collaboratively with residents in communities across the five boroughs to renovate gardens, restore parks, plant trees,…

Environment
11
Ub Foundation Services Inc

The organization's mission is to carry out the purposes of the univ. at buffalo foundation, inc. and the univ. at buffalo by administering research grants; providing financial and administrative services; and acquiring real estate for…

—
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Meals on Wheels Foundation. 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

21 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. 21 of the 31 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
14/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BEAVER MEADOW AUDUBON SOCIETY: $127,000 · OtherBEAVER MEADOW AUDUBON SOCIETYBEAVER MEADOW AUDUBON CEN: $75,000 · OtherBEAVER MEADOW AUDUBON CENMAHARISHI UNIV OF MGMT: $66,000 · OtherMAHARISHI UNIV OF MGMTTHE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $45,500 · OtherTHE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INCMIU - SUSTAINABLE LIVING NATURAL SCIENCES: $45,000 · OtherMIU - SUSTAINABLE LIVING NATURAL SCIENCESAMERICAN RED CROSS: $30,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSHOSPICE FOUNDATION: $28,000 · OtherAFRICA COLLEGE FUND: $29,000 · OtherAFRICA COLLEGE FUND+12 more: $97,100 · Other+12 moreTHE PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO: $187,000 · EducationTHE PARK SCHOOL OF BU…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationTEAM RUBICON INC: $81,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTEAM RUBI…Friends of Central Algoma Land Trust: $45,000 · EnvironmentBUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: $44,000 · Arts & CultureOHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesTHE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO: $9,000 · Human ServicesFARM AID INC: $20,500 · Food & NutritionFEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionMeals on Wheels Foundation: $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$542,600Education$188,000Public Safety & Disaster$81,000Environment$45,000Arts & Culture$44,000Human Services$44,000Food & Nutrition$35,500

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 budgetTHE PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO: $187,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $81,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $45,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Central Algoma Land Trust: $45,000 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetBUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: $44,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAFRICA COLLEGE FUND: $29,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetFARM AID INC: $20,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetOLD FORT NIAGARA ASSOCIATION INC: $18,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPine Island Camp: $8,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWE THE PROTESTERS INC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNICHOLS SCHOOL OF BUFFALO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUFFALO RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

  • Who funds THE PARK SCHOOL OF BUFFALO ↗
  • Who funds TEAM RUBICON INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Central Algoma Land Trust ↗
  • Who funds BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds AFRICA COLLEGE FUND ↗
  • Who funds FARM AID INC ↗
  • Who funds OHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC ↗
  • Who funds OLD FORT NIAGARA ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC ↗
  • Who funds FEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO ↗
  • Who funds Pine Island Camp ↗
  • Who funds WE THE PROTESTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Meals on Wheels Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NICHOLS SCHOOL OF BUFFALO ↗
  • Who funds BUFFALO RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION INC ↗

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 …Foundation for Jewish…Simple Gifts FundTower Family Fund IncThe Baird FoundationArthur J Gallagher Fo…Verizon FoundationEquitable Foundation …The Chicago Community…The Pfizer Foundation…Renaissance Charitabl…The Bank of America C…
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY19.2× affinity7 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 · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Simple Gifts Fund · Tower Family Fund Inc · The Baird Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Equitable Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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 The Viyu Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Viyu Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Farm Aid Inc: 100% of income from government
  • The New England Center for Children Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 31 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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