New York · Nonprofit
BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC
BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC (New York) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,005,922 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY ($1,971,919). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $5.3M
What Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc does
Mission
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.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community residencesthe consumers in our residential services programs are challenged by mental illness but with the support of this program they function at their optimal level as full and contributing members of the community. Depending on their level of independence, consumers, age 18 and over, live in licensed group homes, supportive apartments or apartments in the city. Services include assistance with daily living skills, medication management, crisis/emergency intervention, money management and leisure time management.
$3,359,621 spent$3,416,748 earned by the program37% of program spendingHealth homea health home is a care management model in which the individual's caregivers work together to address the individual's needs in a comprehensive manner. A "care manager" oversees and provides access to services and a network of organizations - which includes health care providers, health plans and community-based organizations that delivers the needed services. Bfnc has developed working relationships with two erie county health homes, greater buffalo united accountable healthcare network ("gbuahn") and health homes of upstate new york-western ("hhuny").our objectives are offering comprehensive care management.
$1,056,190 spent$845,126 earned by the program12% of program spendingSupported housing these programs are designed for those adults with mental illness who are able to live independently in the community, but who need some services to help maintain their independence. This option is the most flexible of our housing opportunities. It provides permanent subsidized housing throughout erie county. Residents choose their own apartment,can live alone or with others, and receive flexible support services and rental assistance. Staff visits are provided as necessary. Participants in the program include consumers who have successfully completed stays in licensed residences and those referred directly from other community based and inpatient settings. Enhancement dollars also assist consumers as needed.
$1,459,491 spent16% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$3,292,860 spent$1,015,433 earned by the program36% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,168,162.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $4.9M to $9.0M (+82%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 33% · 2018 41% · 2019 33% · 2020 35% · 2021 32% · 2022 37% · 2023 37% · 2024 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Chandra Redfern
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income rose $216k → $535k.
3 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 11 of 12 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 94% · 2020 84% · 2021 50% · 2022 85% · 2023 36% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
99% of BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $446k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Westminster Commons Hdfc · exempt
- Westminster Commons LLC · partnership
- Westminster Commons Inc Managing Member LLC · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC?
- BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC (New York) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,005,922 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY ($1,971,919). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $3,005,922 in grants to BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC?
- UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $1,971,919 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 12 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing