James H Cummings Foundation Inc Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Mary Jo Hunt

Address

120 WEST TUPPER STREET BUFFALO, NY, 14201

Phone

(716) 874-0040

Deadlines

Mid-month preceeding February, May, September and December

Application materials

Name, address of tax-exempt organization which would be the recipient if a grant were made; list of current directors; organization's tax-exempt certification from the U.S. internal revenue service or the department of national revenue, ottawa; state amount requested and the specific purpose of the grant; what the grant is expected to accomplish and the need of the project; a budget of the costs and how the money, if granted, would be spent; organization's most recently audited financial statements; evidence that the organization is qualified to complete the project successfully; state whether aid has been sought during the preceding two years from other foundations and amount received, if any; list the names of foundations the organization plans to approach on current project; a cover letter signed by an officer of the organization to the executive director with a concise summary presentation

Restrictions

Limits support to the cities of buffalo, new york, toronto, ontario, canada and hendersonville, north carolina. Grants are to be used and applied exclusively for charitable purposes in advancing medical science, research and education in the U.S. and canada, and for charitable work among vulnerable children and older and vulnerable adults. Funds are distributed only to not-for-profit organizations with the great majority of grants awarded being of a capital nature, particularly equipment needs of various kinds. Higher priority projects include those that are not normally financed by public tax funds. Applications for endowments, contingency, reserve purposes, operating expenses or deficit financing are not considered. Requests for grants to individuals are not considered nor does the foundation fund scholarships.

Where James H Cummings Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (62 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from James H Cummings Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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