James H Cummings Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0864200 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
James H Cummings Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Buffalo, NY (EIN 16-0864200). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $2.4M paid in 62 grants, with a median grant of $30.2K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $46.4M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · jameshcummings.com
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Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Mary Jo Hunt
- 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.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MARY JO HUNT
- Address
- 120 WEST TUPPER STREET BUFFALO, NY, 14201
- Phone
- 7168740040
- 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.
Reported organization name: JAMES H CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC
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.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/james-h-cummings-foundation-inc-160864200
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cradle Beach | Angola, NY | Inclusive swimming pool renovations | Tax year 20242024 | $115.6K |
| Research Foundation for Suny at Ub | Buffalo, NY | Flow cytometry equipment | Tax year 20242024 | $104.2K |
| Feedmore Wny of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | A permanent home for feedmore | Tax year 20242024 | $100K |
| United Way of Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | Helene emergency response rapid home inspection/repairs | Tax year 20242024 | $100K |
| Ministry Seven | Hendersonville, NC | Roof replacement for homeless shelter | Tax year 20242024 | $87.3K |
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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