The John R Oishei Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0874319 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The John R Oishei Foundation is a private foundation based in Buffalo, NY (EIN 16-0874319). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $9.5M paid in 168 grants, with a median grant of $20K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $330M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · oishei.org
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/the-john-r-oishei-foundation-160874319
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
- Natalie Cook
- Phone
- (716) 856-9490
- Deadlines
- Submission deadlines vary based on the project. (see website at www.oishei.org for more information)
- Application materials
- No set form
- Restrictions
- The foundation provides grants for the purpose of acting as a catalyst for change to enhance economic vitality and the quality of life for the buffalo niagara region.
Original filing text
- Contact
- NATALIE COOK
- Address
- 726 EXCHANGE STREET SUITE 510 BUFFALO, NY, 14210
- Phone
- 7168569490
- Deadlines
- SUBMISSION DEADLINES VARY BASED ON THE PROJECT. (SEE WEBSITE AT WWW.OISHEI.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION)
- Application materials
- NO SET FORM
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC VITALITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION.
Reported organization name: THE JOHN R OISHEI FOUNDATION
Where The John R Oishei Foundation 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/the-john-r-oishei-foundation-160874319
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Collaborative of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | 2024-2028 scholarship program | Tax year 20242024 | $930K |
| Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) | Buffalo, NY | Capital campaign | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| Education Collaborative of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | 2023-2024 scholarship program | Tax year 20242024 | $420.4K |
| Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (Bcat) | Buffalo, NY | General operating support 2024-2026 | Tax year 20242024 | $400K |
| Education Collaborative of Wny Inc | Buffalo, NY | Academic excellence for all (dei) 2024-2028 | Tax year 20242024 | $372K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (168 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The John R Oishei Foundation'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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