Grants awarded
Who does The Cullen Foundation of Western New York INC fund?
The Cullen Foundation of Western New York INC has awarded $10 million across 224 grants to 112 grantees between 2023 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $15,000 and $47,302. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,800 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.2M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
112
Grants
224
Years
2023–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Tntp INC
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$1.1M | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship INC
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$625K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$579K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Brick Education Network | $512K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$445K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Education Collaborative of Wny INC
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$443K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Kleinhans Music Hall Management INC
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$400K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Canisius College | $217K | 6 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$191K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$190K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Shaw Festival Foundation | $170K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Achieving the Dream INC
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$168K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| C Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago | $166K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Bison Children's Scholarship Fund INC
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$153K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Chapin Hall Center for Children
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$150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$143K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Buffalo State College Foundation INC
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$134K | 7 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
University of Southern California
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$120K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Buffalo Commons Charter School
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$116K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Buffalo Academy of Science | $112K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
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$110K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$110K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $104K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Shea's Performing Arts Center | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Springville Center for the Arts INC | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| A Artpark & Company INC | $90K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology | $85K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Irish Classical Theatre Company | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center INC
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$80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Peace of the City Ministries
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$80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$76K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| R Riviera Theatre | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| D D'Youville College | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$70K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| H Horizons National | $70K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $69K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University District Community Development Association INC | $66K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$64K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Bestself Behavioral Health INC
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$63K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Valley Community Association INC
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Relay Graduate School of Education
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$52K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Northeast Charter Schools Network INC
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
716 Squash INC
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Karen Society of Buffalo INC
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
West Side Community Services INC
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Niagara University
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$49K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$48K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$46K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Be a Friend Program INC
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$45K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| E Erie Regional Housing Development Corporation DBA the Belle Center | $43K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$42K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus INC
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper INC
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$37K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Theatre of Youth Company INC
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Police Athletic League of Buffalo INC
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$35K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| R Roswell Park Alliance | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parker Academy | $34K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$31K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| D Daemen College - Ignite | $31K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N Niagara Falls Little Theatre INC DBA the Niagara Regional Theatre Guild | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Teacher's Desk | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
King Center Charter School
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$28K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Collaborative Center for Social Innovation INC | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| E Epic - Every Person Influences Children | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Arts at the Bakery (west Falls Ctr for the Arts) | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childcare Network of the Niagara Frontier INC | $24K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$24K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| J Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Buffalo Chamber Players INC
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$19K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Tapestry Charter School
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$16K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Compeer of Greater Buffalo | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Second Generation Theatre Company INC
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| R Research Foundation for State University of New York (ub) | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YWCA of Wny INC | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Elmwood Village Charter School | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$13K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY |
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