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Filing year 2024

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC

Buffalo, New York·EIN 22-2743917·NTEE T31 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·3
Total revenue
$48.7M
Total assets
$944M
Total expenses
$46.6M
Reported officers
29
Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, IDEAS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES IN WESTERN NEW YORK. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1919, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKE THEIR CHARITABLE GOALS A REALITY AND TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO HELP ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES AND NEEDS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SOUND MANAGEMENT OF CHARITABLE ASSETS AND A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY TO ENSURE OUR GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ARE USED STRATEGICALLY AND MOST EFFECTIVELY TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

$466k
$504k
Base
$325k
Bonus
$82k
Other
Benefits
$10k
Chief Community Impact Off
key employee
$319k
$344k
Base
$239k
Bonus
$36k
Other
Benefits
$11k
V.p. Finance
highest compensated employee
$239k
$258k
Base
$182k
Bonus
$23k
Other
Benefits
$9k
Base
$182k
Bonus
$30k
Other
Benefits
$12k
Special Advisor to Preside
highest compensated employee
$218k
$236k
Base
$178k
Bonus
$19k
Other
Benefits
$7k
Associate Vice President, Re Philanthropy and Stra
vice president
$200k
$216k
Base
$150k
Bonus
$31k
Other
Benefits
$7k
Associate Vice President Administrative Operations
vice president
$200k
$215k
Base
$163k
Bonus
$16k
Other
Benefits
$11k
Senior Director, Policy an
highest compensated employee
$183k
$198k
Base
$150k
Bonus
$20k
Other
Benefits
$1k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 21 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Up 14%
from 2023

From $410k in 2023 to $466k in 2024.

$410k
2023
$466k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 10% in real terms$457k to $504k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$55M
$41.6M
2023
$48.7M
$46.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

Comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations in New York pay their highest-earning executive a median of $14,011.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$14,011
75th percentile
$50k
90th percentile
$129k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 469 organizations across 469 filings (2022 – 2023).

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