Funder directory → New York → SIMPLE GIFTS FUND
Private foundation · WILLIAMSVILLE, NY · EIN 161512132SIMPLE GIFTS FUND
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$275–$5,000
median $825
Giving (latest FY)
$62,850
36 grants · FY2025
Assets
$1,846,057
gives in NY, VA, MA
Application form & materials: LETTER DESCRIBING AGENCY PURPOSE, TOTAL COST OF PROJECT, AMOUNT REQUESTED, AND COPY OF IRS EXEMPT LETTER.
Deadlines: NONE
Restrictions: LIMITED TO PRESELECTED ORGANIZATIONS AND SHALL INCLUDE ONLY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERACY, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THISE TERMS AS USED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, BUT ONLY SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE PERMITTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS.
Contact: PHYLLIS WENDT PIERCE · 19 SAYBROOK DRIVE, BUFFALO, NY, 14209 · 7164324318
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NUSANTARA ARTS · BUFFALO, NY | GENERAL FUND | $6,500 |
| GRASSROOTS GARDENS WNY · BUFFALO, NY | GENERAL FUND | $6,000 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROGRAM · BUFFALO, NY | GROWING GREEN PROGRAM | $6,000 |
| PILGRIM ST LUKES CHURCH · BUFFALO, NY | BRICKWORK | $5,000 |
| TUPPER ARTS CENTER · TUPPER LAKE, NY | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $5,000 |
| BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA · BUFFALO, NY | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | $3,500 |
| ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · LAKE PLACID, NY | GAF | $2,500 |
| UNICEF · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL FUND | $500 |
| VISUALLY IMPARED ADVANCEMENT · BUFFALO, NY | READY AND FOCUS PROGRAM | $2,500 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC · BUFFALO, NY | GENERAL FUND | $300 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.