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Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF

Accepts applications Buffalo, New York · EIN 824733603

Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,631 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,055 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $11,821 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$18,6953$17,618
2024$11,8215$24,842
2025$20,6315$34,102

How to apply

ContactMichael Sanders
231 Ludel Terrace, Lackawanna, NY 14218
Phone or email(716) 275-6026
What to submitapplication can be obtained from Lackawanna high school guidance office
DeadlinesMarch 31
Restrictionsscholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from Lackawanna high school

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$20,631

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sponsor Lackawanna children activit
Lackawanna, NY
Sponsor activities of children of Lackawanna, NY$8,000
Individual
NY
scholarships$4,000
Lackawanna Senior High School
Lackawanna, NY
Fund recognition of high school clubs and students$3,055
Lackawanna Middle School
Lackawanna, NY
Fund field trips for Middle school students$2,830
Lackawanna Elementary Schools
Lackawanna, NY
Fund field trips for elementary school students$2,746

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31.

How much does Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF give?

$20,631 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,055.

Who runs Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Sanders (President), Mark Rojek (Treasurer), Keri Chentfant (Secretary) and Richard Moretti (Vice President).

What does Lackawanna Education Extracurricular Foundation Inc LEEF fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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