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Sullivan Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Eden, New York · EIN 656316123

Sullivan Family Foundation is a private foundation in Eden, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $332,200 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $377,600 the year before.

8% of its 2024 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
2021$425,80953$8.5 million
2023$377,60041$7.4 million
2024$332,20037$7.9 million

How to apply

Sullivan Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sullivan Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York23$208,700
Ohio1$25,000
Illinois2$22,000
Florida2$17,000
Massachusetts1$12,000
Colorado1$10,000
Maryland1$10,000
Tennessee1$10,000
Virginia2$6,000
North Carolina1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tornado Disaster Relief Wny
Hamburg, NY
Charitable$40,000
Joseph Sullivan Scholarship Fund
Hamburg, NY
Education$25,700
Cleveland Clinic Philanthopy
Cleveland, OH
Charitable$25,000
Mercy Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$15,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Chicago, IL
Charitable$15,000
Society of St Vincent Depaul
Edgewater, FL
Charitable$14,000
All Hands and Hearts
Mattapoisett, MA
Charitabke$12,000
Childrens Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$10,000
Conservation Land Foundation
Durango, CO
Charitable$10,000
Doctors Without Borders Foundation
Hagerstown, MD
Charitable$10,000
Kaleida Health Foundation
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$10,000
Rosewell Park
Bufdfalo, NY
Charitable$10,000
Smile Train
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
St Jude's Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charitable$10,000
Excalabar Leisure Skills
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$9,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
Charitable$7,000
Fransciscon Heritage Foundation
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$7,000
Mercy Flight
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$7,000
ALS Association
Arlington, VA
Charitable$5,000
Buffalo Prep
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Charity Navigation
Saddle Brook, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Enviornmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
Chaaritable$5,000
Feed More Western New York
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Friends of TH Enight People
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Habitat for Humanity
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Hospice Foundation
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Hugs Foundation
Rochester, NY
Charitable$5,000
Motion Project Foundation
Cheektowaga, NY
Charitable$5,000
SPCA
West Seneca, NY
Charitable$5,000
St Mary's School for the Deaf Schoo
Eden, NY
Charitable$5,000
The Tin Whistlers Scholarship
Pinehurst, NC
Charitable$5,000
Vision Impared Advancement
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$5,000
Wings of Hope
Orchard Park, NY
Charitable$5,000
Wisdom Farm
Clarence, NY
Charitable$5,000
June Scott Foundation
Edgewater, FL
Charitable$3,000
National Center for Family Philanth
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,500
Salvation Army Headquarters
Alaxandria, VA
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sullivan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Sullivan Family Foundation give?

$332,200 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Sullivan Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Leonard Law (Trustee).

What does Sullivan Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and education.

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