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The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation

Accepts applications Buffalo, New York · EIN 161547973

The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $11,000 and the largest $11,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $45,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$60,0004$766,173
2024$45,0004$798,441
2025$40,0004$861,053

How to apply

ContactDonna McGuire
455 Cayuga Road Suite 200, Buffalo, NY 14225
Phone or email(716) 826-2010
What to submitWhen a request is for a sum in excess of $250, the applicant should submit a letter describing the proposed project.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$40,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
CMH Counseling
Buffalo, NY
Working Capital$11,000
Bison Children's Scholarship Fund
Buffalo, NY
Scholarship Fund$11,000
St Peter & Paul School
Williamsville, NY
Scholarship Fund$11,000
Catholic Charities
Buffalo, NY
Working Capital$7,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation give?

$40,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $11,000.

Who runs The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Donna M McGuire (Trustee) and Jacquelyn M Gurney (Trustee).

What does The Frank J McGuire Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and human services.

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