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Tripifoods Foundation

Preselected recipients only Buffalo, New York · EIN 133399842

Tripifoods Foundation is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $32,300 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,850 and the largest $5,000. 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 the same as $32,300 the year before.

0% 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
2023$32,30012$610,560
2024$32,30012$613,535

How to apply

Tripifoods 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 Tripifoods Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York9$23,450
Pennsylvania2$8,250
Tennessee1$600

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Canisius High School
Buffalo, NY
Educational - ignation society$5,000
St Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Educational$5,000
Sisters of St Francis
Stella Niagara, NY
Charitable$3,500
St Charles Borromeo Seminary
Waynnewood, PA
Charitable$3,250
St Joseph's Cathedral
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$3,200
Canisius High School Father Paul Naumann Scholarship Fund
Buffalo, NY
Educational$3,000
Franciscan Sisters St Mary of the Angels
Williamsville, NY
Charitable - mission at kenya$2,700
Catholic Charities St Mary's Church
Swormville, NY
Charitable$2,500
St Joseph's Collegiate Institute
Buffalo, NY
Educational$1,500
Nardin Academy
Buffalo, NY
Educational$1,300
Jesuits New York Province
New York, NY
Charitable$750
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charitable$600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tripifoods Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Tripifoods Foundation give?

$32,300 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,850.

Who runs Tripifoods Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ted Cwudzinski (Trustee), Gregory G Tripi (Trustee) and Noel Kvetkosky (Trustee).

What does Tripifoods Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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