Private foundation · EIN 65-6316123 · Eden, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Sullivan Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 37 grants paid, $332K total, median $5,000. 62% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
37
$332K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.6M

How to apply

Contact: Leonard Law, 2681 Park Street, Hamburg, Ny, 7168683645, LENLAW111@GMAIL.COM

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tornado Disaster Relief WnyHamburg, NYCharitable$40K
Joseph Sullivan Scholarship FundHamburg, NYEducation$26K
Cleveland Clinic PhilanthopyCleveland, OHCharitable$25K
Mercy HospitalBuffalo, NYCharitable$15K
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, ILCharitable$15K
Society of St Vincent DepaulEdgewater, FLCharitable$14K
All Hands and HeartsMattapoisett, MACharitabke$12K
Childrens HospitalBuffalo, NYCharitable$10K
Conservation Land FoundationDurango, COCharitable$10K
Doctors Without Borders FoundationHagerstown, MDCharitable$10K
Kaleida Health FoundationBuffalo, NYCharitable$10K
Rosewell ParkBufdfalo, NYCharitable$10K
Smile TrainNew York, NYCharitable$10K
St Jude's Childrens HospitalMemphis, TNCharitable$10K
Excalabar Leisure SkillsBuffalo, NYCharitable$9,000
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILCharitable$7,000
Fransciscon Heritage FoundationBuffalo, NYCharitable$7,000
Mercy FlightBuffalo, NYCharitable$7,000
ALS AssociationArlington, VACharitable$5,000
Buffalo PrepBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Charity NavigationSaddle Brook, NJCharitable$5,000
Enviornmental Defense FundNew York, NYChaaritable$5,000
Feed More Western New YorkBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Friends of Th Enight PeopleBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Habitat for HumanityBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Hospice FoundationBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Hugs FoundationRochester, NYCharitable$5,000
Motion Project FoundationCheektowaga, NYCharitable$5,000
SPCAWest Seneca, NYCharitable$5,000
St Mary's School for the Deaf SchooEden, NYCharitable$5,000
The Tin Whistlers ScholarshipPinehurst, NCCharitable$5,000
Vision Impared AdvancementBuffalo, NYCharitable$5,000
Wings of HopeOrchard Park, NYCharitable$5,000
Wisdom FarmClarence, NYCharitable$5,000
June Scott FoundationEdgewater, FLCharitable$3,000
National Center for Family PhilanthWashington, DCCharitable$1,500
Salvation Army HeadquartersAlaxandria, VACharitable$1,000

By state: New York 23 · Ohio 1 · Illinois 2 · Florida 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Sullivan Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Eden, New York, administered in care of David P Sullivan, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Sullivan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Sullivan Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $332K across 37 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Sullivan Family Foundation give?

New York (23 grants), Ohio (1 grants), Illinois (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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