Law Enforcement Foundation of Wny

EIN 161494420

Buffalo, NY 14221 |(716) 838-1269

Total Given 2017–2024
$96K
12 grants · $12K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$7K
typical small grants · $4K–$12K
grant size
10%
transactional · 1/10 multi-year
repeat
$167K
Assets (2024)
10
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (716) 838-1269

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $16K $121K $35K 3
2018 $2K $151K $44K 1
2019 $34K $140K $47K 4
2020 N/A $142K $39K N/A
2021 $15K $149K $28K 1
2022 $24K $157K $49K 2
2024 $4K $167K $44K 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 12 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$7K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$12K
Maximum
$18K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

RD
Rocco Diina 7+ yrs
Chairman Leadership
JS
James Sciarrino 7+ yrs
Treasurer Leadership
SF
Scott Friedman 7+ yrs
Secretary Leadership
BP
Bruce Popko 5 yrs
Director
TM
Tod Martin 5 yrs
Director
WH
William Huntress 5 yrs
Director
AH
Amy Habib-Rittling 5 yrs
Director
LZ
Laura Zaeppel
Director
CK
Chris Koch 7+ yrs
Director
HB
Herbert Bellamy Jr 5 yrs
Director
EV
Eugene Vukelic 7+ yrs
Director
CP
Crystalea Pelletier 7+ yrs
Director
DP
Duane Paddock 7+ yrs
Director
JM
Jeff Mucciarelli 7+ yrs
Director
CG
Christopher Glynn 7+ yrs
Director
KF
Kent Frey 7+ yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (12 total)

Purpose
Wny Police Chiefs Buffalo, NY $17,628 EDUCATIONAL 2022
Lancaster Police Department Lancaster, NY $15,331 CHARITABLE 2021
Kenmore Police Department Kenmore, NY $12,471 CHARITABLE 2019
Cheektowaga Police Department Cheektowaga, NY $11,471 CHARITABLE 2019
West Seneca Police Department West Seneca, NY $6,880 CHARITABLE 2017
Leadership Niagara Niagara Falls, NY $6,850 EDUCATIONAL 2022
Leadership Niagara Niagara Falls, NY $6,400 EDUCATIONAL 2019
New York State Association of Chiefs of Police Schenectady, NY $6,115 CHARITABLE 2017
New York State Sheriffs Association Albany, NY $4,000 CHARITABLE 2019
Leadership Niagara Niagara Falls, NY $3,500 EDUCATIONAL 2024
Niagara County Sheriff'S Office Lockport, NY $2,950 EDUCATIONALCHARITABLE 2017
Buffalo Police Explorer Post #102 Buffalo, NY $2,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018