Erie County

ECONOMIC IMPACT
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 58,272 people worked at 1,709 nonprofit establishments in Erie County – or 15.3% of the county work force. Wages totalled $3,112.6 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 5,595 nonprofit organizations in Erie County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $10,272.6 million.
Property taxes: Of 374,145 parcels, 45.76 percent had whole or partial tax exemptions in 2023.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Internal Revenue Service, 2024; Office of Real Property Tax Services, 2023.

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Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Erie County:

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Major non-governmental grantors
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
John R. Oishei Foundation
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
First Niagara Foundation

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Largest nonprofits in Erie County (by assets) include:

 University at Buffalo Foundation
 Kaleida Health
 Independent Health Association
 Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
 Catholic Health System
 John R Oishei Foundation
 Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo New York
 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
 Canisius College
 Mercy Hospital of Buffalo