Erie County > Lackawanna
School districts: Lackawanna City School District
Emergency services: Lackawanna Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded youth literacy, Veterans Stadium rehabilitation, waterfront revitalization, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Access of WNY
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $25,800 (2023)
Access of WNY
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Access of WNY
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $15,670 (2023)
Access of WNY
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
American Legion
NYS Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Arab American Community Center
New York Foundation - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Baker Hall
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $226,880 (2024)
Catholic Charities
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2023)
City of Lackawanna
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $36,777 (2023)
City of Lackawanna
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $6,309,821 (2023)
City of Lackawanna Police
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $130,400 (2024)
Lackawanna Football
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $4,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Adams Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $100,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
B. Thomas Golisano Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Bernard and Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Carl Tripi Foundation - Lackawanna, NY - $8,292 (2023)
OLV Charities
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $50,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Farley Charitable Trust - Milwaukee, WI - $25,133 (2023)
OLV Charities
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
James H. Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
James J Capone Charitable Foundation - Farmington, CT - $6,066 (2023)
OLV Charities
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $250,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Lillian Prendergas Charitable Trust - Manchester, NH - $45,448 (2023)
OLV Charities
Merrick Family Foundation - Dallas, TX - $15,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Monsignor Richard S. Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Montani Family Charitable Foundation - Lewiston, NY - $50,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Patrick P. Lee Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $34,397 (2023)
OLV Charities
Paul J. Koessler Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $42,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $100,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Richard and Joanna Kreitzberg Foundation - Salem, OR - $12,700 (2023)
OLV Charities
Scott Bieler Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $100,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Walter A. Duffy Perpetual Charitable Trust - Amherst, NY - $3,200 (2023)
OLV Charities
William E & Ann L Swan Foundation - Clarence, NY - $100,000 (2023)
OLV Charities
Zeron Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory
John Marie Joseph Whalen Foundation - Troy, NY - $22,500 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $100,000 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory
Paul & Helen Ellis Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Our Lady of Victory
Paul & Helen Ellis Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $16,250 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory
Powers D M & Margaret J Mem Tr - Pittsburgh, PA - $21,162 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $669,842 (2024)
Our Lady of Victory
Tender Blessings Foundation - Lakewood Ranch, FL - $31,046 (2024)
Our Lady of Victory
Tender Blessings Foundation - Lakewood Ranch, FL - $18,068 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $669,842 (2025)
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity
Richard and Joanna Kreitzberg Foundation - Salem, OR - $12,700 (2024)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $7,800 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Lackawanna (by assets) include:
Lackawanna Housing Development Corporation
Baker Victory Healthcare Center
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Nativity Housing Development Fund Company
Mother of Divine Grace Housing Development Fund Company
Lackawanna Community Development Co
American Federation of Teachers
Carl Tripi Foundation
Lackawanna Yemen Soccer Club
International Association of Fire Fighters
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team
Al-Rasheed Academy
Way-Off Broadway Players