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ELF FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY · EIN 166515844 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T22 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$617K
expenses
$60K
net assets
$2.6M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

ELF FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Buffalo, NY that makes grants to support health, research, and community initiatives. The organization funds medical research projects, hospital programs, and nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations. Its giving focuses on Western New York, with periodic support for national health-related causes.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Capital Campaign
Provides funding for Hospice Foundation Buffalo’s facility or program expansion
Central Monitoring Project for Mothers Baby Unit
Supports maternal and infant health monitoring at Sisters Hospital Foundation
Pancreatic Cancer Research
Supports research initiatives at Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Scholarship Fund
Supports educational opportunities through the Fustion Scholarship Fund
SurvaxM Clinical Trial
Funds cancer immunotherapy research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Hospital and Medical Center Support 2 activities
    • Funding cardiovascular health initiatives
      Provides general purposes funding to the American Heart Association to support cardiovascular health programs.
    • Funding hospital and medical department programs
      Provides funding for specific hospital programs, including the Central Monitoring Project for the Mothers Baby Unit at Sisters Hospital Foundation and radiology and oncology department support at FF Thompson Foundation Inc.
  • Cancer Research Funding 2 activities
    • Funding pancreatic cancer research
      Funds pancreatic cancer research through a grant to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.
    • Funding the SurvaxM clinical trial
      Funds the SurvaxM clinical trial through grants to both Roswell Park Alliance Foundation and Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
    • Funding animal welfare organizations
      Provides general support funding to the Erie County SPCA to advance animal welfare.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding capital campaigns and general operations of health and hospice organizations
      Supports capital campaigns and general operations, including funding for Hospice Foundation Buffalo’s capital campaign and general support funding.
  • Golf Caddie and Junior Scholarships 1 activity
    • Funding community and recreational memorial funds
      Provides general support funding to the Byrncliff Golf - Memorial Fund, supporting community and recreational initiatives.
  • Community Foundation & United Way Support 1 activity
    • Funding food security and hunger relief organizations
      Provides general support funding to Feedmore WNY Foundation, an organization addressing food insecurity.
  • Local High School Scholarship Programs 1 activity
    • Funding scholarship programs
      Funds the Fusion Scholarship Fund to support scholarships for students.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$617K
Contributions & grants$233K38%
Program service revenue
Investment income$133K22%
Other revenue$251K
expenses
Total expenses$60K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$49K
Grants paid out$187K
balance sheet
Total assets$2.56M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$2.56M
5 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +44.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ERIKA L MARITIME Trustee 4 $49K
board members · 1
  • THOMAS H FRAUENHOFER — Trustee
relationships · 10

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Partner — Funded for general purposes.
  • BYRNCLIFF GOLF - MEMORIAL FUND Partner — Funded for general support.
  • ERIE COUNTY SPCA Partner — Funded for general support.
  • FEEDMORE WNY FOUNDATION Partner — Funded for general support.
  • FF THOMPSON FOUNDATION INC Partner — Funded for radiology and oncology department support.
  • FUSTION SCHOLARSHIP FUND Partner — Funded for scholarship support.
  • HOSPICE FOUNDATION BUFFALO Partner — Funded for capital campaign and general support.
  • ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION Partner — Funded for pancreatic cancer research and the SurvaxM clinical trial.
  • ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE Partner — Funded for the SurvaxM clinical trial.
  • SISTERS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Partner — Funded for the Central Monitoring Project for the Mothers Baby Unit.