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TOWER FAMILY FUND INC
BUFFALO, NY · EIN 205848514 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$5.5M
expenses
$534K
net assets
$36.5M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

TOWER FAMILY FUND INC is a private foundation based in Buffalo, New York, focused on grantmaking to support community initiatives, arts and culture, education, and healthcare. The organization distributes funds to nonprofit partners in Western New York and select national organizations, with a focus on general support, workforce housing, and educational programming. It operates as a philanthropic funder without direct service delivery.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Buffalo Together Fund
Supports community recovery and resilience initiatives in Buffalo through a fund administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Byrnes Family Fund for Older Adult Research
Supports aging research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Girls' Science and Nature Summer Camp
Funds a summer camp program for girls through Penikese Island School
Learning Community Project Grant
Supports place-based education and community learning initiatives through Power of Place Learning Communities Inc
Workforce Housing Grant
Provides funding to support affordable housing for essential workers, awarded to Harborlight Homes and Martha's Vineyard Hospital
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Private K–12 School Support 2 activities
    • Funding for Penikese Island School programs
      Provides $150,000 in funding to Penikese Island School for general support and its Girls' Science and Nature Summer Camp.
    • Funding for Walnut Hill School of the Arts
      Provides $125,000 in general support and scholarship funding to Walnut Hill School of the Arts.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 2 activities
    • General support for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum
      Provides $250,000 in general support to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum as the first installment of a four-part grant.
    • General support for the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
      Provides $250,000 in general support to the Burchfield-Penney Art Center as the first installment of a four-part grant.
  • General Operating Support Grants 2 activities
    • General support for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
      Provides $250,000 in general support to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as the first installment of a multi-year commitment.
    • General support funding for Harborlight Homes
      Provides $1,000,000 in general support funding to Harborlight Community Partners dba Harborlight Homes.
  • Cancer Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding older adult cancer research
      Funds older adult cancer research through an $110,000 grant to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the Byrnes Family Fund.
  • Community Foundation & United Way Support 1 activity
    • Funding the Buffalo Together Fund
      Funds the Buffalo Together Fund through a $2,000,000 grant to the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding workforce housing initiatives
      Funds workforce housing initiatives through a $1,000,000 grant to Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
  • Municipal and Community General Support 1 activity
    • General support funding for the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard
      Provides $200,000 in general support funding to the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Funding a learning community project
      Awards a $647,895 grant to Power of Place Learning Communities Inc. for a learning community project.
    • General support funding for the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute
      Provides $200,000 in general support funding to the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$5.51M
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$1.32M24%
Other revenue$4.19M
expenses
Total expenses$534K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$75K
Grants paid out$9.15M
balance sheet
Total assets$36.49M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$36.49M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +2.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RANDOLPH F TREECE ATTY DIRECTOR 15 $75K
board members · 2
  • CYNTHIA T DOYLE — TREASURER, DIRECTOR
  • MOLLIE T BYRNES — SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • BUFFALO AKG ART MUSEUM Partner — Receives multi-installment general support funding
  • BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Partner — Receives multi-installment general support funding
  • BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER Partner — Receives multi-installment general support funding
  • COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO Partner — Receives funding for the Buffalo Together Fund
  • DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Partner — Receives funding for older adult cancer research
  • GLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE Partner — Receives general support funding
  • HARBORLIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNERS DBA HARBORLIGHT HOMES Partner — Receives general support funding
  • MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL Partner — Receives grant funding for workforce housing initiatives
  • PENIKESE ISLAND SCHOOL Partner — Receives funding for general support and youth science programming
  • POWER OF PLACE LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC Partner — Receives project grant for learning communities
  • WALNUT HILL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Partner — Receives funding for general support and scholarships
  • YMCA OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD Partner — Receives general support funding