The Bill & Jackie Gurney Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local youth development in Buffalo, with the bulk of funds directed to capital projects for the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo. The foundation shows a philanthropic preference for facility/capital support for youth-serving organizations and makes occasional one-off gifts to national health research causes (e.g., Parkinson’s research). Its giving is local and programmatically focused rather than broadly diversified.
The Bill & Jackie Gurney Family Foundation Inc has made repeated large capital grants to the Boys Girls Club of Buffalo, including $50,000 awards in both 2024 and 2025 after a $25,000 grant in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that favors facility and infrastructure support for youth-serving organizations rather than broad, multi-issue grantmaking. Recent gifts also extend to Buffalo-based arts, education, and community nonprofits, alongside an occasional health-research grant outside Western New York. The Michael J Fox Foundation received $10,000 in 2023, showing that the foundation’s portfolio is not limited entirely to local organizations. Most of the giving record is small and targeted, with many awards set at $1,000 to $5,000. Within Buffalo, the foundation has supported organizations tied to youth development, scholarships, counseling, animal welfare, hospice care, and neighborhood services. The recurring emphasis on capital expenditure, general fund support, and capital campaigns suggests a practical style of philanthropy centered on organizational stability and physical capacity.
Youth development and facility support are central to the foundation’s recent grants. Boys Girls Club of Buffalo received $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 for capital expenditure, after a $25,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also backed Buffalo Center for the Arts & Tech with $5,000 in 2025, another Buffalo-based youth-serving organization. Education and scholarships appear in the record as well: SUNY Buffalo State received $5,000 in 2023 and $3,500 in 2024 for its general fund, while BISON Scholarship Foundation received $1,600 in 2024 and $1,000 in 2023 for scholarships. Community health and human services also show up through grants to Catholic Charities for an annual appeal, CMH Counseling, Hospice Buffalo, and Niagara Hospice. In addition, the foundation gave $10,000 to The Michael J Fox Foundation for research.
Typical awards are modest: the p25 and median are both $1,000, and the p75 is $3,500. The record also includes a few much larger gifts, led by repeated $50,000 grants. Giving appears recurring rather than one-off, especially for the Boys Girls Club of Buffalo, Nichols School, 716 Squash, SUNY Buffalo State, and BISON Scholarship Foundation, which each received support in multiple years. The foundation is organized as a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The available grant descriptions show use of capital expenditure support, capital campaign support, annual appeal funding, scholarships, and general fund grants.
$60K
$1.1M
$48K
$62K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Highly concentrated: a small number of grants with the majority of dollars going to a single repeat grantee for capital expenditures; occasional smaller gifts to national health-focused organizations.
Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Local youth-serving organizations in Buffalo (capital & facilities focus)
Grant activity is heavily concentrated in New York, with 95% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Buffalo is the main recipient city, appearing across youth, education, arts, and human-services grants. Other New York recipients include West Seneca, East Amherst, and Lockport. Outside the state, only one named recipient appears in the recent record: The Michael J Fox Foundation in Hagerstown, Maryland. The grant list shows a local footprint rather than a broad regional or national spread.
The most visible pattern is support for youth-serving nonprofits and the facilities they use. Boys Girls Club of Buffalo received three capital grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Buffalo Center for the Arts & Tech, 716 Squash, and SUNY Buffalo State also appear in the recent grant list.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Boys Girls Club of Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State, BISON Scholarship Foundation, Nichols School, and 716 Squash. The repeated awards suggest ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
The grant-size distribution is small and targeted: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,500. The recent record also includes larger exceptions, including $50,000 capital grants.
Most grants go to New York recipients, which account for 95% of grants in the available record. Buffalo is the dominant city, with additional New York recipients in West Seneca, East Amherst, and Lockport.
The recent grants show several support types: capital expenditure, capital campaign, annual appeal, general fund, scholarships, and charitable gifts. That mix points to a foundation that funds both physical infrastructure and operating or program support for selected nonprofits.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Girls Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Capital Expenditure - Charity |
| Buffalo Center for the Arts & Tech | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy | Buffalo, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Nichols School | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| CMH Counseling | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charity |
| 716 Squash | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Boys Girls Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | Capital Expenditure - Charity |
| Burchfield Penney Art Center | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | Charity |
| SUNY Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY | $3,500 | 2024 | General Fund |
| BISON Scholarship Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $1,600 | 2024 | Scholarships |
| 716 Squash | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| SPCA Serving Erie County | West Seneca, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Nichols School | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Capital Campaign |
| Jewish Family Services of WNY | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 2024 | Charity |
| Grace Guest House | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 2024 | Charity |
| Boys Girls Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | Capital Expenditure - Charity |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | Charity |
| SUNY Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
| Catholic Charities | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | Annual Appeal |
| Niagara Hospice | Lockport, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Charity |
| Buffalo City Mission | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Charity |
| Nichols School | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Capital Campaign |
| BISON Scholarship Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Scholarships |
| Hilary Grace Foundation | East Amherst, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Charity |
| Hospice Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Charity |
| St Gregory the Great Parish | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 2023 | Charity |
| Gay Lesbian Youth Services of WNY | Buffalo, NY | $500 | 2023 | Charity |
Boys Girls Club of Buffalo
$50,000Capital Expenditure - Charity
Buffalo Center for the Arts & Tech
$5,000Charitable
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
$2,000Charitable
Nichols School
$1,000Capital Campaign
CMH Counseling
$1,000Charity
716 Squash
$1,000Charitable
Boys Girls Club of Buffalo
Capital Expenditure - Charity
Burchfield Penney Art Center
$6,000Charity
SUNY Buffalo State
$3,500General Fund
BISON Scholarship Foundation
$1,600Scholarships
716 Squash
$1,000Charitable
SPCA Serving Erie County
$1,000Charitable
Nichols School
$1,000Capital Campaign
Jewish Family Services of WNY
$500Charity
Grace Guest House
$500Charity
Boys Girls Club of Buffalo
$25,000Capital Expenditure - Charity
The Michael J Fox Foundation
$10,000Charity
SUNY Buffalo State
$5,000General Fund
Catholic Charities
$2,500Annual Appeal
Niagara Hospice
$1,000Charity
Buffalo City Mission
$1,000Charity
Nichols School
$1,000Capital Campaign
BISON Scholarship Foundation
$1,000Scholarships
Hilary Grace Foundation
$1,000Charity
Hospice Buffalo
$1,000Charity
St Gregory the Great Parish
$500Charity
Gay Lesbian Youth Services of WNY
$500Charity