About Buffalo Sabres Foundation
Supports community programs that leverage hockey to promote youth development, education, health and community engagement in the Buffalo region.
Focus Areas
Youth developmentSports and recreationEducationHealth
Who They Fund
general/unspecified populationnonprofit organizations or intermediaries (grant passthrough recipients)
Funding Style
general assistance/direct financial supportgrant passthrough/intermediary fundingemergency/COVID-19 reliefoperational/unrestricted support
Topics
About Buffalo Sabres Foundation
The Buffalo Sabres Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a repeated commitment to the Buffalo Junior Sabres, including a $333,333 grant in 2025 after $250,000 in 2024 and $222,222 in 2023. That multi-year pattern points to a funder that supports hockey-connected youth development over time, rather than only making isolated gifts. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs programs that use hockey to support youth development, education, health, and community engagement in the Buffalo region. Other large awards show how that approach extends beyond a single team or program. The Resource Council of Wny Inc received $150,000 in 2024 and $129,500 in 2025 through grant passthrough funding, while Roswell Park Alliance Foundation received $101,751 in 2025 and $89,883 in 2023 for general assistance. The foundation also gave $69,000 to Kevin Guest House in 2024, indicating support for community-serving organizations alongside sports-related entities. Its beneficiary mix includes nonprofits and intermediary organizations, and its funding is described as general assistance, grant passthrough funding, and operational or unrestricted support.
What Buffalo Sabres Foundation Funds
Youth development is the clearest throughline in the Buffalo Sabres Foundation’s grantmaking. The Buffalo Junior Sabres received $333,333 in 2025 for general assistance, after $250,000 in 2024 and $222,222 in 2023. Related youth and community sports recipients include Hasek's Heroes, which received $30,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, and Western New York Special Hockey Association, which received $20,000 in 2024. The foundation also funds health-related organizations. Roswell Park Alliance Foundation received $101,751 in 2025 and $69,283 in 2024, both as general assistance, and Mental Health Advocates of Wny received $50,000 in 2025. Community support appears in grants to Buffalo City Mission, which received $20,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, and to Kevin Guest House, which received $69,000 in 2024. Education-linked giving includes $51,100 to Explore & More Children's Museum in 2023 and $27,558 to Teach My Kid to Read Inc in 2024.
How Buffalo Sabres Foundation Gives
Typical grants are tightly clustered: the p25, median, and p75 are $10,000, $10,000, and $20,000. Recent giving also shows a strong repeated-grantee pattern across years, with multiple organizations receiving support in more than one year. The foundation operates as a private foundation with local giving, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recent awards are often framed as general assistance, grant passthrough funding, or operational/unrestricted support, which suggests flexible grant use rather than project-specific restrictions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$537K
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICH JURELLER
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Buffalo Sabres Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Buffalo Sabres Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 110 | $3M | 99.1% |
| 2 | Canada |
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