About Feedmore Western New York
To offer dignity, hope and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training to our Western New York neighbors in need.
Focus Areas
Food securityFood distributionNutrition educationMeals on Wheels / meal deliveryWorkforce development / job trainingEmergency food response
Funding Style
restricted program support (program expenses only)project-specific fundingdirect program/service funding
About Feedmore Western New York
Feedmore Western New York Inc directs its giving to food access and related support services across Western New York, with program-expense grants to a long list of local meal, pantry, and social-service providers. The largest recent awards in the data go to the Diocese of Buffalo, The Salvation Army Buffalo, and Catholic Charities of Buffalo, each receiving seven-figure support for program expenses. That pattern points to a funder that backs operating capacity rather than one-time events. The foundation’s stated mission centers on providing nutritious food, friendship, and skills training to neighbors in need. Recent grants show that work expressed through food pantries, outreach centers, meal-delivery organizations, and emergency food support. It also extends into workforce development and job training through its existing focus areas. The recipient list includes Buffalo-based organizations as well as groups in Cheektowaga, Olean, Niagara Falls, Williamsville, North Evans, South Dayton, and Cattaraugus. Grants are consistently made for program expenses, which suggests a hands-on funding model tied closely to service delivery in the region.
What Feedmore Western New York Funds
Food security is the clearest throughline in the grants. Feedmore Western New York Inc awarded $531,850 to Resurrection Life Pantry in Cheektowaga for program expenses, and later supported Resurrection Life Food Pantry with $508,654 and $386,427. Food distribution and direct meal support also appear repeatedly. The foundation gave $463,447 to St Joseph Outreach in Niagara Falls, $424,732 to Taste of Faith Food Pantry in Buffalo, and $378,152 to Olean Food Pantry, all for program expenses. Community outreach organizations that combine food support with broader social services are also part of the portfolio. Harvest Field Outreach Center in Olean received $514,061, while Hearts for the Homeless in Buffalo received $461,005. Workforce development is named in the foundation’s focus areas, alongside nutrition education and meals delivery, tying the grantmaking to both immediate food relief and longer-term support.
How Feedmore Western New York Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $51,490, with the middle half of awards falling between $23,245 and $143,902. The recent grants list also shows a wide upper tail, including multiple seven-figure awards for program expenses. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Diocese of Buffalo, The Salvation Army Buffalo, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Operation Good Neighbor, Harvest Field Outreach Center, and Resurrection Life Food Pantry. Feedmore Western New York Inc gives as an operating-support funder, with grants marked for program expenses and project-specific or direct service support in the existing profile. It does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.6M
Total Assets
$9.1M
Total Revenue
$41M
Total Expenses
$44M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $144K, with a median of $51K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$51K
75th Percentile
$144K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TARA A ELLIS
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