About People United for Sustainable Housing
The mission of PUSH Buffalo is to mobilize residents to create strong neighborhoods with quality, affordable housing; to expand local hiring opportunities; and to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice in Buffalo.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing developmentTenant advocacy and housing justiceWorkforce training in sustainability and green jobsEnergy/climate justice and community resiliencyCommunity organizing and leadership developmentProperty rehabilitation and neighborhood redevelopment
Who They Fund
low-income persons and familiesyouth and families in neighborhood programsimmigrant detainees and immigrant communitiesneighborhood residents/underserved local communities
About People United for Sustainable Housing
People United for Sustainable Housing Inc. puts neighborhood stabilization at the center of its grantmaking, with three large awards to Buffalo Neighborhood Stabilization Company totaling more than $3.8 million across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern shows a funder willing to support the same local partner over multiple years on a core place-based strategy rather than spreading funds broadly. The foundation’s work also reaches into climate justice and community resiliency. It gave repeated support to NYC Environmental Justice Alliance Inc, with grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and funded Uprose Inc and Nos Quedamos Inc for resilience planning and community resiliency projects. Those awards sit alongside housing-related grants in Buffalo, including support for 417 Housing Development Fund Company and Massachusetts Avenue Housing Development Fund Corporation to provide housing accommodations for low-income persons and families. Its portfolio also includes community development, youth programming, immigrant support, and arts-connected community work, reflected in grants to Point Community Development Corp, Justice for Migrant Families Wny, and The Wash Project. The mix suggests a local housing and justice funder that uses grants for both place-based institutions and broader organizing partnerships.
What People United for Sustainable Housing Funds
Affordable housing is a defining area of support. The foundation gave $100,000 in 2023 to 417 Housing Development Fund Company and later supported Massachusetts Avenue Housing Development Fund Corporation with $23,545 in 2024 and $13,547 in 2025, all for housing accommodations for low-income persons and families. Climate justice and community resiliency are another clear thread. Grants to NYC Environmental Justice Alliance Inc totaled $185,000 in 2025, $157,500 in 2024, and $134,048 in 2023 for climate justice and community resiliency projects. Related awards went to Uprose Inc for a community resiliency planning project and to Nos Quedamos Inc for a community resiliency project. The foundation also backs youth and community development. Point Community Development Corp received $120,000 in 2025 and $115,000 in 2024, both for youth and community development programs. The Wash Project received $50,000 in 2025 for development of a center for local community life and neighborhood access points, with additional grants for arts integration programming.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$4.6M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$5.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $115K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$115K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAWN WELLS-CLYBURN
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