William & Diane Hein Foundation
Williamsville, NY · EIN 16-1484562. Reported 275 grants totalling $2,468,542 to 87 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. William & Diane Hein Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $9,000; the smallest was $495 and the largest $255,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight Days of Hope | Buffalo, NY | $837,068 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Path - People Against Trafficking Humans | Buffalo, NY | $118,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Central Academy | Williamsville, NY | $96,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houghton College | Houghton, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kevin Leman School of Excellence | Tucson, AZ | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kingdom Bound Ministries | Williamsville, NY | $71,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Medical and Dental Association | Bristol, TN | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Savings Grace Ministries Inc | Williamsville, NY | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sonrays Ministries | Tonawanda, NY | $55,148 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Circle C Ranch | Delevan, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saving Grace Ministries Inc | Williamsville, NY | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compass Care | Buffalo, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Rising Silo | Williamsville, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Without Limbs | Agoura Hills, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westside Ministries Inc | Buffalo, NY | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opoverwatch Inc | Lockport, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Counseling Ministries | Clarence, NY | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hearts for the Homeless | Buffalo, NY | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Church of Buffalo | West Seneca, NY | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Imagine Community Gardens | East Amherst, NY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbors Health Center | Buffalo, NY | $21,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Dream Center | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cross-Training Football | Bowmansville, NY | $20,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ilio Dipaolo Scholarship Fund | Blasdell, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Let Them Lol | Williamsville, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marian E Wade Center | Wheaton, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Resource Council of Wny | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Set Free Inc | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Niagara Life Centre Ministries | Fort Erie, Ontario | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victory Sports | Williamsville, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wonder Church | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Relief Fund | Amarillo, TX | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Harbor | Buffalo, NY | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Athletes in Action | Hamburg, NY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Core Ministry | Sterling, VA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Engineering Ministries International | Colorado Springs, CO | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| In Faith | Exton, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jericho Road Ministries | Buffalo, NY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Friendships Inc | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community of Grace | Williamsville, NY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buffalo City Mission | Buffalo, NY | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cru | Orlando, FL | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gem Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunter's Hope Foundation | Orchard Park, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nccc Wrestling | Sanborn, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheridan Parkside Community Church | Tonawanda, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Via - Visually Impaired Advancement | Buffalo, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build Promises St Luke's | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compasscare | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gliding Stars | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Without Limbs | Plano, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Niagara Gospel Mission | Niagara Falls, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bump - Buffalo Urban Mission Partnership | Buffalo, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faithful Stone Church | Buffalo, NY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Go | Buffalo, NY | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Buffalo Wrestling | Buffalo, NY | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hospice Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission City Fellowship | San Antonio, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crystal Ridge Dream Center | Cyrstal Beach, Ontario | $7,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edunations | Alison Park, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northgate at River Rock | Buffalo, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Africa Inland Mission | Peachtree City, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| County Corrections Gospel Mission | Coatesville, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Hamburg, NY | $6,495 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | Charlotte, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dads | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wings of Compassion | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Als Foundation | Liverpool, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian Relief Fund | Williamsville, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvest Housegood Neighbors | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Ignite | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mona's House | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center | Denver, CO | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corner Stone Ministries | Buffalo, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Country Corrections Gospel Mission | Coatesville, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 5 Loaves Farm | Buffalo, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edu Nations | Alison Park, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ub - University Advancement | Buffalo, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ub Foundationjohn E Brewer Global Medicine Endowment | Buffalo, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wogbe | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World of Girls and Boys Leadership Inc | Buffalo, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ub Foundationchristian Medical & Dental Association Assistance Endowment | Buffalo, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church on the Beach | Williamsville, NY | $831 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
63 of 87 (72%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Christian Central Academy
EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 130 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | $573,838 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $466,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 73 | $931,399 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 64 | $496,805 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 83% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from William & Diane Hein Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 6500 Main St Ste 5, Williamsville, NY, 14221. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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