Liabilities / Assets
50th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
49th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
20th percentile
Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$34,051
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$34,051
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$86,887
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$98,413
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$11,526
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- May 11, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $86,887
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To enhance the quality of life in the Western New York region and its surrounding communities by providing financial, leadership and other resources to improve the community and by coordinating, supporting, participating in and facilitating the purposes, campaigns, activities and efforts of other not-for-profits, organizations and groups to the extent such purposes, campaigns, activities and efforts further the above purposes and/or improve the quality of life in the Western New York region and its surrounding communities.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| To enhance the quality of life in the Western New York region and its surrounding communities by providing financial, leadership and other resources to improve the community and by coordinating, supporting, participating in and facilitating the purposes, campaigns, activities and efforts of other not-for-profits, organizations and groups to the extent such purposes, campaigns, activities and efforts further the above purposes and/or improve the quality of life in the Western New York region and its surrounding communities. | $91,039 | $91,039 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dandes | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mike Buczkowski | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kevin Parkinson | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Joseph Segarra | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Buffalo Bisons Charitable Foundation
- EIN
- 47-1198814
- Phone
- 7168462000
- Address
- One James D Griffin Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203
Signing Officer
- Name
- Chas Fiscella
- Title
- Senior Accountant
- Phone
- 7168462167
- Signed
- 2017-05-11
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10
“1. Donation of $33,000 to Cleveland 2016 Host Committee Inc. at 2400 Orange Avenue, PO Box 91629, Cleveland, OH 44101. 2. Donation of $10,500 to City Honors Foundation at One James D. Griffin Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. 3. Donation of $33,630 to Bison Baseball Inc. at One James D. Griffin Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. Which is a related party through the Grantor's Directors being employed by the Grantee.”
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Document Assets
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $34,051
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $34,051
- Revenue
- $86,887
- Expenses
- $98,413
- Net income
- -$11,526