Private foundation
ELF FOUNDATION
BUFFALO, NYEIN
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Private foundation
BUFFALO, NYEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2023 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $426,170 | $194,372 | $172,251 | $2,166,994 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 24% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCANANDAIGUA, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H Frauenhofer | Trustee | 2.00 | $0 |
| Erika L Maritime | Trustee | 4.00 | $35,362 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,166,994 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $320,374 | $189,631 | $169,153 | $2,129,554 | $2,129,554 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $238,439 | $199,424 | $182,494 | $2,025,071 | $2,000,070 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $353,762 | $138,471 | $124,921 | $1,965,940 | $1,961,055 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $184,494 | $154,566 | $138,748 | $1,743,603 | $1,743,603 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $90,954 | $115,955 | $105,105 | $1,713,676 | $1,713,676 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $220,035 | $115,668 | $107,925 | $1,738,388 | $1,738,388 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $169,182 | $114,806 | $108,384 | $1,634,021 | $1,634,021 |
| GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $1,500 |
| 2020 |
| SETON HALL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA | SETON GUEST CENTER | $1,500 | 2017 |
| PROJECT MOTHERPATHNORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | SYRIAN REFUGEES SUPPORT | $1,500 | 2017 |
| VARIOUS CHARITIESROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,350 | 2017 |
| BUFFALO CITY MISSIONMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BUFFALO, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| SALVATION ARMYCANANDAIGUA, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| THOMPSON HEALTH FOUNDATIONCANANDAIGUA, NY | NURSES OBSERVATION UNIT. | $1,000 | 2018 |
| ST MARYS SCHOOL CANANDAIGUACANANDAIGUA, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| CANANDAIGUA SCHOOL SYSTEMCANANDAIGUA, NY | ATHLETIC FUND | $1,000 | 2017 |
| WILMOT CANCER INSTITUTEROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL PURPOSES | $1,000 | 2018 |
| SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILDHOODMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2017 |
| JEWISH SR FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATIONROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| MONROE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIOROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2018 |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL CANANDAIGUACANANDAIGUA, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2021 |
| MS SOCIETY OF ROCHESTERROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA SOC OF WNYAMHERST, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2017 |
| LIFESPANMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2018 |
| BIVONIA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| ST GREGORY THE GREAT CHURCHWILLIAMSVILLE, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2018 |
| PARKINSONS FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MIAMI, FL | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2022 |
| BYRNCLIFF GOLF - MEMORIAL FUNDVARYSBURG, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICARESMatched to this organization because 69 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.STAMFORD, CT | UKRANIAN SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2022 |
| OPEN DOOR MISSIONROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
| SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILDHOODMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ROCHESTER, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 | 2016 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531349349101493
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421349349102482
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202331329349102233
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221329349101687
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111379349100186
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202011929349100346
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941299349100814
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831309349101748
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721319349102217
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.