The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Buffalo

MISSION:

SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (SURJ) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WHITE PEOPLE INTO FIGHTS FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. FOR TOO LONG, THE RIGHT HAS HOARDED WEALTH AND POWER BY USING STRATEGIC RACISM TO CONVINCE WHITE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH BILLIONAIRES AND CORPORATE ELITES THAN WITH THE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AT SURJ, WE BRING OUR PEOPLE INTO SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BY OFFERING A BETTER ALTERNATIVE: A JUST, VIBRANT FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES WORK TOGETHER TO WIN WHAT WE NEED. WE DO THIS WORK BY BUILDING PEOPLE POWER IN MULTI-RACIAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR NETWORK - THROUGH CAMPAIGNS, 200 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND DEEP LOCAL ORGANIZING PROJECTS.

MISSION:

SMW 71, INC. IS TITLE HOLDER OF THE REAL PROPERTY FROM WHICH THE AFFILIATED EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS OF SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL NO 71 PERFORM THEIR EXEMPT ACTIVITIES.

MISSION:

TO STIMULATE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP AN INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF THE DRAMATIC AND PERFORMING ARTS WITHIN THE GREATER WESTERN NEW YORK, NIAGARA REGION, AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING THEATRE SPACE FOR AN ANNUAL PROGRAM OF LIVE PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING DRAMATIC PLAYS, MUSICALS, COMEDIES, CONCERTS, DANCE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS; AND TO PROMOTE, INDEPENDENTLY OR IN CONNECTION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THEATRICAL AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS PRODUCTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT, ENJOYMENT AND ENRICHMENT OF THE GREATER WESTERN NEW YORK, NIAGARA REGION, AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to build, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing for low-income individuals and families, older adults and people with disabilities; or which make purchasable housing available to low or moderate income families by offering lower priced housing and/or affordable payment plans, by arranging for interest or mortgage subsidies or by involving eventual owners in the construction process (sweat equity).

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to work to promote the rights of employees to fair remuneration and safe working conditions.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION, MAJOR MEDICAL, ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT, HEALTH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS, DISABILITY PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AND THE TRAINING OF APPRENTICE MEMBERS OF THE UNION.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to conduct research in the area of science that studies the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

MISSION:

THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION IS A VEHICLE FOR THE INITIATIONS AND PROMOTION OF KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE BUFFALO NIAGARA AREA.

MISSION:

ELIMINATE POVERTY AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY N.Y.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to build, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing for low-income individuals and families, older adults and people with disabilities; or which make purchasable housing available to low or moderate income families by offering lower priced housing and/or affordable payment plans, by arranging for interest or mortgage subsidies or by involving eventual owners in the construction process (sweat equity).

MISSION:

THE GARRET CLUB IS A CONGENIAL COMMUNITY OF ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN WHO EMBRACE THE ARTS, LEARNING AND FRIENDSHIP.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to develop, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing that is available to people who qualify on the basis of income, age or disability for publicly subsidized housing e.g., HUD housing or housing assistance under Section 8 of the Housing and Urban Development Act.

MISSION:

THE UNION ENGAGES IN THE CUSTOMARY AND USUAL ACTIVITIES OF AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROVISIONS OF A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND BENEFITS TO ITS MEMBERS.

MISSION:

TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MANAGE, PROMOTE, AND CULTIVATE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS INCIDENTAL THERETO BY, BETWEEN, AND AMONG THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF SUNY BUFFALO STATE UNIVERSITY AND TO AID THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATION AND STUDIES, WORK, LIVING, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL THERETO, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

MISSION:

WESTERN NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS LIBRARIES BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER, LIBRARY USERS AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

MISSION:

THE SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF ABILITY REGARDLESS OF ASPIRATIONS OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND PROVIDING MUSICAL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS TO THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA.

MISSION:

BESTSELF FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, BESTSELF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC., BY SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENGAGING IN OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ALL IN SUPPORT OF BESTSELF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. BESTSELF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCED-BASED, ACCESSIBLE AND FAMILY-FOCUSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PROMOTE HEALTH, HOPE, RECOVERY AND AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE.