BUFFALO REUSE INC DAF sponsor
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $207K · expenses $185K · assets $26K
- EIN
- 13-4355386
- Address
- 279 NORTHAMPTON ST, BUFFALO, NY 14208-2304
- Website
- buffaloreuse.org
- NTEE code
- S99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2008
- Donor-advised funds
- Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2016). Figures by year
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- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Committed to jobs creation, material reuse and recycling, and community betterment
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Gainer | President | 2022-2024 | $8,378 | $8,378 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hayes | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lorraine Eads | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Derek Bateman (former) | President | 2016-2021 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hope Hoetzer-Cook (former) | Secretary | 2016-2021 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Vince Kuntz (former) | Director | 2016-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alison Meuller (former) | Director | 2020-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lorna Castinik (former) | Director | 2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lorna Castanik (former) | Director | 2016-2020 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Keith James (former) | DIRECTOR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wendell Isom (former) | DIRECTOR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Curtis Haines (former) | DIRECTOR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Laguerre (former) | VICE CHAIR | 2016 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Franklin Redd (former) | TREASURER | 2016 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alison Mueller (former) | SECRETARY | 2016 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James Green (former) | EXEC DIRECTOR | 2016 | 50 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $8K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Gainer | President | 5 | $8,378 | $0 | $0 | $8,378 | 1 |
| Kevin Hayes | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lorraine Eads | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hayes | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lorraine Eads | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Gainer | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hayes | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lorraine Eads | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Gainer | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Bateman | President | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lorna Castinik | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Hope Hoetzer-Cook | Secretary | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Vince Kuntz | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Meuller | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Bateman | President | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lorna Castanik | Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Hope Hoetzer-Cook | Secretary | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Vince Kuntz | Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Meuller | Director | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORNA CASTANIK | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KEITH JAMES | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DEREK BATEMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WENDELL ISOM | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CURTIS HAINES | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOPE HOETZER-COOK | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VINCE KUNTZ | CHAIR | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID LAGUERRE | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| FRANKLIN REDD | TREASURER | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALISON MUELLER | SECRETARY | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAMES GREEN | EXEC DIRECTOR | 50 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $207,027 | $184,698 | $26,349 | $26,349 | $190,517 | $15,810 | $8,378 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $5,718 | $12,698 | $4,020 | $4,020 | $804 | $4,914 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $63,822 | $58,689 | $11,000 | $5,000 | $3,860 | $59,962 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $57,846 | $62,852 | $6,893 | -$25,649 | $8,397 | $49,449 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $41,504 | $54,210 | $11,968 | -$5,835 | $6,493 | $35,011 | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $52,899 | $53,283 | -$4,367 | -$84,491 | $0 | $52,899 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $45,500 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $45,500 | 2024 | $45,500 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $184,698 spent · pay $18,593 · grants $0 · events $8,649
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: legal | $139,116 | $139,116 | - | - | 75.3% | |
| Insurance | $13,609 | - | $13,609 | - | 7.4% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Special event supplies | $8,649 | $8,649 | - | - | 4.7% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $8,378 | $8,378 | - | - | 4.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $8,260 | $8,260 | - | - | 4.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $1,955 | $1,955 | - | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Equipment rental | $1,149 | $1,149 | - | - | 0.6% |
| Advertising and promotion | $805 | $805 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| All other expenses | $703 | $519 | $184 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $500 | - | $500 | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $417 | $417 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Payroll processing | $406 | $406 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Fees: other services | $385 | $385 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Disposal fees | $366 | $366 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Total | $184,698 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $12,698 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,698 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $12,698 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $48,205 | 82.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $10,484 | 17.9% | |
| Total | $58,689 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $62,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $56,398 | 89.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,454 | 10.3% | |
| Total | $62,852 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $54,210 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $44,552 | 82.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,658 | 17.8% | |
| Total | $54,210 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990 · $53,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $36,398 | $36,398 | - | - | 68.3% | |
| Other (as described) | FEES | $9,859 | $9,859 | - | - | 18.5% |
| Insurance | $5,944 | $5,944 | - | - | 11.2% | |
| Other (as described) | MISC | $950 | $950 | - | - | 1.8% |
| Office expenses | $132 | - | $132 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $53,283 | 100% |
Donor-advised funds
Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.
As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
| Maintains DAFs | DAFs held | Contributions | Grants | Value at year end | Other funds held | Other contributions | Other grants | Other value at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |