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BUFFALO REUSE INC DAF sponsor

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Plain text BUFFALO REUSE INC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2016–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/134355386. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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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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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Michael Gainer President2022-2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kevin Hayes Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lorraine Eads Treasurer2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Derek Bateman (former) President2016-2021 15 $0 reported 1
Hope Hoetzer-Cook (former) Secretary2016-2021 15 $0 reported 1
Vince Kuntz (former) Director2016-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Alison Meuller (former) Director2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Lorna Castinik (former) Director2021 5 $0 reported 1
Lorna Castanik (former) Director2016-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Keith James (former) DIRECTOR2016 5 $0 reported 1
Wendell Isom (former) DIRECTOR2016 5 $0 reported 1
Curtis Haines (former) DIRECTOR2016 5 $0 reported 1
David Laguerre (former) VICE CHAIR2016 5 $0 reported 1
Franklin Redd (former) TREASURER2016 6 $0 reported 1
Alison Mueller (former) SECRETARY2016 6 $0 reported 1
James Green (former) EXEC DIRECTOR2016 50 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $8K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael Gainer President5 $8,378$0$0 $8,3781
Kevin Hayes Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Lorraine Eads Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kevin Hayes Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Lorraine Eads Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Michael Gainer President5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kevin Hayes Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Lorraine Eads Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Michael Gainer President0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Bateman President15 $0-$0 $01
Lorna Castinik Director5 $0-$0 $01
Hope Hoetzer-Cook Secretary15 $0-$0 $01
Vince Kuntz Director5 $0-$0 $01
Alison Meuller Director5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Bateman President15 $0-- $01
Lorna Castanik Director5 $0-- $01
Hope Hoetzer-Cook Secretary15 $0-- $01
Vince Kuntz Director5 $0-- $01
Alison Meuller Director5 $0-- $01
2016 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORNA CASTANIK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KEITH JAMES DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK BATEMAN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
WENDELL ISOM DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CURTIS HAINES DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
HOPE HOETZER-COOK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
VINCE KUNTZ CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LAGUERRE VICE CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANKLIN REDD TREASURER6 $0$0$0 $01
ALISON MUELLER SECRETARY6 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES GREEN EXEC DIRECTOR50 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$207,027$184,698 $26,349$26,349 $190,517$15,810 $8,37820
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,718$12,698 $4,020$4,020 $804$4,914 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,822$58,689 $11,000$5,000 $3,860$59,962 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,846$62,852 $6,893-$25,649 $8,397$49,449 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,504$54,210 $11,968-$5,835 $6,493$35,011 ---
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,899$53,283 -$4,367-$84,491 $0$52,899 $00-

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$45,500 2024$45,500
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $139,116$139,116-- 75.3%
Insurance $13,609-$13,609- 7.4%
Other (as described) EventSpecial 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$184,698100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $12,698 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,698 100.0%
Total$12,698100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $48,205 82.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,484 17.9%
Total$58,689100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $62,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $56,398 89.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,454 10.3%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $54,210 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,552 82.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,658 17.8%
Total$54,210100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $53,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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%
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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 DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2016 · Form 990 view filing
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