| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 7 | 2024 | $201,532 |
| Robert J & Martha B Fierle Foundation | | Williamsville, NY | Local | 7 | 2024 | $97,500 |
| Elsie P & Lucius B Mccowan Private Foundation | | Elma, NY | Local | 7 | 2024 | $39,500 |
| Childrens Foundation of Erie County Inc | | Kenmore, NY | Local | 7 | 2024 | $21,000 |
| Arts Midwest | | Minneapolis, MN | National | 1 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| Richard W Rupp Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 4 | 2024 | $9,000 |
| The Cullen Foundation of Western New York Inc | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| New York Council for the Humanities | | New York, NY | Local | 2 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| Red Top Foundation | | Orchard Park, NY | Local | 4 | 2023 | $8,500 |
| Kenneth L and Katherine G Koessler Fam Foundation Inc | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 6 | 2023 | $3,500 |
| The Poetry Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 2 | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Cullen Foundation | | | — | 2 | 2022 | $15,700 |
| Tower Family Fund Inc | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 3 | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Simple Gifts Fund | | Williamsville, NY | Local | 6 | 2022 | $7,500 |
| Mulroy Family Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 2 | 2022 | $3,000 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | | Detroit, MI | — | 4 | 2021 | $310,000 |
| Academy of American Poets Incorporated | | New York, NY | National | 2 | 2021 | $25,000 |
| Baird Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| The Frank G Raichle Foundation | | Williamsville, NY | Local | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| Whitten Arts Foundation | | | — | 2 | 2020 | $35,773 |
| Marks Family Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| The Donald F & Barbara L Newman Family Foundation | | | — | 2 | 2020 | $4,500 |
| John R Oishei Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $81,000 |
| James H Cummings Foundation Inc | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation 115319998 | | | Local | 1 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Joy Family Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $1,000 |
| The Western New York Foundation | | Buffalo, NY | Local | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |