Nonprofit · EIN 16-1579523
INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,976,234 | $1,972,682 | $3,552 | $1,924,362 | $342,045 | $1,582,317 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,836,513 | $2,054,611 | -$218,098 | $1,788,344 | $209,579 | $1,578,765 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,951,908 | $2,326,141 | -$374,233 | $1,812,967 | $313,347 | $1,499,620 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,936,011
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $33,658
- Other revenue
- $6,565
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $551,454
- Other salaries and wages
- $433,221
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,084,893
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $54,712
- Travel
- $27,673
- Depreciation
- $8,670
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,788,344
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,924,362
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $342,045
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,582,317
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,887
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,582,317
- Gross receipts
- $1,976,234
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A KUCHARSKI | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $332,150 | $53,735 |
| MATTHEW HUBACHER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,980 | $7,446 |
| KENNETH KUJAWA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'BRIEN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GANDOUR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TUONA BATCHELOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN BERADI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN CAMPOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CAPPELLINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE CIMINELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN CROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DAVISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
37 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY DUVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON FERRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOTTIE GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GEISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HEMENWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC IZZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KEMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA KLYCZEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KULIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MAKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADINE MARRERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK MASSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MINGOIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARL MONTANTE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM NASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES OBLETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN PERRIGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE PETRELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF QUAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PER STROMHAUG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TEBEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN UTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL VALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN WAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUJATA YALAMANCHILI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN ZANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 51 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A KUCHARSKI | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $336,698 | $40,239 |
| KIM GRANT | VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,139 | $4,280 |
| DOUGLAS DIMITROFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'BRIEN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GANDOUR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARGENTIERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TUONA BATCHELOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN J BERARDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN CAMPOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CAPPELLINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE CIMINELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DAVISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP DELMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY DUVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON FERRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTIE GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GEISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC IZZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE JACOBI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KEMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KNOSPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAWCYZK-SHEIDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH KUJAWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MAKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MINGOIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL MONTANTE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES OBLETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE PETRELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT ROCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SPADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN UTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY WIKTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR WINGERTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN ZANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ZUFFRANIERI JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 56 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS A KUCHARSKI | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $309,125 | $10,075 |
| JENNA KAVANAUGH | COO - THROUGH JAN. 2023 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,063 | $3,950 |
| KIM GRANT | VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,377 | $4,763 |
| DOUGLAS DIMITROFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'BRIEN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GANDOUR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARGENTIERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TUONA BATCHELOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN J BERARDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN CAMPOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CAPPELLINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE CIMINELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DAVISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP DELMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY DUVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL EDBAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTIE GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GEISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN HEIDINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC IZZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE JACOBI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KEMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KNOSPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAWCYZK-SHEIDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH KUJAWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE MAKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MINGOIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL MONTANTE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES OBLETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PERSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE PETRELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCANNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SPADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE TROLLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN UTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY WIKTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR WINGERTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN ZANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ZUFFRANIERI JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 403 MAIN ST STE 600, BUFFALO, NY 14203-2112
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS KUCHARSKI, 403 MAIN STREET 600, BUFFALO, NY 14203
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS KUCHARSKI, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (800) 916-9673
- Website
- WWW.BUFFALONIAGARA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP
Mission
TO ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYERS TO THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION THROUGH OUTREACH TO GROWING COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD. TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ATTRACTION, EXPANSION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DELIVER A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA HELPS IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY VITALITY OF THE BUFFALO-NIAGARA REGION THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF THE NEW INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUTSIDE THE REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH LOCAL JOB RETENTION AND GROWTH.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1579523
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,924,362
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,976,234
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,976,234 | $1,972,682 | $1,924,362 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,836,513 | $2,054,611 | $1,788,344 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,951,908 | $2,326,141 | $1,812,967 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,231,687 | $1,962,473 | $2,101,164 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1579523).
Questions about INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC
- What is the EIN of INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC is 16-1579523.
- Is INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2001.
- Are donations to INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS KUCHARSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 52 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $332,150 (THOMAS A KUCHARSKI, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,976,234, expenses of $1,972,682 and total assets of $1,924,362 at year end.
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