Chur Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work serves older adults or low-income families in Erie or Niagara County, it fits the foundation's stated focus areas, and its website says projects should align with one or more of them.
- Half of its 58 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, so a modest request is more realistic than the stated $25,000 to $100,000 grant range.
- Send a Letter of Inquiry through the online portal by May 31, since full applications are by invitation only and are due August 31.
- In the latest filing, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so an existing relationship helps, but the filing does not show how new applicants fare.
- The foundation says it favours a strong local presence and partners with defined goals and measurable outcomes, so lead with those.
Overview
Chur Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Williamsville, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation provides financial support to nonprofit organisations making a meaningful difference to vulnerable members of its community. It focuses predominantly on programmes serving Erie and Niagara Counties in Western New York and gives special emphasis to older adults, while supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable people of all ages, including low-income families facing poverty or food insecurity. Its priorities include developing the geriatric health and social-services workforce; improving older adults’ access to healthcare, mental health services, medical and physical support, transport and nutrition; expanding education, academic enrichment and nutrition for adults and children living in poverty; and funding creative research and innovation to advance successful ageing. It favours organisations with a strong local presence and commitment to these communities.
Themes
- Geriatric workforce
- Older adult support
- Poverty and education
- Aging research and innovation
Geographic Focus
Erie County; Niagara County.
How to apply
Organisations submit a Letter of Inquiry through the online portal. The foundation notifies applicants whether they are invited to submit a full grant application; full applications are by invitation and also go through the portal.
Deadlines:
- Letters of inquiry are accepted through May 31.
- Grant applications are due August 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 58 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Projects should align with one or more of the foundation’s focus areas.
- The foundation favours organisations with a strong local presence and a demonstrated commitment to community needs.
- It prioritises partners with defined goals and measurable outcomes, rooted in transparency, intentionality and collaboration.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Chur Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 7% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Peru).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- OLV Charities · Charitable$75,0002025 tax year
- FeedMore WNY · Charitable$50,0002025 tax year
- Summit Center · Charitable$42,0002025 tax year
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County · Chartiable$41,7002025 tax year
- Salvation Army · Charitable$40,0002025 tax year
- Sucede Home · Charitable$28,0002025 tax year
- Sucede School · Charitable$26,9002025 tax year
- Potter's Hands Foundation · Charitable$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Terry Suero — Director
- Carla Suero — Treasurer / Director
- Kelly Henry — Secretary / Director
- Don Henry — Director
- Robert M Chur — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $593,895 | $524,800 | $11,865,546 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $667,398 | $552,000 | $15,543,495 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $791,398 | $597,100 | $20,357,924 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Chur Family Foundation?
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- durbank@churcos.com
- Williamsville, NY
- churfamilyfoundation.org
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Contact
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- Williamsville, NY
- churfamilyfoundation.org