WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1405438)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-12
IRS object ID: 202241329349305539
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-12T15:08:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201405438	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Westminster Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% LAURA FERRINO	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7168487531	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 3352	AddressLine1Txt
City	Buffalo	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	142403352	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Pamela Hokanson	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7168485634	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-12	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Pamela	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Hokanson	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	000000000	SSN

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer		TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Buffalo Promise Neighborhood	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Laura Ferrino	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	465 Main Street Suite 510	AddressLine1Txt
City	Buffalo	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14203	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,504,589	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	buffalopromiseneighborhood.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood (BPN) is a unique collaboration working to transform a community through strategies on academic achievement and neighborhood revitalization.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,283,780	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,502,683	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,065	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,906	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,286,845	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,504,589	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,933	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,946	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$200	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,803,226	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,049,368	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,827,159	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,073,314	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,540,314	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$431,275	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,800,244	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,317,919	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$540,720	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$627,120	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,259,524	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,690,799	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood (BPN) is a unique collaboration working to transform a community through strategies on academic achievement and neighborhood revitalization.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$694,663	ExpenseAmt
Desc	BPN Manages the Westminster Community Charter School within the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood focusing on improving academic achievement and creating new opportunities for students. It also supports another elementary school within the Buffalo Promise Neihgborhood, Highgate Heights, by providing additional school staff services.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$340,559	ExpenseAmt
Desc	The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood organization focuses on community engagement and revitalization through community education and wellness. Principal activities include helping to strengthen families, students and our schools. The Two Generation Program offers a whole family approach by building on family strengths while supporting academic achievement, healthy child development, and overall family wellness. Family wellness wrap-around supports include a family support specialist, financial coaching, and job placement services. There are community programs also supported such as wellness events and a neighborhood farmer's market.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,143,261	ExpenseAmt
Desc	The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood manages two Childrens Academies to help prepare children for successful transitions to kindergarten, elementary school, and beyond. The academies, operated by EduKids, serves appropximately 230 children from infancy to age 5.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,178,483	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAURA FERRINO	PersonNm
Phone	7168487531	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	465 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BUFFALO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14203	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd
Robert Bennett
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Chamberlin
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Elizabeth Czarnecki
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Amber Dixon
Vice Chair	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Feldstein
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Gioia
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Gold
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Jackson
Treasurer	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Rene Jones
Emeritus Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Amy Mesi
Board Secretary	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Tracy Woodrow
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$83,700	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,418,983	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,502,683	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,906	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,906	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,504,589	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,906	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,085	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,861	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,861	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$593,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$495,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,237	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,194	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,460	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,547	TotalAmt
Program Services	$724	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,414	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180	TotalAmt
Management And General	$180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273,659	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PARTNERSHIP SERVICES	$1,735,965	$1,734,090	$1,875
SCHOOL MATERIALS & SUPPORT	$6,661	$6,607	$54
SCHOLARSHIPS	$220,562	$220,562
N/A	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,860	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,073,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,930,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,633	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,450,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,197,442	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$600,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,410	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,001	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,764,891	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,392,458	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,642,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,372,433	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,800,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,317,919	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$627,120	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$627,120	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,685,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,177,268	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,573,876	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,513,531	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,259,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,690,799	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,800,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,317,919	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$431,275	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,541,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,009,498	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,284,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,283,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,502,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,622,720	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,541,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,009,498	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,284,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,283,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,502,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,622,720	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$16,336,980	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,285,740	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,906	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,108	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$22,633,828	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.27771	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.32010	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part II Section C	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Westminster Foundation maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds from the general public, community, membership, governmental units and other public charities. The foundation has a governing board and body of directors that represent the broad interests of the general public in the Buffalo area. The organization generally provides facilities or services directly for the benefit of the general public on an ongoing basis to transform the community through academic achievement and neighborhood revitalization.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$65,000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$65,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$3,104,965	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$898,505	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,206,460	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$2,361,117	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$330,322	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,030,795	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$233,809	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$163,631	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$70,178	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,372,433	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,905,634	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$401,045	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$401,045	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,504,589	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,504,589	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,474,359	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$401,045	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$401,045	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,073,314	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,073,314	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's Vice Chairman and Treasurer
Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The conflict of interest policy is distributed to and reviewed by all directors, officers, and key employees on an annual basis.
Part VI, Section A, Line 2	The following officers and directors had a business relationship with each other in the sense that each were employees of M&T Bank: Rene Jones, Rich Gold, Glenn Jackson, and Amy J Mesi.
Part VI, Section A, Line 3	The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood delegates control over management duties to M&T Bank who provides loaned administrative and management services.
Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The organization makes its Form 990 as well as other documents available to the public upon request through a public notice.