Buffalo Urban League Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.1m
year to 31 March 2025
Expenses
$10.3m
year to 31 March 2025
Total assets
$8.3m
$1.5m liabilities
Net assets
$6.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
2.2 years on average
Staff
860
75 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Buffalo Urban League Inc's network
17 people6 organisationsi17 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amina Diallo CPA | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brad Dossinger | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brendan Mehaffy ESQ | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brian M Welsch | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| C Michael Osborne | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chiwuike Owunwanne | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Darnell J Haywood JR (also filed as Darnell Haywood) | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Christine Wang | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr J'Leise Sosa | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Kimberly Wooten | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Gibson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Harrington ESQ | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Attea | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kenneth W Africano ESQ (also filed as Kenneth W Africano) | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matt LOW | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Matthew Vanvessem ESQ | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael J Ball | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda W McDuffie | President & CEO (FMR) | since 2019 |
| Eunice A Lewin | Chair | 2025 |
| Stephen Tucker | Chair | since 2023 |
| Thomas Beauford JR | President & CEO | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Beauford Jr | President & CEO | 40 | $222k | $23k | |
| Brian M Welsch | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| C Michael Osborne | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael J Ball | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth W Africano Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Attea | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amina Diallo CPA | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brad Dossinger | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Gibson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Harrington Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darnell J Haywood Jr | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matt Low | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brendan Mehaffy Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chiwuike Owunwanne | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr J'leise Sosa | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Vanvessem Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Christine Wang | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Kimberly Wooten | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eunice A Lewin | Chair | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Buffalo Urban League Inc
- EIN
- 160743940
- Address
- 15 Genesee St, Buffalo, NY, 14203-1405
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To help african americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. The league promotes economic empowerment through education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, health, and quality of life. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P22Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1927
- Principal officer
- Thomas Beauford Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1952
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBrian M Welsch
≥3years on the filingsC Michael Osborne
≥3years on the filingsChiwuike Owunwanne
≥3years on the filingsKenneth W Africano ESQ
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.3m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.7m
- Program service revenue
- $8.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $71k
- Employees
- 860
- Volunteers
- 75
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11.9m | $11.6m | $344k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Buffalo Urban League, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 April 1929
- Registered agent
- Not stated