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Registration is open now through June 19, 2026. Get your nonprofit
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For 28 hours, Buffalo comes together online to discover and fund local nonprofits - and you can be one of them. Here's everything you need to know to get your organization registered.
Give 716 is open to qualifying nonprofits serving Western New York. Here's what you need to participate:
The IRS has recognized your organization as a public charity.
Your organization must serve one of the following Western New York counties:
Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans, Allegany
Registration takes about 15 minutes. Gather these items first and it will go even faster.
Your Employer Identification Number assigned by the IRS.
Official IRS letter confirming your organization’s 501(c)(3) public charity status.
Your most recently filed annual return with the IRS.
OPTIONAL - HELPFUL TO HAVE READY
Do not register with a shared inbox like info@, admin@, or events@. Our system cannot reliably deliver important updates to those addresses. Use your own direct work email instead — for example, jane@buffalofoodbank.org.
Here's everything you need to make an informed decision.
A step-by-step walkthrough of building your page, setting your goal, configuring matching, and going live.
Registration deadline, free training webinars, and the event date — all in one place.
We answer the most common ones here — including cost, payouts, and how matching works.
Registration is open now through June 19, 2026. Get your nonprofit
in front of thousands of Buffalo-area donors.