Financial supporters

Investigative Post is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that is funded by donations and earned income from the sale of news content to media outlets. Donors who have contributed $500 or more starting in 2023 are listed below.

2024 donors

As of July 29

$50,000 or more

Rowboat Family Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

$10,000 to $25,000

Confer Plastics
Miami Foundation (News Match)
M & T Charitable Foundation
Mulroy Family Foudation
Savarino Community Investment Fund
Bob Skerker Fund

$1,000 to $5,000

Brent Baird
Barclay Damon LLP
Melissa Baumgart
John Feroleto
Stephen Hart
Thomas Hyde
James and Sandra Heaney
Infotech Niagara Inc.
Lawrence Quinn
Richard W. Rupp Foundation
Catharine Schweitzer
Dr. Michael Slater
Stephen Zenger

$500 to $999

Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
Coleen Hanna
Randy MacPherson
Dr. Michael Merrill
Christopher Stohl

Significant in-kind contributions
Karim Abdulla, ESQ
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
University at Buffalo Law School/Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

2023 Donors

$25,000 or more

Rowboat Family Foundation
Try-It Distributing Co.

$10,000 to $24,900

Baird Foundation
Colucci Family Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Confer Plastics
M&T Charitable Foundation
The Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)
Mulroy Family Foundation
Savarino Companies
Violet Realty

$5,000 to $9,999

Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation
Dolce Panepinto LLP
Richard W. Rupp Foundation

$1,000 – $4,900

Dale Anderson and Monica Neuwirt
Barclay Damon, LLP
Brent Baird
Bruce Baird
Dawn Chamberlain
Connors, LLP
George DeTitta
Henry and Jeanne Marie Ensminger
Lynne Marie Finn, Broadleaf Results Inc.
Joseph Finnerty, ESQ
Catherine Forbush
Benno Friedman
Scott and Danis Gehl
George Grasser
Jane Griffin
Hayes Dolce, LLP
Jim and Sandy Heaney
John & Maureen Hurley
Elayne Janiak
Kevin and Alison Keane
Andrew Mclellan, Environmental Education Associates Inc.
Christopher O’Brien
PaperBark Maple Fund
Steven and Candace Polowitz
Thomas Reynolds
Simple Gifts Fund
Richard Smith III
Lorna Staples
Tiveron Law, PLLC
Tom and Gretchen Toles
Nancy and Joseph Webb
Stephen Zenger

$500 – $999

Al-Nisa Banks
Bonitatibus Family Charity Fund
Ann Bowman
Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
Sarah Cohen
Converse Family
Anne and Stanley Evans
Lindsay Evans
Susanne Francis
Joseph Frazier
Colleen Hanna
Stephen Hart
David Hochman
Alison Hyde
Jeffrey Lebsack
Steve Lakomy and Cheryl Lyles
Marie and Jay Novello
Patricia Pynn
Linda Ray
Nick and Marcia Roth
Kim Schepart
Karen Schultz
Sinatra and Company
Susan Stasinski
Stohl Environmental
Eric & Carol Streiff
George Wands

Significant in-kind contributions
Karim Abdulla, ESQ
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
University at Buffalo Law School/Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

2022 Donors

$25,000 or more

Rowboat Family Foundation
Try-It Distributing
Wallace Global Fund

$10,000 or more

Better Buffalo Fund
Colucci Family Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Catherine Forbush
Mulroy Family Foundation
Savarino Companies
The Baird Foundation
The Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)
Violet Realty (Patrick Hotung)

$5,000 or more

Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Confer Plastics
Catherine Forbush
Dolce Panepinto
Richard W. Rupp Foundation

$1,000 or more
Kurt Amico
Dale Anderson and Monica Neuwirt
Bruce Baird
Dawn Chamberlain
Terrence Connors
Converse Family
Henry and Jeanne Marie Ensminger
Gerry Evans
Joseph Finnerty
Scott and Danis Gehl
Teresa Gorman
George Grasser
Jane Griffin
James and Sandra Heaney
John and Maureen Hurley
Laura Dann & Thomas Hunt
Chris O’Brien
Steve and Candace Polowitz
Thomas Reynolds
Rigidized Metals
Nick and Marcia Roth
Paul Roth
Simple Gifts Fund
Lorna Staples
Tom and Gretchen Toles
George Wands
Dr. Joseph and Nancy Webb
Stephen Zenger

$500 or more
Michael and Madonna Bonitatibus
Ann Marie Bowman
John Cordes
Lee and Lindsay Evans
Eugene Fahey
Susanne Francis
Bruce and Gail Johnstone
Lisa and Owen Galvin
Kathleen Greenaway
Colleen Han
David Hochman
Alison Hyde
Thomas and Martha Hyde
Erin St. John Kelly
Frederick Kowal
Steve and Cheryl Lakomy
Andrew McLellan
Gail Radford
Linda Ray
Lawrence Rubin
Karen Schultz
Nick Sinatra
Jesse Smith
Stohl Environmental
Daryl Traina-Dorge
Coleen Hanna & Wayne Whitaker

2021 Donors

$50,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Inasmuch Foundation
William E. and Ann L. Swan Foundation

$25,000 or more
Try-It Distributing

$10,000 or more
Baird Foundation
Better Buffalo Fund
Colucci Family Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Mulroy Family Foundation
Rowboat Family Foundation
Savarino Companies
Violent Realty (Patrick Hotung)

$5,000 or more

Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Brent D. Baird
Bob Confer/Confer Plastics
Miami Foundation (Knight Foundation/News Match)
RP Oak Hill Building Co.
Western New York Foundation

$1,000 or more
Kurt Amico
Dale Anderson add Monica Neuwirt
Bruce Baird
David Brenner
Burke Homes
Sandra Chelnov
Dawn Chamberlain
John Cordes
Henry & Jeanne Ensminger
Gerry Evans
Susanne Francis
Joseph Finnerty
Ted Johnson/Hadley Exhibits
James and Sandra Heaney
John and Maureen Hurley
Alison Hyde, in memory of Arthur Hyde
Steve Lakomy and Cheryl Lyles
James Magavern
Martha McCluskey
Dr. Michael Merrill
Steven and Candace Polowitz
Thomas Reynolds
Rigidized Metals
Rodriguez Construction Group
Nick and Marcia Roth
Catherine Schweitzer
Tom and Gretchen Toles
Dr. Joseph and Nancy Webb
Stephen Zenger

Significant in-kind contributions
Karim Abdulla, ESQ
Carmina Wood Morris DPC
Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
University at Buffalo Law School/Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

2020 Donors

$25,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Inasmuch Foundation
Try-It Distributing
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999
Colucci Family Foundation
Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)
Mulroy Family Foundation
Savarino Companies

$5,000 to $9,999
Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Better Buffalo Fund
Confer Plastics
Facebook Journalism Project
Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund
M&T Charitable Foundation
RP Oak Hill Building Co.
William E. & Ann L. Swan Foundation
Violet Realty

$1,000 to $4,999
Dale Anderson and Monica Neuwirt
Bruce Baird
Baird Foundation
Melissa Baumgart
Steve Boyd
Joseph Finnery, ESQ
Susanne Francis
Jim and Sandy Heaney
James Magavern
Dr. Michael Merrill
Rigidized Metals
Steve and Candice Polowitz
Tom and Gretchen Toles
Union of University Professionals
Western New York Foundation
Significant in-kind contributions
Karim Abdulla, ESQ
Carmina Wood Morris DPC
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
University at Buffalo Law School/Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic

2019 Donors

$25,000 or more
Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation
The Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)
$10,000 to $24,999
Try-It Distributing
Vogt Family Foundation
$5,000 to $9,999
Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Better Buffalo Fund
Colucci & Gallaher Charitable Foundation
Confer Plastics
Patrick Hotung/Violet Realty
M&T Charitable Foundation
Donald & Barbara Newman Family Foundation
Savarino Companies LLC
$1,000 to $4,999
Dale Anderson
Bruce Baird
Steve Boyd
Joseph Finnerty
Hamister Group
Francis and Cindy Letro
Steven and Candace Polowitz
R&P Oak Hill Construction Co.
Rigidized Metals
Mary Garlick Roll
Marcia & Nick Roth Fund
Simple Gifts Fund
Sinatra & Company Real Estate
David Sorce
Rocco Termini

Significant in-kind contributions
Big Ditch Brewing Co.
Community Beer Works
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
The Outlyers
Sportsmen’s Tavern
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ

2018 Donors

$25,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999
Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation
Newman Family Foundation
Try-It Distributing

$5,000 to $9,999
Better Buffalo Fund
Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation
Colucci & Gallaher Charitable Foundation
Patrick Hotung
M&T Charitable Foundation
Savarino Companies

$1,000 to $4,999
Dale Anderson
Bruce Baird
Confer Plastics
Terrance Connors, LLP
Mark Hamister
James Houck
David Cay Johnston
John N. Lipsitz and Maria Scrivani
Martha McCluskey
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
Rigidized Metals
Marcia & Nick Roth Fund
RP Oak Hill Construction Co.
Richard Schroeder
Sinatra & Company Real Estate
Chris Smith/Community Beer Works
Paul Snyder/Hyatt Regency
David and Karen Sorce
Taylor Devices
Rocco Termini
Tom and Gretchen Toles
Leslie Walker
Steven and Ellen Weiss

Significant in-kind contributions
Community Beer Works
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
Sportsmen’s Tavern
The Outlyers
Tom Toles

2017 Donors

$25,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999
United University Professions
Interlaken Foundation
Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation
Try-It Distributing Inc.

$5,000 – $9,999
The Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation
Better Buffalo Fund
Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation
Mulroy Family Foundation
Richard Ravitch Foundation
P. Nicholas and Marcia Roth
Savarino Companies

$1,000 – $4,999

Dale Anderson and Monica Neuwirt
Bruce Baird
Barclay Damon, LLP
Dianne Bennett
Sue Ciesla
Steven Cohen LLP
Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP
Colucci & Gallaher P.C.
Terrance Connors LLP
Confer Plastics
Gary Coscia
The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
James and Sandra Heaney
HoganWillig, PLLC
Patrick Hotung
James Houck and Lucy Campbell
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
David Cay Johnston
Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC
McGuire Development
M&T Charitable Foundation
Michael Newman
Newman Family Foundation
NOCO Energy Corp.
Thomas M. Reynolds
Rigidized Metals
R&P Oak Hill Development
William Samuels
Richard Schroeder
Sinatra & Company
David and Karen Sorce
Taylor Devices
Steven J. Weiss LLP
Earl Wells

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Goo Goo Dolls
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
The Outlyers
Steve Rosenthal/Caramax Studio
Sportsmen’s Tavern
Tom Toles

2016 Donors

$25,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Ravi Sarma
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999
Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999
Better Buffalo Fund
The Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation
Hamister Group
Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Mulroy Family Foundation
Savarino Companies
The Sara and Bob Skerker Fund
Try-It Distributing Inc.
Steven J. Weiss LLP

$1,000 – $4,999
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York
Bruce Baird
Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP
Steven Cohen LLP
Confer Plastics
Terrance Connors LLP
Peter and Ilene Fleishmann
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
James and Sandra Heaney
Patrick Hotung
David Cay Johnston
Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLP
James Militello
National Grid
Steven Polowitz and Candace Caprow
NOCO Energy
Rigidized Metals
R&P Oak Hill Development
Thomas M. Reynolds
P. Nicholas and Marcia Roth
Maria Scrivani and John Lipsitz
Snyder Corp.
St. Bonaventure University
Talking Leaves … Books
Taylor Devices Inc.
Tom and Gretchen Toles
WGRZ, 2 On Your Side

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
J. Fitzgerald Group
Millington Lockwood Business Interiors
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ

2015 Donors

$25,000 or more
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

$10,000 or more

Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation
Institute for Nonprofit News
The Sara and Bob Skerker Fund

$5,000 – $9,999

Bernhardi Law Offices
Better Buffalo Fund
Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation
Mulroy Family Foundation
Open Buffalo
The Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation
Try-It Distributing Company Inc.

$1,000 – $4,999

Bruce Baird
Chur Family Foundation
Confer Plastics Inc.
Connors & Vilardo, LLP
Peter and Ilene Fleishmann
Hamister Group
David Cay Johnston
M&T Charitable Foundation
Hodgson Russ, LLP
R&P Oak Hill
Talking Leaves … Books
Taylor Devices Inc.
Jeffrey Williams

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
Outlyers

2014 Donors

$10,000 – $49,999

The Baird Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Open Buffalo
The Sara and Bob Skerker Fund

$5,000 – $9,999

Bernhardi & Lukasik Law Offices
Better Buffalo Fund
LP Ciminelli Inc.
Try-It Distributing Company Inc.

$1,000 – $4,999

Bruce C. Baird
Steven M. Cohen
Peter and Ilene Fleishmann
Flying Bison Brewing Co.
Hamister Group Inc.
Hodgson Russ, LLP
Investigative News Network
David Cay Johnston
Kheops Architecture, Engineering & Survey DPC
Philip Kiefer
Laura K. Lutcha
M&T Charitable Foundation
Rigidized Metals
Savarino Companies
Schroeder, Braxton & Vogt
Talking Leaves … Books
Taylor Devices Inc.
Steven J. Weiss
Jeffrey Williams

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ
Outlyers

2013 Donors

$10,000 – $49,999

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

$5,000 – $9,999

LP Ciminelli, Inc.
Try-It Distributing Company Inc.

$1,000 – $4,999

Mark Hamister
Richard Schroeder

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ

2012 Donors

$50,000+

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation

$10,000 – $49,999

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
The Sara and Bob Skerker Fund

$5,000 – $9,999

Better Buffalo Fund

$1,000 – $4,999

Lawrence Quinn Fund
LP Ciminelli Inc.
Millington Lockwood Business Interiors

Significant in-kind contributions
Joseph M. Finnerty, ESQ
Steven H. Polowitz, ESQ