BRASS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
EIN 87-3790352 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Education (B12)
What they do
THE BUFFALO ROCHESTER ACADEMY of SCIENCE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) is A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT HOLDS PROPERTIES for THE BUFFALO and ROCHESTER ACADEMIES of SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLS (THE SCHOOLS). THE FOUNDATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE is to SUPPORT THE OPERATION of THE SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH THE SCHOOLS REAL ESTATE and FACILITIES RELATED NEEDS, and BY RAISING FUNDS and RESOURCES THAT WILL ENABLE THE FOUNDATION to PROVIDE SUPPORT to THE SCHOOLS to ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE of THE SCHOOLS STUDENTS and ALUMNI.
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ContactDR JOSEPH POLATEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mailing address24 AGASSIZ CIR, BUFFALO, NY 14214-2610
Main phone(716) 854-2490Source: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- February 2022
- County
- Erie
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