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BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Company Details

Name: BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Jurisdiction: New York
Legal type: DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
Status: Active
Date of registration: 28 Jan 1863 (162 years ago)
Entity Number: 26629
County: Erie
Place of Formation: New York

Unique Entity ID

A UEI is a government-provided number, like a tax ID number, that’s used to identify businesses eligible for federal grants, awards and contracts.

Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

Unique Entity ID:
G5P7EH8N4ZE7
CAGE Code:
55XP5
UEI Expiration Date:
2024-12-04

Business Information

Doing Business As:
BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
Activation Date:
2023-12-05
Initial Registration Date:
2008-08-13

Commercial and government entity program

The The Commercial And Government Entity Code (CAGE) is assigned by the Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and represents your company's physical address for GSA's mailings, payments, and administrative records.

Note: A CAGE Code enables a company to contract with the U.S. government, allowing bid on government contracts and to receive government payments. Also for business this means that it's a Verified business entity and Has a validated physical address.

CAGE number:
55XP5
Status:
Obsolete
Type:
Non-Manufacturer
CAGE Update Date:
2024-03-10
SAM Expiration:
2024-12-04

Contact Information

POC:
JEFF KNAPP
Phone:
+1 716-896-5200
Fax:
+1 716-897-6723

Permits

Number Date End date Type Address
17766 2020-07-07 2026-09-30 Pesticide use No data

Filings

Filing Number Date Filed Type Effective Date
A875366-10 1982-06-08 CERTIFICATE OF MERGER 1982-06-08
7EX-60 1951-01-10 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 1951-01-10
413Q-42 1940-11-01 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 1940-11-01
239Q-46 1925-04-20 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT 1925-04-20
4P-64 1863-01-28 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 1863-01-28

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Date:
2023-07-12
Awarding Agency Name:
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Transaction Description:
THE BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE WILL GAIN INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OVER ITS FLUID-PRESERVED ICHTHYOLOGICAL COLLECTION THAT DOCUMENTS THE POPULATION OF FRESHWATER FISHES IN REGIONAL WATERWAYS. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT TO WORK WITH STUDENT INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CREATE A COHESIVE CATALOG AS WELL AS REHOUSE, PHOTOGRAPH, AND DIGITIZE THE COLLECTION. STAFF WILL ALSO CREATE AND INSTALL PANELS AT FRESHWATER CONSERVATION AREAS IN WESTERN NEW YORK TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT FRESHWATER FISH AT LOCAL WATERWAYS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL MAKE THE NEWLY COMPLETED CATALOG OF THE COLLECTION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH OPEN-ACCESS COLLECTION PORTALS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
Obligated Amount:
242925.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2022-05-16
Awarding Agency Name:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Transaction Description:
HIDDEN VIEWS: SALVAGING HISTORIC IMAGES AT THE BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES [THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DIGITIZE ALMOST 2000 HISTORICAL NITRATE NEGATIVES, SECURING THEIR CONTENT AND TRANSFORMING A CURRENTLY UNSTABLE AND INACCESSIBLE COLLECTION OF IMAGES INTO AN AVAILABLE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH, PUBLICATION, EXHIBITION, AND PROGRAMMING. THE COLLECTION DOCUMENTS THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF SIGNIFICANT SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDING THE SOCIETY?S HISTORY, THE NATURAL HISTORY, PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN WESTERN NEW YORK, AND THE HISTORY OF GENERAL SCIENCE, NATURAL LIFE, AND CULTURE. WE INTEND TO INCREASE INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF THESE IMAGES, CREATE ACCESSIBILITY, AND PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY BY DISTRIBUTING CONTENT THROUGH AN OPEN ACCESS DATA REPOSITORY, NYHERITAGE.ORG. DIGITIZATION OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE CONTENT OF THESE AT-RISK NEGATIVES, ESTABLISH ACCESSIBILITY, AND RESTORE THEIR USEFULNESS AS INFORMATION RESOURCES VALUABLE TO THE HUMANITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.]
Obligated Amount:
70322.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2021-03-24
Awarding Agency Name:
Small Business Administration
Transaction Description:
TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES IN MAINTAINING WORK FORCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Obligated Amount:
0.00
Face Value Of Loan:
526515.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
526515.00
Date:
2020-07-14
Awarding Agency Name:
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Transaction Description:
MUSSEL MEMORY: REMEMBERING BUFFALO?S CONCHOLOGICAL LEGACY THROUGH THE DIGITIZATION OF THE UNIONOIDA?A PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY THE BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE-AIMS TO GAIN INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OVER A FRESHWATER MUSSEL COLLECTION WHILE INCREASING THE CURRENT CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS HISTORIC MATERIAL. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY THROUGH RE-CURATION, IMAGING, AND DATABASING. TO ENCOURAGE WIDESPREAD ACCESS, THE MUSEUM WILL BROADLY DISTRIBUTE THE NEW DIGITAL CATALOG THROUGH OPEN-ACCESS DATA REPOSITORIES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MUSEUM WILL ENCOURAGE GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY ENHANCING THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL EXHIBIT IN THE MUSEUM?S ?RETHINK EXTINCT? SCIENCE STUDIO.
Obligated Amount:
123452.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2020-04-15
Awarding Agency Name:
Small Business Administration
Transaction Description:
TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES IN MAINTAINING WORK FORCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Obligated Amount:
0.00
Face Value Of Loan:
600790.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
600790.00

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :
16-6000178
Classification:
Educational Organization, Local Association of Employees, Horticultural Organization, Business League, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Cemetery Company, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc.
Ruling Date:
1935-06
Deductibility:
Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Paycheck Protection Program

Date Approved:
2020-04-15
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Initial Approval Amount:
600790
Current Approval Amount:
600790
Race:
White
Ethnicity:
Not Hispanic or Latino
Gender:
Female Owned
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
595829.74
Date Approved:
2021-03-24
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Initial Approval Amount:
526515
Current Approval Amount:
526515
Race:
White
Ethnicity:
Not Hispanic or Latino
Gender:
Female Owned
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
531159.87

Date of last update: 19 Mar 2025

Sources: New York Secretary of State