Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

For more than 100 years, the Community Foundation has worked side by side with clients to make their unique charitable goals a reality.

“We want to give back. We don't have children, so our fund is a way that we can support someone who needs a scholarship when we're no longer around. We're looking to leave whatever we have left to someone who can use it. When we met with our attorneys to set up our fund, they talked about the Community Foundation’s history, longevity, and just the positive stewardship of fund. It’s an organization that we could trust to do right by what we'd like to see happen,” said Linda Banas and Barbara Goldman.

Learn how the Community Foundation works with individuals and families to make the most of their generosity today, tomorrow and forever: https://www.cfgb.org/donors/

Who else had a blast at the 22nd annual Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of WNY over the weekend? Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo team and Board members had a great time celebrating Puerto Rican and Hispanic culture and connecting with many wonderful community members!

The parade celebrates the history of Puerto Rico and Hispanic culture, increases awareness of Latin America’s diverse heritage and promotes civic pride. On this day and every day, we strive toward achieving a racially just Western New York community.

🎉 Community Foundation team members are making great strides when it comes to their professional development!

Join us in congratulating our aspiring leaders who completed the WNY Women’s Foundation’s first cohort of Ready, Set, Lead!, an initiative of ALL IN that addresses the gender gap in leadership by facilitating career, personal, and community development for women and gender minorities in the first five years of their careers. The WNY Women’s Foundation was established in 1999 by the Community Foundation in partnership with the United Way to support innovative programs for women and girls.

Over the last nine months, Cammie Dutchess, Communications Assistant, Digital Marketing; Kaylin Devealt, Program Associate; and Nora Kennon, Stewardship Officer, engaged in informative educational sessions on emotional intelligence, servant leadership, professional branding, and lived experiences and inclusive leadership, as well as worked with a mentor to develop new skills, identify areas for growth and develop pathways to prepare for future leadership positions.

Whether focusing on trust and estate matters, addressing long-term care issues or handling the administration of estates after someone passes away, Marianne Koenig is dedicated to serving the people of Niagara County and beyond in her Lockport law office. An attorney and partner with George and Koenig, Marianne said, “Our firm makes sure that all of our clients’ affairs are in order as they reach their golden years.”

Marianne also serves on the Council of the Niagara Area Foundation (NAF), a geographic division of the Community Foundation, which she noted has given her
great insight. “Now I am able to see how things are done from behind the scenes and see how clients’ gifts are impacting the community,” she said. “Being a Niagara Area Foundation Council member helps me do my job because I feel confident referring clients to the Foundation for their charitable goals.”

Marianne values the NAF’s thoughtful and strategic approach to creating customized charitable solutions for her clients. “My clients appreciate the flexibility of the different ways that their charitable gifts can be used to promote their particular goals. The Niagara Area Foundation provides clients with peace of mind knowing that they will have a direct impact on the community.” Read about the scenarios that prompt Marianne to reach out to the NAF: https://www.cfgb.org/donors/client-stories/professional-advisor-spotlight-marianne-koenig/

You don’t want to miss our latest edition of Professional Advisor Connections, our newsletter geared toward attorneys, accountants and financial advisors: https://mailchi.mp/e80065d70596/professionaladvisorconnectionsjuly2024-14184460

In this edition, you will learn about the Professional Advisor Honor Roll Luncheon, where we recognized David J. Luzon, Esq. with the 2024 Gordon Gross Award – proudly brought back after six years! – and meet Marianne Koenig, an attorney and partner with George and Koenig. We also share articles and updates about our recent work.

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Meet Halimah Madyun, Associate Vice President, Administrative Operations, at the Community Foundation! Halimah joined the team in 2023, and is responsible for leading the Foundation’s operations function, as well as managing business processes, risk assessment, and information and technology systems to assist with efforts to achieve the Foundation’s business goals and objectives.

“The best part of my job is that every day is different and filled with new challenges,” said Halimah. “I am able to help multiple people on a daily basis.”

Halimah has worked on several projects during her tenure at the Community Foundation. A couple projects she’s particularly proud of is moving the company to a more comprehensive IT service provider and building out the Operations Team.

Outside of work, you can typically find Halimah at home spending quality time with her family or cheering on her kids at their baseball or football games. Know anyone who has won anything other than a free coffee or donut on Tim Horton’s Roll Up the Rim to Win promotion? We do! Halimah once rolled up the rim on her coffee cup and won a car!

Learn more about Halimah and the Community Foundation team here: https://www.cfgb.org/about/team/

Help us spread the word across all eight counties of Western New York plus Monroe County…

The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now accepting applications for the 2024 Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Arts & Culture Initiative competitive grant process in two categories and the deadline to apply is September 16, 2024, at 4 p.m.

$500,000 in annual funding to be awarded primarily to support small to mid-sized arts and cultural 501(c)(3) organizations in the nine counties. The Community Foundation is managing and operating the endowment and grants program.

There are two funding opportunities for 2024:

1. Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds: $15,000 for organizations with at least one full-time (or one FTE) staff member to help organizations build the solid foundation necessary to pursue an ambitious mission and vision;

2. General Operating Micro Grants: up to $2,500 for organizations with less than one full-time staff member to execute immediate programming.

Click the link for more information, including open virtual office hours...

Grant Process Now Open! Click for full details...

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬…

With over 90 percent of Buffaloʼs housing built before 1978, the year lead paint was banned, lead poisoning, most often caused by chipping and peeling paint, continues to be a major challenge faced by many of our cityʼs residents. Especially dangerous for children under age six, lead poisoning is 100 percent preventable.

To address this, the Buffalo and Erie County Lead Safe Task Force was convened by the Community Foundation in 2018 to carry out the recommendations of a comprehensive study of lead poisoning in Buffalo. Findings of the study showed 80 percent of lead poisoning occurs in rental singles and doubles. As a result, the Task Force focused on increasing inspections of those properties and advocated for the passage of City legislation to require regular inspections focused on home health and safety.

In 2023, the Community Foundation committed a $1 million investment over five years to implement the Task Force’s new strategic plan, including amplifying the voices of parents with young children, increasing the volume of grassroots engagement and engaging a broad array of stakeholders in making Buffalo lead-safe.

Other 2023 accomplishments of the Task Force include:
- Relaunching an expanded and updated GetAheadOfLead.org to centralize lead information for parents to help them identify lead hazards and direct them to resources, as well as help property owners understand regulations on lead hazards and assist them to secure resources for remediation. Part of the relaunch included an advertising campaign to direct people to the website.
- Grants of $7,500 each were awarded to four organizations that work with families with young children. Mini-grants support organizations to invite families to share their challenges and co-create solutions. Heart of the City is coordinating this work.
- A new workgroup is advocating for policies that protect children from exposure to lead hazards. Since the majority of lead poisoning is caused by deteriorated lead-based paint, code enforcement is critical, including everything from inspections and violations to housing court and resolution. The group has worked closely with the Erie County Department of Health and City of Buffalo Housing Court to improve the Court’s ability to enforce lead violations and ensure lead hazards are remediated.

This story is featured on page 28 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Full Story: Addressing Lead Poisoning Click to read the report online

The Community Foundation spent a wonderful evening connecting with attorneys, CPAs and financial professionals at our Professional Advisor Summer Social on July 25 at Resurgence Brewing Co.

Event attendees had the opportunity to network with fellow professional advisors and learn how they can partner with the Community Foundation to achieve their clients' charitable goals, hearing from: Daniel Byles-Smith, CPA, CFP®, Waterford Advisors, LLC and Chair of the Professional Advisor Council; Emily Wyckoff, Vice President, Giving Strategies, Community Foundation; and Megan Sommerfeldt, Director, Gift Planning, Community Foundation. To learn more about our Professional Advisor Council, click here: https://www.cfgb.org/advisors/professional-advisor-council/

Members of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo celebrated Buffalo Futures’ 1-year anniversary on July 25, where we heard the program’s success stories, met with some of the youth council members, and toured The Hub, located at 45 Oak Street!

In 2023, the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable’s Youth Employment Coalition launched Buffalo Futures, a collaborative and cross-sector initiative created to connect young people ages 16–24 with high-demand career pathways that offer family-sustaining wages and have low barriers to entry in the Greater Buffalo area.

The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced awards totaling more than $645,000 to 27 Western New York nonprofit organizations through its 2024 Competitive Grants process!

Competitive grants have been awarded to area nonprofits that support at least one of the Community Foundation’s four community goals:

- Achieve racial/ethnic equity
- Promote economic mobility through educational achievement for residents living in low-income households
- Steward significant environmental resources in the context of climate resilience
- Promote regional vibrancy through architecture, arts and culture

Click the link to see the full list of recipients!

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Awards More Than $645,000 to Western New York Organizations Buffalo, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced awards totaling more than $645,000 to 27 Western New York nonprofit organizations …

𝐀 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲…

As Liz and Jerry Canada’s love for one another continued to grow, so did their love of Niagara County, the county that they grew up in and still call home today. They knew they wanted to continue to support the region forever. The Canadas were introduced to the Community Foundation by their tax advisor and were happy to learn more about the Niagara Area Foundation, a division of the Community Foundation focused on strengthening Niagara County.

“One of the values we saw right away from working with the Community Foundation is that it is a good source of coordinating things to connect us to opportunities that will have the impact we want to achieve,” Jerry said.

In 2015, Liz and Jerry established a fund to support causes that were meaningful to them, including cultural events, education and minority entrepreneurship. To date, their fund has supported numerous organizations in Niagara County that align with those causes.

Looking ahead, they hope to get their two grown sons involved to carry on their legacy of giving.

“We rely on the Foundation to educate us a little more as to where the needs are and where we can be supportive so we can truly make a difference in Niagara County and beyond,” said Liz.

This story is featured on page 6 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Click for the Full Story: Jerry and Liz Canada 2023 Annual Report

At the Community Foundation, we love connecting with our clients! On July 19, we hosted our first-ever Legacy Society Luncheon, where we invited our Legacy Society clients for lunch, conversation and a panel about the landscape of arts and culture initiatives in Western New York. Guests heard from: Yuki Numata Resnick, Director of Arts & Culture, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo; Kamalah Poles, EdD, Director, Youth Arts & Technology, Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology; Ricardo Saeb, Deputy Director, Buffalo String Works; Michael Quinniey, Co-Founder & Executive Director, WNY Minority Media Professionals.

We were honored to take this opportunity to acknowledge members of our Legacy Society and their commitment to supporting the community in the future through a planned gift.

The Wyoming Foundation, a geographic division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, announced awards totaling more than $36,000 to nine Wyoming County nonprofit organizations for its 2024 grant cycle!

Grants were awarded to programs in Wyoming County with a preference for requests that either increase job readiness for youth or connect residents to the County’s arts and cultural gems.

Click the link to see the full list of recipients...

Wyoming Foundation Announces More Than $36,000 in Grants for Local Programs Warsaw, N.Y. — The Wyoming Foundation, a geographic division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, announced awards totaling more than $36,000 to …

The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI), a fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is pleased to announce that the nomination process for its Pay It Forward Awards in now open!

These annual awards were created to recognized outstanding individuals or organizations that embody the CGLI’s mission of cultivating positive change in the lives of trailblazing youth of color living within Western New York.

Nominations are due by September 15, 2024!

Click the link to nominate: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Goukh91zbkq39ttK-oAnl2laiD_P30VKoLERcXw1DJZUMDdXQzQxSFQ5OTY1N1M1MkhGMU9DVlRGUi4u

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬…

After the Honorable Judge Hugh B. Scott passed away in 2021, his mentee Sheldon Smith and others at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP (HSE) wanted to find ways to help honor the judge’s legacy. They discovered and learned about the Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative’s (CGLI’s) Hugh B. Scott Awards, which were established that year to do just that – recognize individuals who exemplify Judge Scott’s spirit of community. The recipient of the Hugh B. Scott Community Service Award is also given $2,500 to award to a local nonprofit of their choice.

“I was happy to see that the awards are given in his name to well-rounded, leading by example, caring and naturally gifted young people in our communities of color. That is a wonderful way to honor a legacy that transcends almost everything,” Sheldon said. HSE reached out to the Community Foundation to establish a fund that supports the perpetuity of the awards, and Sheldon and his wife, Jonelle, provided the establishing gift to launch the fund.

HSE leadership appreciates the longevity of the Community Foundation and its leadership roles in the region and trusts it to carry out its charitable wishes forever. As it so happens, Judge Scott was a former Community Foundation Board member and founding member of both the CGLI and the Racial Equity Roundtable.

HSE leadership hopes that others whose lives were positively impacted by Judge Scott will contribute to the fund so that it can create an even bigger ripple effect in Western New York.

“The ‘mentor of mentors,’ Judge Scott was a beacon for this community for decades, and this is just one important way to recognize and thank him and his family,” Sheldon said.

This story is featured on page 2 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Click for the Full Story: Sheldon Smith Click to read the report online

Meet Megan Sommerfeldt, our Director of Gift Planning! Megan joined the Community Foundation in 2019 and celebrated her five-year work anniversary in June. In her role, she is dedicated to working with individuals, families and organizations interested in establishing a legacy or charitable fund, understanding their charitable goals and identifying customized solutions reflective of their unique values and wishes. Megan also leads our Professional Advisor Council and supports the Niagara Area Foundation, a division of the Community Foundation committed to strengthening Niagara County by addressing critical needs to improve lives.

“The best part of about my job is meeting with individuals, families and nonprofit organizations, and helping them determine how to best achieve their charitable goals,” said Megan. “I love hearing the stories behind their giving and why a particular cause or organization is important to them. Their generosity is inspiring.”

Megan values the wide range of options the Community Foundation can offer its clients. “We’re not one size fits all. Whether our clients wish to establish a fund during their lifetime or as part of their estate plan, we are able to provide customized solutions to help them make an impact in Western New York or in the communities important to them today, tomorrow and forever,” she said.

When she’s not meeting with prospective clients, engaging with our professional advisor partners who work with the Community Foundation to best achieve their clients’ charitable goals, supporting the Niagara Area Foundation, or organizing a team event, Megan can be found visiting a local coffee shop, spending time with Roger, her mini goldendoodle, or playing board games with her friends.

Megan also became a huge Formula 1 fan in 2020 after watching the sports documentary series Drive to Survive and has been to the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal twice.

Learn more about Megan and the Community Foundation team here: https://www.cfgb.org/about/team/

Buffalo Business First's Power 200 Women highlights influential women in Buffalo...

Please join us in congratulating all of the women who are working toward creating a vibrant and equitable Greater Buffalo region where every individual thrives!

This year's list includes Betsy Constantine, our President/CEO, as well as several Board, Racial Equity Roundtable and CGLI Council members, including:

- Dr. LaVonne Ansari
- Jennifer Balbach
- Angela Blue
- Betsy Constantine
- Darby Fishkin
- Dottie Gallagher
- Amy Habib Rittling
- Alice Jacobs
- Eunice Lewin
- Brenda McDuffie
- Christina Orsi
- Rene Petties-Jones
- Catherine Roberts
- Hon. Rose H. Sconiers
- Dr. Tonja Williams

𝐍𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Niagara County is a majestic region with so much to see and do for visitors and residents alike. To make a positive impact in the county, the Niagara Area Foundation (NAF) was established in 2000 as a division of the Community Foundation with a goal to provide support for nonprofit organizations and philanthropic initiatives for Niagara County residents.

In 2023, through the collective generosity of its clients, the NAF announced awards totaling more than $60,000 to eight Niagara area nonprofit organizations: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY; Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper; Francis Center; Kenan Center; New Directions Youth and Family Services; Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club; WAHI Studio; and Western New York Land Conservancy.

The grants will support programs with maximum positive impact in Niagara County that align with one of the Council’s two goals:
Youth Enrichment: To build stronger communities through the enrichment of youth, positive youth development and equity and inclusion.
Environment: To support and enhance education and awareness about the importance and creation of a healthy, vibrant and safe ecosystem for Niagara County residents.

Since it was established in 2000, the NAF has awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to numerous organizations located in – and supporting – the Niagara region. The NAF has also grown its assets to more than $8.5 million with more than 35 funds under its umbrella.

This story is featured on page 38 of our 2023 Annual Report:

Full Story: Niagara Area Foundation Click to read the report online

Eleven Buffalo high school students are making their mark in philanthropy in Western New York!

The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI), which works to cultivate positive change in the lives of trailblazing youth of color, celebrated five high school juniors and six seniors who completed the CGLI’s 2024 The Young Philanthropists. The program is designed to spark curiosity about giving personally and collectively within communities of color by providing learning opportunities for grantmaking, community impact and philanthropy. The students were honored at a Capstone Ceremony on June 20, during which they also awarded $1,500 grants to The Belle Center and Home Beneath Our Feet, Inc. Learn more: https://www.cfgb.org/news/buffalo-high-school-students-complete-communities-of-giving-legacy-initiatives-2024-young-philanthropists-program/

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤…

When it came time to plan for their legacy, John and Elizabeth (Bette) Hulley turned to the Community Foundation, which Bette was familiar with through her work as a financial planner.

They knew they wanted to support causes important to them, including food insecurity and the arts, and established the John Hulley and Elizabeth Rydzynski-Hulley Fund, an endowed fund, in 2011 that would do just that, in their names, forever.

Recognizing that our region - now well into its resurgence - has faced new challenges along the way, in 2019, the Hulleys established a second fund, the Hulley WNY Changing Needs Fund, to support the changing needs of Western New York.

Today, both nearly retired, the Hulleys appreciate the Community Foundation’s deep knowledge of Western New York, its investment approach and its good stewardship of their funds.

“It gives me peace of mind to know that my charitable dollars now and when I’m gone are in good hands with the Community Foundation,” Bette said.

This story is featured on page 10 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Click for the Full Story: John & Elizabeth (Bette) Hulley 2023 Annual Report

𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠…

When it came time for planning their family’s legacy, Cynthia and David Silverstein turned to the Community Foundation and established the Lawrence and Audrey Silverstein Foundation, named after David’s parents. Through their fund, Cynthia and David will make sure the causes they deeply care about – including social justice, asylum seekers, and economic and educational opportunities – will be supported today, tomorrow and forever, and they hope to carry on their family’s legacy of giving by involving their children and grandchildren.

The Silversteins appreciate the partnership with the Community Foundation in carrying out their charitable wishes.

“The Community Foundation team is eager to help us do what we want to do,” David said. “And we feel so welcomed by everybody we have worked with. Every conversation has helped us move forward in our charitable giving.”

This story is featured on page 4 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Click for the Full Story: David and Cynthia Silverstein 2023 Annual Report

𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Wyoming County is a place of fabled history and exceptional natural beauty. In addition to the countless visitors it hosts each year, it is home to nearly 40,000 people.

To improve the lives of its residents, the Wyoming Foundation was created in 1976 by Dr. James MacCallum. Today, as a division of the Community Foundation, it continues to serve as a trusted partner to provide deep local knowledge and a vehicle through which individuals give to causes and organizations they care about. In addition to the work that the Wyoming Foundation does assisting generous individuals and families make a difference through their giving, each year it runs a competitive grants process where funding is distributed to support local nonprofit organizations.

Additionally, a new strategic plan will be rolled out in 2024. The plan will inform the work of the Wyoming Foundation, including its 2024 competitive grants process.

This story is featured on page 39 of our 2023 Annual Report:

Full Story: Wyoming Foundation Click to read the report online

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬…

Situated on a sprawling 125-acre campus in South Wales, New York, is The Gow School, a premier boarding and day school for students in grades 6–12 with language-based learning differences, including dyslexia, dyscalculia and auditory processing.

Founded in 1926, the school shifted to a nonprofit in the 1970s and became part of the New York State Association of Independent Schools. In 2012, it moved from being an all-boys school to coed, and today, it encompasses 30 buildings and serves more than 100 students from Western New York and throughout the United States. Nearly 100 percent of those students go to college after graduating from Gow.

The Gow School’s Board, which includes parents and former students across the country, knew it wanted to build its endowment fund to secure the future of the school and continue to serve students for many years to come. For decades, the Board focused on building a strong base for its endowment and, in 2019, turned to the Community Foundation to ensure its funds would continue to provide a perpetual stream of funding.

"The Board’s primary focus is the fiscal health and the fiduciary responsibilities of running a school, and they care deeply about long-term financial sustainability,” John said. “As such, I had an immediate level of trust in those decisions that happened before me to move in this direction. It's an incredibly thoughtful but also strategic and visionary group.”

John appreciates having a partnership with such a long-standing organization based in Western New York. “Partnering with a local organization is important, and the track record of the Community Foundation builds great confidence in the future of our investments,” he said.

This story is featured on page 8 of our 2023 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/cfgbadmin/docs/community_foundation_2023_annual_report_?fr=sOGM0NzcyNzk2NjY

Click for the Full Story: The Gow School 2023 Annual Report

Project Play WNY, which works toward creating a community in which all children have the opportunity to be active through sport, announced that 17 organizations have received a 2024 Summer Free Play Series grant award to support summer programming.

The goal for the Free Play Series is to provide youth in all eight counties of Western New York with opportunities to play, have fun and enjoy free play.

The total amount granted for this process is $80,000.

Project Play WNY is driven and funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Youth Sports & Recreation focus area in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

Click the link to see the full list of recipients!

2024 Summer Free Play Series Grantees Click to see the full list!