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We are making a difference all over Western New York and maximizing impact in education, racial equity, the environment and arts and culture.
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FIND YOUR INSPIRATIONThe Good We Are All Doing
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Education
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo brought together more than 200 partners to form Say Yes Buffalo. Since its 2012 launch, the high school graduation rate in Buffalo has increased by 27 percentage points.
LEARN MORERacial Equity
When we close the gaps in racial equity, our region can continue to grow by fulfilling its potential as a community of promise and opportunity for all.
LEARN MOREEnvironment
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo convened over 150 regional environmental organizations and created a shared agenda to promote environmental change and conservation in Western New York.
LEARN MOREArts and Culture
The Greater Buffalo region is steeped in art, history, architecture and culture. Sustaining and strengthening these assets will stimulate a powerful economic engine that will impact the quality of life in all of Western New York.
LEARN MORENews and Events
Buffalo High School Students Complete Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative’s 2024 Young Philanthropists Program
July 9, 2024As Part of the Curriculum, Students Award Two $1,500 Grants Buffalo, N.Y. – The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI), a…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces Recipient of the 2024 Gordon R. Gross Award
June 25, 2024BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Community Foundation is pleased to announce that David J. Luzon, Esq. is the recipient of the…
Continue ReadingProject Play Western New York Announces Awardees for the 2024 Summer Free Play Series Grant Process
June 18, 2024Buffalo, N.Y. – Project Play Western New York (WNY), which works toward creating a community in which all children have…
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