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Community Change

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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The Good We Are All Doing

  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Environment
  • Arts and Culture

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.

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Racial 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.

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Environment

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.

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Arts 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.

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News and Events

Buffalo High School Students Complete Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative’s 2024 Young Philanthropists Program

July 9, 2024

As Part of the Curriculum, Students Award Two $1,500 Grants Buffalo, N.Y. – The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI), a…

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Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces Recipient of the 2024 Gordon R. Gross Award

June 25, 2024

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Community Foundation is pleased to announce that David J. Luzon, Esq. is the recipient of the…

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Project Play Western New York Announces Awardees for the 2024 Summer Free Play Series Grant Process

June 18, 2024

Buffalo, N.Y. – Project Play Western New York (WNY), which works toward creating a community in which all children have…

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