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Who can apply: Nonprofits helping indigent women and children, particularly with physical needs.
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
About Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York.
Focus Areas
educationracial equityenvironmentarts and culturescholarships
Who They Fund
children and youth (including high school students)families experiencing homelessness or housing instabilityboys and men of color / racial equity cohortsseniors (program outreach)local neighborhood residents (East Side and West Side community beneficiaries)students/young people engaged in workforce pathways and digital programs
Funding Style
About Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc directs most of its giving toward Western New York, with a clear pattern of funding large, multi-purpose organizations alongside targeted program support. In the recent grants list, Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc received the largest award at $1,790,661, reflecting the foundation’s long-running role in education access and scholarship support. Another major grant went to the Research Foundation for the SUNY on Behalf of the University at Buffalo at $1,315,021 for implementation, project management, and research support tied to the East Side and to heart and cancer work aligned with the foundation’s focus areas. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society also appears among the largest awards, showing sustained support for arts institutions that combine general operations with youth education and outreach. Other recent grants point to additional priorities such as workforce pathways, neighborhood access, environmental work, and community infrastructure. The foundation’s grantmaking is shaped by both unrestricted support and more specific project funding, with awards reaching universities, cultural organizations, scholarship programs, and local community groups across the region.
What Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Funds
Education and economic mobility are central to the foundation’s work. It gave $711,964 to Buffalo Prep for high school preparation, scholarship awards, student success, and youth equity programming, and $1,200,525 to Bryant & Stratton College for charitable support. Arts and culture is another major theme: Buffalo Fine Arts Academy received $1,169,553 for charitable support, while the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society received $981,559 for unrestricted use, education department support, outreach programs for children, and music education programming. Environmental and conservation work also appears in the record. The Nature Conservancy received $635,234 for surveying and restoring reeds in Lake Erie, and the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences received $787,654 for Tifft Nature Preserve inclusive wayfinding and environmental education programming. Community assets and recreation show up as well, including $930,000 to The Skatepark Project for skateparks in Sweden, Ellicottville, and Lockport.
How Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$33.4M
Total Assets
$944M
Total Revenue
$48.7M
Total Expenses
$46.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $52K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$52K
Geographic Reach
Local35 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH CONSTANTINE
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