About Education Collaborative of Wny
The Education Collaborative of WNY facilitates collaboration among educators, students, and community partners to learn, share, and connect to build a just and thriving future.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationProfessional development for educatorsStudent scholarships (in partnership with local foundations)Student immersive trips and global exchange programsSchool partnership and collaborationLeadership development
Who They Fund
students/individual scholarship recipientsevent attendees/participants
Funding Style
direct service (individual scholarships)program-specific grants
About Education Collaborative of Wny
Education Collaborative of Wny Inc centers its grantmaking on student scholarships and school-based support across Western New York, with recent awards flowing to a consistent set of local private schools. The largest recent grant in the file is $160,091 to Nichols School in Buffalo, followed by another $153,682 to the same school in 2024. That repeated support points to an ongoing scholarship relationship rather than one-off giving. Buffalo Seminary also appears multiple times, including grants of $150,017 in 2023 and $135,975 in 2025, while Canisius High School received $143,375 in 2024 and $138,500 in 2025. The pattern is reinforced by additional awards to St Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Nardin Academy, Park School, Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Mt St Mary Academy, and St Mary's High School. The foundation’s public description emphasizes collaboration among educators, students, and community partners to build a just and thriving future, and its active scholarship programs show how that mission translates into direct support for students in EdCo-linked schools and partner networks.
What Education Collaborative of Wny Funds
Student scholarships are a core part of the foundation’s work. In the recent grants list, it gave $160,091 to Nichols School for scholarships/other, and Buffalo Seminary received $150,017 for the same category in 2023. The current scholarship programs also include EdCo Scholarships and the Oishei HS Scholarship, both tied to Western New York students. Professional learning is another visible focus: the Emerging Teacher Institute supports new, emerging, and experienced educators through coaching, workshops, and a learning community, with CTLE credit eligibility. School partnership and collaboration also show up through recurring support for schools in the EdCo network, including grants to Canisius High School, Nardin Academy, and Park School. Student access programs extend beyond tuition aid into immersive trips and global exchange programs in the organization’s stated focus areas.
How Education Collaborative of Wny Gives
Typical grant size is substantial for a local scholarship funder: the 25th percentile is $72,600, the median is $88,850, and the 75th percentile is $122,915. Awards in the recent grant list cluster around schools rather than individuals, and the same recipients appear across multiple years, including Nichols School, Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High School, St Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Park School, and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. The organization is not described as a private foundation with a family structure; it operates as Education Collaborative of Wny Inc and does not fund individuals directly according to the provided data. Several scholarship resources accept unsolicited interest through school financial aid offices or linked pages, while some Oishei scholarship activity is program-based and not open to new awards after January 2024.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$633K
Total Revenue
$1.9M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $73K and $123K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$73K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$123K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIC YARWOOD
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