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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.
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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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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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Wyoming Foundation Now Accepting Applications for its 2025 Competitive Grant Process
April 2, 2025Warsaw, N.Y. — The Wyoming Foundation, a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces Promotions
March 26, 2025Buffalo, N.Y. —The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce six team members have received promotions. For 105 years, the Community…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation Announces Awards Totaling More Than $187,000 to Wyoming County Nonprofits through William F. Thiel Trust
March 18, 2025The William F. Thiel Trust, a fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, recently awarded grants totaling more than $187,000 to…
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