Celebrating a century.
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has helped ignite change in Western New York alongside our clients for 100 years.
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Working with us puts you in control of your charitable giving. We are simply here to guide. To empower. To activate. To help you initiate change. And ultimately build your legacy.
Learn MoreImpact your way.
Working with us puts you in control of your charitable giving. We are simply here to guide. To empower. To activate. To help you initiate change. And ultimately build your legacy.
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How to Give
We can create a giving plan that is unique to your charitable goals and the impact you want to make.
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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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Client Stories
We have so many inspiring stories of people just like you looking to make a difference.
FIND YOUR INSPIRATIONThe Good We Are All Doing
Education
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo brought together more than 200 partners to form Say Yes Buffalo. Since then, the high school graduation rate in Buffalo has increased by 15%.
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.
LEARN MORENews and Events
The CGLI Announces a Grant Opportunity Under Its Emerging Philanthropists of Color Initiative
July 11, 2019Buffalo, NY – The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI), an initiative that aims to expand access to philanthropy in communities of…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo Awards More Than $47,000 for Local Ballet and Opera Organizations
June 18, 2019Buffalo, NY – The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo on behalf of the Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the…
Continue ReadingCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces Grant Awards Totaling $1.3 Million from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds
May 29, 2019Buffalo, NY – The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced that 57 Western New York organizations will receive a total…
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