Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces 2025 Grant Awards from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds

Buffalo, N.Y. – The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced that 85 Western New York organizations received more than $1.3 million in grant awards from endowment funds created to carry on the legacy of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation established the Legacy Funds in 2016 as endowments at the Community Foundation to provide annual support to areas that were important to Mr. Wilson during his lifetime: Caregivers, Community Assets, Design and Access, and Youth Sports. Endowment funds are designed to grow over time and provide funding for charitable causes according to a client’s wishes, forever.

The Legacy Funds at the Community Foundation complement the work of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and were created to provide immediate impact and long-term benefit in Western New York. Grant awards are listed alphabetically within each interest area.

• Ardent Solutions, Inc. – $12,000
• Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care – $12,000
• Community Care of Western New York – $10,000
• Community Connections at Findley Lake – $22,000
• Enchanted Mountains Village – $25,000
• Every Bottom Covered Inc. – $25,000
• Family Service of the Chautauqua Region, Inc. – $25,000
• Gateway Home-Comfort Care, Inc. – $10,000
• Genesee County Office for the Aging – $17,000
• Gerard Place – $23,400
• HART, Inc. – $20,000
• Health Association of Niagara County, Inc. – $10,000
• Healthy Community Alliance, Inc. – $15,000
• Hearts and Hands–Faith in Action, Inc. – $10,000
• Interfaith Caregivers – $15,000
• Seneca Nation – $20,000
• Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo – $10,000

• BFM Arts Inc. – $11,000
• Buffalo Maritime Center – $25,000
• Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens – $20,165
• Buffalo Arts Studio – $11,500
• Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology – $13,500
• Buffalo String Works – $13,500
• Coles House Foundation – $25,000
• Graycliff Conservancy, Inc. – $12,735
• North Park Theater of Buffalo, Inc. – $20,000
• Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective – $13,500
• Roycroft Campus Corporation – $10,000
• Squeaky Wheel | Buffalo Media Resources – $11,000
• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation – $15,000
• Ujima Company, Inc. – $12,500

• Buffalo Audubon Society – $44,000
• Buffalo Community Boathouse – $15,000
• Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation – $35,000
• City of Jamestown – $20,000
• Colored Girls Bike Too – $15,000
• Friends of Medina Parks – $50,000
• GLOW YMCA – $30,000
• Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy – $50,000
• Richardson Center Corporation – $15,900
• Salamanca City Central School District – $30,000
• The Summit Center – $25,000
• Town of Hume – $45,000
• Village of Angola – $30,000

• 716 Squash – $10,000
• Be-A-Friend Program, Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier – $10,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County – $16,000
• Buffalo City Swim Racers, Inc. – $10,000
• Buffalo Community Boathouse – $10,000
• Buffalo Regals – $5,000
• Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center – $8,000
• Buffalo Wrestling Foundation – $10,000
• Chautauqua Striders Inc. – $9,000
• City of Dunkirk Youth and Recreation Department – $10,000
• El Batey Inc. – $15,000
• EPIC – Every Person Influences Children – $12,000
• First Tee of Western New York – $5,000
• Friends of Youngstown – $8,000
• Full Circle Family Services – $8,000
• GEK In The Game – $10,000
• Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council – $25,000
• Girls Sport Foundation – $10,000
• GLOW YMCA – $10,000
• Harrison’s Playmakers – $10,000
• Karen Society of Buffalo – $12,000
• Kenan Center – $10,000
• Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – $10,000
• King Urban Life Center – $10,100
• Lockport Ice Arena and Sports Center – $10,000
• Mental Health Advocates of WNY – $10,000
• Police Athletic League of Niagara Falls NY – $10,000
• Resource Council of WNY Inc. – $15,000
• Seneca Nation – $12,500
• SOLID Foundation Prep, Inc. – $10,000
• The Champion Project – $12,000
• The Salvation Army of Buffalo, NY – $8,000
• Town of Yorkshire – $10,000
• United Somali Alliance of Buffalo – $5,000
• West Buffalo Charter School – $12,000
• Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Program – $10,000
• WNY Lacross Foundation – $5,000
• YMCA Buffalo Niagara – $6,800
• YMCA of the Twin Tiers – $10,000
• Youth Advantage/Buffalo Legacy Project – $12,000
• Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – $10,000

Since 2016, nearly $13 million has been awarded through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds to support organizations across the eight counties of Western New York.

The Legacy Funds are annual grants; for updates on the next granting cycle, please visit https://www.cfgb.org/nonprofits/grants/ralph-wilson-legacy/.