Legacies of Giving

  • Anne L. Bird

    Mar 22, 2022

    Creating an evergreen legacy “The question for me is—and always has been—what are the most important causes that I should contribute to? How can I be a good steward?” Those were

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  • Wilfred and Joan Larson

    A gift that will  bloom forever Wilfred (Will) and Joan Larson were high school sweethearts who met in Brooklyn, New York, and married in 1949. The couple started a family

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  • Betty Crump

    Apr 14, 2021

    A lifetime of giving back “I love Buffalo — the people, the relationships, the direction, the football team,” remarked Betty Crump. “The Community Foundation has helped me feel even more

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  • Stanford Lipsey Scholarship Fund

    Jul 6, 2018

    Honoring a Legendary Philanthropist [caption id="attachment_4678" align="alignleft" width="237"] Christa Bax, a 2016/2017 award recipient of the Stanford Lipsey Scholarship Fund, shows an operating room where she works at Kenmore Mercy

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    Scharf-Van Heusen Fund

    Creating Change in Our Community Forever [caption id="attachment_2574" align="alignleft" width="238"] Robert Scharf and Larry Van Heusen enjoy visiting the museum at the Colored Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York.[/caption] Larry Van

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