Congratulations to the winner of this year’s 21st Century Fund $100,000 grant!
Congratulations to our four finalists who presented at the Final Vote Event on April 21:
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society, Inc., Botanical Gardens Expansion Project (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Cradle Beach Camp, Accessible Swimming Pool Renovation and Restoration (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Kevin Guest House, Building for our future (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Mercy Flight Inc., Implementation of a Lifesaving Air Ambulance Enhancement in Rural WNY (Click here to watch project presentation)
You can learn more about each of the four projects here.
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In case you missed our 2022 Virtual Presentation Event on March 10, below you can learn about the eight semi-finalists who presented their projects:
- Aquarium of Niagara, The Reimagined Niagara Gorge Discovery Center (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY, Town Clubhouse Improvements (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society, Inc., Botanical Gardens Expansion Project (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Modernizing a 120-Year-Old Auditorium (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Cradle Beach Camp, Accessible Swimming Pool Renovation and Restoration (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Kevin Guest House, Building for our future (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Mercy Flight Inc., Implementation of a Lifesaving Air Ambulance Enhancement in Rural WNY (Click here to watch project presentation)
- Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Historic Light Restoration Project (Click here to watch project presentation)
To read more about each of the eight projects, click here.
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Membership Information
The 21st Century Fund is a giving circle that is open to anyone who wants to give back to Western New York. All it takes is a onetime membership fee, and then you’re a member for life. Every two years, members vote to provide a $100,000 grant to one nonprofit organization.
Members have the opportunity to network with others who care about Western New York, learn about critical community needs, hear about innovative local projects and meet the dynamic leaders of area nonprofit organizations.
Membership in the fund is $2,100 for any individual, family or organization that wishes to take part – $1,000 if you are age 35 or under. Membership pledges can be paid over the course of five years.
For more information about membership or if you are a member and want to join one of the committees, please contact Andrew Gaerte, Associate Vice President, Giving Strategies, by email at andrewg@cfgb.org or at (716) 852-2857 ext. 207.
For more information about the 21st Century Fund competitive grants process click here.