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  • WNY Forward Fund to Offer Second Round of Grants for Exploration of Strategic Realignment in the Nonprofit Sector to Create Strength, Stability and Sustainability

    News and Events, Press ReleasesJun 22, 2026

    Local Funders Collaborative Seeks to Support Community in Face of Federal Cuts and Shifting Priorities Buffalo, N.Y., June 22, 2026 – The WNY Forward Fund, a group of local funders

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  • Seven Nonprofits Awarded 2026 Bauman Fund for the Arts Grants

    News and Events, Press ReleasesJun 18, 2026

    Buffalo, N.Y., June 18, 2026 — The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, on behalf of the Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the Arts, announced that seven

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  • Project Play Western New York Announces 2026 Summer Free Play Series Grantees

    News and Events, Press ReleasesJun 8, 2026

      Buffalo, N.Y. (June 8, 2026) – Project Play Western New York (WNY) announced that 13 organizations have received 2026 Summer Free Play Series grant awards totaling more than $83,000.

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  • Western New York Youth Direct More Than $2 Million to Out-Of-School Time and Youth Sports Programs

    News and EventsJun 5, 2026

    With Youth For Youth (WYFY) grant recipients selected by 24-member WYFY Youth Advisory Board through youth-led grantmaking process across nine-county region BUFFALO, N.Y. — Young people across Western New York

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  • Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Announces 2026 Grant Awards to 77 Organizations from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds 

    News and Events, Press ReleasesMay 11, 2026

    Buffalo, N.Y. – The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced that 77 Western New York organizations received more than $1.26 million in grant awards from endowment funds created to carry on the legacy of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. In

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