Wyoming Foundation Announces More Than $36,000 in Grants for Local Programs Supporting the Arts and Youth Job Readiness

Warsaw, N.Y. — The Wyoming Foundation, a geographic division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, announced awards totaling more than $36,000 to nine Wyoming County nonprofit organizations for its 2024 grant cycle. Grants were awarded to programs in Wyoming County with a preference for requests that either increase job readiness for youth or connect residents to the County’s arts and cultural gems.

2024 Wyoming Foundation grant recipients include:

  • Arts Council for Wyoming County: $4,000 for Fiber Flurry
  • Arts for Learning WNY: $5,000 for Creative Enrichment Opportunities in Wyoming County
  • Friends of Letchworth State Park: $4,500 for Haudenosaunee Video Project
  • Gateway Home-Comfort Care: $5,000 for Doula Services Training
  • Independent Health Foundation: $1,500 for Fitness for Kids Challenge
  • Insightful Strides: $5,000 for Youth Mental Health Enrichment
  • Perry Central School District: $5,000 for CTE Shed Project
  • Shake on the Lake: $5,000 for Summer 2024 Tour: Henry V
  • Warsaw Historical Society: $1,610 for Pride in Place: Promoting Warsaw’s and Wyoming County’s Rich History

Established in 1976 by Dr. James MacCallum and now a division of the Community Foundation, the Wyoming Foundation makes the most of the generosity of its clients to benefit all Wyoming County residents. With more than $5 million under its care, the Wyoming Foundation’s endowment has distributed over $900,000 in grants to support a wide variety of cultural, educational and human services organizations that specialize in enhancing the county’s arts and cultural institutions, improving literacy and strengthening the county’s cradle-to-career pipeline.

For more information about the Wyoming Foundation and its annual grant process, please visit www.wyomingfoundation.org.

 

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About the Wyoming Foundation

The Wyoming Foundation was established in 1976 and is a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The Wyoming Foundation actively supports a wide variety of cultural, educational and human services organizations in Wyoming County. Learn more at wyomingfoundation.org.

About the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 

For more than a century, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has enhanced and encouraged long-term philanthropy in the Western New York community. A 501 (c)(3) organization, the Community Foundation’s mission is: Connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in Western New York. Established in 1919, the Community Foundation has made the most of the generosity of individuals, families, foundations and organizations who entrust charitable assets to the Community Foundation’s care. Learn more at cfgb.org