Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 2024 Annual Report

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We all share a love of Western New York and strive to make our community a better place.

As we work on behalf of our clients to create a vibrant, equitable Greater Buffalo region where every individual thrives, we recognize that when we listen and learn, we are able to work together to achieve transformative change.

We thank you for your unwavering commitment and partnership as we carry out our clients’ charitable wishes to support our beloved region together – today, tomorrow and forever.

Gratefully,

BETSY CONSTANTINE President/CEO

HON. ROSE H. SCONIERS Chair, Board of Directors

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A UNIQUE WAY TO SUPPORT A BELOVED COMMUNITY Sam and Cherie Gullo When Sam Gullo bought a shopping plaza in Geneseo, he had no idea that the sale of it would ultimately help him to establish a fund at the Community Foundation and make a positive impact in his beloved hometown.

Perry, New York, is an idyllic small town in the heart of Wyoming County. Among its 3,600 residents is Sam, who has called it home all of his life.

“I've been lucky enough to make a pretty good living here, and now I want to help other people,” he said.

Sam grew up as the youngest of three children, and his parents instilled in them that it is better to give than to receive.

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While Sam spent a lot of time at his parents’ furniture store in the center of Perry, he didn’t plan on taking over the family business. That all changed when Sam was in college and his father passed away suddenly, changing the trajectory of his career path. After graduating from Niagara University, Sam returned to his hometown to learn the business, which he still runs to this day in the same location it has been in for 80 years.

“I always had other interests besides the furniture business, and I was quite interested in real estate,” Sam explained.

That led Sam to pursue a second career in real estate development.

He eventually purchased a nearly vacant shopping plaza in Geneseo at an auction. After redeveloping and selling it, the proceeds provided an establishing gift for the Sam and Cherie Gullo Foundation, a fund at the Wyoming Foundation, which is a geographic division of the Community Foundation.

Noting that there are many needs in Wyoming County, staying local with their support is important to Sam; his wife, Cherie; and son, Adam. Through their fund, they are able to provide grants to numerous organizations that are meaningful to their family.

“The fund has been a great way for me to do what I’m trying to accomplish, which is to do something for somebody else whenever I can, and that desire goes back to my parents, no question,” Sam said.

“I just feel good about giving.”

SAM GULLO

Cherie and Sam Gullo stand inside their furniture store in Perry, New York.

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INVESTING IN STUDENTS TODAY, TOMORROW AND FOREVER Bennett High School Alumni Association “There's just something magical about Bennett High School,” shared Neil Lange, President of the Bennett High School Alumni Association. Neil spent his entire career teaching there and describes his alma mater as a special place that creates lifelong relationships for students.

Margaret Puzio, Neil’s former colleague who serves as First Vice President of the Alumni Association, added, “The whole focus of the Alumni Association is on the students and the Alumni Association works hard to provide support that creates that magic.”

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Neil Lange (far left) and Margaret Puzio (third from left) of the Bennett High School Alumni Association stand in Bennett's lobby with teacher Khalil Cottman and students.

Established in 1999 to provide curriculum-enriching activities to current students, the Alumni Association faced its most pivotal moment in 2013 when the school was slated to close due to underperformance. At that time, the Alumni Association came together to advocate for the school, developing an extensive plan that ultimately helped keep it open.

s the Alumni Association continued to expand its A membership – which today includes upwards of 600 alumni from around the globe – its leadership knew they wanted to establish an endowment for perpetual support of Bennett’s students. This includes awarding grants for field trips and enrichment activities, such as providing earth science students with mineral and fossil specimens from the Buffalo Geological Societies Gem and Mineral Show.

The Alumni Association had already established scholarship funds at the Community Foundation, so it was a natural decision to establish a new fund there.

“We want to provide a support system for Bennett High School beyond our life as an alumni association, and our endowment at the Community Foundation allows us to do that.”

MARGARET PUZIO First Vice President, Bennett High School Alumni Association

“We needed to have a place that our membership would trust; the Community Foundation was that place,” noted Margaret.

As Bennett High School is celebrating 100 years in 2025, the Alumni Association continues to support the school, which currently serves 500 students and boasts a graduation rate of nearly 90 percent, and its members appreciate the ease of working with the Community Foundation.

“The Community Foundation sincerely cares about us and makes sure that we're in the best position possible to work toward our goal of supporting a high-quality education in a Buffalo public school,” said Neil.

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IGNITING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOREVER Creating a lasting legacy is no small feat. Yet it is something the Community Foundation is honored to do with our clients on a daily basis. And something we have been doing since 1919.

Five years ago, we marked our first 100 years with The Centennials, a year-long celebration culminating in an exciting evening where

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rom left: David Zapfel, Kelly Diane Galloway, F Diann Takens and Pastor James Giles reconnect at Gerard Place five years after winning the Community Foundation's Centennial Awards in 2019.

12 local Change Makers were granted a total of $1 million in awards to continue igniting change in our region.

Awards were given in four categories. Eight of the finalists received $25,000 to grant to their favorite organization, and one winner in each category received $100,000 to grant, as well as $100,000 to establish an endowment at the Community Foundation. This gift of a lifetime will ensure their legacies live on forever.

As we celebrated five years since that incredible night, we checked in with our four winners to see how that honor changed their lives.

Kelly Diane Galloway Up and Comer Award

Pastor James Giles Cause Award

GRANT AWARD Kelly chose to award her grant to Project Mona’s House, which works to shed light on human trafficking, to restore those who have been victimized and prevent it from ever happening again through education and legislation.

“That was the first grant ever for Project Mona’s House. With it, we were able to sustain our house, hire two staff members, open a freedom center and pay for the film Sold Next Door, which was featured on PBS in 2024, to let people know that human trafficking is an issue,” Kelly said.

“When somebody asks me, ‘What’s the cost of sustaining your organization?’ I always tell the story of The Centennials and the impact of $100,000.”

ENDOWMENT Through the Kelly Diane Galloway Legacy Fund, Kelly continues to support Project Mona’s House and has plans to expand her support to other organizations most meaningful to her in the future through her endowment, a sustainable source of funding.

“I would like to sow seeds and see the multiplication that's able to happen when you give to organizations that just need a chance.

That's all I needed – a chance,” Kelly said.

GRANT AWARD Pastor Giles chose to award his grant to Back to Basics Ministries, a centralized hub that provides special services for at-risk individuals, families and groups to assist those who struggle with poverty, lack of support systems, traumas, addiction, mental illness, homelessness, criminal activity and more.

The grant supported important mobile response efforts.

“By May 14, 2022, we really had our mobile response down to a science. We were able to respond to that and have a huge impact on the food supply and material supply during that time,” Pastor Giles noted.

Additionally, he was able to support other organizations, such as Buffalo Peacemakers, Mad Dads and Stop the Violence Coalition, as well as causes, such as reentry, that are important to him.

ENDOWMENT Through the J. Giles Foundation, Pastor Giles will support organizations and causes close to his heart beyond his lifetime.

“Through my fund at the Community Foundation, I am able to send out grants to organizations in need or use it for shortfalls at Back to Basics,” he said.

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Diann Takens Champion Award

Community Award

GRANT AWARD

GRANT AWARD

Diann awarded her grant to Peace of the City, which offers a range of programs designed to provide young people with the skills, tools and values needed to succeed educationally, break the cycle of poverty and lead meaningful, productive lives.

David chose to award his grant to Gerard Place, which strengthens the community as it empowers individuals and families toward self-sufficiency by providing housing, supportive services, community education and outreach.

“It was a different Peace of the City after the Centennial Award,” said Diann. “The crushing impact of COVID was six months around the corner, and the award allowed us to remain open every day during that whole year that Buffalo Public Schools were closed. It gave me the security of knowing we could provide things like daycare, reliable internet and tutors during that time.”

“In 2019, we were trying to renovate our housing building. We had received a few grants, but we needed more to gut the kitchens.

The grant from the Community Foundation allowed us to complete the renovation to make it look like a home for the hundreds of families who come through our 14 apartments,” said David.

ENDOWMENT

David established the David Zapfel Charitable Fund to continue providing long-term support to organizations and causes that are important to him and his family, such as food insecurity.

Diann and her three grown daughters are involved in the advising of the Diann R. Takens Endowment Fund, which will support what is most meaningful to her, in her name, forever.

“The Community Foundation wants clients to deeply understand the process and the good that's coming from their generosity,” said Diann. “They really take the time to understand the good that clients want to do, and make sure their clients know that they matter and are the foundation of the Foundation.”

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David Zapfel

ENDOWMENT

“I wanted to involve my own kids right from the beginning because they'll take it over when I'm gone,” David said. “It has been a real privilege to be able to have some funds to help other agencies that I know are doing good work.”

Today, the ripple effect of The Centennials can still be felt far and wide across Western New York. These four individuals, brought together by a desire to do good, will continue to ignite transformative change in our region in their names, forever.

To learn more about these clients and all of The Centennials finalists and to look back on highlights of the event, visit cfgb.org/the-centennials.

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CULTIVATING A MEANINGFUL LEGACY Jay Wopperer and Linda Schmieder-Wopperer Jay Wopperer and Linda Schmieder-Wopperer feel a keen sense of responsibility when it comes to giving back.

“We want to leave something for the next generation of Western New Yorkers,” said Linda.

Both Jay and Linda grew up in Western New York.

Jay was drafted by the U.S. Army right out of high school.

He returned to Amherst after he served in the Vietnam War to work alongside his parents in their hotel and restaurant supply business.

Linda, the daughter of German immigrants, followed her passion for nursing to a rewarding career in healthcare.

A genealogy aficionado, she also became an avid traveler, which opened her eyes to the diversity of people around the world.

The two first met in the 1980s and developed a decades-long friendship that eventually blossomed into more, and the two married in 2021.

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Jay Wopperer and Linda Schmieder-Wopperer enjoy time at Glen Falls in Williamsville.

The Wopperers became members of the Community Foundation’s Legacy Society, created to acknowledge individuals who have committed to supporting the community in the future through a planned gift.

The Wopperers appreciate the learning opportunities the Community Foundation provides to clients, such as the annual Impact Bus Tour, which illustrates how it facilitates long-term transformative change in our region through its leadership work.

Combining Jay’s love of the outdoors and Linda’s passion for history, reading and culture, their fund will support organizations and causes most meaningful to them, including the environment and arts and culture.

Additionally, the Wopperers value the trust they have in the Community Foundation.

Jay and Linda continue to expand their relationship with the Community Foundation and opened a client advised fund in 2024, which allows them to actively carry out their philanthropic endeavors now.

Jay Wopperer takes photos of a display at a client event.

“It’s good to know the Community Foundation is going to manage our fund beyond our lifetimes and continue to carry out our charitable wishes in a way that we want it to be continued.”

JAY WOPPERER

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TUNING IN TO THE COMMUNITY’S CHANGING NEEDS Jerry and Karen Reger “The Community Foundation makes charitable giving easy,” said Jerry Reger.

Jerry and his wife, Karen, are supporting the ever-changing needs of Western New York through a fund they established at the Community Foundation.

The Regers noted that growing up, their parents fell upon times when they needed help. This has inspired them to pay it forward, a notion they have instilled in their own children.

“There will be times in your life when you’re down, and when you’re not down, it’s important to make sure that you help people in need. And that’s really what the Community Foundation does best.”

JERRY REGER

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Jerry and Karen Reger pose outside of Tewksbury Lodge during a client event.

As the Community Foundation’s retired Chief Financial Officer, Jerry knows a thing or two about investments, and he appreciates the Community Foundation’s approach to utilizing world-class investment managers with a goal of outperforming appropriate target market benchmarks over long periods of time.

“I'm pretty good at investing, but there's no way I can emulate what the Community Foundation does from the investment perspective,” he said.

Additionally, the Regers appreciate the education that goes along with being Community Foundation clients. “I think I know a lot about Buffalo, but every time we do something like the Impact Bus Tour, we get a better understanding of things that we want to do with our charitable giving,” Jerry noted.

A 2024 client event featured a panel entitled “Building blocks for educational success” at Southside Elementary School that included representatives from Buffalo Public Schools and Say Yes Buffalo. Pictured, from left: Betsy Constantine, President/CEO, Community Foundation; Dr. Tonja Williams-Knight, Superintendent, Buffalo Public Schools; Gellenia Smallwood, Senior Director of Early Childhood Services, Say Yes Buffalo; David Rust, CEO, Say Yes Buffalo; and Say Yes Little Scholars teacher and parents.

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Our clients are at the heart of our work at the Community Foundation.

Some clients come to us knowing exactly the organizations or causes they wish to support; others choose to support the unforeseen needs of our community that might change over time.

Those generous individuals are known as Change Makers, and their changing needs funds support the evolving needs of Western New York.

Changing needs dollars support our leadership work, which is guided by a strategic planning process that centers community voice and is led by our Board of Directors every five years. The most recent process resulted in four community goals, which are listed on the next page, that will guide us through 2027.

On the following pages, you will read more about our Change Makers and some of the collaborative community work made possible by their generosity.

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OUR FOUR CURRENT COMMUNITY GOALS

Achieve racial/ethnic equity.

Promote economic mobility through educational achievement, workforce readiness and access to family-sustaining jobs for residents living in low-income households.

Steward significant environmental resources in the context of climate resilience.

Promote regional vibrancy through architecture, arts and culture.

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CHANGING NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS Change Makers establish permanent endowments to address the changing needs of our community over time.

1910s

Horace B. Pomeroy Fund

Mr. & Mrs. George F. Rand Memorial Fund

George F. Rand Bequest Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf Trust

Edna Foster Smith Bequest

William Henry Andrews Bequest

Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund

1970s

Lilla B. McCready Bequest

1950s

Josephine Biontolillo Bequest

Jacob F. SchoellkopfJefferson Penn Fund

M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son, George K. Fraley, Jr.

Jean Knowlton Brown Fund Martin A. Buecking Bequest

Charles & Marion Hahn Fund

Helen Anderson Cobb Bequest

Edward H. Letchworth Bequest

Herbert F. & Bertha W. Darling Trust

1920s

1930s Harry S. Hilliker Bequest Jacob G. Joseph Bequest Albert J. Klinck Memorial Fund

Edward H. Letchworth Richard C.R. Taggesell Fund Memorial Fund 1940s Louis R. Davidson Bequest William Hengerer Company Fund

C. Edgar & Roberta S. Schabacker Trust

Elizabeth Crosby Gardner Fund Louise Kimberly Bequest Ralph Kimberly Bequest

J.F. Schoellkopf Jr. Bequest Gretchen Rand Special Fund #7 Penney Bequest Ellsworth M. Statler Trust

Philip S. Savage Trust

Madeline A. Kraft Bequest

1960s

Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund

Anna May Andrews Trust

Catherine Swerdloff Bequest

Howard Kellogg Trust

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J.F. Schoellkopf IV Memorial Fund

Thekla R. Groben Bequest

Henrietta M. Wiley Bequest

Henry and Susan Beamer at a client event.

1980s Ina D. Alt Trust Adrian A. & Betsy B. Bennett Fund Burtsell-Steuernagel Memorial Fund Eldon H. Chaddock Bequest The D-B Trust Ruth E. Farrington Bequest William F. Goodson Bequest Dr. Harry G. LaForge Bequest Ida M. Mevius Bequest Open Key Fund Howard T. Saperston Sr. Trust Edward C. Schlenker Trust Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Fund

Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Memorial Fund Ruth and Darwin Schmitt Fund (Albert), Maude & Marion Schuele Memorial Fund Albert, Maude & (Marion) Schuele Memorial Fund Charles E. Stewart Memorial Fund Mr. & Mrs. Franz T. Stone Trust Polly Rumsey Wolfe Fund 1990s Virgil A. & Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund Walter L. Byram Bequest Sonja H. & Carlton P. Cooke Jr. Fund Damon Family Fund

Holly Augspurger Donaldson Fund Marjorie & Mary Louise Emerson Bequest Peter J. Ferraro Memorial Fund Fuzak Family/Joan M. & Victor T. Fuzak Fund G. R. S. Fund William J.C. & Louise Grupp Memorial Fund Leonard L. & Blanche F. Hank Fund Daphne Hare Fund Harvey Family Fund

Henry M., Patricia A. & Mary 2000s Brainard Naylon Bequest Anonymous Pearl B. & J. Lawrence Elizabeth & John Osborne Memorial Fund Angelbeck Foundation Braman Pomeroy Trust

Natalie Kubera Roth Fund Gretchen L. & A. Warren Smith Jr. Changing Needs Fund

Henry E. & Susan W. Beamer Endowment Fund Thelma L. & Milfred R. Beck Fund

Evelyn Stiem Fund

Charles A. & Anne L. Bird Fund

William L. Van Schoonhoven Fund

Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund

Wadsworth Fund

Michael R. Butler & Glenys William B. Walsh Trust Fund Maschoff Butler Fund Betty Crump Fund Eileen and Rupert

Kittinger Family Fund

Warren Charitable Fund

Howard C. Laverack Bequest

Bernard D. Welt & Ida Z. Welt Fund

Dr. Gustave P. Milkey & Janet B. Milkey Fund

Betty Ball Wilder Fund

M. Dolores Denman Fund for Community Needs

DePerno Family Fund

Kreher Family Fund

Eastern Niagara Fund

William F. Long Fund

Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund

Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund

June Farrington Fund

Melson Fund

Fischle – Laesser Endowment Fund

Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund

Fisher Family Fund

Norma E. Pfeifer Fund

George Family Foundation

Herman Spiegel & Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund

Gordon R. & Gretchen S. Gross Family Fund Grover & Isabel James Fund D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund

Rosemarie C. Steeb Endowment Fund Evelyn Swarts Fund Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund

Gail Johnstone Community Kuang Mei Wang Fund Leadership Fund Alyne D. White Bequest Heather J. DePaolo-Johnny A. David & Heather M. Wyoming Foundation Memorial Fund Jones Advisory Fund Endowment Fund

The Roundtable's Reentry Coalition was recognized with the prestigious national Excellence in Criminal Justice Award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for its work providing key support to improve outcomes for reentering citizens and the impact the work has made in the coordination of services to reduce recidivism in our community.

Felicia Beard, Associate Vice President, Racial Equity Initiatives, joined the Reentry Coalition’s co-chairs – Thomas Diina, Chief of Community Reintegration, Erie County Sheriff’s Office; and Mark O’Brien, Erie County’s Mental Health Commissioner – in Washington, D.C., in November to accept the award at the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s 40th anniversary event.

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CHANGING NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS (cont.)

2010s Anonymous (2)

Donald A. Pause Fund

James & Kristin Allen Fund

Worth L. Farrington Fund

Lois and Thomas Pause Charitable Fund

Sheriff Michael S. Amico Fund

George Byron Fisher Fund

Pieroni Greco Family Fund

The Gregory Family Fund

Reed Family Fund

Joyce & Stuart Angert Philanthropic Fund

Gross Family Fund

Lawrence M. Appleby Fund

John Hulley & Elizabeth Rydzynski-Hulley Fund

Gerald F. and Karen Reger Centennial Changing Needs Endowment

Charles and Ione Arrick Charitable Fund Beard Family – In Honor of Michael Dorian Beard Belmore Hicks Bridgford Fund Edna L. Carroll Trust Centennial Changing Needs Endowment Fund Beuline Crawford Bequest Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker & Adrian F. Dedecker III Centennial Endowment Elizabeth Deichman Fund Virginia Deuel Memorial Fund Paul P. Dosberg Charitable Fund 18

Mary Alice and Ross Jay Eckert Fund

Ilene N. Hein Fund

Hulley WNY Changing Needs Fund H. Reed Hunt Fund Kucera – Graham Family Foundation Langley Family Fund Edmond & Margaretha Lawrence Fund Sally S. Lenahan Bequest Angelo and Barbara Liberatore Family Fund The Mathews Family Fund Frank Mesiah Family Legacy Fund The Michael E. and Lorrie Chamberlain Munschauer Centennial Fund Normandy Fund

The Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust

Members of the Racial Equity Roundtable traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, with more than 50 other community leaders from Buffalo to experience the museums of the Equal Justice Initiative as a way to learn about and bring home strategies for racial healing and equity.

SJM3 Fund

Braille Group of Buffalo Fund

Raymond and Maryann Laks Foundation

The Stockton Family Changing Needs Fund

Peter W. Bridgford Trust

William and Janet Long Fund

Jim Y. and Emilia M. Tou Foundation Vogt Family Foundation Fund for WNY Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for the Community Foundation 2020s Charles and Peggy Balbach Endowment for Community Leadership Lucas, Clayton, and Gabrielle Baumgart Changing Needs Endowment

Rose M. Bridwell Bequest Amico Castiglione Charitable Fund Peter C. Cornell Trust for WNY Cox-Conant Fund Joan B. and James L. Crane, Jr. Fund

Anthony D. Mancinelli Fund Jean "Gigi" McKeown Community Service Endowment Fund Leonard and Lillian Meiselman Legacy Fund Operation Dinner Out Fund

Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker Change Maker Fund

Sara Rogers Foundation

Detwiler Family Changing Needs Fund

Arthur Wilk Bequest

Isabel R. Hunt Bequest

Malcolm Strachan Bequest Turin Fund Virginia Ziebarth Fund

CHANGING NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS Annual Change Makers are individuals who gave a gift in 2024 to support the changing needs of our community over time.

Anonymous (5) Dr. Tamara Alsace The Stuart and Joyce Angert Fund Ms. Cynthia Appleton Mr. Stephen C. and Mrs. Eleanor C. Ash Mr. Charles E. Balbach*

Mary Alice and Ross Jay Eckert Fund Mr. John and Mrs. Elizabeth Emerling Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, Equity Warrior Strategies Excel Fence, Inc. Fair Buffalo Fund

Teo Balbach and Jennifer Chalmers Balbach

Mr. Robert Firestine

Barr Foundation

Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

Mr. Richard Barth Ms. Melissa Baumgart Mr. Denis and Mrs. Nancy Berwanger David and Peggy Blesy

Mr. Theron Foote

The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies c/o Michael Cohen Fund Mr. James and Mrs. Marjorie Fulmer

The Braille Group of Buffalo Ms. Dottie Gallagher Ms. Rosalind Burgin Scott A. Gardner Mr. Harold Bush and Mrs. Frances Hill Bush Mr. Michael and Mrs. Glenys Butler* Cozy Calf Company LLC Ms. Mary Lou Detwiler Dr. Bonita Durand

Mr. James H. Greene, Jr. Mr. Michael and Mrs. Patricia Griffith Pete Grum Ms. Amy Habib Rittling Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. & Maryanne Harvey Fund

Tony and Kate Masiello Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund Ruth Mathews Ms. Cheryl Miller Ms. Joan B. Mokdessi

Mr. Daniel Gerstman and Ms. Sharon Stern Gerstman Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr. Mr. Edward and Mrs. Beverly Strusa Ms. Lorraine Sturm

Mrs. Alex Montante

Dr. Joan M. Sulewski

Michael and Lorrie Munschauer

Ms. Jacqueline Swaby Mr. Richard D. Swanson

Mrs. Barbara Myers

Eric Szucs

Mr. Owen Herne

Mr. David H. Nelson, Esq.

Ms. Jennifer Tyczka

Mr. Edward J. Horton

Ms. Elizabeth Osta

Mr. Ralph and Ms. Kathryn Houseknecht

Ms. Jennifer Pauly

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Maria Walczak

Isabel R. Hunt*

Ms. Emily Procknal

Ms. Nancy W. Ware Weinberg Financial Group

Mrs. Alice F. Jacobs

Dr. J. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Reagan

Mr. Ronald Wert

Cheryl A. Jankowski, CPA

Red Top Foundation

Ms. Cory Zoeller

Mr. Robert and Mrs. Carol Johnson

Renaissance Charitable

Jeffrey H. Katz, Esq.

Andrew J. Rudnick Fund

Helen A. Raye Living Trust Mr. Stuart and Mrs. Janis Hempel

In. Site: Architecture, LLP

Kibbe King & Moran Attys Timothy J. Kibler and David M. Johnson Mr. Hans R. and Mrs. Leslie A. Kunze Ms. Sandra Kushner Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lane Ms. Myra S. Lawrence Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC Lynch Park Associates, Inc.

Mr. Hal D. Payne

Ward & Kutzuba PLLC

Mr. Luis A. Rodriguez, Jr. Ms. Tracy A. Sawicki Hon. Rose H. Sconiers The Mark L. Serventi Family Foundation Ms. Kay Sheehan Mr. John and Mrs. Elaine Sluka Ms. Eleanor Smith The Sobeck Family Fund John Somers

Nora Graves, Stuart Angert and Joyce Angert (seated) at the Impact Bus Tour.

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FOCUSING ON A COMMON GOAL Racial Equity Roundtable The path to meaningful change comes into focus when you have committed partners working together.

The Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable, convened by the Community Foundation in 2015, continues to engage more than 350 community partners to move forward its strategic agenda, intentionally focused on achieving racial equity by changing policies, practices and procedures to ensure every community member has an opportunity to thrive.

The Roundtable members and its partners spent much of 2024 reflecting on its collective work to date and the impact it has had in our community. With the Public Equity Group's guidance, it engaged in nearly 100 one-on-one interviews and used many of its meetings to thoughtfully discuss where the Roundtable should focus collective efforts going forward. This critical strategic planning process will wrap up in 2025 and focuses on how to strengthen, deepen and scale the work underway.

Benefits Cliff Sometimes, more means less. That is the case when employers are paying people in the workforce a higher salary due to career advancement – which should increase their overall means – but in reality, they are bringing home much less because that salary increase results in a loss of public benefits.

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Simply put, one dollar over the earnings threshold is all it takes for an individual to lose critical support, such as healthcare, housing and nutrition benefits. This is called the Benefits Cliff.

The ripple effect is that positions are going unfilled, with employees turning down promotions or more hours due to the Benefits Cliff, resulting in employers struggling to build their businesses due to a limited workforce pipeline, ultimately leading to stunted economic growth for our entire region.

The Benefits Cliff is a critical issue, and the Racial Equity Roundtable is proud to partner with the Buffalo Niagara Partnership to address it.

In 2024, the Employ Buffalo Coalition worked with leaders across the state to develop policy changes to soften the Benefits Cliff. One recommendation concerns the amount of assets an individual is allowed to have to keep their benefits, currently $2,500. This low limit discourages people from responsibly building savings to protect their families, including all important savings for transportation to work. The Coalition recommends individuals be allowed to increase their savings to $10,000 before facing the risk of losing their benefits. Know of other organizations interested in joining this collaborative effort?

JOIN HERE: benefitsbridgecoalition.org/home The Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Atlanta Federal Reserve created an Employ Buffalo Niagara Benefits Cliff Calculator, a free and accessible tool for employers that will do the math to calculate an individual’s Benefits Cliff.

LEARN MORE: thepartnership.org/talent/benefits-cliff-calculator

Racial Healing Circles One of the areas identified as ready to scale given the impact to date is the Racial Healing Circles, which build relationships by offering a safe space to expand and deepen personal connections across racial groups.

After the tragic Tops massacre on May 14, 2022, the Roundtable, thanks to generous ongoing support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, expanded its racial healing work. A cohort of 11 organizations were trained in the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation framework. The racial healing practitioners hosted over 100 circles in the Greater Buffalo region, reaching over 1,500 people and increasing opportunities for the public to be involved in these meaningful conversations.

The healing circles provided structured spaces where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds were able to engage in open and honest dialogue that helped foster understanding of different perspectives, experiences and histories.

Members of the Racial Equity Roundtable’s Reentry Coalition get a sneak peek at a finished community art project that was created during a Roundtable partner event. The piece is now displayed at the Reentry Opportunity Center.

Racial Healing Circle practitioners connect and participate in training at the Community Foundation office.

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LAUNCHING A LOVE OF READING Read to Succeed Buffalo Jack Walsh, former Community Foundation Board member, reads with a student through Read to Succeed Buffalo's Experience Corps.

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“We have three and four year olds coming into our programs who have never held a book. That is something we need to change.”

ANNE RYAN Executive Director, Read to Succeed Buffalo

The story of Read to Succeed Buffalo (RTSB) began in 1998, when several nonprofit organizations, including the Community Foundation, came together to strategize how to improve educational outcomes for at-risk children. Out of that collaboration, RTSB was born in 2006. Now it is an independent nonprofit guided by the belief that all children can achieve success with exposure to high-quality, intentional instruction and literacy-rich environments from birth through third grade.

Today, RTSB works with childcare providers and schools to implement evidence-based programming and professional development literacy supports for teachers. This ensures children have access to highly trained teachers and intentional instruction, regardless of their economic status.

Additionally, children have access to one-on-one tutoring opportunities through RTSB’s AARP Foundation Experience Corps, which pairs older adults with students to help them become better readers.

“The AARP Foundation Experience Corps has been a game changer for Buffalo, particularly during the pandemic, when our volunteers continued to participate virtually, and now postpandemic, as we work even harder to close the achievement gap,” said Anne Ryan, Executive Director, RTSB. In the 2023–24 school year, 87 mentors provided 5,565 hours of direct tutoring to 281 students in grades 1–3. As a result, nearly 100 percent of students improved how many words per minute they could correctly read and their reading fluency. The program continues to expand and now includes 125 volunteers across 12 Buffalo public schools.

Elizabeth Wilk, RTSB Early Literacy Intervention Specialist, monitors academic growth by working 1:1 with a child as a part of RTSB’s CARE Child Care and Preschool program.

Turning to the next chapter, Anne looks forward to a book distribution program, in partnership with Erie County, that mails books to children in Buffalo and rural Erie County every month until their fifth birthday.

The Community Foundation has remained involved with RTSB every step of the way, as a thought partner, funder and advocate of its work.

“The Community Foundation started this work 20 years ago, and support directly equates to outcomes – to measurable improvements in behavior and skill development on the part of both the practitioners and the students in the classroom,” said Anne.

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INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS From fresh water to clean, safe neighborhoods to healthy housing, everyone benefits from environmental protections.

Through our leadership work, which is supported by our changing needs clients, one of the Community Foundation’s goals is to steward the region’s environmental assets – such as our water, parks, green spaces and four-season climate – in the context of climate resilience. To achieve this, the Community Foundation plays a convening role in protecting our environmental assets and facilitating climate resiliency efforts by collaborating with dedicated nonprofits and attracting additional federal funding to support those efforts.

In 2024, the Community Foundation was an active partner in attracting more than $40 million to Western New York to support climate resiliency efforts.

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A panel of leaders discuss local efforts addressing climate resilience at a client event.

Pictured, from left: Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper; Cara Matteliano, Managing Director, Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Community Foundation; Dawn Wells-Clyburn, Executive Director, PUSH Buffalo; and Anna Falicov, Coordinator, Buffalo & Erie County Lead Safe Task Force.

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper was one of just four entities in the Great Lakes Basin awarded funds by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oversee an innovative watershed partnership funding model and will work closely with partners to implement up to 16 projects within designated communities in Western New York over the course of six years.

“We’re going to turn back around and regrant those dollars to underserved communities to help elevate and prioritize environmental projects for those that have previously faced barriers to access funding,” said Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.

Key program elements include community engagement and grantmaking (both supported by the Community Foundation), professional development, and training for environmental justice organizations.

“Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has spent 35 years working to protect and restore our water quality, our ecosystems, connecting people to water, all stimulating economic growth and resilience within our community,” noted Jill. “This is made possible through more than 250 partnerships, including the Community Foundation.”

Youth spend time at the Buffalo River for Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper’s Citizen Science program.

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The Michigan Street Baptist Church is one of the four anchor institutions in the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, composed of locations across Buffalo, and it embodies themes of freedom, cultural expression and self-determination, spanning time and transcending a single geography.

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PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING A HISTORIC GEM Michigan Street Baptist Church “If these walls could talk, oh! The stories they would tell!” reflected Lillie Wiley-Upshaw.

Lillie is the Chair of the Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition, the nonprofit that owns the Michigan Street Baptist Church, which has served as a beacon of hope for generations.

As racial inequality divided the nation in the 19th and 20th centuries, Buffalo became a hub for abolitionists, civil rights leaders and social activists – with the church playing a prominent role in those revolutionary movements. It served as the center of community life for Buffalo's growing Black community and also became a legendary Underground Railroad station, providing sanctuary to those fleeing slavery before crossing to freedom in Canada.

From left: Terry Alford, Executive Director of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission; Betsy Constantine, President/CEO, Community Foundation; Lillie Wiley-Upshaw, Chair and Anchor Representative of the Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition; and Jean McKeown, Special Advisor to the President/CEO, Community Foundation inside the newly restored Michigan Street Baptist Church.

But time took its toll on the church, and over the years, it fell into disrepair. In 2001, the Community Foundation stepped in to support the church, rallying its peers to jointly fund emergency roof repairs. Since then, the Community Foundation has served as both a funder and convenor around efforts to preserve the structure as it becomes a tourism destination, with plans to reopen to the public in 2025, and in building the capacity of the Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition.

“We are creating a space that will welcome all people,” said Lillie.

“The church is a living example of what can happen when we all come together.

We are working to preserve the African American history of our city and restore a once thriving community. When we accomplish our goals, we hope to leave a lasting legacy of economic prosperity, pride and hope for future generations.”

LILLIE WILEY-UPSHAW Chair, Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition

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LIFTING UP YOUNG VOICES TO SPARK CHANGE Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative A desire to pay it forward, an appreciation of how government works, an understanding of grantmaking, and memories that will last a lifetime are just some of the lessons that participants of the Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative® (CGLI) programs take with them.

The CGLI, an initiative of the Community Foundation, works to cultivate positive change in the lives of trailblazing youth of color in Western New York.

The CGLI offers unique educational opportunities to spark curiosity about philanthropy and advocating for social change.

Through a partnership with the Buffalo Urban League, two programs bring this to life: The Young Philanthropists (TYP) and Close Up. TYP is a months-long program for high school juniors and seniors that takes a deep dive into the pillars of philanthropy. Participants learn about local organizations and grantmaking, and in 2024, as part of the program, the students were able to award $1,500 grants to The Belle Center and Home Beneath Our Feet, Inc.

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“I learned how to build financial savings and how to create a financial plan. The Young Philanthropists opens your eyes to new things.”

DWAYNE 2024 TYP AND STUDENT AT RANDOLPH ACADEMY “The Young Philanthropists builds your character, so it’ll help you through life,” added Christa, 2024 TYP and student at Buffalo School of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management.

The Close Up program is an opportunity for youth to learn about government and democracy during a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. High school students commit to learning outside of the classroom, visiting an array of important sites in our nation’s capital, and also engage with government at the local and federal levels.

“It’s a great learning experience and hands-on way to learn about the government and issues around the country,” said Anthony, a student at James Madison High School who participated in Close Up. As the next chapter of the CGLI unfolds, it continues to look for ways to inspire young people to make a difference and spark change for future generations.

In November, the CGLI held its annual Pay It Forward Awards, which recognize personal and professional accomplishments and how those actions increase philanthropy in communities of color.

WATCH THE INSPIRING HIGHLIGHTS HERE:

CGLI program participants Christa and Anthony attend the Pay It Forward Awards.

2024 Hugh B. Scott Award recipients Jonathan Evans (fifth from left) and Tiffany Torres (sixth from left) stand with CGLI leadership and attendees of the Pay It Forward Awards.

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A SHARED VISION FOR THE EAST SIDE Buffalo Together Community Response Fund The Buffalo Together Community Response Fund, which was established in the wake of the May 14, 2022, shooting and convened by the Community Foundation and the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, is now its own entity: Buffalo Together.

A learning journey – that prioritized direct engagement of East Side residents and listening to community voices through focus groups and individual interviews – guided the Buffalo Together Community Response Fund’s Steering Committee to develop its report A Roadmap for the Future. This is a detailed investment strategy that will inform the work through 2029.

The recommendations in the investment strategy are grounded in wealth-building solutions and development without displacement.

Four non-negotiables that were heard from the community as priority for future growth were outlined as well: safety, resilience, health and wealth.

Several priorities for accompanying the shared vision of an inclusive and prosperous East Side were also identified, including affordable housing, accessible and affordable food, economic

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self-sufficiency, accessible health services, safe and walkable streets, improved internet access, educational opportunities to learn and lead with evolving technologies, investments in community resources, culturally appropriate and people-centered anchor institutions, and the renaissance of the East Side’s historic cultural legacy.

To create the necessary long-term change, the first recommendation of the report calls for creating a physical Buffalo Together hub to function as a coordinating entity to facilitate community education, connection and community investments.

There are eight other specific recommendations that include development strategies and innovative solutions for better food access and affordable housing.

“Buffalo Together envisions the East Side of Buffalo as an inclusive and prosperous community where residents choose to reside for generations, contribute and participate in an ongoing and evolving investment strategy, and enjoy a great quality of life, perpetuating a cultural community and financial legacy, of improved health and intergenerational wealth.”

A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE

See all of the recommendations in the full report by scanning the QR code or by visiting BuffaloTogetherFund.org.

The Buffalo Together Community Response Fund's Steering Committee embarked on a listening and learning journey as it worked to develop a detailed investment strategy.

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OUR APPROACH TO CHARITABLE INVESTING

2024 INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Community Foundation’s Investment Committee has oversight of more than $944 million in charitable assets.

Members of the Committee are specifically recruited because of their knowledge of investments. They receive advice throughout the year from our independent investment consulting firm, Crewcial Partners LLC, which specializes in advising large endowments and foundations nationwide.

Darby Fishkin, CPA, SIOR Board Member

Together, they work to allocate the charitable assets entrusted to the Community Foundation’s care into a highly diversified mix of global equities, fixed income and alternative investment strategies. This includes more than 60 different investment management organizations pursuing strategies within 11 different asset classes. Within each asset class, the Community Foundation seeks to utilize world-class investment managers with the goal of outperforming appropriate target market benchmarks over long periods. The Committee remains focused on maintaining a prudent strategy that is consistently executed.

Jennifer Chalmers Balbach, MBA Committee Chair & Board Member David Blesy, CPA Board Member

Pete Grum Board Member Luke Jacobs Former Board Member Gerard Mazurkiewicz, CPA Former Board Chair Michael Munschauer, CFP

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE The investments of the Community Foundation regularly outperform our benchmarks, on average adding 7 percent per year over the past 20 years.

Investing in the Community Foundation portfolio provides stability and growth over time. This growth provides significant value to the charitable assets entrusted to the Community Foundation.

Long-term returns have been well above market benchmarks and regularly perform in the top 25 percent of endowments and foundations.* For updated information, visit cfgb.org.

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INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE 10.0%

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STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION 15% 6%

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TOTAL ALTERNATIVES 21%

CASH GLOBAL BONDS TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES

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The size of the Community Foundation’s investment pool allows us to have a highly diversified portfolio with access to a full range of asset classes and top investment managers, increasing the likelihood of exceeding performance objectives under varying economic and market conditions.

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TOTAL EQUITY 58%

U.S. LARGE/ MID CAP EQUITY

The Community Foundation received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on its most recently issued audited financial statements.

Audited financial statements are available at cfgb.org or by request.

POWER OF ENDOWMENT HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED?

$12.0

When you create an endowment fund through the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, you can support the community you love, in your name, forever.

$10.0

$10.6 MILLION

YOUR GIFT IS INVESTED OVER TIME.

$8.4

$8.0

Earnings from your endowment fund are granted to support organizations and needs in the community, based on your direction.

MILLION

$6.0

YOUR LEGACY IS ENSURED. Clients who endow gifts can make a difference in their communities during their lifetimes and, at the same time, establish legacies that last forever.

HOW IT WORKS. This endowment was established with $2.1 million in 1978 through a legacy gift (bequest) to the Community Foundation from a parent in honor of his son, who died tragically as a young man. Today, decades after both father and son have passed on, the initial gift has quadrupled to $8.4 million, all while giving $10.6 million in grants to the organizations they cared about. The fund will continue to honor this family’s charitable giving legacy by making grants to their favorite organizations in their name, forever.

$4.0

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ORIGINAL GIFT IN 1978

VALUE IN 2024

TOTAL GRANTS TO CHARITY SINCE 1978

LEARN MORE. Please contact Emily Wyckoff, Vice President, Giving Strategies, at (716) 852-2857, ext. 217.

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PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR HONOR ROLL The Community Foundation has a long history of working alongside attorneys, certified public accountants and financial professionals to create customized solutions that best achieve their clients’ charitable goals.

Through a cost-effective partnership, the Community Foundation provides unique solutions that combine high-level client service with deep local knowledge and offers proven success in investment performance that regularly outperforms target market benchmarks to make the most of clients’ generosity today, tomorrow and forever.

It was great to gather together in June for the Professional Advisor Honor Roll Luncheon, where we proudly brought back the Gordon R. Gross, Esq. Award after six years.

The Community Foundation recognized David J. Luzon, Esq., with the 2024 Gordon R. Gross, Esq. Award. The award is named after the late Gordon R. Gross, Esq., a professional advisor who was a tireless advocate and friend to both the Community Foundation and Western New York.

The award recognizes a professional advisor who represents the Community Foundation’s efforts to drive positive change in our community, something David exemplifies day in and day out.

“ The partnership that I’ve had with the Community Foundation has been really helpful to my career.

I have and will continue to recommend that clients work with the Community Foundation because it does a great job in helping clients define and articulate their need and their goal, and then helps to implement a solution that works for the client.”

DAVID LUZON, ESQ., PARTNER, BARCLAY DAMON 2024 Gordon R. Gross, Esq. Award Recipient

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The following are professional advisors that we collaborated with in 2023 and 2024.

Lisa J. Allen, Esq.

Frederick J. Gawronski

Zachary Kieser, Esq.

Christina H. Arthurs, Esq.

Patricia A. George, Esq.

Kenji Kimura, QPFC

Linda G. Banks, MBA

Matthew D. Gilbert, Esq.

Douglas W. LaFay, MBA

Holly A. Beecher, Esq.

F. James Ginnane, CLU, CFP

Brian K. Laible, CPA, CFP, CIMA

Lucy M. Berkman, Esq.

Nicholas G. Gnacinski

Patrick M. Markey, CFP

Andrew Borowski, CPA

Christina L. Good, Esq.

Patrick T. McGuire, J.D., CPFA

David R. Burgio, CPA, PFS

Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq.

Nicole N. Mutignani, Esq.

Michael Burns, CFP, CKP, CPFA

Kenneth A. Grossberg, Esq.

Paul T. Nesper, Esq.

Daniel Byles-Smith, CPA, CFP

Adam R. Harris, CPA

Jamie M. Smith, Esq.

Robert P. Ingrasci, CPA

Eric R. Soro, CPA

Laura L. Jabrucki, Esq.

Mark A. Stebbins, CPA

Cheryl A. Jankowski, CPA

Catherine T. Wettlaufer, Esq.

Jessica Daley Carolyn L. DeVaughn, Esq. David D. Fenster, Esq. Sarah E. Fenster, Esq.

2024 Professional Advisor Council pictured, from left: Cristina Arthurs, Lippes Mathias; Cheryl Jankowski, Lumsden McCormick; Patrick T. McGuire, RBC Wealth Management; Carolyn DeVaughn, Gross Shuman; Linda Stravalaci Grear, Pfalzgraf Beinhauer Grear Harris Schuller LLP; David Burgio, Custom Wealth Strategies; Adam Harris, Paramax Corporation; Dan Byles-Smith, Waterford Advisors; Andrew Borowski, The Bonadio Group.

Jeffrey H. Katz, Esq.

Jennifer G. Flannery, Esq.

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LISTENING TO AND SUPPORTING NIAGARA COUNTY’S STORY Niagara Area Foundation From the historic waterways of Lockport to the arts scene of Lewiston to the rushing rapids of Niagara Falls, every corner of Niagara County has a story to tell. And for nearly 25 years, the Niagara Area Foundation (NAF) has been part of those stories as it connects people, ideas and resources to improve lives across the county.

Since 2000, the NAF, a division of the Community Foundation, has engaged a dedicated Council of Niagara County residents that is committed to making a difference.

Families and individuals support causes and organizations most meaningful to them through funds at the NAF. Additionally, each year, the NAF runs a competitive grants process that supports its two priorities: youth enrichment and the environment.

As the NAF prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025, it has received a capacity building grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. As a first step, the NAF will be creating a strategic communications plan to increase its visibility in Niagara County.

Learn more at cfgb.org/about/niagaraareafoundation.

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The Niagara Area Foundation held its June meeting at the Niagara Falls Country Club, where Council members heard from local leaders about opportunities to collaborate. Pictured, from left: Patricia Wrobel, Jane Killewald, Allen Booker, Marianne E. Koenig, Michelle Vanstrom, Margaret Nucci, Jennifer Pauly, Brenda Dysinger, Julie R. Berrigan and Richard Zucco.

Niagara Area Foundation Funds Henry E. & Susan W. Stanley A. Brzezinski Beamer Endowment Fund Memorial Fund

Laird Family Foundation

Thelma L. & Milfred R. Beck Fund

Eastern Niagara Fund

Positive Youth Youngstown Free Development Philanthropic Library Foundation Stephen C. McKinney Fund Scholarship Fund YWCA of Niagara Fund Say Yes Niagara Falls Joseph and Riva Mehr Fund YWCA of Niagara The Thomas K. Singer Munk/Human Memorial Niagara Area Foundation Charitable Trust Scholarship Trust Endowment Fund

Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Fund

Niagara Education Foundation Fund

Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund

Fund for Niagara Hospice

Martha H. Beeman and Judge William L. Kellick Endowment Fund The Lorraine M. & Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Trust BRI-NK Foundation Barbara C. and Edward M. Brink Fund Agnes Clarke Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jerry and Liz Canada Fund Joanne and Franklyn Collins Fund Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. & Maryanne Harvey Fund

Grace Foundation Theresa Elizabeth Insana Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund

Patricia L. Parkinson Scholarship Fund

Daunt & Irene Stenzel Scholarship Fund

Jacklin B. Stopp Bequest Fund

Wilson Free Library Forever Friends Endowment Fund

YWCA of Niagara Ruth N. Downes Fund for Domestic Violence

Elsie & Eugene Oliver Memorial Scholarship Trust Fern J. White & Neva A. Jackling Scholarship Fund Our Lady of Lebanon Fund

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HEARING AND PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF WYOMING COUNTY Wyoming Foundation For nearly 50 years, the Wyoming Foundation has been a force for good in Wyoming County.

By creating positive community impact through the generosity of individuals and families who are passionate about giving back to Wyoming County, the Wyoming Foundation serves as a trusted partner for those who wish to support meaningful causes and organizations today and in the future.

Guided by a group of dedicated local volunteers and community leaders, the Wyoming Foundation is committed to bringing people together, connecting partners and sparking collaboration to respond to the county’s changing needs.

One of the ways it does this is through its annual competitive grants process, where funding is distributed to support local nonprofit organizations.

The 2024 process started with more than $32,000 available that created a ripple effect of giving. Additional co-funding support from clients nearly doubled the impact, totaling almost $64,000 that went to 14 organizations.

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“I love being able to be involved in helping Wyoming County move forward through my family’s fund at the Wyoming Foundation. The foundation is so easy to work with and makes the process seamless.”

PAM VAN ARSDALE Wyoming Foundation Client As the Wyoming Foundation prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026, it has received a capacity building grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. As a first step, the Wyoming Foundation will be creating a strategic communications plan to increase its visibility in Wyoming County.

LEARN MORE: wyomingfoundation.org

Wyoming Foundation Funds Michael & Elaine Almeter Fund Lawrence M. Appleby Fund

Silver Lake Institute Fund Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund

Leonard M. Barkin Environmental Conservation Trust for Youth

Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund

Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Memorial Essay Contest

Warsaw Cemetery Nevinger Fund

Russell C. Christ Jr. Fund James and Ethel DeAmesy Fund DeLaVergne Family Fund Sam and Cherie Gullo Foundation Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund Mabel Mason Fund Middlebury Historical Society Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund

Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund

Gary Weidman Fund Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center Fund Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center – Scholarship Fund Wyoming Foundation Endowment Fund Wyoming Free Library Fund

Middle Falls at Letchworth State Park.

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LEGACY SOCIETY The Community Foundation Legacy Society was created in 1999 to acknowledge individuals who have committed to supporting the community in the future through a planned gift. According to their specific directions, the Community Foundation will support the organizations, issues and communities these individuals care about, in their names, forever, in Western New York and beyond.

Anonymous (11) Mr. Edward Adamczyk Richard B. Adams Robert A. & Ruth E. Allen* Mr. & Mrs. H. John Angelbeck Mr. Lawrence Appleby*

Henry & Susan Beamer Thomas R. & Judy* Beecher Ms. Dianne Bennett & Mr. William Graebner Mr. Harry J. Beu*

Ms. Beuline Crawford* Dr. Mildred J. Fischle*

Mr. Kevin K. Gluc

Ruth D. Bryant

Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump Paula C. Flynn Mrs. Wilma T. Csont*

Barbara Goldman & Linda Banas

Theresa M. Buckley Mr.* & Mrs. Charles Burdette

Ms. Mary L. Banks Allene C. Barans* Ms. Linda M. Basher

Ms. Mary L. Brink Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Brost Jean M. Brown* Keirn C. Brown, Sr.*

Jean S. Frederick

Jane Taylor Goraj*

Mr. Lewis Buttery

Ms. Laurie Dann

Dennis J. Galucki

Chet & Delight Dann*

Martha Buyer, Esq. Mr. John M. Callan

Ms. Elizabeth Deichman*

Mrs. Helen M. Callan*

Ms. Sandra Demus

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cardamone

Nancy DeTine

Leslie Carraway & B.J.* Verts

Larry R. & Sheila Drake

Mr. Paul Carroll* Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia Ms. Mary E. Clemesha* Robert & Patricia Colby*

Barbara Ina Goldstein Paul & Joyce Golibersuch

Eleanor C. Daigler

Mr. Richard W. Bowen* Robert T. & Mr. Davis Bradley Sylvia R. Coles*

Mr. Charles E. Balbach*

Ms. Carol A. Fowler

Michael & Glenys Butler*

Mr. Stephen C. & Mrs. Eleanor C. Ash

John F. Briggs

Robert W. Fortenbaugh

Mr. Fred & Mrs. Fay Friedman*

Dr. Mary H. Botsford* Mr. James A. Bourne*

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Cyran*

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Jane & Jerry Burzynski J. Czajka

Mr. & Mrs. C. Dixon Arrick*

Jeff Bagel & Maryalice Nowak

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Marion* & Alan Baumgardner

Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Bruner

Aimee Gomlak

Dr. Susan P. Graham Mr. Andrew C. Giarrizzo & Dr. Jon C. Kucera Marion V. Grimes Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Gioia

Ms. Barbara Glatt

Gordon & Gretchen Gross*

Miss Virginia Deuel* Judith & Alan Duchan Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Dr. Kenneth H., Sr. & Marjorie B. Eckhert* Mr. Robert J. Ellis Miss June M. Farrington* Miss Ruth Farrington* Mr. Worth Farrington*

Mary A. Ferguson Carmela M. & Anthony* J. Colucci, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy T. Ferguson Elizabeth B. Conant, Ph.D.* & Camille Cox

Dr. Edward A. Fial*

Mrs. James L. Crane, Jr.*

Ms. Anne Catt Filer* Max* & Shirley Fischer

“ We came to a point in our lives that we wanted to help others far beyond our lifetime. So what came to mind? The Community Foundation. We are so impressed with the results, the leadership and the investment people, the whole nine yards.

And the idea that we're going to be able to support the causes that we believe in, that we're going to be benefiting so many people long past our time is over on this planet, gives us a great sense of beauty. The Community Foundation helps us to help others.”

DIANA AND TOM WITKOWSKI

John Gucwa & William Majuk

Mr. & Mrs. Irvine J. Kittinger, Jr.*

Jean Maday

C. Jane Pendergast

Mr. Michael Hamann

Mr. & Mrs. George F. Koch*

Susan C. Mancuso

Dr. Charles D. Perry*

Mr. David W. Marshall

J. Warren Perry, Ph.D., D.Sc.*

Thomas J. Hanifin* Mr. Daniel E. Hannah Mr. Hans Heckelman Ms. Marsha S. Henderson Ms. Alice B. Hilborn Ms. Judith A. Hirsch Joseph H. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.* Mary Louise Hopkins* Phillip & Jayne* Hubbell Ms. Ellen E. Hughes John & Bette Hulley Mr. & Mrs. H. Reed Hunt* W. Russell Hurd Rev. Dr. Leona M. Irsch Ms. Mary Jarecki Gail* & Bruce Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. A. David Jones* Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Dougie Kashin Ms. Suzanne Kashuba Mrs. Nancy Kent* Ms. Jane B. Kinkead*

Dr. Irwin H. Cheskin* & Mr. Edward Koryl Dr. Kenneth A. Krackow Bruce A. Kratzenberg* Leonard H. & Sylvia J. Kratzke Rev. & Mrs. Warren W. Lane* Mr. Harry H. Lang, Jr.* Mr. Frank P. Langley, Jr.*

Philip M. & Cheryl M. Marshall Ruth Mathews Charles* & Cara Matteliano Dr. Keith F. & Mary E. McBride* David E. & Andrea J. McGeein

Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Sheets, Jr.*

Mr. Arlan Peters & Mr. Dominick T. DeFillippo Mary B. Sippel* Mrs. Barbara Pickburn* Edwin* & Georgina Polokoff Mr. & Mrs. Braman Pomeroy*

Mr. William H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Smith A. Warren & Gretchen L. Smith, Jr.* Lisa Solly

Mr. Ronald V.* & Kathleen A. Metzger

Jayne K. Rand Ms. Dorothy Rapp

Rosemarie C. Steeb*

Mr. Alfred H. Rasp

Richard A. & Ruth V. Stockton*

Mr. Almon E. Leach*

Ms. Albertine K. Moran*

Richard E. Moot, Esq.*

Mr. John J. Myers, Jr.*

Gerald A. & Barbara E. Lipa

Mr. Robert North, Jr.*

Mr. Martin J. & Mrs. Carol Littlefield, Jr.

James R. Owen*

Mrs. William F. Long*

Mr. William L. Van Schoonhoven*

Ms. Susan M. Spadinger

Mrs. Kathleen Modd*

Ms. Jo Ann Long*

Ms. Melba Y. Seibold*

Becky M. Powell

Mrs. Margaretha Lawrence*

Philip C. Lombardo*

Mr. Charles L. Van Arsdale*

James Mendola

Karin Michelson & Wilfred & Joan Larson* Russell Deer Ms. Lisa A. LaTrovato Barbara D. Mierzwa & Mr. Todd D. Mary Ann Milak-Young Schupbach Jock & Betsy Mitchell Patricia J. Laubisch

Mr. & Mrs. Julian & Barbara Leggett

Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg

Ms. Carolyn Osborne* Ms. Linda Pratt Page Jane M. Pattison Lois & Thomas Pause Mr. Donald A. Pause*

Gerald F. & Karen Reger Luke & Molly Rich Mrs. Lynn Robillard Alexandra Romanczuk* Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Rosche* Ms. Doris F. Rosen Dr. Andrew J. Rudnick

Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr. Mr. Franz T. Stone* Cheryl S. Strub Father F. Norman Sullivan* Mr. Peter W. Swanson, Jr.* Evelyn Miller Swarts

Ms. Geraldine N. Ryder Dr. Walter* & Jeanie M. Sy Mr. & Mrs.* James Stanley A.* & M. Sampson Sharon K. Tirrell Carmelo Scaccia Deborah & Mr. Robert A. Scharf Susan Torres & Dr. Lawrence Mr. William Townsend* Van Heusen

Mr. Steven Vathy & Ms. Leslie Fox Mr. Raymond C. & Ms. Sheila M. Vaughan Elizabeth A. Vealey James & Michal Wadsworth Dr. & Mrs. John M. Wadsworth* Ms. Carol A. Wagner* Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wagner* Ms. Karen E. Waible Emily W. Wettlaufer* Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Whiteford Mrs. Mary Wilson Tom & Diana Witkowski Mary Beth Wollenschlaeger Mr. Jay Wopperer & Mrs. Linda SchmiederWopperer Mr. Charles E. Wright* David & Susan* Zebro Mr. Eddie Zewin* & Mrs. Christine Zewin Barbara M. Ziegler* *Deceased

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2024 NEW FUNDS Alumni Foundation Dimp Wagner Scholarship The Stuart and Joyce Angert Fund Balbach-Bace Family Fund Charles and Peggy Balbach Endowment for Community Leadership Jennifer & Teo Balbach Fund Henry and Susan Beamer 2024 Response Fund Benatovich Family Cemetery Fund

The Children's Guild Foundation Scholarship Fund

Jeanette Marie Daigler and Alan T. Karcich Endowment for Veterans College Club of Buffalo, Inc. in Need in the Program Committee Fund Greater Buffalo Area Mazurkiewicz Family Fund Crossroads Community Fund

Theodore G. and Freda Danakas Scholarship Fund Dedecker Family Foundation Mary Alice and Ross Jay Eckert Fund EPIC Endowment

Braille Group of Buffalo Fund

Mary A. Ferguson Charitable Fund

Buffalo City Mission

Kyle J. Fitzner-Evans Fund

Buffalo Toronto Public Gold/Joy Fund Media Building and Harvest House Capital Asset Reserve Fund Buffalo Fund Buffalo Toronto Public Patricia M. Hoffman Media Capacity English Scholarship Fund Building Reserve Fund Joseph H. and Patricia Buffalo Toronto M. Hoffman Fund Public Media Operating Holmes Fund Reserve Fund Linda Angert Kahn & Buffalo Toronto Public Media Opportunity Kenneth R. Kahn Fund Reserve Fund

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Debra Morris Education Trust

Thomasina R. Stenhouse Fund

Emily Warren Wettlaufer Fund

St. John's Lutheran Church of Elma Endowment

Mary Wilson Donor Advised Fund

Philip E. Stroth Memorial Fund

Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Fund Zenger Family Foundation

David A. Nojaim Memorial Scholarship Fund NYS Tuition Scholarships Fund NYS Tuition Scholarships & Admin Fees Fund Alfred H. Rasp Scholarship Fund The Amanda and Andrew Rodgers ’97 Scholarship Fund Sara Rogers Foundation Andrew J. Rudnick Fund Say Yes Niagara Falls Linda & Jay SchmiederWopperer Good Ancestor Legacy Fund Michael P. Solly Memorial Fund – Always love, Mom

Charles Balbach passed away in 2024 after a lifetime of civic leadership and creating change in our community. Through his estate, the Charles and Peggy Balbach Endowment for Community Leadership was established at the Community Foundation to address the changing needs of our community over time. Charles Balbach will be forever remembered as a Change Maker whose generosity will continue to do good for the community he left an indelible impact on.

ALL FUNDS Anonymous (5) 21st Century Fund Acacia Park Fund Advancing Arts & Culture Endowment Fund African American Veterans Monument Inc. AIA Buffalo/WNY Bethune Lecture & Scholarship Endowment The AJL Fund Akron, NY Community Band Fund Charlotte Albright Fund Dorothy & Eugene Allbert Fund James & Kristin Allen Fund The Robert A. & Ruth E. Allen Memorial Fund Allentown Art Festival, Inc. Scholarship Fund Michael & Elaine Almeter Fund Paul & Jean Almeter Fund Ina D. Alt Trust Alumni Foundation Dimp Wagner Scholarship Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Amherst South Rotary Club Endowment Fund

Sheriff Michael S. Amico Fund Anna May Andrews Trust Joseph & Margaret Andrews Educational Trust Fund William Henry Andrews Bequest Elizabeth & John Angelbeck Foundation The Stuart and Joyce Angert Fund Joyce & Stuart Angert Philanthropic Fund Annual Odd Fellows-Rebekah Award Andy T. Anselmo Music Fund Lawrence M. Appleby Fund Richard C. Arena, Sr. and Anne Sweeney Arena Charitable Fund Charles and Ione Arrick Charitable Fund Arts Academy Fund Arts and Culture Initiative Support Fund Augustine Family Fund AV3 Foundation Emily E. Babchak Memorial Fund

Cameron Baird Endowment Fund for BP Chorus Cameron Baird Fund Charles and Peggy Balbach Endowment for Community Leadership Jennifer & Teo Balbach Fund Balbach-Bace Family Fund Dara L. Barker Memorial Fund Leonard M. Barkin Environmental Conservation Trust for Youth C. Edgar Barlow Scholarship Fund Nora Shea Barnwell Endowment Fund James M. and Barbara J. Barrett Family Foundation Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Memorial Essay Contest Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the Arts Lucas, Clayton, and Gabrielle Baumgart Changing Needs Endowment Henry and Susan Beamer 2024 Response Fund Henry E. & Susan W. Beamer Endowment Fund

“ We want to give back. We don't have children, so our fund is a way that we can support someone who needs a scholarship when we're no longer around. We're looking to leave whatever we have left to someone who can use it. When we met with our attorneys to set up our fund, they talked about the Community Foundation’s history, longevity and just the positive stewardship of funds.

It’s an organization that we could trust to do right by what we'd like to see happen.”

LINDA BANAS AND BARBARA GOLDMAN

Beard Family – In Honor of Michael Dorian Beard Thelma L. & Milfred R. Beck Fund George E. Becker Fund for Heart Research Beechwood/Blocher Fund Martha H. Beeman and Judge William L. Kellick Endowment Fund Bell Fund Trust #1 Bell Fund Trust #2 Grover E. Bell Award

Lawrence D. Bell Bequest Edgar Bellersheim Scholarship Fund Benaiah Fund Benatovich Family Cemetery Fund Lana and Howard Benatovich Philanthropic Fund Matthew Benedict's One Last Goal Fund Adrian A. & Betsy B. Bennett Fund 49

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Bennett Alumni Association Maurice G. Bley Drama Foundation Fund Memorial Award Bennett Alumni Endowment Fund Bennett High School Alumni Scholarship Fund The Berardi Fund The Hubert & Dennis Bernhardt Foundation The Better Buffalo Fund Harry J. Beu Scholarship Fund Rosemary P. Biddle Fund Alanson C. Bigalow Scholarship Fund Josephine Biontolillo Bequest Charles A. & Anne L. Bird Fund Corrine G. Bird Bequest Reverend A. Joseph Bissonette Memorial Fund Peter D. Blacher Health Care Fund Virgil A. & Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund Blackchief Family Foundation Brian H. Blesy Memorial Scholarship Fund 50

Anna Kowalska Bley Music Memorial Award

BlueCross/BlueShield Physicians Fund for Children's Health The Robert Bodkin Foundation

James E. Braunberns Bequest Anthony A. Brese Scholarship Rosalie H. Bretzfelder Fund John Bridge Memorial Fund Belmore Hicks Bridgford Fund Peter W. Bridgford Trust

Jule Bogner Philanthropic Fund

Rose M. Bridwell Bequest

Robert Bojdak & Sarah Williams Fund

Barbara C. and Edward M. Brink Fund

Bollier Family Fund Dr. Germante L. Boncaldo Scholarship Fund Book and Material Buying Endowment Fund

BRI-NK Foundation

Maureen E. Brinkworth Memorial Scholarship Agnes Clarke Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jean Knowlton Richard Boyd Bowen Memorial Scholarship Fund Brown Fund Jean M. Brown Fund Kathleen M. Box-Krycia Memorial Scholarship Fund Henry W. & Martha L. Bruner Philanthropic Fund Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Fund Stanley A. Brzezinski Boys & Girls Club of Eden Fund

BP/Carborundum Scholarship Fund The Lorraine M. & Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Trust Braille Group of Buffalo Fund Irma Brand Bequest

Memorial Fund

Brzezinski Philanthropic Fund BTF Make a Dream Come True Scholarship Fund Martin A. Buecking Bequest Buffalo Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Endowment Fund

The Community Foundation hosted its Professional Advisor Summer Social in July, where attendees had the opportunity to network with fellow attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors and learn how they can partner with the Community Foundation to achieve their clients' charitable goals.

Pictured above, from left: Emily Wyckoff, Vice President, Giving Strategies, Community Foundation; Megan Sommerfeldt, Director, Gift Planning, Community Foundation; and Daniel Byles-Smith, CPA, CFP®, Waterford Advisors, LLC, and Chair of the Professional Advisor Council.

Pictured below, from left: Christine Mathieu, former Professional Advisor Council member; Thomas Conway; Colten Kitcho; Nancy Ware, Community Foundation Board member; and Mario Riccadonna, Professional Advisor Council member.

Buffalo Audubon Endowment Fund

Buffalo Prep Scholarship Fund

Buffalo Yacht Club Fund

Buffalo Bills Social Justice Fund

Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Endowment

Built to Play Fund

Buffalo City Mission

Buffalo Rotary Foundation Fund

Buffalo City Parks Support Fund Buffalo Eye Bank Foundation Endowment Fund Buffalo Forward Foundation Buffalo Green Fund Buffalo Green Fund – Moscicki Fund Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Fund Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance Scholarship Fund Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Fund Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Permanent Endowment Fund Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Endowment Fund Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network Fund Buffalo Prep Capital Campaign Fund Buffalo Prep Endowment Fund

Buffalo Seminary Alumnae Association Buffalo Seminary Board Designated Investment Fund Buffalo Seminary Brown Funds Buffalo Seminary Core Investment Fund Buffalo Seminary Historic Dollar Value Preservation Fund Buffalo Seminary Carin Wyckoff Phillips ’51 Scholarship Fund Buffalo Together Community Response Fund (BTCRF) Buffalo Toronto Public Media Building and Capital Asset Reserve Fund Buffalo Toronto Public Media Capacity Building Reserve Fund Buffalo Toronto Public Media Operating Reserve Fund Buffalo Toronto Public Media Opportunity Reserve Fund

Build Promise Fund Joseph E. Buran Music Fund Burtsell-Steuernagel Memorial Fund Michael R. Butler & Glenys Maschoff Butler Fund Walter L. Byram Bequest Callan Family Scholarship Fund Christopher Callan Memorial Scholarship Fund

In December, Project Play WNY Director Aaron Hord (pictured at podium) joined Mayor Christopher P. Scanlon and the Police Athletic League of Buffalo, Inc., for a press conference to announce free lifeguard certification and training classes for City of Buffalo residents.

Calpin Family Fund Jerry and Liz Canada Fund Elizabeth J. Cappella Birthday Trust Cappuccino Family Foundation Career Aspiration Scholarship Fund

S. J. Cassata and Mary B. Cassata Communication Department Scholarship Fund S. J. Cassata Memorial Scholarship Fund at Depew High School

Cargill Scholarship Fund

Jerry and Barbara Castiglia Family Fund

Gustaf & Sigrid Carlson Memorial Fund

Amico Castiglione Charitable Fund

Margaret E. Carnahan Bequest

Leonard M. Castrianno Scholarship Fund

Edna L. Carroll Trust

Keith Celniker Memorial Fund

Mary B. Cassata Library Studies and Information Department Scholarship Fund

Philip & Joyce Celniker Family Fund Centennial Changing Needs Endowment Fund

Center for Elder Law and Justice Fund Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature Fund Eldon H. Chaddock Bequest Robert J. Chambers, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund R. Mark Chandley Scholarship Fund Clifford C. Chapman Memorial Fund Dr. Norman Chassin Endowment Fund Irwin H. Cheskin Fund Child Care Resource Network 51

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The Children's Guild Foundation Scholarship Fund Children's Programming & Resources Endowment Fund Willis E. Chilson Memorial Fund Mark Chowaniec Memorial Fund Russell C. Christ Jr. Fund William & Ida Christie Fund for Music Mary & Robert Chur Healthcare Scholarship Fund Frances G. Churchill Bequest Fund f.b.o. the Churchill Memorial United Methodist Church

Joanne and Franklyn Collins Fund Michael Collins and Kathleen O'Leary Charitable Fund James and Judith Collord Fund Change Makers Community Impact Fund Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative Endowment Fund Community Owned Resiliency and Empowerment (CORE) Fund Community Services Support Foundation

Sonja H. & Carlton P. Cooke Jr. Fund Joseph & Bernadette S. Corcoran Fund Peter C. Cornell Trust for WNY Russell E. Corser Fund Kathryn R. Cottrell Scholarship Fund Cox-Conant Fund Joan B. and James L. Crane, Jr. Fund Beuline Crawford Bequest Gary M. Crosby Endowed Scholarship Fund

Herbert F. & Bertha W. Darling Trust

Crossroads Community Fund

Louis R. Davidson Bequest

Betty Crump Fund Wilma T. Csont Fund

Jeanette Marie Daigler, Conable Family Aldine M. Tarbell Foundation Fund and Alan T. Karcich Helen Anderson Angela Y. Coniglio Memorial Scholarship Fund Cobb Bequest Scholarship Fund Damon Family Fund Velma C. Cobb Mildred Bork Conners & Mason O. Damon Scholarship Fund Joseph E. Conners Fund Endowment Fund The Ilka Cohn Fund Mildred Bork Conners Theodore G. and The Ilka Cohn Health Fund & Joseph E. Conners Freda Danakas Scholarship Scholarship Fund College Club of Buffalo, Inc. Owen D. Connolly Program Committee Fund Grace Neff Daniels Flex Fund Memorial Fund Colligan Family Fund Gerhard A. & Lura L. Dorothy C. Darlak Bronson & Margaret Collins Cook Educational Fund Memorial Fund Scholarship Fund Cook Family Foundation 52

Pictured at a client event, from left: Sylvia Kratzke, Leonard Kratzke, Alok Pinto and Dennis Galucki.

Ethel M.C. Davis Scholarship Fund Madeline Davis LGBT Archives Endowment Fund The D-B Trust Eaton Deabold Scholarship Fund Deaconess Hospital Nurses Alumni Fund James and Ethel DeAmesy Fund Decillis Family Philanthropic Fund Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker & Adrian F. Dedecker III Centennial Endowment

Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker Change Maker Fund Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker Say Yes Forever Fund Dedecker Family Foundation Dedrick Family Foundation Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. & Maryanne Harvey Fund Elizabeth Deichman Fund Elizabeth Deichman Fund f.b.o. Buffalo Animal Shelter DeLaVergne Family Fund M. Dolores Denman Fund for Community Needs Heather J. DePaolo-Johnny Memorial Fund

DePerno Family Fund Derby Fund Detwiler Family Changing Needs Fund Virginia Deuel Memorial Fund Loraine Altro Dietz Scholarship Fund Alfred H. & Irene N. Dobrak Trust David Donald Fund Holly Augspurger Donaldson Fund Stu & Nancy Dorfman Foundation Jeffrey T. and Jeanne R. Dorn Fund Paul P. Dosberg University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Paul P. Dosberg Charitable Fund – Endowed Paul P. Dosberg Charitable Fund – Non-Endowed

Francis P. Douglas Memorial Fund

Dr. Kenneth H. Sr. & Marjorie B. Eckhert Fund

Herman G. & Emma A. Ernst Fund

June Farrington Fund

Henry and Constance Drew Economic Self-Sufficiency Foundation for Children Endowment Fund

Herman G. and Emma A. Ernst Fund for Catholic Charities

Worth L. Farrington Fund

Jerome Dreyfuss Scholarship Fund

Eden Community Foundation

Peter Dominik, Helen & Paul Leon Drumsta Memorial Fund

EHS, Inc. Reserve Fund

Evans Bank Foundation Fund

Charles G. Duffy Jr. and Virginia Leahy Duffy Scholarship Fund

Darwin E. & Evelyn E. Ellis Fund Pauline Ellis Scholarship Fund

Everywoman Legacy Fagin Family Foundation

Marjorie & Mary Louise Emerson Bequest

Fair Buffalo Fund

Drs. Bonita R. & Henry J. Durand Fund Eagan Family Endowment Fund East Side Collaborative Fund East Side Parks Fund Eastern Niagara Fund Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Fund Mary Alice and Ross Jay Eckert Fund

Christine Holly Emery Scholarship Fund Esther Link Emig Fund Empire of America Federal Savings Bank Scholarship Fund

Josephine & Michael Ervolina Charitable Fund

The Evelyn Falk Fund for the North Collins School District Derek Falkenbach Scholarship Fund Family Promise of WNY Endowment Fund

Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund

FANA Adoption Support Fund

EPIC Endowment

FANA Scholarship Fund

Erie County SPCA Fund

Emmons B. Farrar Scholarship Fund

Ruth E. Farrington Bequest The Celia Lipton Farris & Victor W. Farris Foundation Home Community Fund Victor W. Farris Textbook Scholarship Fund Theodore S. Fassett Memorial Fund David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund Mary A. Ferguson Charitable Fund Peter J. Ferraro Memorial Fund Edward A. & Stephanie E. Fial Fund Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Scholarship Fund Anne Catt Filer Fund First Niagara Foundation in Partnership with KeyBank for WNY Impact Investment Fund

As the Racial Equity Roundtable gets set to mark eight years since it publicly launched, it is working in partnership with John Newsome and his talented team at the Public Equity Group to develop a new strategic plan for the Roundtable. The third quarter meeting in September included a broad discussion about work to date and an opportunity for attendees to break into smaller groups for more focused conversations on some of the preliminary findings that highlight areas of success as well as areas of opportunity.

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Fischle Scholarship Fund Fischle – Laesser Endowment Fund Fischle-Swartney Scholarship Fund Fisher Family Fund Daniel C. and Beatrice M. Fisher Fund George Byron Fisher Fund Kyle J. Fitzner-Evans Fund Burt Flickinger Jr. Leadership Fund Doris L. Flierl Trust G&W Follies Scholarship Fund

George & Lydia Richards Form Endowment Fund Frank S. Fosdick Scholarship

Friends of Night People Endowment Fund

Gateway – Longview Future Fund

The Gow School Contingency Fund

Marjorie D. Frink Scholarship Fund

Gelman-Koessler Foundation

The Gow School Unrestricted Fund

Fund for the Arts

Eleanor M. and Willard A. Genrich Scholarship Fund

Grace Foundation

Fund for the Environment

Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

The Fund for Nature

M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son, George K. Fraley, Jr.

Fuzak Family/Joan M. & Victor T. Fuzak Fund

The Philip Frandina Scholarship Fund

Sean P. Galliher Jr. Scholarship Fund

Harriet Frank Scholarship Fund Fay & Fred Friedman Family Foundation Fund

Future Growth Fund

Galbraith Family Fund

Kelly Diane Galloway Legacy Fund William Paul Ganley Scholarship Fund Elizabeth Crosby Gardner Fund Garman Family Foundation Richard and Patricia Garman Endowment for Lutheran Organizations Richard and Patricia Garman Endowment for Outdoor and Environmental Education

Sharon Holley (pictured on left) of Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY, shared a meaning ful story with clients at an event.

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Richard and Patricia Garman Scholarship for East Aurora Union Free High School Helen S. Garms Bequest

George Family Foundation

Graham-Kucera Philanthropic Fund

Joseph G. Giambra Legacy Fund

Joanne Champion Granger Fund

J. Giles Foundation

Grassroots Gardens Legal Defense Fund

The Anthony H. and Richard E. Gioia Fund Robert and Sally Gioia Fund The Gisel Family Fund GLYS WNY Peter Gold & Athalie Joy Fund Norman Goldfarb Award Fund Dena Goldstein Memorial Scholarship Fund

Grassroots Gardens J. Milton Zeckhauser Memorial Fund Graycliff Conservancy Endowment Great Lakes United Endowment Fund Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Fund

Gondree Family Fund

Greater Buffalo Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Fund

The Lillian Lewandowski Gondree Scholarship Fund

The Wilbert H. Green Jr. Charitable Fund

Diane J. Goodberry Greene Family Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund The Gregory Family Fund William F. Goodson Grelick Family Foundation Bequest Marion V. Grimes Fund Josephine Goodyear Elmer P. Groben Foundation Memorial Fund The Gow School Campus Endowment

William J.C. & Louise Grupp Memorial Fund

Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund

Joseph H. and Patricia M. Hoffman Fund

Ray and Doris Guenter Scholarship Fund

Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund II

Holmes Fund

Sam and Cherie Gullo Foundation

Ilene N. Hein Fund

Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund

Loren Hendrix Memorial Award

L. Nelson Hopkins Jr. Family Fund

William Hengerer Company Fund

L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. and Jane D. Hopkins Designated Advised Fund

Charles & Marion Hahn Fund Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund Rae A. Hanigan Memorial Fund In July, the Community Foundation hosted the first-ever Legacy Society Luncheon, where we invited our Legacy Society clients for lunch, conversation and a panel about the landscape of arts and culture initiatives in Western New York. Pictured here, from left: Michael Quinniey, Co-Founder & Executive Director, WNY Minority Media Professionals; Kamalah Poles EdD, Director, Youth Arts & Technology, Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology; Ricardo Saeb, Deputy Director, Buffalo String Works; and Yuki Numata Resnick, Director of Arts and Culture, Community Foundation.

Leonard L. & Blanche F. Hank Fund Andrew C. Hansen Scholarship Fund Daphne Hare Fund Harvard Summer Community Service Fund Harvest House Buffalo Fund Harvey Family Fund

Thekla R. Groben Bequest Gronk Nation Youth Foundation Dr. Alan J. Gross Dental Student Fund Gross Family Fund Gordon R. & Gretchen S. Gross Family Fund Lou and Marv Gross Memorial Fund

Grosvenor Society Endowment Fund Seth Grosvenor Book and Material Endowment Fund G. R. S. Fund Joan Willard Gruen Philanthropic Fund Lillian M. Gruener Business Education Scholarship Fund

Dominik Hasek Sports & Scholarship Fund Hawk Creek Foundation Fund HealthNow Healthy Living Endowment Fund HealthNow Healthy Living Fund Healthy Community Alliance William J. & Frieda H. Heckelman Memorial Fund

Herbst-Miller Family Fund Heritage Christian Services – Anne Wolf Quality of Life Fund Margaret Bierl Herr Memorial Fund Jean Bernecky Hess Fund Herbert A. Hickman Fund Mildred T. Hill Fund Harry S. Hilliker Bequest Hispanic Heritage Council's Ralph R. Hernandez Bilingual Education Scholarship Hispanic Women's League Endowment Fund Historic & Architectural Landmarks Endowment Fund Carolynne Schutz Hoddick Memorial Campership Fund Patricia M. Hoffman English Scholarship Fund

The Mary Lou Hopkins Fund The John R. Hotchkin Memorial Endowment Fund The Houston Family Fund Marie S. and Frederic K. Houston Fund Dr. Irene Hu and Ronald Chang Scholarship Fund Jayne & Phil Hubbell Foundation Margaret Huffman Scholarship Fund Martin R. Hughson Memorial Fund Hull House Foundation Geoffrey Hull Memorial Scholarship John Hulley & Elizabeth Rydzynski-Hulley Fund Hulley WNY Changing Needs Fund Isabel R. Hunt Bequest 55

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H. Reed Hunt Fund W. Russell Hurd Legacy Fund Hurwitz-Kucera Fund Hutch-Tech Alumni Scholarship Fund Nick Iannarelli Memorial Fund Increasing Racial & Ethnic Equity Endowment Fund

Mariann Inzinna Camp Good Days & Special Times Fund Mariann Inzinna Extra Mile Fund Irish Classical Theatre Company Fund Bill and Jean Irr Family Foundation Irsch Fund

Industrial Educational Fund Jackson Family Fund Jacobs Endowment Fund Ingleside Home Memorial Fund

The Jacobs Foundation

Theresa Elizabeth Insana Grover & Isabel Memorial Scholarship Fund James Fund International Association of Jankowski Family Fund Administrative Professionals Jewish Heritage Day Scholarship Fund School of Buffalo Fund

A. Wesley Johns Fund (as established in the will of June B. Johns)

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Karsten Scholarship Fund

D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund

Ruth M. Keeney Bequest

Kirchner Family Scholarship Fund

Howard Kellogg Trust

Kittinger Family Fund

Kensington High School Alumni Association Fund

Kiwanis Club of Kensington Fund

George and Nancy Kent Endowment Fund

Klein Family Foundation

Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Fund A. David & Heather M. Jones Advisory Fund Blanche B. Joseph Trust Jacob G. Joseph Bequest Jacob G. Joseph Bequest (Camp) Jacob G. Joseph Bequest – Jewish Federation The Joy Family Foundation The William and Anne Joyce Fund Junior League of Buffalo 1919 Fund Just Buffalo Literary Center Legacy Fund Kenneth R. Kahn & Linda Angert Kahn Fund

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Pictured, from left: Scott Gardner, Thiel Roundtable Chair; Darren Penoyer, Director, Community Impact, Community Foundation; and Cara Reynolds, Program Officer, Community Foundation at the Wyoming County Care Coordination Summit.

Jenna Kern Memorial Scholarship Fund Kevin Guest House Endowment Fund C. Taylor Kew Memorial Fund KeyBank Inclusive Economy Fund Ahmed & Farhana Khan Fund

Kirchner Family Fund

Klein Family Philanthropic Fund Kleinhans Music Hall Endowment Fund Albert J. Klinck Memorial Funds Bruce Klonsky Psychology Scholarship Fund Klonsky-Vedovato Social Justice Scholarship Fund Charles M. Knapp Educational Memorial Fund

James William Kideney & Isabel Houck Kideney Fund Florence L. Knorl Memorial Norman L. Kieffer, Sr. Kensington High and Mildred E. Kieffer School Scholarship Fund Memorial Trust Fund Howard J. Knorl Donald E. Killingbeck Memorial Fund

Linda Angert Kahn & Kenneth R. Kahn Fund

Louise Kimberly Bequest

Peter G. Karamanos II Scholarship Fund

Kinerk Family Fund

Ralph Kimberly Bequest Barbara King & Marion Mabee Memorial Fund

Jeanette Marie Daigler and Alan T. Karcich Endowment Jane B. Kinkead for Veterans in Need in Community Service Fund the Greater Buffalo Area Alfred H. & Emma M. Nellie Karlak Scholarship Kirchhofer Fund

Scholarship Fund The Seymour H. Knox Foundation

John T. and Carol V. Kociela Endowment John and Byron Koekkoek Endowment for Fair Housing Education John and Byron Koekkoek Fund for Fair Housing Education

Madeline A. Kraft Bequest

Langley Family Fund

Leslie Shuman Kramer Lion of Judah Endowment

Frank P. Langley Jr. Fund

The Grace A. Kratzenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund

Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund

Kreher Family Fund

Edith Haake Lankler Scholarship

Wilfred and Joan Larson Fund

Howard G. Kreiner Bequest Albert H. Laub Bequest Krieger Family Fund Robert and Tammy Albert P. & Maryon C. Krueger Fund

Laughlin Fund

Kruger Endowment Fund

Howard C. Laverack Bequest

Kucera – Graham Family Foundation

Lawley Insurance Scholarship Fund

L414 Children's Memorial Fund

Edmond & Margaretha Lawrence Fund

Columbus McKinnon Herbert P. Ladds Jr. Scholarship Fund Allen & Lillian Laese Memorial Fund Allen & Lillian Laese Scholarship Fund The LaFalce Foundation Lafayette High School Scholarship Fund Dr. Harry G. LaForge Bequest Laird Family Foundation Raymond and Maryann Laks Foundation Harry H. Lang, Jr. Staff Scholarship Fund

Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Leadership Buffalo Legacy Fund David & Marie Leamy Endowed Fund Legacy II Fund Hubert George & Alice Shyne Leising Fund Sally S. Lenahan Bequest Edward H. Letchworth Bequest Edward H. Letchworth Memorial Fund Mrs. Rosemary LoDestro Lett Memorial Fund Lewis Family Fund

Angelo and Barbara Liberatore Family Fund Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County Anonymous Donor Endowment Fund Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc. Fund Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc Permanent Endowment Fund Olga Murray Lindberg – National League of American Pen Women Scholarship Fund Lions Blind & Charity Fund Andrée and Joel Lippes The Stanford and Judith C. Lipsey Capital Endowment Fund Stanford Lipsey and Warren Colville Fund L.K.P. Trust Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund – Andrews Fund Locust Street Art Classes Forever Foundation Phillip C. and Josephine R. Saglibene-Lombardo Endowment Fund

Community foundations around the region are always sharing ideas and resources that help their community. In October, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo hosted professionals from community foundations across the state who were in town for the NYS Funders Alliance Conference for a Community Foundation convening. It was a great opportunity to meet peers, network and participate in a unique event designed to bring members from other foundations together!

Jo Ann Long Charitable Fund William F. Long Fund William and Janet Long Fund Long Pond Fund Maria M. Love Endowment Fund Maria M. Love Long-Term Fund

Lutheran Foundation of Western New York Endowment Fund Sam Lux Fund Katherine & John MacDonald Foundation Norman E. Mack II Fund The Maclay Family Foundation R & J Magavern Fund

George and Teresa Lukis Family Fund

Samuel D. Magavern Fund

Edward P. Lupfer Memorial Scholarship

Make a Difference – UB MSW Scholarship

Lutheran Charities of Western New York Endowment Fund

The MaK Foundation

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Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund

Frank and Donna McGuire Fund

Julia W. Marks Fund

Jean "Gigi" McKeown Community Service Endowment Fund

Marie A. Marshall Fund Martin House Endowment Fund Mabel Mason Fund Katherine "Kat" Massey Memorial Scholarship Fund The Mathews Family Fund Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund The Maverick Foundation Raymond F. May, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund Mazurkiewicz Family Fund

Grace Fallon & Rapier Hayden McMenamy Fund Arthur J., Alice M. & Dr. James McMullen Memorial Fund The Marilyn Gohr McTaggart Reveal Fund Barbara T. Meech & Robert B. Meech Fund Joseph and Riva Mehr Fund

McBride Veterinary Scholarship Fund

Robert H. & Rita Meier Memorial Scholarship Fund

Belton & Mabel McCarley Scholarship Fund

Leonard and Lillian Meiselman Legacy Fund

Lilla B. McCready Bequest

Melson Fund

The Michael J. McDermid Exemplary Citizenship Fund for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation

Frank Mesiah Family Legacy Fund

Heather A. McGowan Scholarship Fund

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Stephen C. McKinney Scholarship Fund

Ida M. Mevius Bequest MIBBS Fund Middlebury Historical Society Fund Benjamin Milak Memorial Scholarship Fund

Military & Veterans Fund Thomas and Jennie Militello Family Foundation Dr. Gustave P. Milkey & Janet B. Milkey Fund Alice Greger Miller Memorial Fund Lloyd A. Miller Scholarship Fund Susan & Richard Minekime Family Fund Sperry W. Miner Bequest Amos J. & Leigh Hunt Minkel Memorial Student Fund Minority Bar Foundation Fund Marcella & Felix Mioducki Fund Mitchell Family Philanthropic Fund The MJA Wildlife Fund MJH Fund

Pictured at the Legacy Society Luncheon, from left: Mary Wilson; Sylvia Kratzke; Emily Wyckoff, Vice President, Giving Strategies, Community Foundation; and Mary Beard.

Richard H. Morse Fund Mothers' Club of Buffalo Scholarship Fund MPZ Endowment Fund The Michael E. and Lorrie Chamberlain Munschauer Centennial Fund Dr. Carol A. Munschauer Charitable Foundation Sarah & Richard Munschauer Fund

NativityMiguel Middle School of Buffalo Scholarship Fund Henry M., Patricia A. & Mary Brainard Naylon Bequest Robert B. Newcomb Trust Jon Newman Memorial Scholarship Fund The NFJC of WNY Fund

Muto Charitable Fund

Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund Niagara Education Foundation Fund

Mildred Moffat Bequest

John J. Myers, Jr. and Annette L. Myers Endowment Fund

Fund for Niagara Hospice

Carol and Carl Montante Fund

The Myszka Family Foundation

Albertine K. Moran Fund

Nativity Fund

Niagara Relicensing Environmental Coalition Fund

Debra Morris Education Trust

NativityMiguel Middle School of Buffalo Fund

Thomas R. Modd Memorial Fund Edward H. Moeller Scholarship Fund

Marian R. Nickson Fund David A. Nojaim Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Rosa L. and LaMarr Norman, Sr. Education Fund

The John R. Oishei Foundation Scholarship Program Fund

Normandy Fund

Nathalie Hawthorne Olena Bequest

Robert and Marion North Fund North Park Lutheran Church Fund

Elsie & Eugene Oliver Memorial Scholarship Trust

Our Lady of Lebanon Fund

The Perelandra Fund

Pinto Foundation Fund

James R. Owen Scholar/ Athlete Cross Country Award Scholarship

J. Warren Perry & Charles Donald Perry Memorial Trust

Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York Fund

The Park School Foundation of Buffalo

Michael J. Perry Scholarship Fund

Patricia L. Parkinson Scholarship Fund

Pet Emergency Endowment Fund

The Aleksander and Walentyna JantaPolczyński Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Fund

Vivian E. Pater Memorial Scholarship

Hanna Peters Trust

Donald A. Pause Fund

PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara Endowment Fund

NTHS Alliance for Higher Education & Development Fund

Mary Louise Olmsted Fund

NYS Opportunity Grant Fund

Open4 Fund

NYS Tuition Scholarships Fund

Open Key Fund

Lois and Thomas Pause Charitable Fund

Operation Dinner Out Fund

Norma & Samuel Payne Fund

Orchard Park Lions Club Trust Fund

Gretchen Rand Penney Bequest

NYS Tuition Scholarships & Admin Fees Fund NYSUT Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Buffalo Victims and Families The O'Neil-White Family Fund

O'Loughlin Charitable Fund

Orchard Park Public Library The Ralph F. Peo Fund Endowment Fund People Inc. Foundation Robert Oristaglio Endowment Fund Humanitarian Award People Inc. Foundation Pearl B. & J. Lawrence Osborne Memorial Fund

Support Fund

Norma E. Pfeifer Fund

Benny J. Polizzi Memorial Award Fund Edwin Polokoff Fund Georgina Polokoff Fund

Albert & Mildred Pfrender Bequest

Braman Pomeroy Trust

Phillips Lytle Foundation

Edgar F. Pope Scholarship Fund

Alexander & Irene Phillips Scholarship Fund Pickburn Memorial Fund for Wildlife Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund Pieroni Greco Family Fund

Horace B. Pomeroy Fund

Positive Youth Development Philanthropic Fund David C. Prahler Baseball Scholarship Susan Harvey Prentis Fund

In March and April, the 21st Century Fund held two events where members learned about proposed projects from local organizations.

At the second event, 21st Century Fund members voted to award a $100,000 grant to Family Promise of Western New York to build a second homeless shelter in Buffalo, which will more than double how many people it can serve.

Pictured here, from left: Carolyn Human, Co-Chair, 21st Century Fund; Anita Herle-Ladori, Chair-Elect, 21st Century Fund; Betsy Constantine, President/CEO, Community Foundation; Luanne Firestone, Executive Director, Family Promise of WNY; Crystal VanNote, Board President, Family Promise of WNY; and Ted Borowiak, Co-Chair, 21st Century Fund.

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Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Inc. Fund Professional Engineers Fund

Marnie Currie Quinones Scholarship Fund

Rare Book and Special Collections Endowment Fund Alfred H. Rasp Scholarship Fund

Mary A. Hodson & Gregory K. Raynor Josephine E. Radziwon Memorial Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund Providence Farm Read to Succeed Buffalo Collective Farmer Directed Raina Family Fund Endowment Fund Endowment Fund Elizabeth A. Reed Family Fund P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Rambo Bequest Gerald F. and Karen Reger Collaborative Fund: Helping George F. Rand Bequest Centennial Changing Hands and Ultimate Mr. & Mrs. George F. Needs Endowment Compassion Rand Memorial Fund Gerald F. and Karen Reger David and Molly George F. & Isabel W. Family Foundation Quackenbush Fund Rand Memorial Fund Douglas L. Lawrence Quinn Fund Rehlaender Trust

Reilly Family Foundation Patrick Reilly Foundation

The Sylvia L. Rosen Philanthropic Fund

Ruth B. Reinhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund

Ross Family Fund Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Ross Fund

Eugene T. Reville Memorial Scholarship Fund

Natalie Kubera Roth Fund

Charles Elbert Rhodes Scholarship Bequest

Natalie Kubera Roth Fund for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Molly & Luke Rich Mental Health Fund

Margaret M. and Robert T. Rougeux Scholarship Fund

Sara B. Richmond Scholarship Fund

Andrew J. Rudnick Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Memorial Fund Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Scholarship Fund Riester Collins Family Foundation Mary N. Riggs Library Fund Casimiro D. Rodriguez Sr. Legacy Fund Sara Rogers Foundation

Rudzinski Family Foundation Jane Ruff Memorial Fund Rumsey Fund The Rung Family Foundation Rupp Scholarship Award Fund Rural Outreach Center (ROC)

Michael W. Russell Fund Dave and Joan Rogers Fund The Nelson Russell for a Better WNY Memorial Fund Charles and Alice Rolland C. Gordon Ryther Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund

Community Foundation team members celebrated Buffalo Futures' one-year anniversary in July.

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Pictured, from left: Tiara Parker, Director of Success Coaching, Buffalo Futures; P. Richard Fleurant, Program Officer, Community Foundation; Jerrell Mason, Senior Director, Buffalo Futures; Nia Warren, Success Coach, Buffalo Futures; and Maria Whyte, Chief Community Impact Officer/Chief of Staff, Community Foundation.

Alexandra and Michael Romanczuk Endowment Fund

Arthur H. & Olga M. Rosche Environmental Education Fund

Axel Sack Memorial Fund Salem UCC Endowment Fund Salem UCC Reserves Fund John P. Samson Memorial Fund

Sandstone Trust Howard T. Saperston Sr. Trust Philip S. Savage Trust Savarino Community Investment Fund Estelle Sawyer Writing Award Say Yes Buffalo Endowment Fund

Ruth and Darwin Schmitt Fund

Laura C. Scholl Memorial Fund

Schneider Family Fund

Albert G. Schuele Scholarship Fund

Norman A. Schoell Charitable Fdtn Inc. Philanthropic Scholarship Fund Norman A. Schoell Scholarship Fund

Alfred H. SchoellkopfElizabeth Pierce Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Olmsted, M.D. Center Distribution Fund for the Visually Impaired Say Yes Niagara Falls Alfred H. SchoellkopfCarmelo A. and Lynn L. Scaccia Fund

Roswell Park

C. Edgar & Roberta S. Schabacker Trust

Jacob F. SchoellkopfJefferson Penn Fund

Scharf-Van Heusen Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund

Emmie F. Schoellkopf Fund

The Jacob F. Schoellkopf Trust for the University of Buffalo

Alan and Michele Scheff Family Fund

Jacob F. & Wilma S. Schoellkopf Foundation Fund

Hy & Marjorie Scheff Foundation

Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf Trust

Stuart Scheff and Lori Morreale Philanthropic Fund Edward C. Schlenker Trust Harley J. & Alice M. Schlieder Scholarship Linda & Jay SchmiederWopperer Good Ancestor Legacy Fund

(Albert), Maude & Marion Schuele Memorial Fund Albert, Maude, & (Marion) Schuele Memorial Fund The Schultz Family Fund S & J Schwartz Fund Richard G. Schwind & Rhoda Robertson Schwind Fund D. Sinclair Scott & Dorothy Doane Scott Fund Judge Hugh B. Scott Legacy Fund Dr. & Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund Melba & Richard Seibold Fund Irene Klingener Selover Fund

Katie Schneider and James Biltekoff at the Former Board Lunch in August

Bernard and Carolyn Shilt Scholarship Fund Shoemaker Family Foundation

Simon Family Foundation The Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust

Amy & Ken Shuman Fund

H. William and Mary B. Sippel Fund

Albert R. & Alma E. Shadle Endowment Fund

Bernard & Estelle Siegel Fund

Michele Sirianni Resident Education Fund

J.F. Schoellkopf Jr. Bequest Shakespeare in Delaware Park Forever Free Fund J.F. Schoellkopf IV Shakespeare in Delaware Memorial Fund Park Forever Free Judith Abbott Fund – Board Restricted Schoellkopf Fund Brenda Kurtz Shelton & Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Harry C. Shelton Fund Memorial Fund Sherwood Family Fund Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund

Sigma Alpha Nu Scholarship Fund

SJM3 Fund

Leonard S. Sikora Scholarship Fund Silver Lake Institute Fund Audrey and Lawrence Silverstein Foundation Marjorie Joyce Simmons Memorial Medical Fund

Joe & Brett Ski Scholarship Fund Dr. Barnett A. Slepian Memorial Fund Edna Foster Smith Bequest Gretchen L. & A. Warren Smith Jr. Changing Needs Fund 61

ALL FUNDS (cont.)

A. Warren Smith Jr. & Gretchen L. Smith Fund Harris N. Snyder Fund

Elizabeth & Mary June Sonnenberg Scholarship Fund

Society of Financial Service Robert G. Sr. & Loretta L. Spampata Professionals Buffalo Fund for Education Chapter Endowment Fund Special Fund #7 Michael P. Solly Memorial Fund – Always love, Mom

The Somers Foundation Christina M. Sonne Fund

Dr. Ralph and Lynn Sperrazza Family Scholarship

Herman Spiegel & Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund

David and Cynthia Silverstein at a client event

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Janet M. Sporleder Scholarship Fund St. John Baptist Church Fund St. John's Lutheran Church of Elma Endowment Janina B. Staniewicz Scholarship Fund Barbara C. Stanikunas Scholarship Fund Ronald A. Stanke Foundation Lucie M. Stanton Memorial Trust Lucie M. Stanton Scholarship Fund

Evelyn Stiem Fund

Swain Family Fund

The Stockton Family Changing Needs Fund

Thomas Swan Fund

The Stockton Family Fund

Joseph & Loretta Swart Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Franz T. Stone Trust Jacklin B. Stopp Bequest Fund Morton & Joan Stovroff Children's Programming Endowment Fund Malcolm Strachan Bequest Daniel W. Streeter Memorial Fund

Swanson Community Fund

Evelyn Swarts Fund Catherine Swerdloff Bequest Walter P. Sy, M.D. Scholarship Fund Richard C.R. Taggesell Fund Diann R. Takens Endowment Fund The Talboys Family Fund

Ellsworth M. Statler Trust

Ralph W. & Jane P. Strobel Memorial Fund

Rosemarie C. Steeb Endowment Fund

Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund

Lee Ann Steiner / James A. Bourne Fund

Philip E. Stroth Memorial Fund

Cecil J. Terwilliger Scholarship Fund

Thomasina R. Stenhouse Fund

Studio Arena Theatre School Fund

Edna M. Theobald Trust William F. Thiel Trust

Daunt & Irene Stenzel Scholarship Fund

Adele W. & Francis X. Sturner Trust

Richard E. Thoma, DVM Endowment Fund

The E.W. Dann Stevens Perpetual Endowment Fund

Judy Summer Library Endowment Fund

Richard E. Thoma, DVM Small Animal Clinical Sciences Fund

Peter G. Taylor Endowment Ambassador Paul D. Taylor ’56 Scholarship Fund

Charles E. Stewart Memorial Fund

Supporting Softball & Baseball on the East Side Fund

Charles F. Stewart Scholarship Fund

Sustainable Use Fund of WNY

Lisa Georger Thompson Memorial Fund

Grace & Francis Stewart Humanities Scholarship

John P. & Lorraine Altwater Sutkus Charitable Fund

Tifft Nature Preserve Fund

Richard E. Thoma, DVM Unrestricted Fund

Jim & Donna Tyrpak Family Fund

In July, Felicia Beard, Associate Vice President, Racial Equity Initiatives, Community Foundation, was invited to join a panel at the 2024 Convening of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, which works toward promoting health and racial equity through leadership, applying data, research and information, and supporting and expanding the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) movement.

Stephen W. Tilton Bequest Fund Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe Donor Advised Fund Tobin/Filvaroff Family Endowment Robin & Sharon Tomasula Foundation Margaret & Glenn Tome Scholarship Fund City of Tonawanda Library Endowment Fund Tops Friendly Markets Art & Music Scholarship Jim Y. and Emilia M. Tou Foundation

Elinor Townsend Trust Ethel Vick Wallace Townsend Memorial Fund Martha and Brian Townson Foundation Eleanor R. Treiber Art Scholarship Fund Trinity Episcopal Church of Buffalo Fund Trocaire College Endowment Fund Turin Fund Dr. Clarence A. Tyler Scholarship Fund

Wagner Family Fund

United Fund of Orleans County

Carol G. Wagner Fund for Historic Research & Preservation

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Endowment

Judge Norman F. Walawender Fund

United Way Human Services Fund

Aaron Matthew Waldeck Scholarship Fund

Urban Christian Ministries Fund

Elizabeth DeWees Walker Scholarship Fund

Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund

Helen V. Walker Bequest

Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund William L. Van Schoonhoven Fund Blanch H. Van Valkenburgh Scholarship Fund Variety Club Foundation Fund Gertrude Angert Victor Child Development Fund Amy J. Vilz Fund James W. Vogel Memorial Scholarship Fund Vogt Family Foundation Vogt Family Foundation Fund for WNY Frederick A. Vogt Scholarship Fund Wadsworth Fund The James and Michal Wadsworth Fund

William B. Walsh Trust Fund Kuang Mei Wang Fund Margaret M. Ward Bequest The Ward Family Fund Ware Charitable Fund

Monica M. Weidenbach Memorial Scholarship Fund Gary Weidman Fund The Weiss Family Fund Bernard D. Welt & Ida Z. Welt Fund Western New York Land Conservancy Endowment Fund Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center Fund Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center – Scholarship Fund Spc. Blake D. Whipple Memorial Award

Spc. Blake D. Whipple Dr. Paul L. Warner Memorial Scholarship Memorial Chemistry Award Charlotte Potter Edward and Kathleen Whitcher Trust Warnke Foundation Alyne D. White Bequest Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund Emily Warren Wettlaufer Fund Warsaw Cemetery Nevinger Fund Watson Billings Family Foundation Frieda W. Waugh Memorial Fund Frieda W. Waugh Memorial Student Fund

Fern J. White & Neva A. Jackling Scholarship Fund Fred H. & Lorene L. White Fund Betty Ball Wilder Fund William and Betty Wilder Scholarship Fund Dorothy Barrow Wilding Fund James Wilding Fund

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Walter Wiles Charitable Fund Henrietta M. Wiley Bequest Arthur Wilk Bequest Michael and Constance Wilk Endowed Fund Mary Wilson Donor Advised Fund Wilson Free Library Forever Friends Endowment Fund Mary Wilson Girls Golf Endowment Fund The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Designated Inclusive Arts & Culture Organizations Endowment Fund

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Endowment Fund for the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Wish Gift program to benefit Hunter's Hope Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Caregivers

WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund – Moving Forward Together WNY MEET Fund

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Explore and More Endowed Fund

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Community Assets Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for the Community Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Fund to benefit Western New York Amateur Football Alliance Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Trails Maintenance Fund The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Inclusive Access to Arts Fund The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Inclusive Arts & Culture Capacity Fund

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In September, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation hosted the Community Foundations Serving Rural Communities Convening in Lewiston.

Participants representing 13 community foundations, including the Community Foundation, Niagara Area Foundation, and Wyoming Foundation, learned from each other, shared ideas and challenges, and brainstormed solutions for impactful strategies that better serve rural communities.

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Design and Access Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Youth Sports Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Fund Ralph Wilson Park Endowment Fund Tom and Diana Witkowski Endowment Fund

WNY Women's Foundation Dick Wohler Hutch-Tech Professional Engineering Scholarship Woike-Ganga Family Foundation Paul Wojtaszek Scholarship Fund

Lucinda Yang Scholarship Fund YMCA Buffalo Niagara Agency Endowment Fund Youngstown Free Library Foundation YouthTime YWCA of Niagara Fund YWCA of Niagara Ruth N. Downes Fund for Domestic Violence

Polly Rumsey Wolfe Fund

YWCA of Niagara Munk/Human Memorial Scholarship Trust

Endowment Fund

Virginia Ziebarth Fund

Wyoming Free Library Fund

Gustav & Grete M. Zimmer Bequest

Genevieve Wojtusiak Fund

Wyoming County Medical & David Zapfel Charitable Fund Nursing Scholarships Zenger Family Foundation Wyoming Foundation

Laurette Zwelling Fund

$1K+ CONTRIBUTORS AND FUNDING PARTNERS These individuals and organizations contributed $1,000 or more in 2024.

Anonymous (9)

Mr. Jim Biddle, Jr.

Mrs. Lucie Marie and Mr. Keith Albee

Mrs. Joanne Biltekoff

Mr. James and Mrs. Kristin Allen

Mr. Robert Bojdak and Ms. Sarah Williams

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Buffalo/ WNY, Inc. Mr. Stuart and Mrs. Joyce Angert Angle Foundation of NY Mr. Richard Arena, Sr., and Mrs. Anne Sweeney-Arena Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Eleanor Ash

David and Peggy Blesy

Mr. Davis Bradley The Braille Group of Buffalo The Brann Family Mr. Anthony Breckner Keirn Clarke Brown, Jr. Mr. Henry and Mrs. Martha Bruner

Mr. EJ and Mrs. Karen Butler Mrs. Glenys Butler* Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Patricia Calpin Dr. Helen Cappuccino The Annie E. Casey Foundation Mr. James and Mrs. Martha Cipriani Ms. Amy Clark Dr. Michael and Mrs. Joan Cohen Mr. David and Dr. Nancy Colligan

Mr. Charles E. Balbach*

Mr. Daniel P. and Mrs. Margaret Ann Brunson

Teo Balbach and Jennifer Chalmers Balbach

Bryant & Stratton Buffalo Bills Foundation

Allene C. Barans*

Buffalo Bills, LLC

Ms. Melissa Baumgart

Buffalo City Mission

Mr. Angelo F. and Mrs. Angela Y. Coniglio

Henry and Susan Beamer

Buffalo Prep

Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump

Bennett Alumni Association, Inc.

Buffalo Purchasing Initiative

Dr. Alexandra M. Danakas

Bennett High School Alumni Association

Buffalo Renaissance Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Robert Bernecky

The Buffalo Seminary

*Deceased

Adrian F. and Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

Mr. Michael Eichler and Ms. Patricia Libby

Paul and Eden Dedrick Charitable Lead Annuity Trust

Erie-Niagara Chapter of the NYS Society of Professional Engineers

Ms. Mary Lou Detwiler

Mrs. Mary E. Ervolina Atkins

Ms. Bridget Dolan

Mr. Michael and Mrs. Ann Marie Ervolina

Dr. Stuart and Mrs. Nancy Dorfman Mr. Donald Dudley and Ms. Janet Currie Dr. Bonita Durand Ross and Mary Alice Eckert Eden Community Foundation, Inc. EHS, Inc. (dba Evergreen Health)

Ms. Susan Ervolina Mrs. Joan Ess Every Person Influences Children The Celia Lipton & Victor W. Farris Foundation Ms. Mary A. Ferguson Mr. Michael Ferranti

Community Services Support Foundation Inc. Dr. Elizabeth B. Conant*

John W. Danforth Company Deaconess Alumnae Association

From left: Board members John Horn, Owen Herne and Jeff Katz attend the Community Foundation's year-end celebration.

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$1K+ CONTRIBUTORS AND FUNDING PARTNERS (cont.)

Mr. Steven and Mrs. Lillian Finch Kyle J. Fitzner-Evans* Flock Inc. Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies c/o Michael Cohen Fund Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Deborah Franco Ms. Dottie Gallagher Mr. Dennis J. Galucki Joseph and Anna Gartner Foundation Gay & Lesbian Youth Services of WNY Mr. Timothy R. George M. McCormack Gisel and W. Gisel Family Foundation Mr. William and Mrs. Mary Gisel, Jr. Mr. Peter Gold and Dr. Athalie Joy Howard F. and Lillian L. Gondree Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr. The Gow School 66

Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC

Kenneth Myszka Charitable Lead Annuity Trust

Mark D. Graczyk

Mrs. Marie S. Houston

Bruno A. Lombardo

Jacob Nadler

Susan Graham Revocable Trust

Mr. Philip H. Hubbell

Mrs. Janet E. Long*

Dr. Susan P. Graham and Dr. Jon C. Kucera

Isabel R. Hunt*

LPL Financial

Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Teresa Nash

Mr. W. Russell Hurd

Lutheran Charities of Western New York

National Financial Services LLC

Mr. John and Mrs. Betsy Mitchell

The Park School of Buffalo

Mr. David P. Morris Mott Philanthropic

Mr. John and Mrs. Maria Pieroni

F.E. Munschauer Family Foundation

Mrs. Priya Pinto Ms. Susan Piper

Joe Graham Mr. James H. Greene, Jr. Ms. Marion V. Grimes Peter J. Grogan, CFP, CLU, AIFA, AEP Pete Grum Mr. John A. and Mrs. Linda F. Harris Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

Ms. Jacqueline Jackson Ms. Evette L. Jackson Mr. Jeremy and Mrs. Alice Jacobs, Jr. Ms. Anne Jalali Mr. Thad and Mrs. Cheryl Jankowski Dr. Kenneth R. Kahn Mr. Emil J. Karcich Mr. Jeffrey H. Katz

Harvest House Buffalo, Inc. Mr. Tarik Kawi Jon C. Kucera Trust John and Sarah Henry Charitable Fund

Mr. Peter Kucera

Heritage Christian Services Foundation

L+M Development Partners LLC

Herne Law, PLLC

Landsman Development Corp.

Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, Inc.

Lawley Insurance Inc.

M&T Charitable Foundation NativityMiguel Middle School of Buffalo Martin House Restoration Mr. Mark Nojaim Corporation Mr. Dave and Mrs. Miss Ruth Mathews Tammy Norman Mr. Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz Jack Nossavage Ms. Janet Meiselman The John R. Oishei Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Foundation Fenner & Smith Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Osta Mid-America Football James R. Owen* Officials Association P.U.N.T. Pediatric Elizabeth S. Mitchell Cancer Collaborative Revocable Trust Katharine C. Pierce

Mr. Joseph Hoffman

Ms. Myra S. Lawrence

Ms. Nancy Holmes*

Mr. Paul Liberatore

Mr. Michael and Mrs. Lorrie Munschauer

Providence Farm Collective Corp.

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)

Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County

Mrs. Rosanne Muto

Ms. Margaret Puzio

Mr. John J. Myers, Jr.*

Mr. Robert Pyle

Daniel Sack

Ms. Jacqueline Simon

Salem United Church of Christ, Tonawanda, New York

William Smeltz

Mr. Scott and Ms. Kristin Saperston Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc. Mr. Carmelo A. Scaccia In October, Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, former Community Foundation President/CEO, and Mary Wilson, Life Trustee of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, Community Foundation client and community partner, were inducted into the Buffalo Business First WNY Business Hall of Fame. At the event, C-Level Awards were also given to local leaders.

Pictured, from left: Betsy Constantine, President/CEO, Community Foundation; Robert Lowery, CGLI Chair and C-Level Award winner; Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, past President/CEO, Community Foundation; and Marlon Kerner, Director, Client Relations and CGLI, Community Foundation.

Ms. Alicia A. Quinones Mr. Nagendra and Mrs. Susan Raina Mr. Alfred H. Rasp

Rodriguez Construction Group Mr. David and Mrs. Joan Rogers

Mr. Robert Scharf and Dr. Lawrence Van Heusen Mr. Alan and Mrs. Michele Scheff Mr. Stuart Scheff and Mrs. Lori Morreale Mrs. Marjorie Scheff

St. John's Lutheran Church of Elma St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Student Council The Statler Foundation Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. and Mrs. Theresa A. Stroth Mrs. Jeanie Sy

Western New York Foundation Western New York Land Conservancy Arthur Wilk* Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Mrs. Mary Wilson

Ms. Elizabeth Woike

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation

WNY Public Broadcasting

The Mark L. Serventi Family Foundation

Mr. Samuel Tilton

Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Inc.

The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation

Shawangunk Runners

TradePMR, Inc.

Zenger Group

Mrs. Patricia Tufillaro

Mr. John P. Zenger and Mrs. Lisa A. Federico-Zenger

Alexandra Romanczuk*

Red Top Foundation

Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Mary Ross

Karen H. Sherwood Revocable Trust

Ms. Elizabeth A. Rougeux

Mr. Ken and Dr. Amy Shuman

Dr. Andrew J. Rudnick

St. John Baptist Church

Mr. Christopher Wende

Mr. James G. Scotti

Susan Schwartz

Arthur M. Sherwood Revocable Trust

Mr. Timothy Rougeux

Spaulding Family Foundation

Mr. Steven and Mrs. Ellen Weiss

Mr. Steve Wixson and Ms. Ginny Vaughan

Dr. J. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Reagan

Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation

Mr. James Sorrentino

The Norman A. Schoell Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Margaret Talboys Drs. Jeffrey and

Ms. Lisa M. Rogers

Rich Family Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Lisa Solly

Mr. Peter Weinmann and Mrs. Amelida Ortiz-Weinmann

Irene A. Sikora*

Mr. Jim and Mrs. Emilia Tou

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Mr. Angelo Veanes Mr. John N. Walsh III Mr. Donald and Mrs. Nancy Ware

Mr. Jay Wopperer and Mrs. Linda Schmieder-Wopperer Joan Yang

Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Barbara Zenger Mr. Stephen R. and Mrs. Julie S. Zenger

*Deceased

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TEAM 2024

2024

Board Members

TAMARA O. ALSACE, PH.D.

JENNIFER CHALMERS BALBACH

DAVID J. BLESY

ROSALIND BURGIN

BONITA R. DURAND, PH.D.

STEVE FINCH

DARBY FISHKIN

DOTTIE GALLAGHER

ALLEN “PETE” GRUM

OWEN HERNE, ESQ.

ALICE JACOBS, J.D.

CHERYL A. JANKOWSKI

JEFFREY H. KATZ, ESQ.

ALEX MONTANTE

HAL D. PAYNE

AMY HABIB RITTLING, ESQ.

LUIS RODRIGUEZ

HON. ROSE H. SCONIERS, CHAIR

JOHN F. SOMERS

NANCY WARE

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