T U N E D IN T O TOMORRO
W H E R E LISTENING CAN L E AD US
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
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.
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.”
Cherie and Sam Gullo stand inside their furniture store in Perry, New York.
SAM GULLO
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.”
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.
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.
As the Alumni Association continued to expand its 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 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.
“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
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
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.
From left: David Zapfel, Kelly Diane Galloway, Diann Takens and Pastor James Giles reconnect at Gerard Place five years after winning the Community Foundation's Centennial Awards in 2019.
Kelly Diane Galloway
Up and Comer 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.
Pastor James Giles Cause Award
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.
Diann Takens Champion Award David Zapfel Community 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.
“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.”
ENDOWMENT
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.”
GRANT AWARD
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.
“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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Additionally, the Wopperers value the trust they have in the Community Foundation.
“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
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
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
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.
LEAD I N G T RANSFO R M ATIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE
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.
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.
CHANGING NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Change Makers establish permanent endowments to address the changing needs of our community over time.
1910s
Mr. & Mrs. George F.
Rand Memorial Fund
1920s
William Henry
Andrews Bequest
Lilla B. McCready Bequest
Jacob F. SchoellkopfJefferson Penn Fund
1930s
Harry S. Hilliker Bequest
Jacob G. Joseph Bequest
Albert J. Klinck Memorial Fund
Richard C.R. Taggesell Fund
1940s
Louis R. Davidson Bequest
William Hengerer
Company Fund
Howard Kellogg Trust
Madeline A. Kraft Bequest
Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund
Horace B. Pomeroy Fund
George F. Rand Bequest
Jacob F. and Wilma
S. Schoellkopf Trust
Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund
1950s
M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son,
George K. Fraley, Jr.
Charles & Marion Hahn Fund
Edward H. Letchworth Bequest
Edward H. Letchworth Memorial Fund
C. Edgar & Roberta
S. Schabacker Trust
J.F. Schoellkopf Jr. Bequest
Special Fund #7
Ellsworth M. Statler Trust
1960s
Anna May Andrews Trust
Thekla R. Groben Bequest
J.F. Schoellkopf IV Memorial Fund
Edna Foster
Smith Bequest
1970s
Josephine
Biontolillo Bequest
Jean Knowlton
Brown Fund
Martin A. Buecking Bequest
Helen Anderson
Cobb Bequest
Herbert F. & Bertha W. Darling Trust
Elizabeth Crosby Gardner Fund
Louise Kimberly Bequest
Ralph Kimberly Bequest
Gretchen Rand
Penney Bequest
Philip S. Savage Trust
Catherine Swerdloff Bequest
Henrietta M. Wiley Bequest
1980s
Henry and Susan Beamer at a client event.
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
Kittinger Family Fund
Howard C. Laverack Bequest
Dr. Gustave P. Milkey &
Janet B. Milkey Fund
Henry M., Patricia A. & Mary
Brainard Naylon Bequest
Pearl B. & J. Lawrence
Osborne Memorial Fund
Braman Pomeroy Trust
Natalie Kubera Roth Fund
Gretchen L. & A.
Warren Smith Jr.
Changing Needs Fund
Evelyn Stiem Fund
William L. Van Schoonhoven Fund
Wadsworth Fund
William B. Walsh Trust Fund
Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund
Bernard D. Welt & Ida Z. Welt Fund
Betty Ball Wilder Fund
2000s
Anonymous
Elizabeth & John Angelbeck Foundation
Henry E. & Susan W.
Beamer Endowment Fund
Thelma L. & Milfred R. Beck Fund
Charles A. & Anne L. Bird Fund
Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund
Michael R. Butler & Glenys
Maschoff Butler Fund
Betty Crump Fund
M. Dolores Denman Fund for Community Needs
Heather J. DePaolo-Johnny Memorial Fund
DePerno Family Fund
Eastern Niagara Fund
Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund
June Farrington Fund
Fischle – Laesser Endowment Fund
Fisher Family Fund
George Family Foundation
Gordon R. & Gretchen S.
Gross Family Fund
Grover & Isabel James Fund
D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund
Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Fund
A. David & Heather M. Jones Advisory Fund
Kreher Family Fund
William F. Long Fund
Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund
Melson Fund
Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund
Norma E. Pfeifer Fund
Herman Spiegel & Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund
Rosemarie C. Steeb Endowment Fund
Evelyn Swarts Fund
Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund
Kuang Mei Wang Fund
Alyne D. White Bequest
Wyoming Foundation 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.
CHANGING NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS
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2010s
Anonymous (2)
James & Kristin Allen Fund
Sheriff Michael S.
Amico Fund
Joyce & Stuart Angert
Philanthropic Fund
Lawrence M. Appleby Fund
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
Mary Alice and Ross
Jay Eckert Fund
Worth L. Farrington Fund
George Byron Fisher Fund
The Gregory Family Fund
Gross Family Fund
Ilene N. Hein Fund
John Hulley & Elizabeth Rydzynski-Hulley 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
Donald A. Pause Fund
Lois and Thomas Pause
Charitable Fund
Pieroni Greco Family Fund
Reed Family Fund
Gerald F. and Karen Reger
Centennial Changing Needs Endowment
The Thomas K. Singer
Charitable Trust
SJM3 Fund
The Stockton Family Changing Needs 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
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.
Braille Group of Buffalo Fund
Peter W. Bridgford Trust
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
Clotilde Perez-Bode
Dedecker Change Maker Fund
Detwiler Family Changing Needs Fund
Isabel R. Hunt Bequest
Raymond and Maryann Laks Foundation
William and Janet Long Fund
Anthony D. Mancinelli Fund
Jean "Gigi" McKeown Community Service Endowment Fund
Leonard and Lillian Meiselman Legacy Fund
Operation Dinner Out Fund
Sara Rogers Foundation
Malcolm Strachan Bequest
Turin Fund
Arthur Wilk Bequest
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*
Teo Balbach and Jennifer Chalmers Balbach
Barr Foundation
Mr. Richard Barth
Ms. Melissa Baumgart
Mr. Denis and Mrs. Nancy Berwanger
David and Peggy Blesy
The Braille Group of Buffalo
Ms. Rosalind Burgin
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
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
Mr. Robert Firestine
Mr. Theron Foote
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies c/o Michael Cohen Fund
Mr. James and Mrs. Marjorie Fulmer
Ms. Dottie Gallagher
Scott A. Gardner
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
Mrs. Alex Montante
Helen A. Raye Living Trust
Mr. Stuart and Mrs. Janis Hempel
Mr. Owen Herne
Mr. Edward J. Horton
Mr. Ralph and Ms. Kathryn Houseknecht
Isabel R. Hunt*
In. Site: Architecture, LLP
Mrs. Alice F. Jacobs
Cheryl A. Jankowski, CPA
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Carol Johnson
Jeffrey H. Katz, Esq.
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. Daniel Gerstman and Ms. Sharon Stern Gerstman
Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr.
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Beverly Strusa
Ms. Lorraine Sturm
Dr. Joan M. Sulewski
Michael and Lorrie Munschauer
Mrs. Barbara Myers
Mr. David H. Nelson, Esq.
Ms. Elizabeth Osta
Ms. Jennifer Pauly
Mr. Hal D. Payne
Ms. Emily Procknal
Dr. J. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Reagan
Red Top Foundation
Renaissance Charitable
Mr. Luis A. Rodriguez, Jr.
Andrew J. Rudnick Fund
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
Ms. Jacqueline Swaby
Mr. Richard D. Swanson
Eric Szucs
Ms. Jennifer Tyczka
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Maria Walczak
Ward & Kutzuba PLLC
Ms. Nancy W. Ware
Weinberg Financial Group
Mr. Ronald Wert
Ms. Cory Zoeller
Nora Graves, Stuart Angert and Joyce Angert (seated) at the Impact Bus Tour.
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.
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.
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.
LAUNCHING A LOVE OF READING
Read to Succeed Buffalo
“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
Jack Walsh, former Community Foundation Board member, reads with a student through Read to Succeed Buffalo's Experience Corps.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition
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.
“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.
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
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
UN I T I N G POWERFULVOICE
TO CREATE CHAN G E
2 0 2 4 B Y THE N U M B ERS
in new assets added 61 $ 54 NEW FUNDS opened MILLION
105 years of GENEROSITY
500 LEGACY CLIENTS
944 $ MILLION in total assets
400
ACTIVE CLIENTS
53 $ MILLION
GRANTED OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS in Western New York and beyond on behalf of our clients
OUR APPROACH TO CHARITABLE INVESTING
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.
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.
2024 INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Jennifer Chalmers Balbach, MBA
Committee Chair & Board Member
David Blesy, CPA Board Member
Darby Fishkin, CPA, SIOR 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.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
*Per the MSCI InvestorForce Endowments and Foundations Index.
As of December 31, 2024
STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION
U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY NON-U.S. DEVELOPED EQUITY NON-U.S. EMERGING EQUITY
SELECT STRATEGIES
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.
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?
When you create an endowment fund through the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, you can support the community you love, in your name, forever.
YOUR GIFT IS INVESTED OVER TIME.
Earnings from your endowment fund are granted to support organizations and needs in the community, based on your direction.
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.
LEARN MORE.
$10.6
Please contact Emily Wyckoff, Vice President, Giving Strategies, at (716) 852-2857, ext. 217.
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
The following are professional advisors that we collaborated with in 2023 and 2024.
Lisa J. Allen, Esq.
Christina H. Arthurs, Esq.
Linda G. Banks, MBA
Holly A. Beecher, Esq.
Lucy M. Berkman, Esq.
Andrew Borowski, CPA
David R. Burgio, CPA, PFS
Michael Burns, CFP, CKP, CPFA
Daniel Byles-Smith, CPA, CFP
Jessica Daley
Carolyn L. DeVaughn, Esq.
David D. Fenster, Esq.
Sarah E. Fenster, Esq.
Jennifer G. Flannery, Esq.
Frederick J. Gawronski
Patricia A. George, Esq.
Matthew D. Gilbert, Esq.
F. James Ginnane, CLU, CFP
Nicholas G. Gnacinski
Christina L. Good, Esq.
Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq.
Kenneth A. Grossberg, Esq.
Adam R. Harris, CPA
Robert P. Ingrasci, CPA
Laura L. Jabrucki, Esq.
Cheryl A. Jankowski, CPA
Jeffrey H. Katz, Esq.
Zachary Kieser, Esq.
Kenji Kimura, QPFC
Douglas W. LaFay, MBA
Brian K. Laible, CPA, CFP, CIMA
Patrick M. Markey, CFP
Patrick T. McGuire, J.D., CPFA
Nicole N. Mutignani, Esq.
Paul T. Nesper, Esq.
Jamie M. Smith, Esq.
Eric R. Soro, CPA
Mark A. Stebbins, CPA
Catherine T. Wettlaufer, 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.
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.
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. Beamer Endowment Fund
Thelma L. & Milfred R. Beck Fund
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
Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund
Jerry and Liz Canada Fund
Joanne and Franklyn Collins Fund
Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. & Maryanne Harvey Fund
Eastern Niagara Fund
Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Fund
Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund
Grace Foundation
Theresa Elizabeth Insana Memorial Scholarship Fund
Laird Family Foundation
Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund
Stephen C. McKinney Scholarship Fund
Joseph and Riva Mehr Fund
Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund
Niagara Education Foundation Fund Fund for Niagara Hospice
Elsie & Eugene Oliver
Memorial Scholarship Trust
Our Lady of Lebanon Fund
Patricia L. Parkinson
Scholarship Fund
Positive Youth
Development Philanthropic Fund
Say Yes Niagara Falls
The Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust
Daunt & Irene Stenzel
Scholarship Fund
Jacklin B. Stopp Bequest Fund
Fern J. White & Neva A. Jackling Scholarship Fund
Wilson Free Library Forever Friends Endowment Fund
Youngstown Free
Library Foundation
YWCA of Niagara Fund
YWCA of Niagara
Munk/Human Memorial Scholarship Trust
YWCA of Niagara
Ruth N. Downes Fund for Domestic Violence
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.
“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
Leonard M. Barkin
Environmental Conservation Trust for Youth
Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Memorial Essay Contest
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
Silver Lake Institute Fund
Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund
Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund
Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund
Warsaw Cemetery Nevinger 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.
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*
Mr. & Mrs. C. Dixon Arrick*
Mr. Stephen C. &
Mrs. Eleanor C. Ash
Jeff Bagel & Maryalice Nowak
Mr. Charles E. Balbach*
Ms. Mary L. Banks
Allene C. Barans*
Ms. Linda M. Basher
Mr. & Mrs.
Henry W. Bruner
Ruth D. Bryant
Theresa M. Buckley
Mr.* & Mrs.
Charles Burdette
Jane & Jerry Burzynski
Michael & Glenys Butler*
Mr. Lewis Buttery
Martha Buyer, Esq.
Mr. John M. Callan
Mrs. Helen M. Callan*
Marion* & Alan Baumgardner
Henry & Susan Beamer
Thomas R. & Judy* Beecher
Ms. Dianne Bennett &
Mr. William Graebner
Mr. Harry J. Beu*
Dr. Mary H. Botsford*
Mr. James A. Bourne*
Mr. Richard W. Bowen*
Mr. Davis Bradley
John F. Briggs
Ms. Mary L. Brink
Mr. & Mrs.
Gary M. Brost
Jean M. Brown*
Keirn C. Brown, Sr.*
Ms. Beuline Crawford*
Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump
Mrs. Wilma T. Csont*
Mr. & Mrs.
Matthew Cyran*
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Czajka
Eleanor C. Daigler
Ms. Laurie Dann
Chet & Delight Dann*
Ms. Elizabeth Deichman*
Ms. Sandra Demus
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cardamone
Leslie Carraway & B.J.* Verts
Mr. Paul Carroll*
Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio
Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia
Ms. Mary E. Clemesha*
Robert &
Patricia Colby*
Robert T. &
Sylvia R. Coles*
Carmela M. & Anthony* J. Colucci, Jr.
Elizabeth B. Conant, Ph.D.* & Camille Cox
Mrs. James L. Crane, Jr.*
Dr. Mildred J. Fischle*
Paula C. Flynn
Robert W. Fortenbaugh
Ms. Carol A. Fowler
Jean S. Frederick
Mr. Fred & Mrs.
Fay Friedman*
Dennis J. Galucki
Mr. Andrew C. Giarrizzo
Mr. & Mrs.
Robert D. Gioia
Ms. Barbara Glatt
Nancy DeTine
Miss Virginia Deuel*
Larry R. & Sheila Drake
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
Mrs. Dorothy T. Ferguson
Dr. Edward A. Fial*
Ms. Anne Catt Filer*
Max* & Shirley Fischer
Mr. Kevin K. Gluc
Barbara Goldman & Linda Banas
Barbara Ina Goldstein
Paul & Joyce Golibersuch
Aimee Gomlak
Jane Taylor Goraj*
Dr. Susan P. Graham & Dr. Jon C. Kucera
Marion V. Grimes
Gordon & Gretchen Gross*
“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. Michael Hamann
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*
Mr. & Mrs. Irvine J. Kittinger, Jr.*
Mr. & Mrs.
George F. Koch*
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.*
Wilfred & Joan Larson*
Ms. Lisa A. LaTrovato
& Mr. Todd D. Schupbach
Patricia J. Laubisch
Mrs. Margaretha Lawrence*
Mr. Almon E. Leach*
Mr. & Mrs. Julian &
Barbara Leggett
Gerald A. &
Barbara E. Lipa
Mr. Martin J. & Mrs.
Carol Littlefield, Jr.
Philip C. Lombardo*
Ms. Jo Ann Long*
Mrs. William F. Long*
Jean Maday
Susan C. Mancuso
Mr. David W. Marshall
Philip M. & Cheryl
M. Marshall
Ruth Mathews
Charles* & Cara
Matteliano
Dr. Keith F. &
Mary E. McBride*
David E. & Andrea
J. McGeein
James Mendola
Mr. Ronald V.* & Kathleen A. Metzger
Karin Michelson & Russell Deer
Barbara D. Mierzwa
Mary Ann Milak-Young
Jock & Betsy Mitchell
Mrs. Kathleen Modd*
Richard E. Moot, Esq.*
Ms. Albertine
K. Moran*
Mr. John J. Myers, Jr.*
Mr. Robert North, Jr.*
Ms. Carolyn Osborne*
James R. Owen*
Ms. Linda Pratt Page
Jane M. Pattison
Lois & Thomas Pause
Mr. Donald A. Pause*
C. Jane Pendergast
Dr. Charles D. Perry*
J. Warren Perry, Ph.D., D.Sc.*
Mr. Arlan Peters & Mr.
Dominick T. DeFillippo
Mrs. Barbara Pickburn*
Edwin* & Georgina Polokoff
Mr. & Mrs. Braman Pomeroy*
Becky M. Powell
Jayne K. Rand
Ms. Dorothy Rapp
Mr. Alfred H. Rasp
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
Ms. Geraldine N. Ryder
Mr. & Mrs.* James M. Sampson
Carmelo Scaccia
Mr. Robert A. Scharf
& Dr. Lawrence
Van Heusen
Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg
Ms. Melba Y. Seibold*
Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Sheets, Jr.*
Mary B. Sippel*
Mr. William H. Smith
Mr. & Mrs.
Michael S. Smith
A. Warren & Gretchen
L. Smith, Jr.*
Lisa Solly
Ms. Susan M. Spadinger
Rosemarie C. Steeb*
Richard A. &
Ruth V. Stockton*
Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr.
Mr. Franz T. Stone*
Cheryl S. Strub
Father F. Norman Sullivan*
Mr. Peter W. Swanson, Jr.*
Evelyn Miller Swarts
Dr. Walter* & Jeanie M. Sy
Stanley A.* & Sharon K. Tirrell
Deborah & Susan Torres
Mr. William Townsend*
Mr. Charles L. Van Arsdale*
Mr. William L. Van Schoonhoven*
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*
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
Braille Group of Buffalo Fund
Buffalo City Mission
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
The Children's Guild Foundation Scholarship Fund
College Club of Buffalo, Inc. Program Committee Fund Crossroads Community Fund
Theodore G. and Freda Danakas Scholarship Fund
Dedecker Family Foundation
Mary Alice and Ross Jay Eckert Fund
EPIC Endowment
Mary A. Ferguson Charitable Fund
Kyle J. Fitzner-Evans Fund
Gold/Joy Fund
Harvest House Buffalo Fund
Patricia M. Hoffman English Scholarship Fund
Joseph H. and Patricia M. Hoffman Fund Holmes Fund
Linda Angert Kahn & Kenneth R. Kahn Fund
Jeanette Marie Daigler and Alan T. Karcich
Endowment for Veterans in Need in the Greater Buffalo Area
Mazurkiewicz Family Fund
Debra Morris Education Trust
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
Thomasina R. Stenhouse Fund
St. John's Lutheran Church of Elma Endowment
Philip E. Stroth Memorial Fund
Emily Warren Wettlaufer Fund
Mary Wilson Donor Advised Fund
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy Fund
Zenger Family Foundation
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
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
Bennett Alumni Association Foundation Fund
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
Anna Kowalska Bley
Music Memorial Award
Maurice G. Bley Drama Memorial Award
BlueCross/BlueShield Physicians Fund for Children's Health
The Robert Bodkin Foundation
Jule Bogner
Philanthropic Fund
Robert Bojdak & Sarah Williams Fund
Bollier Family Fund
Dr. Germante L. Boncaldo
Scholarship Fund
Book and Material Buying Endowment Fund
Richard Boyd Bowen
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kathleen M. Box-Krycia
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Fund
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
James E. Braunberns
Bequest
Anthony A. Brese Scholarship
Rosalie H. Bretzfelder Fund
John Bridge Memorial Fund
Belmore Hicks
Bridgford Fund
Peter W. Bridgford Trust
Rose M. Bridwell Bequest
BRI-NK Foundation
Barbara C. and
Edward M. Brink Fund
Maureen E. Brinkworth Memorial Scholarship
Agnes Clarke Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jean Knowlton Brown Fund
Jean M. Brown Fund
Henry W. & Martha L.
Bruner Philanthropic Fund
Stanley A. Brzezinski
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 Bills Social Justice Fund
Buffalo City Mission
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 Prep Scholarship Fund
Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Endowment
Buffalo Rotary Foundation 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
Buffalo Yacht Club Fund
Build Promise Fund
Built to Play 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
Calpin Family Fund
Jerry and Liz Canada Fund
Elizabeth J. Cappella
Birthday Trust
Cappuccino Family Foundation
Career Aspiration Scholarship Fund
Cargill Scholarship Fund
Gustaf & Sigrid Carlson Memorial Fund
Margaret E. Carnahan Bequest
Edna L. Carroll Trust
Mary B. Cassata
Library Studies and Information Department 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.
S. J. Cassata and Mary B. Cassata Communication Department
Scholarship Fund
S. J. Cassata Memorial Scholarship Fund at Depew High School
Jerry and Barbara Castiglia Family Fund
Amico Castiglione Charitable Fund
Leonard M. Castrianno Scholarship Fund
Keith Celniker Memorial 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
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
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
Helen Anderson Cobb Bequest
Velma C. Cobb Scholarship Fund
The Ilka Cohn Fund
The Ilka Cohn Health Fund
College Club of Buffalo, Inc. Program Committee Fund
Colligan Family Fund
Bronson & Margaret Collins Scholarship Fund
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
Conable Family Foundation Fund
Angela Y. Coniglio Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund
Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Scholarship
Owen D. Connolly Flex Fund
Gerhard A. & Lura L. Cook Educational Fund
Cook Family 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 Crossroads Community Fund
Betty Crump Fund
Wilma T. Csont Fund
Jeanette Marie Daigler, Aldine M. Tarbell and Alan T. Karcich Scholarship Fund
Damon Family Fund
Mason O. Damon Endowment Fund
Theodore G. and Freda Danakas Scholarship Fund
Grace Neff Daniels Memorial Fund
Dorothy C. Darlak Memorial Fund
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Herbert F. & Bertha W. Darling Trust
Louis R. Davidson Bequest
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
Pictured at
client event, from left: Sylvia Kratzke, Leonard Kratzke, Alok Pinto and Dennis Galucki.
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
Henry and Constance Drew Foundation for Children
Jerome Dreyfuss Scholarship Fund
Peter Dominik, Helen & Paul Leon Drumsta Memorial Fund
Charles G. Duffy Jr. and Virginia Leahy Duffy Scholarship 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
Dr. Kenneth H. Sr. & Marjorie B. Eckhert Fund
Economic Self-Sufficiency Endowment Fund
Eden Community Foundation
EHS, Inc. Reserve Fund
Darwin E. & Evelyn E. Ellis Fund
Pauline Ellis Scholarship Fund
Marjorie & Mary Louise Emerson Bequest
Christine Holly Emery Scholarship Fund
Esther Link Emig Fund
Empire of America
Federal Savings Bank Scholarship Fund
Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund
EPIC Endowment
Erie County SPCA Fund
Herman G. & Emma A. Ernst Fund
Herman G. and Emma A. Ernst Fund for Catholic Charities
Josephine & Michael Ervolina Charitable Fund
Evans Bank Foundation Fund
Everywoman Legacy
Fagin Family Foundation
Fair Buffalo Fund
The Evelyn Falk Fund for the North Collins School District
Derek Falkenbach Scholarship Fund
Family Promise of WNY Endowment Fund
FANA Adoption Support Fund
FANA Scholarship Fund
Emmons B. Farrar Scholarship Fund
June Farrington Fund
Ruth E. Farrington Bequest
Worth L. Farrington Fund
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.
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
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 Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son,
George K. Fraley, Jr.
The Philip Frandina Scholarship Fund
Harriet Frank Scholarship Fund
Fay & Fred Friedman
Family Foundation Fund
Sharon Holley (pictured on left) of Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY, shared a meaningful story with clients at an event.
Friends of Night People Endowment Fund
Marjorie D. Frink Scholarship Fund
Fund for the Arts Fund for the Environment
The Fund for Nature
Future Growth Fund
Fuzak Family/Joan M. & Victor T. Fuzak Fund
Galbraith Family Fund
Sean P. Galliher Jr. Scholarship 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
Richard and Patricia Garman Scholarship for East Aurora Union Free High School
Helen S. Garms Bequest
Gateway – Longview Future Fund
Gelman-Koessler Foundation
Eleanor M. and Willard A. Genrich Scholarship Fund
George Family Foundation
Joseph G. Giambra Legacy Fund
J. Giles Foundation
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
Gondree Family Fund
The Lillian Lewandowski
Gondree Scholarship Fund
Diane J. Goodberry Memorial Scholarship Fund
William F. Goodson Bequest
Josephine Goodyear Foundation
The Gow School Campus Endowment
The Gow School Contingency Fund
The Gow School Unrestricted Fund
Grace Foundation
Graham-Kucera
Philanthropic Fund
Joanne Champion
Granger Fund
Grassroots Gardens
Legal Defense Fund
Grassroots Gardens
J. Milton Zeckhauser
Memorial Fund
Graycliff Conservancy Endowment
Great Lakes United Endowment Fund
Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Fund
Greater Buffalo Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Fund
The Wilbert H. Green Jr. Charitable Fund
Greene Family Fund
The Gregory Family Fund
Grelick Family Foundation
Marion V. Grimes Fund
Elmer P. Groben 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.
William J.C. & Louise Grupp Memorial Fund
Ray and Doris Guenter Scholarship Fund
Sam and Cherie
Gullo Foundation
Charles & Marion Hahn Fund
Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund
Rae A. Hanigan Memorial Fund
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
Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund
Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund II
Ilene N. Hein Fund
Loren Hendrix Memorial Award
William Hengerer
Company 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
Joseph H. and Patricia M. Hoffman Fund
Holmes Fund
Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund
L. Nelson Hopkins Jr. Family Fund
L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. and Jane D. Hopkins Designated Advised 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
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
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
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
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
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
Industrial Educational Fund
Ingleside Home Memorial Fund
Theresa Elizabeth Insana Memorial Scholarship Fund
International Association of Administrative Professionals Scholarship 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
Jackson Family Fund
Jacobs Endowment Fund
The Jacobs Foundation
Grover & Isabel James Fund
Jankowski Family Fund
Jewish Heritage Day School of Buffalo Fund
A. Wesley Johns Fund (as established in the will of June B. Johns)
D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund
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
Linda Angert Kahn & Kenneth R. Kahn Fund
Peter G. Karamanos II Scholarship Fund
Jeanette Marie Daigler and Alan T. Karcich Endowment for Veterans in Need in the Greater Buffalo Area
Nellie Karlak Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Karsten Scholarship Fund
Ruth M. Keeney Bequest
Howard Kellogg Trust
Kensington High School Alumni Association Fund
George and Nancy
Kent Endowment Fund
Jenna Kern Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kevin Guest House Endowment Fund
C. Taylor Kew Memorial Fund
KeyBank Inclusive Economy Fund
Ahmed & Farhana Khan Fund
James William Kideney & Isabel Houck Kideney Fund
Norman L. Kieffer, Sr. and Mildred E. Kieffer Memorial Trust Fund
Donald E. Killingbeck Memorial Fund
Louise Kimberly Bequest
Ralph Kimberly Bequest
Kinerk Family Fund
Barbara King & Marion Mabee Memorial Fund
Jane B. Kinkead Community Service Fund
Alfred H. & Emma M. Kirchhofer Fund
Kirchner Family Fund
Kirchner Family
Scholarship Fund
Kittinger Family Fund
Kiwanis Club of Kensington Fund
Klein Family Foundation
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
Florence L. Knorl Memorial Kensington High School Scholarship Fund
Howard J. Knorl 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
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.
Madeline A. Kraft Bequest
Leslie Shuman
Kramer Lion of Judah Endowment
The Grace A. Kratzenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kreher Family Fund
Howard G. Kreiner Bequest
Krieger Family Fund
Albert P. & Maryon C. Krueger Fund
Kruger Endowment Fund
Kucera – Graham Family Foundation
L414 Children's Memorial 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
Langley Family Fund
Frank P. Langley Jr. Fund
Edith Haake Lankler Scholarship
Janet K. Larkin &
John D. Larkin III Fund
Wilfred and Joan Larson Fund
Albert H. Laub Bequest
Robert and Tammy Laughlin Fund
Howard C. Laverack Bequest
Lawley Insurance Scholarship Fund
Edmond & Margaretha Lawrence 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
George and Teresa
Lukis Family Fund
Edward P. Lupfer
Memorial Scholarship
Lutheran Charities of Western New York Endowment 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
Samuel D. Magavern Fund
The MaK Foundation
Make a Difference –UB MSW Scholarship
Antoinette Malanowicz Fund for Cancer Research
Anthony D. Mancinelli Fund
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund
Julia W. Marks 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
McBride Veterinary Scholarship Fund
Belton & Mabel McCarley Scholarship Fund
Lilla B. McCready Bequest
The Michael J. McDermid
Exemplary Citizenship Fund for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation
Heather A. McGowan Scholarship Fund
Frank and Donna McGuire Fund
Jean "Gigi" McKeown Community Service Endowment Fund
Stephen C. McKinney Scholarship 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
Robert H. & Rita Meier Memorial Scholarship Fund
Leonard and Lillian Meiselman Legacy Fund
Melson Fund
Frank Mesiah Family Legacy 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
Thomas R. Modd Memorial Fund
Edward H. Moeller Scholarship Fund
Mildred Moffat Bequest
Carol and Carl Montante Fund
Albertine K. Moran Fund
Debra Morris Education Trust
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
Muto Charitable Fund
John J. Myers, Jr. and Annette L. Myers Endowment Fund
The Myszka Family Foundation
Nativity Fund
NativityMiguel Middle School of Buffalo 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
Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund
Niagara Education Foundation Fund
Fund for Niagara Hospice
Niagara Relicensing Environmental Coalition Fund
Marian R. Nickson Fund
David A. Nojaim Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Rosa L. and LaMarr Norman, Sr. Education Fund
Normandy Fund
Robert and Marion North Fund
North Park Lutheran Church Fund
NTHS Alliance for Higher Education & Development Fund
NYS Opportunity Grant Fund
NYS Tuition Scholarships Fund
NYS Tuition Scholarships & Admin Fees Fund
NYSUT Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Buffalo Victims and Families
The O'Neil-White Family Fund
The John R. Oishei Foundation Scholarship Program Fund
Nathalie Hawthorne Olena Bequest
Elsie & Eugene Oliver Memorial Scholarship Trust
Mary Louise Olmsted Fund
O'Loughlin Charitable Fund
Open4 Fund
Open Key Fund
Operation Dinner Out Fund
Orchard Park Lions Club Trust Fund
Orchard Park Public Library Endowment Fund
Robert Oristaglio Humanitarian Award
Pearl B. & J. Lawrence Osborne Memorial 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.
Our Lady of Lebanon Fund
James R. Owen Scholar/ Athlete Cross Country Award Scholarship
The Park School Foundation of Buffalo
Patricia L. Parkinson Scholarship Fund
Vivian E. Pater Memorial Scholarship
Donald A. Pause Fund
Lois and Thomas Pause Charitable Fund
Norma & Samuel Payne Fund
Gretchen Rand Penney Bequest
The Ralph F. Peo Fund
People Inc. Foundation Endowment Fund
People Inc. Foundation Support Fund
The Perelandra Fund
J. Warren Perry & Charles Donald Perry Memorial Trust
Michael J. Perry Scholarship Fund
Pet Emergency Endowment Fund
Hanna Peters Trust
Norma E. Pfeifer Fund
PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara Endowment Fund
Albert & Mildred Pfrender Bequest
Phillips Lytle Foundation
Alexander & Irene Phillips Scholarship Fund Pickburn Memorial Fund for Wildlife
Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund Pieroni Greco Family Fund
Pinto Foundation Fund
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York Fund
The Aleksander and Walentyna JantaPolczyński Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Fund
Benny J. Polizzi Memorial Award Fund
Edwin Polokoff Fund
Georgina Polokoff Fund
Braman Pomeroy Trust
Horace B. Pomeroy Fund
Edgar F. Pope
Scholarship Fund
Positive Youth Development Philanthropic Fund
David C. Prahler
Baseball Scholarship
Susan Harvey Prentis Fund
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.
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
Preservation Buffalo
Niagara, Inc. Fund
Professional Engineers Fund
Providence Farm
Collective Farmer Directed
Endowment Fund
P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer
Collaborative Fund: Helping Hands and Ultimate Compassion
David and Molly Quackenbush Fund
Lawrence Quinn Fund
Marnie Currie Quinones Scholarship Fund
Mary A. Hodson & Josephine E. Radziwon
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Raina Family Fund
Elizabeth A. Rambo Bequest
George F. Rand Bequest
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Rand Memorial Fund
George F. & Isabel W. Rand Memorial Fund
Rare Book and Special Collections Endowment Fund
Alfred H. Rasp Scholarship Fund
Gregory K. Raynor Memorial Fund
Read to Succeed Buffalo Endowment Fund
Reed Family Fund
Gerald F. and Karen Reger Centennial Changing Needs Endowment
Gerald F. and Karen Reger Family Foundation
Douglas L. Rehlaender Trust
Reilly Family Foundation
Patrick Reilly Foundation
Ruth B. Reinhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eugene T. Reville Memorial Scholarship Fund
Charles Elbert Rhodes
Scholarship Bequest
Molly & Luke Rich
Mental Health Fund
Sara B. Richmond Scholarship 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
Dave and Joan Rogers Fund for a Better WNY
Charles and Alice Rolland Scholarship Fund
Alexandra and Michael Romanczuk Endowment Fund
The Sylvia L. Rosen Philanthropic Fund
Ross Family Fund
Elizabeth Pierce
Olmsted Ross Fund
Natalie Kubera Roth Fund
Natalie Kubera Roth Fund for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Margaret M. and Robert T. Rougeux Scholarship Fund
Andrew J. Rudnick Fund
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
The Nelson Russell Memorial Fund
C. Gordon Ryther Memorial Scholarship Fund
Axel Sack Memorial Fund
Community Foundation team members celebrated Buffalo Futures' one-year anniversary in July.
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.
Arthur H. & Olga M. Rosche Environmental Education 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
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Distribution Fund
Say Yes Niagara Falls
Carmelo A. and Lynn L. Scaccia Fund
C. Edgar & Roberta S. Schabacker Trust
Scharf-Van Heusen Fund
Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund
Alan and Michele Scheff Family Fund
Hy & Marjorie Scheff Foundation
Stuart Scheff and Lori Morreale
Philanthropic Fund
Edward C. Schlenker Trust
Harley J. & Alice M. Schlieder Scholarship
Linda & Jay SchmiederWopperer Good Ancestor Legacy Fund
Ruth and Darwin Schmitt Fund
Schneider Family Fund
Norman A. Schoell
Charitable Fdtn Inc. Philanthropic Scholarship Fund
Norman A. Schoell Scholarship Fund
Alfred H. SchoellkopfElizabeth Pierce
Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired
Alfred H. SchoellkopfRoswell Park
Emmie F. Schoellkopf Fund
Jacob F. SchoellkopfJefferson Penn Fund
The Jacob F. Schoellkopf Trust for the University of Buffalo
Jacob F. & Wilma S. Schoellkopf Foundation Fund
Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf Trust
J.F. Schoellkopf Jr. Bequest
J.F. Schoellkopf IV Memorial Fund
Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Fund
Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Memorial Fund
Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund
Laura C. Scholl
Memorial Fund
Albert G. Schuele Scholarship 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
Albert R. & Alma E. Shadle Endowment Fund
Shakespeare in Delaware Park Forever Free Fund
Shakespeare in Delaware Park Forever Free Fund – Board Restricted
Brenda Kurtz Shelton & Harry C. Shelton Fund Sherwood Family Fund
Katie Schneider and James Biltekoff at the Former Board Lunch in August
Bernard and Carolyn Shilt Scholarship Fund Shoemaker Family Foundation
Amy & Ken Shuman Fund
Bernard & Estelle Siegel Fund
Sigma Alpha Nu Scholarship Fund
Leonard S. Sikora Scholarship Fund
Silver Lake Institute Fund
Audrey and Lawrence Silverstein Foundation
Marjorie Joyce Simmons
Memorial Medical Fund
Simon Family Foundation
The Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust
H. William and Mary B. Sippel Fund
Michele Sirianni Resident Education Fund
SJM3 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
ALL FUNDS (cont.)
A. Warren Smith Jr. & Gretchen L. Smith Fund
Harris N. Snyder Fund
Society of Financial Service
Professionals Buffalo
Chapter Endowment Fund
Michael P. Solly Memorial Fund
– Always love, Mom
The Somers Foundation
Christina M. Sonne Fund
Elizabeth & Mary June Sonnenberg Scholarship Fund
Robert G. Sr. & Loretta L. Spampata Fund for Education
Special Fund #7
Dr. Ralph and Lynn Sperrazza Family Scholarship
Herman Spiegel & Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund
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
Ellsworth M. Statler Trust
Rosemarie C. Steeb Endowment Fund
Lee Ann Steiner / James A. Bourne Fund
Thomasina R. Stenhouse Fund
Daunt & Irene Stenzel Scholarship Fund
The E.W. Dann
Stevens Perpetual Endowment Fund
Charles E. Stewart Memorial Fund
Charles F. Stewart Scholarship Fund
Grace & Francis Stewart Humanities Scholarship
Evelyn Stiem Fund
The Stockton Family Changing Needs Fund
The Stockton Family 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
Ralph W. & Jane P. Strobel Memorial Fund
Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund
Philip E. Stroth Memorial Fund
Studio Arena Theatre School Fund
Adele W. & Francis X. Sturner Trust
Judy Summer Library Endowment Fund
Supporting Softball & Baseball on the East Side Fund
Sustainable Use Fund of WNY
John P. & Lorraine Altwater Sutkus Charitable Fund
Swain Family Fund
Thomas Swan Fund
Swanson Community Fund
Joseph & Loretta Swart 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
Peter G. Taylor Endowment
Ambassador Paul D. Taylor ’56 Scholarship Fund
Cecil J. Terwilliger Scholarship Fund
Edna M. Theobald Trust
William F. Thiel Trust
Richard E. Thoma, DVM Endowment Fund
Richard E. Thoma, DVM Small Animal Clinical Sciences Fund
Richard E. Thoma, DVM Unrestricted Fund
Lisa Georger Thompson Memorial Fund
Tifft Nature Preserve Fund
David and Cynthia Silverstein at a client event
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.
Jim & Donna Tyrpak
Family Fund
United Fund of Orleans County
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Endowment
United Way Human Services Fund
Urban Christian Ministries Fund
Marjorie and Charles Van
Arsdale Family Fund
Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund
William L. Van Schoonhoven Fund
Blanch H. Van Valkenburgh Scholarship Fund
Wagner Family Fund
Carol G. Wagner Fund for Historic Research & Preservation
Judge Norman F. Walawender Fund
Aaron Matthew Waldeck Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth DeWees Walker Scholarship Fund
Helen V. Walker Bequest
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
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
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
Dr. Paul L. Warner
Memorial Chemistry Award
Edward and Kathleen Warnke Foundation
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
Memorial Scholarship
Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust
Alyne D. White Bequest
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
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. Foundation Explore and More Endowed Fund
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
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Caregivers
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Community Assets
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for the Community Foundation
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 COVID-19 Community Response Fund – Moving Forward Together
WNY MEET Fund
WNY Women's Foundation
Dick Wohler Hutch-Tech Professional Engineering Scholarship
Woike-Ganga Family Foundation
Paul Wojtaszek Scholarship Fund
Genevieve Wojtusiak Fund
Polly Rumsey Wolfe Fund
Wyoming County Medical & Nursing Scholarships
Wyoming Foundation Endowment Fund
Wyoming Free Library Fund
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.
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
YWCA of Niagara
Munk/Human Memorial Scholarship Trust
David Zapfel Charitable Fund
Zenger Family Foundation
Virginia Ziebarth Fund
Gustav & Grete M. Zimmer Bequest
Laurette Zwelling Fund
$1K+ CONTRIBUTORS AND FUNDING PARTNERS
These individuals and organizations contributed $1,000 or more in 2024.
Anonymous (9)
Mrs. Lucie Marie and Mr. Keith Albee
Mr. James and Mrs.
Kristin Allen
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
Mr. Charles E. Balbach*
Teo Balbach and Jennifer
Chalmers Balbach
Allene C. Barans*
Ms. Melissa Baumgart
Henry and Susan Beamer
Bennett Alumni Association, Inc.
Bennett High School Alumni Association
Mr. Robert Bernecky
Mr. Jim Biddle, Jr.
Mrs. Joanne Biltekoff
David and Peggy Blesy
Mr. Robert Bojdak and
Ms. Sarah Williams
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. Daniel P. and Mrs.
Margaret Ann Brunson
Bryant & Stratton
Buffalo Bills Foundation
Buffalo Bills, LLC
Buffalo City Mission
Buffalo Prep
Buffalo Purchasing Initiative
Buffalo Renaissance Foundation, Inc.
The Buffalo Seminary
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 Community Services Support Foundation Inc.
Dr. Elizabeth B. Conant*
Mr. Angelo F. and Mrs. Angela Y. Coniglio
Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump
Dr. Alexandra M. Danakas
John W. Danforth Company
Deaconess Alumnae Association
Adrian F. and Clotilde
Perez-Bode Dedecker
Paul and Eden
Dedrick Charitable
Lead Annuity Trust
Ms. Mary Lou Detwiler
Ms. Bridget Dolan
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)
Mr. Michael Eichler
and Ms. Patricia Libby
Erie-Niagara Chapter of the NYS Society of Professional Engineers
Mrs. Mary E. Ervolina Atkins
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Ann Marie Ervolina
Ms. Susan Ervolina
Mrs. Joan Ess
Every Person Influences Children
The Celia Lipton & Victor W. Farris Foundation
Ms. Mary A. Ferguson
Mr. Michael Ferranti
From left: Board members John Horn, Owen Herne and Jeff Katz attend the Community Foundation's year-end celebration.
$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
Mark D. Graczyk
Susan Graham Revocable Trust
Dr. Susan P. Graham and Dr. Jon C. Kucera
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
Harvest House Buffalo, Inc.
John and Sarah Henry Charitable Fund
Heritage Christian Services Foundation
Herne Law, PLLC
Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, Inc.
Mr. Joseph Hoffman
Ms. Nancy Holmes*
Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)
Mrs. Marie S. Houston
Mr. Philip H. Hubbell
Isabel R. Hunt*
Mr. W. Russell Hurd
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
Mr. Tarik Kawi
Jon C. Kucera Trust
Mr. Peter Kucera
L+M Development Partners LLC
Landsman Development Corp.
Lawley Insurance Inc.
Ms. Myra S. Lawrence
Mr. Paul Liberatore
Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County
Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC
Bruno A. Lombardo
Mrs. Janet E. Long*
LPL Financial
Lutheran Charities of Western New York
M&T Charitable Foundation
Martin House Restoration Corporation
Miss Ruth Mathews
Mr. Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz
Ms. Janet Meiselman
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Mid-America Football Officials Association
Elizabeth S. Mitchell Revocable Trust
Mr. John and Mrs. Betsy Mitchell
Mr. David P. Morris
Mott Philanthropic
F.E. Munschauer Family Foundation
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Lorrie Munschauer
Mrs. Rosanne Muto
Mr. John J. Myers, Jr.*
Kenneth Myszka Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Jacob Nadler
Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Teresa Nash
National Financial Services LLC
NativityMiguel Middle School of Buffalo
Mr. Mark Nojaim
Mr. Dave and Mrs.
Tammy Norman
Jack Nossavage
The John R. Oishei Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Osta
James R. Owen*
P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative
The Park School of Buffalo
Katharine C. Pierce
Mr. John and Mrs. Maria Pieroni
Mrs. Priya Pinto
Ms. Susan Piper Providence Farm Collective Corp.
Ms. Margaret Puzio
Mr. Robert Pyle
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.
Daniel Sack
Salem United Church of Christ, Tonawanda, New York
Mr. Scott and Ms. Kristin Saperston
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc.
Mr. Carmelo A. Scaccia
Mr. Robert Scharf and Dr. Lawrence Van Heusen
Mr. Alan and Mrs. Michele Scheff
Mr. Stuart Scheff and Mrs. Lori Morreale
Mrs. Marjorie Scheff
The Norman A. Schoell Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Drs. Jeffrey and Susan Schwartz
Mr. James G. Scotti
The Mark L. Serventi
Ms. Jacqueline Simon
William Smeltz
Ms. Lisa Solly
Mr. James Sorrentino
Spaulding Family Foundation
St. John Baptist Church
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
Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Margaret Talboys
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation
Mr. Samuel Tilton
Ms. Alicia A. Quinones
Mr. Nagendra and Mrs. Susan Raina
Mr. Alfred H. Rasp
Dr. J. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Reagan
Red Top Foundation
Rich Family Foundation, Inc.
Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation
Rodriguez Construction Group
Mr. David and Mrs. Joan Rogers
Ms. Lisa M. Rogers
Alexandra Romanczuk*
Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Mary Ross
Ms. Elizabeth A. Rougeux
Mr. Timothy Rougeux
Dr. Andrew J. Rudnick
Family Foundation
Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Inc.
Shawangunk Runners
Arthur M. Sherwood
Revocable Trust
Karen H. Sherwood Revocable Trust
Mr. Ken and Dr. Amy Shuman
Irene A. Sikora*
Mr. Peter Weinmann and Mrs. Amelida Ortiz-Weinmann
Mr. Steven and Mrs. Ellen Weiss
Mr. Christopher Wende
Western New York Foundation
Western New York Land Conservancy
Arthur Wilk*
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Mrs. Mary Wilson
Mr. Steve Wixson and Ms. Ginny Vaughan
WNY Public Broadcasting
Ms. Elizabeth Woike
Mr. Jim and Mrs. Emilia Tou
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
TradePMR, Inc.
Mrs. Patricia Tufillaro
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 Zenger Group
Mr. John P. Zenger and Mrs. Lisa A. Federico-Zenger
Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Barbara Zenger
Mr. Stephen R. and Mrs. Julie S. Zenger
U R T E A M 2 0 2 4
Board Members 2024
JENNIFER CHALMERS BALBACH
BONITA R. DURAND, PH.D. STEVE FINCH
DAVID J. BLESY ROSALIND BURGIN
TAMARA O. ALSACE, PH.D.
ALLEN “PETE” GRUM
AMY HABIB RITTLING, ESQ.
DOTTIE GALLAGHER
DARBY FISHKIN
JOHN F. SOMERS NANCY WARE
LUIS RODRIGUEZ
HAL D. PAYNE
ALEX MONTANTE
OWEN HERNE, ESQ.
ALICE JACOBS, J.D.
CHERYL A. JANKOWSKI
JEFFREY H. KATZ, ESQ.
HON. ROSE H. SCONIERS, CHAIR
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