Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo



The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo holds more than 700 different charitable funds, large and small, established by individuals, families, nonprofit agencies and businesses to benefit Western New York.

Since 1919, the foundation has served the needs of the community and the wishes of donors through personalized service, financial stewardship, local expertise, and community leadership.

Web Address

www.cfgb.org

Social Media Links

twitter - CFGB


Assets and Giving for Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Assets

2019 - 567,602,647
2018 - 453,587,642
2017 - 467,759,253
2016 - 400,591,231
Domestic Grants

2019 - 29,408,427
2018 - 22,587,979
2017 - 19,864,157


    

Recent News from Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo


Construction set to begin on Elmwood Village playground following years of delays
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Sean Ryan, community stakeholders and representatives from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and Preservation Buffalo Niagara...more

Ryan hosts groundbreaking for new Elmwood Village Playground
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Installation of playground funded primarily through $100,000 state grant to be completed next week. New York State Sen. Sean Ryan on Monday...more

WNY Land Conservancy and PFC announce matching gift toward capital campaign - WKBW
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

"Save on SP, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Dedrick Family Foundation administered by the Community Foundation for Greater...more

Artpark: 12th annual Fairy House Festival is July 9 - Niagara Frontier Publications
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Legacy Funds at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo; New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York Stage Council...more

Buffalo Together Community Response Fund announces efforts to address community need ...
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Coldspring Community Foundation; Colored Girls Bike Too; Community Health Center of Buffalo; Delavan-Grider Community Center; Durham's Maternal...more

AT&T launches text-to-give program to help Buffalo mass shooting survivors - WIBW
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

The wireless company said the Buffalo Together Community Response Fund has been coordinated by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo...more

Bills, NFL foundations donating $400,000 to local response efforts following shooting
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

... of this heinous act," Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, said in a...more

Buffalo Bills Foundation and NFL Foundation team up to contribute $400,000 to local response efforts
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, NFL Foundation

... from the darkness of this heinous act," said Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater...more

The Buffalo Bills and the NFL to contribute $400,000 to help Buffalo's East Side community | Marca
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

... from the darkness of this heinous act," said Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, President, and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater...more

Tops, National Compassion Fund announce Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, with philanthropic partners, creates a second fund, the Buffalo Together Community Response...more



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