John R. Oishei Foundation



The Oishei Foundation supports nonprofits with resources that empower them to maximize their impact on the Western New York community.

Web Address

oishei.org

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Recent News from Oishei Foundation


New federal grants bring in millions to Hauptman-Woodward
Foundation: Oishei Foundation

Foundation grants include $114,000 from the John R. Oishei Foundation to streamline processes and improve technology in the crystallization...more

National Federation for Just Communities to honor seven
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Oishei Foundation

He also was board president of Nichols School and the Martin House Restoration Corp. and chairman of the Community Foundation for...more

On the Record / Feb. 6, 2015
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, East Hill Foundation, Oishei Foundation

... Wegmans, Fisher-Price, the John R. Oishei Foundation, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the East Hill Foundation, among...more

Oishei move to Larkin bolsters foundation cluster
Foundation: Oishei Foundation

The fifth floor of the Larkin at Exchange complex is growing into a center for philanthropy. The John R. Oishei Foundation has finalized a move to...more

A spate of national grants brightens the artistic outlook for 2015
Foundation: Oishei Foundation

And local philanthropies such as the Community Foundation, the Oishei Foundation and the consortium of groups that make up the Fund for the...more

Youth crime prevention center planned at Lockport Salvation Army
Foundation: Oishei Foundation

... the John R. Oishei Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, the Thomas S. Kenan...more

Explore & More receives support from local foundations for planning new museum at Canalside
Foundation: East Hill Foundation, Oishei Foundation

In addition to this anonymous grant, the Community Foundation also awarded the museum $100,000 through its 21st Century Fund biennial grants...more

Giving in the Midst of a Polarized Economy
Foundation: Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Oishei Foundation

Summarizing the increased complexity that has come to define philanthropy in an ... Continued Growth on Two Sides of the Philanthropic...more

Gen Op vs. Program Support: A Funder Takes a Run at Reframing ...
Foundation: Oishei Foundation

The latest iteration of what has become the seminal argument around general operating vs. project support is being called “the overhead myth,” and refers to the...more

Farash fund due to boost charity
Foundation: Dyson Foundation, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Triad Foundation, Oishei Foundation

Jennifer Leonard, president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, said the rise of three sizable private foundations is a welcome supplement to corporate giving, which has been in decline....more



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