Applicants are invited to apply for the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
State: New York
County: Allegany County (NY), Cattaraugus County (NY), Chautauqua County (NY), Erie County (NY), Genesee County (NY), Niagara County (NY), Orleans County (NY), Wyoming County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In 2015, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation established endowment funds at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to provide annual support for programs and initiatives that reflect the personal passions of Mr. Wilson. These areas of support are: Caregivers, Community Assets, Design and Access and Youth Sports.
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is honored that the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation trustees, as part of their investments, have chosen to work with them, to permanently support organizations. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds support grants in four key areas that honor the lifetime interests of Mr. Wilson:
- Caregivers
- Caregivers – Support caregivers – whether paid, voluntary, or family – of persons who are unable to fully care for themselves and with a preference for those who are part of an underserved community. Preference will be given to organizations or projects that provide support to caregivers of older adults. Requests must address the following objective:
- Increase opportunities for caregivers to take advantage of resources.
- Examples of such resources include, but are not limited to, the following: transportation assistance, support for volunteers, and training opportunities.
- Caregivers – Support caregivers – whether paid, voluntary, or family – of persons who are unable to fully care for themselves and with a preference for those who are part of an underserved community. Preference will be given to organizations or projects that provide support to caregivers of older adults. Requests must address the following objective:
- Community Assets
- Community Assets–Support significant cultural and historic assets and/or increase access to long-term arts instruction for youth. Requests must address one of the following objectives:
- Design and Access
- Design and Access – Support enhancement of community access to spaces and programs that support healthy living. Requests must address the following objectives:
- Support for pre-planning, development and/or construction. This may include projects related to increasing the walkability and likeability of local communities, and improving waterways, greenways and recreation corridors.
- Design and Access – Support enhancement of community access to spaces and programs that support healthy living. Requests must address the following objectives:
It is a preference but not a requirement that these projects:
Incorporate green design to be environmentally sustainable
Incorporate universal access design to serve people of all abilities
Please note: Large sports facilities are not of interest.
Youth Sports
- Youth Sports – Support organizations or projects that provide opportunities for all children to be active through sport. Requests to build collaborations among organizations are encouraged. Requests for projects should include the following objectives from the State of Play WNY Report:
- Ask kids what they want.
- Reintroduce free play.
- Encourage sport sampling.
- Revitalize in-town leagues.
- Think small.
- Design for development.
- Train all coaches.
- Emphasize prevention.
Funding Information
Grant requests should range between $10,000 and $25,000 for Caregivers, Community Assets and Youth Sports. Design and Access requests should range between $10,000 and $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Requests may be for capital, programming or operating. For Design and Access, this also may include planning.
- For Caregivers, Design and Access, and Youth Sports, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that meet the guidelines described above and reside in Western New York may apply for a grant. Western New York is defined as Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
- For Caregivers, Design and Access, and Youth Sports, government agencies also may apply. The intent is not to replace public funding but to augment and leverage it.
- For Community Assets, only 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that reside in Erie County may apply.
- There is a limit to one application per organization per funding category.
- Multi-year requests will not be accepted.
- Requests for endowments, religious purposes, attendance at or sponsorship of events and for schools not registered with the NYS Education Department will not be accepted.
For more information, visit CFGB.
