The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is accepting applications for its 2025 Arts & Culture Initiative.
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), Monroe County (NY), Niagara County (NY), Orleans County (NY), Wyoming County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Grants
- Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds of up to $15,000 for organizations with at least one full-time (or one FTE) staff member to help organizations build the solid foundation necessary to pursue an ambitious mission and vision;
- General Operating Micro Grants of up to $2,500 for organizations with less than one full-time staff member to execute immediate programming.
Eligibility Criteria
- Small to mid-sized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that have arts and culture as core to their mission. Exceptions may be made for the core mission in rural communities with limited independent arts and cultural organizations. Exceptions must be granted by the Community Foundation in writing.
- Applicant organizations must be physically located in and/or operate in one or more of the nine counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming.
- Applicant organizations must have had an operating budget of no more than $500,000 in their most recently completed fiscal year
- While organizations undergoing significant capital projects resulting in significantly reduced programming are eligible to apply, organizations with fully active programming will be prioritized.
- The 13 organizations named by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation receiving direct, yearly funding are not eligible.
- Fiscal sponsorships are acceptable; the fiscal sponsor does not need to meet the above criteria, but the applicant organization does.
For more information, visit CFGB.
