Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Annual Report 2012 | 1

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 2012 Annual Report

2 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Annual Report 2012 | 1

Over the past year, our community has been experiencing inspiring momentum, which positions

us for growth and redevelopment. This momentum, powered by partnerships that are shaping

shared solutions, inspires us to do even more. One critical challenge we face is the state of

urban education. Unleashing the potential of our future workforce is key to successful long-term

economic revitalization.

Addressing this and other challenges facing our region requires collaborative and integrated

approaches. In 2012, the Community Foundation, in partnership with The John R. Oishei

Foundation and many other partners, worked tirelessly to strengthen Buffalo’s public

education system with the launch of Say Yes Buffalo. Partners include elected officials,

business leaders, union leaders, philanthropic leaders, parents, school district officials,


community leaders and faith leaders. Say Yes is one of several initiatives we will be highlighting

in the following pages.

Through partnerships that share a vision for a vibrant and inclusive region with opportunity

for all, we are indeed creating change. Together, we are reaching across the divides to co-create

our region’s future. We are truly privileged to be taking this journey in your company.

With gratitude,

Alphonso O’Neil-White Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

Chair, Board of Directors President and CEO


Creating a shared vision


“Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then we shall nd the way.”

–Abraham Lincoln


Working together


“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller


Achieving meaningful results


“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore.”

–André Gide


Partnerships Reaching Across GenerationsThe Community Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to serve clients who care about making

Western New York a better region for all. As we know, the needs of our community change over time.

The clients listed on the subsequent pages have asked the Community Foundation to address those

changing needs in their name forever either by establishing a fund for perpetual support or by making

an annual contribution. The Changing Needs designation ensures their gift will always be relevant and

allows us to engage the community in co-creating shared solutions.

· Ina D. Alt Trust

· American Water Enterprise

· Anna May Andrews Trust

· William Henry Andrews Bequest

· Anonymous (2)

· Mr. Lawrence Appleby

· Ms. Cynthia M. Appleton

· Attica Veterinary Associates, P.C.

· Balbach Family Foundation

· Charles E. Balbach

· Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Balon

· Mr. and Mrs. James M. Beardsley

· Thelma L. and Milfred R. Beck Fund

· Adrian A. & Betsy B. Bennett Fund

· Ms. Ruth P. Bennett

· Mr. and Mrs. Denis C. Berwanger

· Mr. and Mrs. James Biltekoff

· Josephine Biontolillo Bequest

· Claire and George A. Bishop

· Ms. Sara Van Arsdale Bliss

· Mr. and Mrs. James Bosler

· Irma Brand Bequest

· Jean Knowlton Brown Fund

· Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund

· Joyce Buchholtz

· Martin A. Buecking Bequest

· Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Burling

· Ms. Helen G. Burlingham

· Burtsell-Steuernagel Memorial Fund

· Walter L. Byram Bequest

· Elizabeth J. Cappella Birthday Trust

· Catholic Health System

· Eldon H. Chaddock Bequest

· Mr. James E. Cheesman

· Helen Anderson Cobb Bequest

· The Ilka Cohn Educational Fund

· The Ilka Cohn Health Fund

· Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn M. Collins

· Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Comstock

· Conable Family Foundation Fund

· Ms. Anne Conable

· Ms. Edith Conable

· Ms. Mary Conable

· Sonja H. & Carlton P. Cooke, Jr. Fund

· Mr. David B. Cox

· Ms. Frances Cox

· Betty Crump Fund

· Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Dadd

· Damon Morey LLP

· Herbert F. - Bertha W. Darling Trust

· Louis R. Davidson Bequest

· Dr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Davis


· The D-B Trust

· Mr. and Mrs. Calvin S. De Golyer, Jr.

· James and Ethel DeAmesy Fund

· Ms. Valerie DeBerry

· Elizabeth Deichman Fund

· M. Dolores Denman Fund for Community Needs

· Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dutton

· Gayle and James Eagan

· Ross and Mary Alice Eckert

· Mr. and Mrs. Owen Eddy

· Ms. Linda Edelman

· Mr. Michael Eichler

· Emerling Farms LLC

· Marjorie & Mary Louise Emerson Bequest

· Herman G. and Emma A. Ernst Fund

· Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf

· Ruth E. Farrington Bequest

· Estate of June M. Farrington

· Peter J. Ferraro Memorial Fund

· Finer Buffalo Fund

· Five Star Bank

· Doris L. Flierl Trust

· Mr. and Mrs. Theron A. Foote

· Ms. Marian H. Foster

· Mr. and Mrs. F. Robert Foster

· Ms. Marilyn Fox

· M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son, George K. Fraley, Jr.

· Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fulmer

· G. R. S. Fund

· Elizabeth Crosby Gardner Fund

· Helen S. Garms Bequest

· Sue S. Gardner, Esq.

· Dr. Danis J. Gehl and Mr. Scott W. Gehl

· Gillen & Wellman

· Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gillen

· Mr. Lawrence Goldman

· William F. Goodson Bequest

· Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Griffith

· Thekla R. Groben Bequest

· William J.C. and Louise Grupp Memorial Foundation

· Helen Habermehl Charitable Lead Trust

· Charles & Marion Hahn Fund

· Leonard L. & Blanche F. Hank Fund

· Ms. Joan M. Harrison

· HealthNow New York Inc.

· HealthNow Healthy Living Endowment Fund

· Estate of Ilene N. Hein

· Mr. Vincent A. Hemming

· Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Hempel

· William Hengerer Company Fund

· Aravind and Elizabeth S. Herle

· Herbert A. Hickman Fund

· Harry S. Hilliker Bequest

· Mary A. Hodson & Josephine E. Radziwon Memorial Scholarship Fund

· Estate of Marie Hopkins

· Joan Hornig Jewelry

· Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Horton

· H. Reed Hunt Charitable Remainder Unitrust

· I.T.L. Philanthropic Fund

· Luke and Danielle Jacobs

· Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Fund

In 1919, George F. Rand Sr. asked Edward H. Letchworth to visit Cleveland and learn about its community foundation with an eye toward creating one for Buffalo. After the trip and sudden passing of Mr. Rand, Mr. Letchworth drew up papers to establish The Buffalo Foundation. The Mr. and Mrs. George F. Rand Fund became the Foundation’s first endowment and was created by the Rands’ children in their parents’ memory to support the changing needs of the community over time.


· St. Joseph’s Health Care

· Jacob G. Joseph Bequest

· Joy Family Foundation

· Bill and Anne Joyce

· Mr. Robert A. Kelley

· Howard Kellogg Trust

· Ms. Colleen Kennedy and Mr. Joseph Rivellino

· C. Taylor Kew Memorial Fund

· Kibbe, King & Moran LLP

· Mr. Timothy Kibler

· Kideney Architects

· Louise Kimberly Bequest

· Ralph Kimberly Bequest

· Kittinger Family Fund

· Albert J. Klinck Memorial Fund

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest—Evangelical Lutheran

· Madeline A. Kraft Bequest

· Kreher Family Fund

· Mr. Hans R. Kunze

· Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kushner

· Ms. Sandra Kushner

· L.K.P. Trust

· L414 Children’s Memorial Fund

· Dr. Harry G. LaForge Bequest

· Laird Family Foundation

· Frank P. Langley, Jr.

· Howard C. Laverack Bequest

· Edward H. Letchworth Bequest

· Edward H. Letchworth Memorial Fund

· Mrs. Cindy Abbott Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro

· Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Lyons in honor of Adelbert “Del” Sylor

· Katherine & John MacDonald Foundation

· Mr. Thomas S. Maimone

· Ms. Jo Ann M. Mallo

· Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund

· Mabel Mason Fund

· Ms. Ruth Mathews

· Sumnesh Mathur

· Gerard and Barbara Mazurkiewicz

· The Elizabeth McCormick Revocable Trust

· Ms. Elizabeth McCormick

· Lilla B. McCready Bequest

· Mr. and Mrs. William J. McGettigan

· Mr. and Mrs. Michael McQueeney

· Mrs. Therese Cardinal Mellon

· Ms. Joyce I. Metcalf

· Ida M. Mevius Bequest

· Millington Lockwood

· Katie and Michael Militello

· Ms. Cheryl A. Miller

· Mr. Richard W. Miller

· Jock & Betsy Mitchell

· Mr. and Mrs. Hans Moeller

· Morton Salt

· Gary L. Mucci, Esq.

· Mr. Jonathan A. Mugel

· National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.

· Henry M., Patricia A., & Mary Brainard Naylon Bequest

· Niagara Education Foundation Fund

· Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White

· Open Key Fund

· Pearl B. & J. Lawrence Osborne Memorial Fund

· Harold C. Parker, Esq.

· Melvin and Jennifer Parker

· Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Parmele

· Ms. Vera C. Parmiter

· Gretchen Rand Penney Bequest

· J. Warren Perry & Charles Donald Perry Memorial Trust

· Norma E. Pfeifer Fund

· Albert & Mildred Pfrender Bequest

· Mr. & Mrs. George F. Rand Memorial Fund

· George F. Rand Bequest

· Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Reagan

· Ms. M. Michele Rechberger

· Ms. Susan M. Reding

· Mr. Edward J. Reska

· Natalie Kubera Roth Fund

· Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation

· Dr. Anne Saldanha

· Howard T. Saperston, Sr. Trust

· Philip S. Savage Trust

· C. Edgar & Roberta S. Schabacker Trust


· Mr. Robert A. Scharf and Mr. Lawrence Van Heusen

· Edward C. Schlenker Trust

· Willam Kenneth Schmitt Fund

· Schneider Family Fund

· J.F. Schoellkopf, Jr. Bequest

· J.F. Schoellkopf IV Memorial Fund

· The Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf Foundation

· Jacob F. - Wilma S. Schoellkopf Trust

· Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Fund

· Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Memorial Fund

· Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund

· Jacob F. Schoellkopf-Jefferson Penn Fund

· (Albert), Maude & Marion Schuele Memorial Fund

· Albert, Maude, & (Marion) Schuele Memorial Fund

· D. Sinclair Scott & Dorothy Doane Scott Fund

· Hugh B. Scott

· Ms. Gail Seamans

· Mr. and Mrs. William Seiberlich

· The Mark L. Serventi Family Foundation

· Mr. Eugene Setel

· Ms. Gail L. Shadbolt

· Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sheehan

· Ms. Kay Sheehan

· Marjorie Joyce Simmons Memorial Medical Fund

· Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Simon

· SJM3 Fund

· Mr. Robert B. Skerker

· Mr. Matthew F. Slazak

· Edna Foster Smith Bequest

· Ms. Eleanor A. Smith

· Special Fund #7

· Herman Spiegel and Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund

· Mr. George Spira

· Ellsworth M. Statler Trust

· Charles E. Stewart Memorial Fund

· Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr.

· Mr. & Mrs. Franz T. Stone Trust

· Michael and Marsha Joy Sullivan

· John P. & Lorraine Altwater Sutkus Charitable Fund

· Catherine Swerdloff Bequest

· Richard C.R. Taggesell Fund

· Televate, LLC

· William F. Thiel Trust

· Mr. and Mrs. William H. Townsend

· Mr. Charles L. Van Arsdale

· Ms. Georgiana W. Van Arsdale

· Mr. James H. Van Arsdale III

· William L. Van Schoohoven Fund

· Dr. and Mrs. Francisco M. Vasquez

· Carol G. Wagner Fund for Historic Research & Preservation

· John N. Walsh III

· Estate of William B. Walsh Trust Fund

· Kuang Mei Wang Fund

· Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund

· Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Weidman

· Bernard D. Welt & Ida Z. Welt Fund

· Alyne D. White Bequest

· Whitemarsh Boat Club

· Betty Ball Wilder Fund

· Henrietta M. Wiley Bequest

· Frank and Anne Wilton

· Polly Rumsey Wolfe Fund

· The Zebro Fund

Donors wishing to support the changing needs of the community over time may also make a contribution to the Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Endowment, the William L. Van Schoonhoven Endowment or the Community Impact Fund. The Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Endowment was established in 2007 upon her retirement as President/CEO of the Community Foundation.


Partners in Giving

Hooper Family Foundation

His mother instilled in him a strong conscience and a passion for giving, and now

Stanley Hooper is doing the same with his children and grandchildren through

the Hooper Family Foundation.

Making decisions about where their charitable dollars are best

utilized and choosing the right partners is a responsibility that

Stanley and his family take very seriously. When the WNY Chapter

of the Alzheimer’s Association approached the family about making

a memory care grant to honor Stanley’s beloved wife, Lois, the family

turned to the Community Foundation for philanthropic consulting.

The two foundations had been building a relationship, and the Hooper family was relieved

to be able to rely on the Community Foundation’s expertise in managing signicant grants.

“We’ve done major projects before, and at the end of them we’ve often felt that we could

have maximized our monies and partnerships better, and that’s why we turned to the

Community Foundation for this specic project,” said Linda Ward, Stanley’s daughter.

“We know we can trust the Community Foundation to ensure the money is being used

exactly as we intended.”

The result? A unique one-stop memory loss facility: the Lois Hooper Center for Memory Care.

The Center is able to diagnose memory loss patients, treat them every step of the way and

offer caregiver assistance through advice and guidance for all families affected by memory

problems and dementia.

“ It’s a part of my life to give back.” –Stanley Hooper

Annual Report 2012 | 13 Stanley Hooper and Linda Ward


Partners in Giving

Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund

“I was a sales clerk earning 33 cents an hour before I became a teacher and that was

absolutely fantastic! I thought ‘what am I going to buy next?’ But instead, I put my

money in the bank to save for the future,” reminisced Ruth Mathews. It’s just that mentality

that guided Buffalo teachers Ruth and Arlene Mathews to save money over the decades.

These sisters recognized that same type of commitment to long-term planning at the

Community Foundation.

When it came time to make decisions about their

investments and what type of charitable legacy they’d

like to have, Ruth’s professional advisor suggested she

talk with the Community Foundation. Impressed with

the range of giving options available and the exibility

they would have in making decisions about where the

funds would go, they knew the Community Foundation

would carefully manage their hard-earned savings.

With her sister now gone, Ruth is carrying on her legacy

with condence that the Community Foundation will do

the same for her.

The Arlene & Ruth Mathews Fund has supported the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative,

Western New York preservation efforts and other changing needs in our community, which

ensures their gift will be relevant forever.

“ I know that our money

will make wonderful

things continue to

happen in Buffalo long

after I’m gone because

I trust the Community

Foundation to carry

out our wishes.”

–Ruth Mathews

Annual Report 2012 | 15 Ruth Mathews


Partners in Giving

Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County

Many of us relied on a public library at one point in our lives for help with a school

assignment, to do research or get a copy of the latest best-seller. But where does the library

turn when it needs information about maximizing its own long-term nancial investments?

In 2006, the Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie

County approached the Community Foundation for

help when considering the best way to protect and

grow its endowment funds. The solution needed to

be cost-effective as the funds needed to stay exible,

and there needed to be condence in the investment

performance and stewardship of the funds left by

its donors to support specic programs at the

library. The Library Foundation quickly realized

the Community Foundation was the perfect partner

to meet all its needs.

“Logic says, you’re better off to be part of a larger group than a smaller group,” said Library

Foundation Board President Victor Rice. “We also wanted to look at this partnership with

the Community Foundation from a long-term perspective and not just a quick x.”

“By sharing the responsibility of investing our donors’ money, we are able to concentrate

on what we’re good at and that’s making our libraries a central location for information,

education, culture and entertainment for the residents of Erie County,” said Library Director

Mary Jean Jakubowski.

Both foundations agree that to thrive in the future, you must rely on strong partnerships.

“ We also wanted to look

at this partnership

with the Community

Foundation from a

long-term perspective

and not just a quick x.”

–Victor Rice, Board President


Mary Jean Jakubowski, Director of Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and Victor Rice, President of the Board of Directors, Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County


Partners in Giving

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County

For nearly 100 years, United Way and the Community Foundation have been aligned by the

same cause: helping people in our community. The organizations have been working together

to understand the needs of the community and address those needs. In 1964, United Way

became the rst organization to have an endowment fund at the Community Foundation,

formalizing the relationship the two organizations share.

“This is the heart of our partnership,” said Steve Finch,

chairman of the Board of Directors, United Way of

Buffalo & Erie County. “Why create redundant

strategies if it can be done effectively and efciently by

a proven organization like the Community Foundation?”

Both organizations have worked collaboratively for

more than 60 years to support community needs like

literacy efforts with Read to Succeed Buffalo and

women’s issues through the WNY Women’s Foundation.

Most recently, United Way supported the successful

launch of Say Yes Buffalo. As both organizations

prepare to celebrate their 100th anniversaries in the next few years, they know that

the key to long-term success is community collaboration.

“ The Community

Foundation knows how

to bring organizations

together on key issues,

establish coalitions,

and create solutions

that will be meaningful

and relevant.”

–Michael Weiner, President & CEO


Michael Weiner, President & CEO, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County and Steve Finch, Chairman of the Board of Directors, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County


Partners in Giving

The John R. Oishei Foundation

Many foundations are learning that when it comes to partnerships, one plus one equals

much more than two. That collective impact is what brings the Community Foundation

and The John R. Oishei Foundation together on many different initiatives that are shaping

a better future for us all.

A great partnership that benets the entire

Western New York community is exactly what

the Community Foundation and The John R.

Oishei Foundation have created. Whether it is

working together to bring Say Yes to Education to

Buffalo or participating in the Fund for the Arts,

the Foundations have a deep appreciation for a

longstanding proven partnership. With the common

goal of driving much-needed change to strengthen

our region, the Foundations have shared a

Knowledge Management Ofcer for ve years who

has kept us informed on critical community needs.

The John R. Oishei Foundation also relies on the Community Foundation to execute

its college scholarship program. Over the years, the Oishei college scholarship program has

awarded 760 students more than $2.3 million through the Community Foundation. “It’s our

vision that as we give these deserving students an opportunity to attend college, they will,

in turn, become active community contributors,” said Blythe Merrill, Vice President of

The John R. Oishei Foundation.

By leveraging our shared knowledge and limited resources, we are enhancing our impact

and solving problems much more so than we could do on our own.

“ We value collaborating

with other funders

because we believe

that one of the best

ways to catalyze change

in our community is

through collaboration.”

–Robert Gioia, President

Annual Report 2012 | 21 Robert Gioia, President, The John R. Oishei Foundation


Partners in Our FutureSay Yes Buffalo

Diverse anD engageD Partners

a Community Commitment to Buffalo stuDents

= Say yeS Buffalo

it’s an elementary equation with long-term economic results for our entire community.

In 2012, individuals, foundations and community-based organizations as well as elected officials,

union officials, business leaders, educators, parents, district officials, civic leaders and faith leaders,

joined forces to make education a priority for long-term economic growth in our region. With

the backing of a successful national model, the Community Foundation and The John R. Oishei

Foundation provided the leadership to build the civic infrastructure for Say Yes Buffalo.

While the capstone to Say Yes Buffalo is a universal scholarship program, the scholarships are just

one component of the change needed to remove barriers to education for our students. The Say Yes

Buffalo partnership is addressing the financial, academic, health, and social/emotional barriers to

educational achievement.

The community has been a critical part

of the partnership since day one and has

stepped up to support Say Yes Buffalo

by committing more than $18 million to

make the scholarships possible. This

is an inspiring example of how we are

coming together to engage in co-creating

positive change. Say Yes Buffalo promises

to educate our youth and create long-

term economic results for everyone.

For more information on Say Yes Buffalo,

visit sayyesbuffalo.org.

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The Jacobs Family and Delaware North Companies announce a $1,000,000 donation to the Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship at Delaware North Companies headquarters. From left: Alphonso O’Neil-White; Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker; Charles Moran, Jr.; and Jerry Jacobs, Jr.


Buffalo Public School children participating in an after-school opportunity.

Partners in Say Yes Buffalofunding Partners

individuals and families

· Jeffrey Adams

·David Alfred

·Anonymous

·Charles Balbach

·Belmore H. Bridgford

·Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram

·Gary and Willow Brost

·Henry and Martha Bruner

·Richard Cutting

·Mark and Nancy Davis

·Valerie J. DeBerry

·Kevin Demme

· James and Gayle Eagan

·Ross and Mary Alice Eckert

·Denise Fiallo

· Fay Friedman

·Scott and Dr. Danis J. Gehl

·Bill and Mary Gisel

· Jeffrey and Michele Goldfarb

·Gordon and Gretchen Gross

·Pete Grum – Rand Capital

· Jason Hedberg

· Jeffrey and Shelley Hirshberg

·Marie and Fred Houston

·Martha and Tom Hyde


· The Jacobs Family

·Bruce and Gail Johnstone

·Bill and Anne Joyce

·Dr. Richard T. and Dr. Barbara S. Jurasek

·Daniel and Margaret Lewis

·Marie Marshall

·Sally Marks

·Gerard and Barbara Mazurkiewicz

·Michael and Katie Militello

·Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman

·Sanford and Margery Nobel

·Donald and Jane Ogilvie

·Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White

· Lawrence Quinn

· Linda Ray

·Nan and Craig Rung

·Michael and Marsha Joy Sullivan

·Steve and Nicole Swift

·Nancy Tobin and David B. Filvaroff

·Brian* and Martha Townson

·Dr. Francisco and Janet Vasquez

·Dr. Raul and Toni Vazquez

· Janet and Wayne Wisbaum

·David and Susan Zebro

in memoriam

· Jeffrey Adams in memory of Clarence E. and Audrey C. Adams*

·Diane Johnson Morrow in memory of Eli Morrow*

·Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe in memory of Arnold B. Gardner*

in Honor

· Tony and Kate Masiello in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Conant and Ms. Camille Cox

·Dr. Harry and Phyllis Newman in honor of Mary and Scott Newman, Allison Newman and Desmond Curran, Tineke Chan and Eric Newman

·Dr. Mary Schohn in honor of Betsy Behrend

foundations

·Anonymous

·Amgis Foundation

·Baird Foundation

· The Balbach Family Foundation

·Bell Trust Fund

·Richard W. Bowen Fund

· Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation

·Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

·Peter C. Cornell Trust

· The James H. Cummings Foundation

·Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation

· Josephine Goodyear Foundation

·Hunt Charitable Foundation

·Patrick P. Lee Foundation

·Stanford Lipsey Philanthropic Fund

· The John R. Oishei Foundation

·Saldanha Family Foundation

·Say Yes to Education Foundation

·Simple Gifts Fund

·Statler Foundation

·Weissman Family Foundation

·Margaret L. Wendt Foundation

·Western New York Foundation

·Zeron Foundation

Businesses and organizations

·BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

·Buffalo Sabres Foundation

·City of Buffalo

·Citizens Bank

·Computer Task Group

·Delaware North Companies

· Eastman Foundation

· Evans Bank

· First Niagara Bank Foundation

·Gerald Kelly Capital Corporation

·Gibraltar Industries

·Key Bank Foundation

· Lawley Insurance

·Moog Inc.

·Nyameke Foundation

·Univera Healthcare

·Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.

·Winthrop Financial

* Deceased


Partners in Our FutureSay Yes Buffalo

Diverse anD engageD Partners

a Community Commitment to Buffalo stuDents

= Say yeS Buffalo

it’s an elementary equation with long-term economic results for our entire community.

In 2012, individuals, foundations and community-based organizations as well as elected officials,

union officials, business leaders, educators, parents, district officials, civic leaders and faith leaders,

joined forces to make education a priority for long-term economic growth in our region. With

the backing of a successful national model, the Community Foundation and The John R. Oishei

Foundation provided the leadership to build the civic infrastructure for Say Yes Buffalo.

While the capstone to Say Yes Buffalo is a universal scholarship program, the scholarships are just

one component of the change needed to remove barriers to education for our students. The Say Yes

Buffalo partnership is addressing the financial, academic, health, and social/emotional barriers to

educational achievement.

The community has been a critical part

of the partnership since day one and has

stepped up to support Say Yes Buffalo

by committing more than $18 million to

make the scholarships possible. This

is an inspiring example of how we are

coming together to engage in co-creating

positive change. Say Yes Buffalo promises

to educate our youth and create long-

term economic results for everyone.

For more information on Say Yes Buffalo,

visit sayyesbuffalo.org.

+

The Jacobs Family and Delaware North Companies announce a $1,000,000 donation to the Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship at Delaware North Companies headquarters. From left: Alphonso O’Neil-White; Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker; Charles Moran, Jr.; and Jerry Jacobs, Jr.

Partners in Say Yes Buffalofunding Partners

individuals and families

·Jeffrey Adams

·David Alfred

·Anonymous

·Charles Balbach

·Belmore H. Bridgford

·Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram

·Gary and Willow Brost

·Henry and Martha Bruner

·Richard Cutting

·Mark and Nancy Davis

·Valerie J. DeBerry

·Kevin Demme

·James and Gayle Eagan

·Ross and Mary Alice Eckert

·Denise Fiallo

·Fay Friedman

·Scott and Dr. Danis J. Gehl

·Bill and Mary Gisel

·Jeffrey and Michele Goldfarb

·Gordon and Gretchen Gross

·Pete Grum – Rand Capital

·Jason Hedberg

·Jeffrey and Shelley Hirshberg

·Marie and Fred Houston

·Martha and Tom Hyde

·Luke and Danielle Jacobs

·The Jacobs Family

·Bruce and Gail Johnstone


·Dr. Richard T. and Dr. Barbara S. Jurasek

·Daniel and Margaret Lewis

·Marie Marshall

·Sally Marks

·Gerard and Barbara Mazurkiewicz

·Michael and Katie Militello

·Mr. and Mrs. Scott Newman

·Sanford and Margery Nobel

·Donald and Jane Ogilvie

·Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White

·Lawrence Quinn

·Linda Ray

·Nan and Craig Rung

·Michael and Marsha Joy Sullivan

·Steve and Nicole Swift

·Nancy Tobin and David B. Filvaroff

·Brian* and Martha Townson

·Dr. Francisco and Janet Vasquez

·Dr. Raul and Toni Vazquez

·Janet and Wayne Wisbaum

·David and Susan Zebro

in memoriam

·Jeffrey Adams in memory of Clarence E. and Audrey C. Adams*

·Diane Johnson Morrow in memory of Eli Morrow*

·Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe in memory of Arnold B. Gardner*

in Honor

·Tony and Kate Masiello in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Conant and Ms. Camille Cox

·Dr. Harry and Phyllis Newman in honor of Mary and Scott Newman, Allison Newman and Desmond Curran, Tineke Chan and Eric Newman

·Dr. Mary Schohn in honor of Betsy Behrend

foundations

·Anonymous

·Amgis Foundation

·Baird Foundation

·The Balbach Family Foundation

·Bell Trust Fund

·Richard W. Bowen Fund

·Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation

·Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

·Peter C. Cornell Trust

·The James H. Cummings Foundation

·Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation

·Josephine Goodyear Foundation

·Hunt Charitable Foundation


·Stanford Lipsey Philanthropic Fund

·The John R. Oishei Foundation

·Saldanha Family Foundation

·Say Yes to Education Foundation

·Simple Gifts Fund

·Statler Foundation

·Weissman Family Foundation

·Margaret L. Wendt Foundation


·Zeron Foundation

Businesses and organizations


·Buffalo Sabres Foundation

·City of Buffalo

·Citizens Bank

·Computer Task Group

·Delaware North Companies

·Eastman Foundation

·Evans Bank

·First Niagara Bank Foundation

·Gerald Kelly Capital Corporation

·Gibraltar Industries

·Key Bank Foundation

·Lawley Insurance

·Moog Inc.

·Nyameke Foundation


·Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.

·Winthrop Financial

* Deceased


Buffalo Public School children participating in an after-school opportunity.


Partners in EquityCultures of Giving Legacy Initiative An FBI forensic science agent, a President and CEO of a major health care company and a Tony award-

winning actor and playwright were all part of a unique partnership to get local students thinking, “I can

do it too” as part of the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI) “Success Looks Like Me” program.

In its second year, this pay-it-forward initiative is the result of a dedicated council of multicultural and

multiethnic community leaders who strive to create positive change in the lives of low-income youth of

color by providing them with access to people, places and experiences that help them achieve positive

life goals. This year more than 700 youth benefited from the “Success Looks Like Me” initiative through

programs featuring the following guest speakers:

Deneen Hernandez: An FBI forensic examiner, who grew up in Gowanda

and now works at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., talked about how

she wasn’t born with the ability to do her job, she was taught how to do it.

Hernandez emphasized there is no reason any of the students couldn’t

do the same.

alphonso o’neil-White: President and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of

Western New York and member of the CGLI Council, gave 20 students a

personal tour of the BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York corporate

headquarters while discussing his journey and path to success.

ruben santiago-Hudson: Lackawanna native and Tony award-winning

actor and playwright, officially introduced “Success Looks Like Me” at the

Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts (BAVPA) with an in-depth

interview and a question-and-answer session, where he discussed his experiences overcoming challenges

with over 200 Buffalo Public School students. Although BAVPA hosted the event, other public schools were

able to participate through live video streaming and a live Twitter feed with question-and-answer capabilities.

Success Looks Like Me is only made possible through our generous donors who recognize the need to

support positive change in the lives of low-income youth of color. The Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative

is also growing national partnerships and, in 2012, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded the initiative a

grant that will allow the council to hire a director and continue its work of engaging community leaders

who recognize the importance of endowment building as a means to inspire philanthropy, for and within

communities of color.

“ They opened my eyes

to new opportunities;

they opened my eyes

to new leadership

skills and made

me think that I

shouldn’t hold myself

back on anything.

No one should.”

–Erika, student


Deneen Hernandez, an FBI forensic examiner, didn’t just show Native American students how to crack

codes; she challenged them to do it themselves.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the Tony award- winning actor and playwright, discussed his

experiences overcoming challenges with over 200 local students.

Alphonso O’Neil-White showed students the view from the CEO’s office.

Partners in the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative

Program Partners · The Belle Center

· Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

· W. Charles Brandy, Director of Social Studies, Buffalo Public Schools

· Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts

· Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

· Buffalo Public Schools

· Buffalo Urban League, Inc.

· Close Up Foundation

· Custom Tee Active Wear, Inc.

· Erie County Central Police Services

· Federal Bureau of Investigations, Buffalo Division

· Massachusetts Avenue Project

· Muhammad School of Music

· My Executive Coach

· Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties Inc. (NACS)

· Squeaky Wheel

· University at Buffalo

· WGRZ, Channel 2

funding Partners · Ms. Deborah Abgott

· Dr. Charles L. Anderson, Sr.

· Mr. Charles E. Balbach

· Ms. June Simmons Barrow

· Barnes & Noble Booksellers

· Ms. Maxine A. Baskervill

· Ms. Fern E. Beavers

· Hon. Lenora B. Foote-Beavers

· Dr. Peggy A. Brooks-Bertram


· BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York/ HealthNow New York Inc.

· Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Boswell

· Mrs. Dorothy Braithwaite

· Ms. Anne Laura Brosnahan

· Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Castiglia

· Ms. Jayme Cellitioci

· Ms. Marilyn Chapman

· Mr. Stephen Clifford

· Ms. Lois B. Dabney

· Chet* and Delight Dann


· Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

· Ms. Claudia Dixon

· Dopkins & Company, LLP

· Ms. Kathleen Duggan-Haas

· James and Gayle Eagan

· Ms. Nancy Tobin and Mr. David B. Filvaroff


· Ms. Bridget Franz

· Mr. and Mrs. Athelstan Gaskin

· Dr. Danis J. Gehl and Mr. Scott W. Gehl

· Dr. Gregory F. George, D.D.S.

· Dr. Carol Jackson-Gibson and Mr. Garfield Gibson

· Mrs. Margot Glick

· Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Glose

· Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr.

· Dianne Bennett and William Graebner

· Dr. Ellen Grant

· Ms. Esterphine Greene

· Ms. Jane F. Griffin

· Ms. Geraldine Grossman

· Gwen, Inc.

· Ms. Denise Y. Hare

· Ms. Justine Harris

· Ms. Christine Hatem

· Ms. Lorna Hill

· Ms. Bernice M. Hughes

· Peter and Mary Jo Hunt

· Tom and Martha Hyde

· Inclusion Development Associates, Inc.

· Mr. Charles Jacobs

· Joan Hornig Jewelry

· Mr. Anthony Johnson

· Ms. Lavera Johnson

· Lavera Johnson Family Charitable Trust Fund

· Mr. LeRoi C. Johnson

· D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone


· K&D HSV, LLC

· KANS LLC dba KSF

· Ms. Mary Ruth Morrow Kapsiak

· Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Karns

· Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Leavy, Sr.

· Ms. Stacy Lewis

· Ruth D. Bryant and Earl M. Lynch

· Mr. and Mrs. William N. Mahar

· Mr. Owen Herne and Ms. Lisa Manchester

· Marketing Kachingle

· Tony and Kate Masiello

· Ms. Brenda Williams McDuffie

· Ms. Michaelene J. McFarlane

· Ms. Francesca Mesiah

· Mr. Oswaldo Mestre

· Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Miller

· Jock and Betsy Mitchell


· Mr. Clyde B. Murphy

· National Black MBA Association, Inc., WNY Chapter

· The National Federation for Just Communities of WNY

· Ms. Barbara A. Nevergold

· Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso O’Neil-White

· Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden

· Jennifer J. Parker, J.D.

· Mr. Melvin Parker

· Adam W. Perry, Esq.

· Mr. Michael Quinniey

· Rand & Jones Enterprises Co., Inc.

· Ms. Rhonda A. Ricks

· Ms. Lori A. Rumph

· Dr. Anne Saldanha

· Mr. Lou Santiago

· Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schwartz

· Hugh B. Scott

· Mr. Daniel Seeber

· Mrs. Rita Seepersad

· Seneca Holdings, LLC

· Ms. Julie Signorille-Browne

· Mr. Kenneth Sodaro

· Ms. Karen Lee Spaulding

· Spectrum Radiology Associates, PLLC

· Karen Stanley Fleming

· Neldria Staton

· Ms. Thomasina R. Stenhouse

· E.W. Dann Stevens, Esq.*

· Ms. Brenda Stubblefield

· Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan

· Ms. Najeyah Sultan

· Ms. Erica Thomas

· Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres and Mr. Charles Torres

· Ms. Toni L. Vazquez

· Verizon Foundation

· Ms. Munni Visco

· Ms. Melva D. Visher

· Ms. Tara L. Vogel

· Mr. Edreys Wajed

· Peter Weinmann and Amelida Ortiz Weinmann

· Mr. William E. West, Sr.

· Westminster Foundation

· Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Williams

· Janet and Wayne Wisbaum

· WNED – WNY Public Broadcasting

· Mr. Jeffrey Wolman

· Ms. Sujata Yalamanchili

· Dr. Joan Yang

* Deceased


Partners in EquityCultures of Giving Legacy Initiative An FBI forensic science agent, a President and CEO of a major health care company and a Tony award-

winning actor and playwright were all part of a unique partnership to get local students thinking, “I can

do it too” as part of the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI) “Success Looks Like Me” program.

In its second year, this pay-it-forward initiative is the result of a dedicated council of multicultural and

multiethnic community leaders who strive to create positive change in the lives of low-income youth of

color by providing them with access to people, places and experiences that help them achieve positive

life goals. This year more than 700 youth benefited from the “Success Looks Like Me” initiative through

programs featuring the following guest speakers:

Deneen Hernandez: An FBI forensic examiner, who grew up in Gowanda

and now works at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., talked about how

she wasn’t born with the ability to do her job, she was taught how to do it.

Hernandez emphasized there is no reason any of the students couldn’t

do the same.

alphonso o’neil-White: President and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of

Western New York and member of the CGLI Council, gave 20 students a

personal tour of the BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York corporate

headquarters while discussing his journey and path to success.

ruben santiago-Hudson: Lackawanna native and Tony award-winning

actor and playwright, officially introduced “Success Looks Like Me” at the

Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts (BAVPA) with an in-depth

interview and a question-and-answer session, where he discussed his experiences overcoming challenges

with over 200 Buffalo Public School students. Although BAVPA hosted the event, other public schools were

able to participate through live video streaming and a live Twitter feed with question-and-answer capabilities.

Success Looks Like Me is only made possible through our generous donors who recognize the need to

support positive change in the lives of low-income youth of color. The Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative

is also growing national partnerships and, in 2012, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded the initiative a

grant that will allow the council to hire a director and continue its work of engaging community leaders

who recognize the importance of endowment building as a means to inspire philanthropy, for and within

communities of color.

“ They opened my eyes

to new opportunities;

they opened my eyes

to new leadership

skills and made

me think that I

shouldn’t hold myself

back on anything.

No one should.”

–Erika, student

Partners in the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative

Program Partners ·The Belle Center

·Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

·W. Charles Brandy, Director of Social Studies, Buffalo Public Schools

·Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts

·Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

·Buffalo Public Schools

·Buffalo Urban League, Inc.

·Close Up Foundation

·Custom Tee Active Wear, Inc.

·Erie County Central Police Services

·Federal Bureau of Investigations, Buffalo Division

·Massachusetts Avenue Project

·Muhammad School of Music

·My Executive Coach

·Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties Inc. (NACS)

·Squeaky Wheel

·University at Buffalo

·WGRZ, Channel 2

funding Partners ·Ms. Deborah Abgott

·Dr. Charles L. Anderson, Sr.

·Mr. Charles E. Balbach

·Ms. June Simmons Barrow

·Barnes & Noble Booksellers

·Ms. Maxine A. Baskervill

·Ms. Fern E. Beavers

·Hon. Lenora B. Foote-Beavers

·Dr. Peggy A. Brooks-Bertram

·Mr. and Mrs. James Biltekoff

·BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York/ HealthNow New York Inc.

·Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Boswell

·Mrs. Dorothy Braithwaite

·Ms. Anne Laura Brosnahan

·Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Castiglia

·Ms. Jayme Cellitioci

·Ms. Marilyn Chapman

·Mr. Stephen Clifford

·Ms. Lois B. Dabney

·Chet* and Delight Dann

·Ms. Valerie DeBerry

·Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

·Ms. Claudia Dixon

·Dopkins & Company, LLP

·Ms. Kathleen Duggan-Haas

·James and Gayle Eagan

·Ms. Nancy Tobin and Mr. David B. Filvaroff


·Ms. Bridget Franz

·Mr. and Mrs. Athelstan Gaskin

·Dr. Danis J. Gehl and Mr. Scott W. Gehl

·Dr. Gregory F. George, D.D.S.

·Dr. Carol Jackson-Gibson and Mr. Garfield Gibson

·Mrs. Margot Glick

·Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Glose

·Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr.

·Dianne Bennett and William Graebner

·Dr. Ellen Grant

·Ms. Esterphine Greene

·Ms. Jane F. Griffin

·Ms. Geraldine Grossman

·Gwen, Inc.

·Ms. Denise Y. Hare

·Ms. Justine Harris

·Ms. Christine Hatem

·Ms. Lorna Hill

·Ms. Bernice M. Hughes

·Peter and Mary Jo Hunt

·Tom and Martha Hyde

·Inclusion Development Associates, Inc.

·Mr. Charles Jacobs

·Joan Hornig Jewelry

·Mr. Anthony Johnson

·Ms. Lavera Johnson

·Lavera Johnson Family Charitable Trust Fund

·Mr. LeRoi C. Johnson

·D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone


·K&D HSV, LLC

·KANS LLC dba KSF

·Ms. Mary Ruth Morrow Kapsiak

·Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Karns

·Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Leavy, Sr.

·Ms. Stacy Lewis

·Ruth D. Bryant and Earl M. Lynch

·Mr. and Mrs. William N. Mahar

·Mr. Owen Herne and Ms. Lisa Manchester

·Marketing Kachingle

·Tony and Kate Masiello

·Ms. Brenda Williams McDuffie

·Ms. Michaelene J. McFarlane

·Ms. Francesca Mesiah

·Mr. Oswaldo Mestre

·Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Miller

·Jock and Betsy Mitchell

·Gary L. Mucci, Esq.

·Mr. Clyde B. Murphy

·National Black MBA Association, Inc., WNY Chapter

·The National Federation for Just Communities of WNY

·Ms. Barbara A. Nevergold

·Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso O’Neil-White

·Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden

·Jennifer J. Parker, J.D.

·Mr. Melvin Parker

·Adam W. Perry, Esq.

·Mr. Michael Quinniey

·Rand & Jones Enterprises Co., Inc.

·Ms. Rhonda A. Ricks

·Ms. Lori A. Rumph

·Dr. Anne Saldanha

·Mr. Lou Santiago

·Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schwartz

·Hugh B. Scott

·Mr. Daniel Seeber

·Mrs. Rita Seepersad

·Seneca Holdings, LLC

·Ms. Julie Signorille-Browne

·Mr. Kenneth Sodaro

·Ms. Karen Lee Spaulding

·Spectrum Radiology Associates, PLLC

·Karen Stanley Fleming

·Neldria Staton

·Ms. Thomasina R. Stenhouse

·E.W. Dann Stevens, Esq.*

·Ms. Brenda Stubblefield

·Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan

·Ms. Najeyah Sultan

·Ms. Erica Thomas

·Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres and Mr. Charles Torres

·Ms. Toni L. Vazquez

·Verizon Foundation

·Ms. Munni Visco

·Ms. Melva D. Visher

·Ms. Tara L. Vogel

·Mr. Edreys Wajed

·Peter Weinmann and Amelida Ortiz Weinmann

·Mr. William E. West, Sr.

·Westminster Foundation

·Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Williams

·Janet and Wayne Wisbaum

·WNED – WNY Public Broadcasting

·Mr. Jeffrey Wolman

·Ms. Sujata Yalamanchili

·Dr. Joan Yang

* Deceased


Deneen Hernandez, an FBI forensic examiner, didn’t just show Native American students how to crack

codes; she challenged them to do it themselves.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the Tony award- winning actor and playwright, discussed his

experiences overcoming challenges with over 200 local students.

Alphonso O’Neil-White showed students the view from the CEO’s office.


Partners in the EnvironmentWestern New York Environmental AllianceAn alliance by definition is a relationship based on affinity in interests, nature or qualities.

The Community Foundation likes to define alliance as a web of partnerships committed to a

common goal—and that’s exactly what the Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA) is.

It is a blossoming group of over 80 environmental organizations in Western New York all working

together to advocate for our region’s environment.

To share news and educate the community about

our region’s environment, the WNYEA utilizes the

GrowWNY.org website. The work of the WNYEA

and GrowWNY is made possible thanks to

our donors, sponsors and a growing partnership

with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The WNYEA has developed and approved a Shared

Action Agenda for 2013, which will guide its efforts

in education and advocacy. The agenda ranges from

promoting energy conservation to encouraging green

job development in Western New York. To see the full

agenda, visit GrowWNY.org/shared-agenda.

One of the most popular features available to the public on GrowWNY.org is an interactive Go Outside

Map that showcases our region’s natural assets. Visitors can choose an activity and an area they

want to explore and the interactive map will list all the options for them to enjoy their favorite outdoor

activities. In 2012, GrowWNY created a printed Go Outside Map in partnership with Wegmans.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster attended the launch of the map on

the Buffalo waterfront in July. The free maps are available at Western New York Wegmans and dozens

of other local businesses and organizations.

The Community Foundation was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with an Environmental Quality Award for achievements in protecting public health and the environment. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand nominated the Community Foundation for this honor.


From left to right: Mayor Paul Dyster, Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker and Mayor Byron Brown announce the launch of the GrowWNY

Go Outside map on the Buffalo waterfront in July 2012. Mayor Dyster had a chance to ride the GrowWNY pedal powered Fender Blender.

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Partners in WNY Environmental AllianceProgram Partners

members · Adirondack Mountain Club Niagara Frontier Chapter

· Alliance for the Great Lakes

· AWARE (Association for Wild Animal Rehabilitation and Education)

· Buffalo Audubon Society

· Buffalo CarShare

· Buffalo First!

· Buffalo Local Initiatives Support Corp.

· Buffalo Museum of Science

· Buffalo Niagara Green Expo

· Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER

· Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

· Buffalo Ornithological Society

· Buffalo ReUSE

· Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Foundation

· Center for Environmental Information

· Citizens Campaign for the Environment

· Citizens for Regional Transit

· Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

· Clean Production Action

· Coalition for Economic Justice

· Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes

· Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc.

· Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County/ WNY Energy $mart Communities

· Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County

· Cornell University ILR School Labor and Environmental Programs

· Curtiss Urban Farm Foundation (CUFF)

· Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement

· Engineers for a Sustainable World— University at Buffalo Chapter

· Environmental Justice Action Group of WNY

· Environmental Network

· Erie County Environmental Education Institute

· Family Environmental Health Resources

· Field & Fork Network

· Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve, Inc.

· Friends of Tifft Nature Preserve, Inc.

· Friends of Times Beach Nature Preserve

· Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo

· Green Buffalo Runner

· Green Gold Development Corp.

· Go Bike Buffalo

· Groundwork Buffalo

· Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, Inc.

· Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Buffalo

· Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc.

· Keep Western New York Beautiful

· League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara (LWVBN)

· Little Lake George, Inc.

· Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY

· Massachusetts Avenue Project

· Nature Ed-Ventures

· New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

· Niagara County Community College Horticulture Program

· Niagara University: ReNU Niagara

· Nickel City Housing Cooperative

· Nurse Rise—Nurses for Safe Water

· Partnership for the Public Good

· Penn Dixie Paleontological & Outdoor Education Center

· Pfeiffer Nature Center

· POWR Protecting Our Water Rights

· PUSH Buffalo

· Residents for Responsible Government

· Re-Tree WNY

· Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

· Sierra Club, Niagara Group

· SUNY Fredonia Campus Climate Challenge

· SUNY Fredonia Sustainability Committee

· The Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts

· The Great Lakes Experience

· The Learning Sustainability Campaign

· The Nature Conservancy of Central & Western New York

· The Paleontological Research Institution & its Museum of the Earth

· The Service Collaborative of WNY

· University Heights Collaborative

· U.S. Green Building Council— New York Upstate Chapter

· UB Green

· University at Buffalo Student Association Environmental Department

· Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo

· WNY Apollo Alliance

· WNY Land Conservancy

· WNY Sustainable Energy Association/WNYSEA

· Wild Kritters of Niagara County

· Wind Action Group

· WNY Drilling Defense

· WNY Earth Day Committee

· Workforce Development Institute Western Region

affiliates · Buffalo State Small Business Development Center

· Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County

· Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo

· Environmental Studies Program, Canisius College

· Erie County Environmental Management Council

· Erie County Department of Environment and Planning

· Nardin Academy

· Niagara University: Sustainability Committee

· Sustainable Urban and Natural Environments Research Group

· Tapestry Charter School

· The Urban Design Project

· Town of Clarence

supporters · Baby Bongos

· B.I.R.D.S.; Building Interdependent Residential Dynamics Sustainably

· Care for Creation—St. Christopher Parish

· Cotton Buns Cloth Diaper

· Design to Live Sustainably

· Earth Care Team of North Presbyterian Church, Williamsville

· Hazman

· Kean Wind Turbines

· McCollum Orchards, LLC

· Merge Restaurant

· News from Below Media, Inc.

· Re-ENERGIZE BUFFALO

· Ripley Place Block Club

· Sunnking

· Sustainable Earth Solutions, Inc.

· The Leader Group

· WEKANU

· West Side Media Coop

· Wilson Street Urban Farm

· Zenner & Ritter, Inc.

funding Partners · BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

· Buffalo Sabres

· Catholic Health

· Ecology and Environment

· HSBC

· John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

· The Knoer Group, PLLC

· Modern Recycling

· New York State Department of State

· Solar Liberty

· Stereo Advantage

· Wegmans


Partners in the EnvironmentWestern New York Environmental AllianceAn alliance by definition is a relationship based on affinity in interests, nature or qualities.

The Community Foundation likes to define alliance as a web of partnerships committed to a

common goal—and that’s exactly what the Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA) is.

It is a blossoming group of over 80 environmental organizations in Western New York all working

together to advocate for our region’s environment.

To share news and educate the community about

our region’s environment, the WNYEA utilizes the

GrowWNY.org website. The work of the WNYEA

and GrowWNY is made possible thanks to

our donors, sponsors and a growing partnership

with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The WNYEA has developed and approved a Shared

Action Agenda for 2013, which will guide its efforts

in education and advocacy. The agenda ranges from

promoting energy conservation to encouraging green

job development in Western New York. To see the full

agenda, visit GrowWNY.org/shared-agenda.

One of the most popular features available to the public on GrowWNY.org is an interactive Go Outside

Map that showcases our region’s natural assets. Visitors can choose an activity and an area they

want to explore and the interactive map will list all the options for them to enjoy their favorite outdoor

activities. In 2012, GrowWNY created a printed Go Outside Map in partnership with Wegmans.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster attended the launch of the map on

the Buffalo waterfront in July. The free maps are available at Western New York Wegmans and dozens

of other local businesses and organizations.

The Community Foundation was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with an Environmental Quality Award for achievements in protecting public health and the environment. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand nominated the Community Foundation for this honor.

Partners in WNY Environmental AllianceProgram Partners

members ·Adirondack Mountain Club Niagara Frontier Chapter

·Alliance for the Great Lakes

·AWARE (Association for Wild Animal Rehabilitation and Education)

·Buffalo Audubon Society

·Buffalo CarShare

·Buffalo First!

·Buffalo Local Initiatives Support Corp.

·Buffalo Museum of Science

·Buffalo Niagara Green Expo

·Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER

·Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

·Buffalo Ornithological Society

·Buffalo ReUSE

·Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Foundation

·Center for Environmental Information

·Citizens Campaign for the Environment

·Citizens for Regional Transit

·Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

·Clean Production Action

·Coalition for Economic Justice

·Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes

·Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc.

·Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County/ WNY Energy $mart Communities

·Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County

·Cornell University ILR School Labor and Environmental Programs

·Curtiss Urban Farm Foundation (CUFF)

·Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement

·Engineers for a Sustainable World— University at Buffalo Chapter

·Environmental Justice Action Group of WNY

·Environmental Network

·Erie County Environmental Education Institute

·Family Environmental Health Resources

·Field & Fork Network

·Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve, Inc.

·Friends of Tifft Nature Preserve, Inc.

·Friends of Times Beach Nature Preserve

·Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo

·Green Buffalo Runner

·Green Gold Development Corp.

·Go Bike Buffalo

·Groundwork Buffalo

·Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, Inc.

·Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Buffalo

·Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc.

·Keep Western New York Beautiful

·League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara (LWVBN)

·Little Lake George, Inc.

·Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY

·Massachusetts Avenue Project

·Nature Ed-Ventures

·New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

·Niagara County Community College Horticulture Program

·Niagara University: ReNU Niagara

·Nickel City Housing Cooperative

·Nurse Rise—Nurses for Safe Water

·Partnership for the Public Good

·Penn Dixie Paleontological & Outdoor Education Center

·Pfeiffer Nature Center

·POWR Protecting Our Water Rights

·PUSH Buffalo

·Residents for Responsible Government

·Re-Tree WNY

·Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

·Sierra Club, Niagara Group

·SUNY Fredonia Campus Climate Challenge

·SUNY Fredonia Sustainability Committee

·The Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts

·The Great Lakes Experience

·The Learning Sustainability Campaign

·The Nature Conservancy of Central & Western New York

·The Paleontological Research Institution & its Museum of the Earth

·The Service Collaborative of WNY

·University Heights Collaborative

·U.S. Green Building Council— New York Upstate Chapter

·UB Green

·University at Buffalo Student Association Environmental Department

·Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo

·WNY Apollo Alliance

·WNY Land Conservancy

·WNY Sustainable Energy Association/WNYSEA

·Wild Kritters of Niagara County

·Wind Action Group

·WNY Drilling Defense

·WNY Earth Day Committee

·Workforce Development Institute Western Region

affiliates ·Buffalo State Small Business Development Center

·Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County

·Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo

·Environmental Studies Program, Canisius College

·Erie County Environmental Management Council

·Erie County Department of Environment and Planning

·Nardin Academy

·Niagara University: Sustainability Committee

·Sustainable Urban and Natural Environments Research Group

·Tapestry Charter School

·The Urban Design Project

·Town of Clarence

supporters ·Baby Bongos

·B.I.R.D.S.; Building Interdependent Residential Dynamics Sustainably

·Care for Creation—St. Christopher Parish

·Cotton Buns Cloth Diaper

·Design to Live Sustainably

·Earth Care Team of North Presbyterian Church, Williamsville

·Hazman

·Kean Wind Turbines

·McCollum Orchards, LLC

·Merge Restaurant

·News from Below Media, Inc.

·Re-ENERGIZE BUFFALO

·Ripley Place Block Club

·Sunnking

·Sustainable Earth Solutions, Inc.

·The Leader Group

·WEKANU

·West Side Media Coop

·Wilson Street Urban Farm

·Zenner & Ritter, Inc.

funding Partners ·BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

·Buffalo Sabres

·Catholic Health

·Ecology and Environment

·HSBC

·John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

·The Knoer Group, PLLC

·Modern Recycling

·New York State Department of State

·Solar Liberty

·Stereo Advantage

·Wegmans


From left to right: Mayor Paul Dyster, Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker and Mayor Byron Brown announce the launch of the GrowWNY

Go Outside map on the Buffalo waterfront in July 2012. Mayor Dyster had a chance to ride the GrowWNY pedal powered Fender Blender.

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Partners in Healthy HousingGreen & Healthy Homes InitiativeOne year ago, 78-year-old Florine was living in a 90-year-old home in the City of Buffalo surrounded

by chipped and peeling paint and old windows that leaked cold air in the winter and filled her home

with lead dust. Florine, a mother, foster mother and grandmother, was living with other members

of her family, including two with asthma. Florine began looking for help and found the Community

Foundation’s Green & Healthy Homes Initiative.

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative brings together more than a dozen active partners including:

the City of Buffalo; the Erie County Department of Health; New York State Energy Research &

Development Authority (NYSERDA); Belmont Housing Resources for WNY; and the U.S. Department

of Housing and Urban Development; to work side-by-side with homeowners to address critical

changes that will make their homes healthier and more energy efficient.

By bringing public and private partners to the table that hadn’t traditionally worked together, the

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is able to solve serious issues facing Buffalo homeowners residing

in low-income neighborhoods. It’s a coordinated partnership that meets regularly to share resources

and ensure that work is done efficiently and more effectively to change the complicated and often

frustrating process for homeowners.

This initiative goes beyond just fixing the structure of a home. It prevents serious illness by improving

a home’s healthy environment. Children exposed to lead dust are at a higher risk for learning disabilities.

Moldy walls can trigger asthma, leading to more hospital visits, missed school for students and missed

work for parents. Poor insulation in a home also means higher heating costs that stretch family budgets

to a breaking point.

(Left) The Community Foundation was the recipient of the first-ever U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary’s Award for public and private partnerships. (Center) Florine’s house before the restoration. (Right) Florine’s newly renovated home.


Florine and her family enjoying their renovated home.

Partners in Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Program Partners

·American Lung Association

·Asthma Coalition of Erie County

·Austin Air

·Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc.

·Buffalo AmeriCorps

·Buffalo Board of Block Clubs

·Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network

·Buffalo Urban League

·CAO Head Start

·Center for Employment Opportunities

·Clean Air Coalition of WNY

·Coalition for a Lead Free Community

·Community Action Organization Erie County

·Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo

·CORE Environmental

·Cornell Cooperative Extension

·Cornell University ILR School

·DC4 Painters Union

·D’Youville College

· Ellicott District Community Development, Inc.

· Environmental Education Associates

· Environmental Justice ACTION Group

· Erie Community College

· Erie County Environmental Education Institute

·Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.

·Hispanics United of Buffalo

·Homefront, Inc.

·Honeywell

· Independent Health

· International Institute of Buffalo

· Investigative Post

·Kaleida Health—School Based Health Centers

· Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center

·Monroe Plan for Medical Care

·National Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

·National Fuel

·National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

·Neighborhood Housing Services — South Buffalo

·Neighborhood Legal Services

·New Buffalo Impact, Inc.

·Nichols School

·Old 1st Ward Community Association, Inc.

·PUSH Buffalo

· The Service Collaborative of WNY

·Squarefoot Staffing

·SS. Columba-Brigid R.C. Church

·SUNY Buffalo Law School


·University District Community Development Agency

·West Side & Black Rock— Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services


·WNY Energy $mart Communities

·WNY Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource Center

funding Partners


·City of Buffalo

· Erie County Department of Health

·Health Foundation of Central and Western New York

·New York State Homes and Community Renewal

·New York State Department of Labor

·New York State Office of the Attorney General

·NYSERDA

·Open Society Foundation

·U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

·U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Partners in Healthy HousingGreen & Healthy Homes InitiativeOne year ago, 78-year-old Florine was living in a 90-year-old home in the City of Buffalo surrounded

by chipped and peeling paint and old windows that leaked cold air in the winter and filled her home

with lead dust. Florine, a mother, foster mother and grandmother, was living with other members

of her family, including two with asthma. Florine began looking for help and found the Community

Foundation’s Green & Healthy Homes Initiative.

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative brings together more than a dozen active partners including:

the City of Buffalo; the Erie County Department of Health; New York State Energy Research &

Development Authority (NYSERDA); Belmont Housing Resources for WNY; and the U.S. Department

of Housing and Urban Development; to work side-by-side with homeowners to address critical

changes that will make their homes healthier and more energy efficient.

By bringing public and private partners to the table that hadn’t traditionally worked together, the

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is able to solve serious issues facing Buffalo homeowners residing

in low-income neighborhoods. It’s a coordinated partnership that meets regularly to share resources

and ensure that work is done efficiently and more effectively to change the complicated and often

frustrating process for homeowners.

This initiative goes beyond just fixing the structure of a home. It prevents serious illness by improving

a home’s healthy environment. Children exposed to lead dust are at a higher risk for learning disabilities.

Moldy walls can trigger asthma, leading to more hospital visits, missed school for students and missed

work for parents. Poor insulation in a home also means higher heating costs that stretch family budgets

to a breaking point.

(Left) The Community Foundation was the recipient of the first-ever U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary’s Award for public and private partnerships. (Center) Florine’s house before the restoration. (Right) Florine’s newly renovated home.

Partners in Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Program Partners

·American Lung Association

·Asthma Coalition of Erie County

·Austin Air

·Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc.

·Buffalo AmeriCorps

·Buffalo Board of Block Clubs

·Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network

·Buffalo Urban League

·CAO Head Start

·Center for Employment Opportunities

·Clean Air Coalition of WNY

·Coalition for a Lead Free Community

·Community Action Organization Erie County

·Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo

·CORE Environmental

·Cornell Cooperative Extension

·Cornell University ILR School

·DC4 Painters Union

·D’Youville College

·Ellicott District Community Development, Inc.

·Environmental Education Associates

·Environmental Justice ACTION Group

·Erie Community College

·Erie County Environmental Education Institute

·Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.

·Hispanics United of Buffalo

·Homefront, Inc.

·Honeywell

·Independent Health

·International Institute of Buffalo

·Investigative Post

·Kaleida Health—School Based Health Centers

·Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center

·Monroe Plan for Medical Care

·National Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

·National Fuel

·National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

·Neighborhood Housing Services — South Buffalo

·Neighborhood Legal Services

·New Buffalo Impact, Inc.

·Nichols School

·Old 1st Ward Community Association, Inc.

·PUSH Buffalo

·The Service Collaborative of WNY

·Squarefoot Staffing

·SS. Columba-Brigid R.C. Church

·SUNY Buffalo Law School


·University District Community Development Agency

·West Side & Black Rock— Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services


·WNY Energy $mart Communities

·WNY Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource Center

funding Partners


·City of Buffalo

·Erie County Department of Health

·Health Foundation of Central and Western New York

·New York State Homes and Community Renewal

·New York State Department of Labor

·New York State Office of the Attorney General

·NYSERDA

·Open Society Foundation

·U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

·U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Florine and her family enjoying their renovated home.


Partners in the ArtsFund for the ArtsSupporting cultural and arts organizations in Western New York has never been more important. With

growing interest nationally and internationally in our vibrant cultural gems, it is key that we strengthen

and support these valuable assets. Fund for the Arts brings together arts funders to strengthen

collaborative support for the arts and cultural sector.

The Fund for the Arts team is made up of representatives from family, private and corporate

foundations that help assess the needs of the arts community with invaluable input from those directly

impacted and involved. All the funders are already contributors to individual arts organizations, but

they also recognize the power of partnerships when it comes to maximizing their giving, so they come

together to fund sector-wide initiatives. Fund for the Arts supports collaborative partnerships between

cultural groups, artists and organizations, such as the Arts Service Initiative of Western New York (ASI).

ASI focuses on capacity building, collaboration and advocacy efforts for the region’s cultural sector.

In 2012, ASI awarded more than 40 grants, including: Tony-nominated actor Stephen McKinley

Henderson working with Buffalo students to prepare them for a national competition, performances

by the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus and Orchard Park Chorale; a Native American dance and beadwork

exhibit; a photo project that highlights our refugee community; and concerts in multiple urban,

suburban and rural municipalities.

Since 2005, more than $2 million has been directed to arts needs in the community through

Fund for the Arts.

Front Row: Brian Baird (The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation), Beth Gosch (The Western New York Foundation) Paul Hogan (The John R. Oishei Foundation)

Back Row: Nancy Brock (The M&T Charitable Foundation) Jean McKeown (Community Foundation) Cindy Abbott Letro (Community Foundation) Nancy Davis (Davis Family Foundation) Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker (Community Foundation)


Fund for the Arts supports collaborative partnerships with cultural groups, artists and organizations.

Partners in Fund for the Arts

funding Partners

·Ms. Pamela Agostinelli

· The Baird Foundation

· The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

·Mr. Clem Bremer

·Buffalo State College Foundation

·Ms. Susan K. Choewa


·City of Buffalo Common Council

·Davis Family Foundation


· Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

·Mr. Roger A. Glasgow

· Josephine Goodyear Foundation

· The Paul J. Koessler Foundation, Inc.

· The Kresge Foundation

·Marks Family Foundation

·Ms. Janet C. Massaro

·M&T Charitable Foundation

·New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA)

· The New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.



·Ms. Katie Schneider

·Vogt Family Foundation, Inc.

· The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation


·Mr. Marcus L. Wise


Partners in the ArtsFund for the ArtsSupporting cultural and arts organizations in Western New York has never been more important. With

growing interest nationally and internationally in our vibrant cultural gems, it is key that we strengthen

and support these valuable assets. Fund for the Arts brings together arts funders to strengthen

collaborative support for the arts and cultural sector.

The Fund for the Arts team is made up of representatives from family, private and corporate

foundations that help assess the needs of the arts community with invaluable input from those directly

impacted and involved. All the funders are already contributors to individual arts organizations, but

they also recognize the power of partnerships when it comes to maximizing their giving, so they come

together to fund sector-wide initiatives. Fund for the Arts supports collaborative partnerships between

cultural groups, artists and organizations, such as the Arts Service Initiative of Western New York (ASI).

ASI focuses on capacity building, collaboration and advocacy efforts for the region’s cultural sector.

In 2012, ASI awarded more than 40 grants, including: Tony-nominated actor Stephen McKinley

Henderson working with Buffalo students to prepare them for a national competition, performances

by the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus and Orchard Park Chorale; a Native American dance and beadwork

exhibit; a photo project that highlights our refugee community; and concerts in multiple urban,

suburban and rural municipalities.

Since 2005, more than $2 million has been directed to arts needs in the community through

Fund for the Arts.

Front Row: Brian Baird (The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation), Beth Gosch (The Western New York Foundation) Paul Hogan (The John R. Oishei Foundation)

Back Row: Nancy Brock (The M&T Charitable Foundation) Jean McKeown (Community Foundation) Cindy Abbott Letro (Community Foundation) Nancy Davis (Davis Family Foundation) Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker (Community Foundation)

Partners in Fund for the Arts

funding Partners

·Ms. Pamela Agostinelli

·The Baird Foundation

·The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

·Mr. Clem Bremer

·Buffalo State College Foundation

·Ms. Susan K. Choewa

·Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation

·City of Buffalo Common Council

·Davis Family Foundation


·Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

·Mr. Roger A. Glasgow

·Josephine Goodyear Foundation

·The Paul J. Koessler Foundation, Inc.

·The Kresge Foundation

·Marks Family Foundation

·Ms. Janet C. Massaro

·M&T Charitable Foundation

·New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA)

·The New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.

·The John R. Oishei Foundation


·Ms. Katie Schneider

·Vogt Family Foundation, Inc.

·The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation


·Mr. Marcus L. Wise


Fund for the Arts supports collaborative partnerships with cultural groups, artists and organizations.


The Legacy SocietyManaging the charitable legacies of generous individuals is central to the work of the

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The Community Foundation Legacy Society

was created in 1999 to acknowledge those individuals who have committed to supporting

our 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.

Making arrangements for your charitable legacy is a simple process and we are here to help.

If you are interested in supporting the community beyond your lifetime, please contact

Betsy Constantine at (716) 852-2857, ext. 217 or [email protected].

· Anonymous (11)

· Robert and Ruth Allen*

· Mr. and Mrs. H. John Angelbeck

· Mr. Lawrence Appleby

· Mr. C. Dixon Arrick* and Mrs. Ione B. Arrick

· Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Ash


· Allene C. Barans

· Henry and Susan Beamer

· Thomas R. and Judy Beecher

· Ms. Dianne Bennett and Mr. William Graebner

· Mr. Harry J. Beu*

· Dr. Mary H. Botsford*

· Mr. Richard W. Bowen*

· Ms. Mary L. Brink

· Jean M. Brown*

· Keirn C. Brown, Sr.*

· Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Bruner

· Michael and Glenys Butler

· Mr.* and Mrs. Charles Burdette

· Dr. William and Dr. Susan Carney

· Leslie Carraway and B.J. Verts*

· Ms. Mary E. Clemesha*

· Anthony J. and Carmela M. Colucci, Jr.

· Mrs. James L. Crane, Jr.

· Ms. Beuline Crawford

· Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump

· Mrs. Wilma T. Csont

· Mr.* and Mrs. Matthew Cyran

· Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Czajka

· Chet* and Delight Dann

· Miss Virginia Deuel

· Larry R. and Sheila Drake

· Ross and Mary Alice Eckert

· Mrs. Kenneth H. Eckhert

· Miss June M. Farrington*

· Miss Ruth Farrington*

· Dr. Edward A. Fial*

· Ms. Anne Catt Filer

· Dr. Mildred J. Fischle

· Ms. Carol A. Fowler

· Jean S. Frederick

· Mr. Fred* and Mrs. Fay Friedman

· Mr. Dennis J. Galucki and Ms. Barbara Mierzwa

· Mr. Andrew C. Giarrizzo

· Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Gioia

· Jane Taylor Goraj*

· Constance A. Greco

· Gordon and Gretchen Gross

· Mr. Michael Hamann

· Thomas J. Hanifin

· Mr. Hans Heckelman

· Ms. Alice B. Hilborn

· Ms. Judith A. Hirsch

· Mr.* and Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.

· Mary Louise Hopkins

· Mr. Phillip H. Hubbell

· John and Bette Hulley

· Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed Hunt*

· Rev. Dr. Leona M. Irsch

· Dr. Thomas A. Jambro

· Gail and Bruce Johnstone

· Mr. and Mrs. A. David Jones

· James S. Keysa, Esq.

· Ms. Jane B. Kinkead*

· Mr.* and Mrs. Irvine J. Kittinger, Jr.

· Mr. and Mrs. George F. Koch

· Dr. Irwin H. Cheskin* and Mr. Edward Koryl

· Dr. Kenneth A. Krackow

· Leonard H. and Sylvia J. Kratzke

· Rev. and Mrs. Warren W. Lane*


A passion for their community and a love of music inspired Thelma and Milfred Beck to leave their life savings to support both forever. The couple knew that they would have the opportunity to continue giving back to Niagara County, despite not having heirs, by designating the Niagara Area Foundation at the Community Foundation to be the recipient of their significant savings. Whether it be music or another need in the community, the couple was confident that they could trust the Niagara Area Foundation to use the money where it was needed most in the community.

· Mr. Harry H. Lang, Jr.

· Mr. Frank P. Langley, Jr.*

· Mrs. Margaretha Lawrence*

· Philip C. Lombardo*

· Mrs. William F. Long

· Ms. Jo Ann Long

· James and Margel Marean

· Ms. Marie A. Marshall

· Mrs. L.B. McCowan

· Mrs. Kathleen Modd

· Richard E. Moot, Esq.

· Ms. Albertine K. Moran

· Mr. Robert North, Jr.*

· James R. Owen

· Jane M. Pattison

· J. Warren Perry, Ph.D., D.Sc.*

· Dr. Charles D. Perry*

· Mrs. Barbara Pickburn*

· Edwin and Georgina Polokoff

· Mr. and Mrs. Braman Pomeroy*

· Jayne K. Rand

· Ms. Dorothy Rapp

· Mr. Alfred H. Rasp

· Mrs. Lynn Robillard

· Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Rosche*

· Ms. Doris F. Rosen

· Dr. Andrew J. Rudnick

· Dr. and Mrs. James Russell

· Ms. Geraldine N. Ryder

· Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sampson

· Ms. Melba Y. Seibold*

· Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Sheets, Jr.

· A. Warren and Gretchen L. Smith, Jr.*

· Ms. Susan M. Spadinger

· Rosemarie C. Steeb

· Ruth V. Stockton

· Mr. Franz T. Stone*

· Mr. Peter W. Swanson, Jr.*

· Dr. Walter* and Jeanie M. Sy

· Stanley A. and Sharon K. Tirrell

· Mr. William Townsend

· Miss Guida Tyldesley

· Mr. Charles L. Van Arsdale

· Mr. William L. Van Schoonhoven*

· Mr. Raymond C. and Ms. Sheila M. Vaughan

· Dr. and Mrs. John M. Wadsworth

· Mrs. Carol A. Wagner*

· Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Wagner*

· Emily W. Wettlaufer

· Mr. Jay Wopperer and Ms. Linda Schmieder

· David and Susan Zebro

· Mr. Eddie Zewin* and Mrs. Christine Zewin

* Deceased


8.4% +8.4%

2012

+8.4%

2003

+8.4%

2004

+8.4%

2005

+8.4%

2006

+8.4%

2007

+8.4%

2008

+8.4%

2009

+8.4%

2010

+8.4%

2011

The average percentage of annual

growth for endowed funds managed

by the Community Foundation over

the past 10 years.

For every local $1 given to support the changing needs of Western New York, the Community Foundation has brought $13 more to support key initiatives.

13:1Compared with other large endowments and foundations nationwide in the Russell/Mellon Index, the Community Foundation investments have consistently performed in the

top 25%

The Power of Partnerships


Sources of funding the Community Foundation has attracted from outside of Western New York to invest in our region.

$25.7million

750funds under the Community Foundation umbrella.

400partners we work with to improve

lives in Western New York.


Our Approach to Charitable InvestmentsThe Community Foundation’s Investment Committee has oversight for more than $250 million in

charitable assets. Members of the committee are specifically recruited because of their knowledge

of investments. They receive advice from our independent investment consultant specializing in large

endowment funds—Colonial Consulting, Inc. —throughout the year. Together they work to allocate

the charitable assets left to the Community Foundation’s care into a highly diversified mix of global

equities, fixed income and alternative investment strategies that include more than 27 different

investment management organizations pursuing strategies within 13 different asset classes.

Within each asset class, the Community Foundation seeks to utilize world-class investment

managers who are able to outperform appropriate target market benchmarks over long periods.

Investment Committee Members · Luke Jacobs, Esq., Chair

· Charles E. Balbach

· Joseph J. Castiglia

· Laurence W. Franz, Ph.D.

· Richard O. Hopkins

· William Joyce

· Gerard Mazurkiewicz, C.P.A.

· Michael E. Munschauer, C.F.P.

· William J. Williamson, Jr., C.F.P.*

* DeceasedThe Community Foundation’s Investment Committee has oversight for more than $250 million in charitable assets.

Luke Jacobs, Esq.; Michael E. Munschauer; Laurence W. Franz, Ph.D.; William Joyce; Gerard Mazurkiewicz, C.P.A.; Richard O. Hopkins; Charles E. Balbach.


Financial HighlightsInvestment OverviewOver the long term, the investments of the Community Foundation continue to consistently

outperform our benchmarks, adding 8.4% per year over the last ten years. This growth ranks the

Community Foundation’s performance in the top 25% of foundations and endowments nationwide

and provides significant value to charitable assets at the Community Foundation.

The strong long-term investment results are the product of the Foundation’s decision to maintain a

strategy that is driven by long-term objectives, while utilizing the size of its asset pool and a thorough

due diligence process to access exceptionally capable investment management firms.

14.0%

12.0%

10.0%

8.0%

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0%

Latest 1 Year Latest 3 Years Latest 5 Years Latest 7 Years Latest 10 Years

Community Foundation Returns Presented Net of Investment Management Fees

*Weighted average of sector benchmarks

As of December 31, 2012

7.9%7.1%

3.5%

5.9%

8.4%

1.1%

3.6%

6.6%

Community Foundation Composite Benchmark*

12.7%

10.7%

In 2012, the Community Foundation received a clean audit. Audited financial statements are available at cfgb.org or by request. Contact Betsy Constantine at (716) 852-2857, ext. 217.


Strategic Asset AllocationThe size of the Community Foundation’s investments allows us to have a highly diversified portfolio

with access to the full range of asset classes and top investment managers, increasing the likelihood

of achieving performance objectives under varying economic and market conditions.

Hedge Funds16%

Private Equity 5%

Commodities4%

U.S. Large/Mid Cap Equity

20%

U.S. Small Cap Equity7%

Non-U.S. Developed Equity

13%

Non-U.S. Emerging Equity

5%U.S. Aggregate Bonds

10%

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

5%U.S. High Yield Bonds4%

Global Bonds5%

Cash1%

Private Real Assets/Real Estate

5%

total alternatives30% total equity

45%

total fixed income25%

To learn how the investment strength of the Community Foundation can benefit the causes and organizations you care about, contact Betsy Constantine at (716) 852-2857, ext. 217.


Power of EndowmentHow will you be remembered? When you create an endowment fund through the Community

Foundation, 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 organizations based on your direction.

• Your legacy is ensured. Donors who endow their gifts can make a difference in their

community during their lifetime and at the same time establish a legacy that lasts forever.

• We can help. Call the Community Foundation’s Vice President of Giving Strategies,

Betsy Constantine at (716) 852-2857 ext. 217 to arrange for a consultation.

In 1956, a widow left $800,000 through her estate to the Community Foundation to set up a fund to honor her son who died tragically as a young man. Now, this fund grants about $100,000 every year to the most pressing needs of the community. To date, the fund’s balance has grown to $2.4 million and has granted $3.4 million to the community.

$4.0

$3.5

$3.0

$2.5

$2.0

$1.5

$1.0

$0.5

$0.0Gift in 1956 2012 Value Total Grants to Charity

Since 1956

$0.8

$2.4

$3.4


Professional Advisor Honor RollSince opening our doors in 1919, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has partnered

with hundreds of attorneys, C.P.A.s and financial professionals to serve the needs of their clients.

We are grateful to the many practitioners who think of us when looking for a way to honor their clients’

wishes. We welcome the opportunity to meet with those who are interested in learning about how the

Foundation’s services can help maximize their clients’ charitable giving.

In 2011 and 2012, we were proud to partner with more than 80 professionals who brought the

message of the Community Foundation to their clients and we are pleased to recognize them

here for their leadership.

“ The Community Foundation is a

resource for me when my clients are

interested in charitable giving. I look

to the Community Foundation for

its exible solutions, top investment

performance and commitment to

donor intent. I know the Community

Foundation is maximizing my clients’

charitable assets so that they will have

a greater impact in our community and

beyond, and I trust the Community

Foundation to carry out my clients’

wishes established in their estate plan.”

–Jeffrey Katz, Esq.; Katz and Baehre


Members · Lisa J. Allen, Esq.

· Margaret Auerbach, Esq.

· Maxine W. Awner

· Brian D. Baird, Esq.

· David R. Barrett, C.P.A.

· James Barrett, C.P.A.

· Holly Beecher, Esq.

· David J. Blesy, C.P.A.

· Stephen Brady, C.P.A.

· Jillian Brevorka, Esq.

· W. Lawrence Buck

· Charles W. Chiampou, C.P.A.

· David Colligan, Esq.

· Anthony J. Colucci, Jr., Esq.

· Robert W. Constantine, Esq.

· Karen Cook Serotte, Esq.

· Victoria L. D’Angelo, Esq.

· Dale B. Demyanick, C.P.A.

· Richard B. Dopkins, Esq.

· Kenneth C. Drake, M.B.A.

· Gayle Eagan, Esq.

· Catherine Eberl, Esq.

· Patrick L. Emmerling, Esq.

· Mary Engler Roche, Esq.

· William C. Farner, Esq.

· David D. Fenster, Esq.

· Jennifer G. Flannery, Esq.

· Lawrence C. Franco, Esq.

· Robert Gailey

· Kevin Gaskill

· Warren B. Gelman, Esq.

· Patricia A. George, Esq.

· Robert M. Glaser, C.P.A.

· Kevin K. Gluc, Esq.

· Christopher T. Greene, Esq.

· Peter J. Grogan, C.F.P.

· Gordon R. Gross, Esq.

· Thomas J. Hanifin, Esq.

· William D. Harrington, Esq.

· Jeffrey Hirshberg, C.P.A.

· Elizabeth R. Hulley, C.F.P.

· Thomas R. Hyde, Esq.

· Luke Jacobs, Esq.

· Cheryl A. Jankowski, C.P.A.

· Edwin M. Johnston, III

· Jeffrey Katz, Esq.

· Henry Koziol, Jr., C.P.A., C.F.P.

· Charles F. Kreiner, Jr.

· Robert J. Kresse, Esq.

· Sally B. Logan, Esq.

· David J. Luzon, Esq.

· James L. Magavern, Esq.

· Gerard Mazurkiewicz, C.P.A.

· Charles W. McCollum

· Richard B. McCormick*

· David J. McNamara, Esq.

· Michael E. Munschauer, C.F.P.

· Edward C. Northwood, Esq.

· Robert J. Plache, Esq.*

· John P. Robshaw, Jr., Esq.

· Daniel Roblin III

· Robert W. Romeo, M.S., C.F.P.

· Alan K. Scheff

· Hyman M. Scheff

· Daniel D. Shonn, Jr., Esq.

· Roger B. Simon, Esq.

· Peter D. Spira, C.F.P.

· Rosemarie C. Steeb, C.P.A.

· Thomas A. Stewart

· Deborah Stauring

· Charles E. Telford, Esq.

· Melanie Collins Tisdale, Esq.

· Robert J. Travis, C.P.A.

· Nicole R. Tzetzo, Esq.

· Gregory J. Urban, C.P.A., C.V.A.

· James M. Wadsworth, Esq.

· Lisa Walsh

· Sharon Wick, Esq.

· Wayne D. Wisbaum, Esq.

* Deceased

Patricia George, Esq. listens to a speaker at a Professional Advisor Honor Roll luncheon.


Niagara Area FoundationYou’ve probably heard the old African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well switch out

the word “village” for “county” and that is what motivates and inspires the Niagara Area Foundation

on one of its initiatives. A geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo,

the Niagara Area Foundation recognized the critical need in Niagara County for high-quality early

education and, thus, the Niagara County Early Child Care Quality Improvement Project (QIP) was born.

When the Niagara Area Foundation set out to address this issue in 2010, research showed that

one in five children under the age of five were living in poverty in Niagara County. Many did not have

access to education before kindergarten because the daycare system focused on babysitting rather

than on educational programming.

To begin addressing these concerns, the Niagara Area Foundation partnered with Niagara University

to develop the QIP program and curriculum and the United Way of Greater Niagara to help implement

the reforms. The key funding partners, Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation and the Grigg-Lewis

Foundation, financially supported the efforts. Together this team has made great strides toward early

childhood education enrichment.

To date, QIP has provided training and support to 20 centers and more than 50 staff at those sites

have earned certificates of completion. Ten additional centers are currently going through the training.

Early childhood education is just one of the initiatives that the Niagara Area Foundation supports to

improve the value of life in Niagara County. For more information about the Niagara Area Foundation

and how you can get involved to support efforts in Niagara County, contact Holly Mergenhagen, Esq.,

at (716) 852-2857, ext. 207.

Annual Report 2012 | 43 Children benefitting from curriculum enrichment as a result of the NAF Quality Improvement Program.

Funds · Dale L. Askey Memorial Fund

· Thelma L. and Milfred R. Beck Fund

· Henry E. and Susan W. Beamer Endowment Fund

· The Lorraine M. and Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Trust

· Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund

· Agnes Clarke Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund

· Barbara C. and Edward M. Brink Fund

· Caldwell Family Fund

· Joanne and Franklyn Collins Fund

· Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. and Maryanne Harvey Fund

· Eastern Niagara Fund

· Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Fund

· Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund

· Freischlag Scholarship Fund

· Franasiak Park Philanthropic Fund

· Fund for Niagara Hospice

· Grigg-Lewis Philanthropic Fund

· Theresa Elizabeth Insana Memorial Scholarship Fund

· Laird Family Foundation

· Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association Endowment Fund

· Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund

· Lockport Lions Club Sight Fund

· Lockport High School Foundation Philanthropic Fund

· Stephen C. McKinney Scholarship Fund

· Joseph and Riva Mehr Fund

· Thomas F. Miklejn Scholarship Fund

· Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund

· Niagara Education Foundation Fund

· Niagara Family & Children’s Fund

· Our Lady of Lebanon Fund

· Patricia L. Parkinson Scholarship Fund

· Positive Youth Development Philanthropic Fund

· The Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust

· Daunt & Irene Stenzel Scholarship Fund

· Troop 6 Ernie Beamer Memorial Scout Fund

· Fern J. White and Neva A. Jackling Scholarship Fund

· Wilson Free Library Forever Friends Endowment Fund

· YWCA of Niagara Fund

· YWCA of Niagara Ruth N. Downes Fund for Domestic Violence

· YWCA of Niagara Munk/Human Memorial Scholarship Trust


Wyoming FoundationOn a crisp fall day in Wyoming County, hundreds gathered for a historic needs forum hosted

by the Wyoming Foundation, a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation. It is believed

to be the first of its kind in the county where residents were invited to discuss not only the health

needs of the community, but also the needs of the arts and culture, education and business

sectors. The event brought together more than 100 partners.

After presentations on the 2012 Wyoming County health needs assessment and the other

county needs mentioned above, residents participated in a process to prioritize the most

important issues facing the county. Residents engaged in lively discussions with Wyoming

Foundation donors, county leaders, both business and elected, along with representatives

of nonprofit organizations.

A final question was asked at the end of the day: “Based on what you heard today, if you had

$1 billion, which issue would you focus on and why?” The answers were instrumental in charting a

future course of giving and programming for the Wyoming Foundation. The focus in 2013 and beyond

will be on building an education-to-jobs pipeline and marketing the county’s arts and culture highlights.

For more information about the Wyoming Foundation and how you can get involved to support efforts

in Wyoming County, call (585) 285-4135.

Funds · Michael & Elaine Almeter 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

· Stacy Marie Geercken Scholarship Fund

· Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund

· Mabel Mason Fund

· Middlebury Historical Society Fund

· Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund

· Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund

· Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund

· Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund

· Wyoming Foundation Endowment Fund

· Wyoming Free Library Fund

Sandy Kushner and Jessie Barth at Wyoming Needs Forum.


Karen Six, Wyoming Foundation Board Member, presents research findings at needs forum.

Partners discussing issues at needs forum.

Annual Report 2012 | 47 46 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

New Clients 2012 ·Robert A. and Ruth E. Allen Memorial Fund I

·Lorraine M. and Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Trust

·Ilka Cohn Educational Fund

·Ilka Cohn Health Fund

·Annette Cravens Fund

·Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Fund

·Philip Frandina Scholarship Fund

·GHHI Data Support

·GHHI Health & Safety Fund

·Roberta Grimm Charitable Gift Fund

·Gronk Nation Youth Foundation

·Ilene N. Hein Fund

·H. Reed Hunt Fund

·Joy Family Foundation

·Jane B. Kinkead Community Service Fund

·Knight Foundation Environmental iPost Fund

·AJL Fund

·Norman E. Mack, II Fund

·Raymond F. May, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund

·Thomas and Jennie Militello Family Foundation

·Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund

·Melba and Richard Seibold Fund

·Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe Fund

·Elinor Townsend Trust

·Townson Family Foundation

·Blanch H. Van Valkenburgh Scholarship


All FundsFor more than 90 years, generous individuals, families and organizations have entrusted the Community

Foundation to steward their charitable resources. We are honored to help these donors make the most

of their generosity and take great care to deliver grants in their names exactly as they have directed.

The following pages list all of the charitable funds that make up the Community Foundation

for Greater Buffalo as of the end of 2012, noting the year that each was established.

For information about how the Community Foundation can help you establish a permanent

source of support to benefit the communities, causes and organizations you care about,

please contact Betsy Constantine at (716) 852–2857, ext. 217.

Funds · 21st Century Fund 1999

· 43 x 79 Philanthropic Fund 2003

· Acacia Park Fund 2008

· Advancing Arts & Culture Endowment Fund 2007

· AJL Fund 2012

· Charlotte Albright Fund 2008

· Dorothy & Eugene Allbert Fund 2010

· James and Kristin Allen Fund 2010

· Robert A. and Ruth E. Allen Memorial Fund I 2012

· Allentown Village Society, Inc. Scholarship Fund 1998

· Michael & Elaine Almeter Fund 2007

· Paul & Jean Almeter Fund 2004

· Ina D. Alt Trust 1989

· Amherst South Rotary Club Endowment Fund 2001

· Anna May Andrews Trust 1962

· Joseph & Margaret Andrews Educational Trust Fund 1988

· William Henry Andrews Bequest 1924

· Elizabeth and John Angelbeck Foundation 2009

· Joyce and Stuart Angert Fund 2011

· Annual Odd Fellows— Rebekah Award 1981

· Anonymous Donor Foundation Endowment Fund 2006

· Arts Academy Fund 2002

· Fund for the Arts 2005

· Arts Services Initiative 2011

· Dale L. Askey Memorial Fund 2006

· Emily E. Babchak Memorial Fund 1996

· Cameron Baird Endowment Fund for BP Chorus 1985

· Cameron Baird Fund 1979

· Dara L. Barker Memorial Fund 1992

· Leonard M. Barkin Environmental Conservation Trust for Youth 2007

· C. Edgar Barlow Scholarship Fund 1965

· Nora Shea Barnwell Endowment Fund 2004

· James M. and Barbara J. Barrett Family Foundation 2010

· Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Memorial Essay Contest 2007

· Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the Arts 1996

· Henry E. and Susan W. Beamer Endowment Fund 2004

· Thelma L. and Milfred R. Beck Fund 2004

· George E. Becker Fund for Heart Research 1963

· Bell Bequest— Buffalo General Hospital 1959

· Bell Bequest— Clarkson University 2007

· Bell Bequest— Crippled Children’s Guild 1959

· Bell Bequest—Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired 1959

· Bell Bequest—Erie County S.P.C.A. 1959

· Bell Bequest—Hobart College 1959

· Bell Bequest—Mental Diseases 1959

· Bell Bequest—National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction 1959

· Bell Bequest—U.B. School of Engineering 1959

· Bell Fund Trust #1 1960

· Bell Fund Trust #2 1960

· Grover E. Bell Award 1957

· Herbert L. Bellamy, Sr. & Irene A. Bellamy Philanthropic Fund 2007

· Edgar Bellersheim Scholarship Fund 1975

· Benaiah Fund 2010


· Adrian A. & Betsy B. Bennett Fund 1988

· Bennett Alumni Association Foundation Fund 2002

· Bennett High School Alumni Scholarship Fund 1975

· Better Buffalo Fund 2011

· Harry J. Beu Scholarship Fund 2010

· Alanson C. Bigalow Scholarship Fund 1991

· Josephine Biontolillo Bequest 1976

· Charles A. & Anne L. Bird Fund 2001

· Corrine G. Bird Bequest 1972

· Peter D. Blacher Health Care Fund 1997

· Virgil A. & Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund 1997

· Brian H. Blesy Memorial Scholarship Fund 1998

· Anna Kowalska Bley Music Memorial Award 2000

· Maurice G. Bley Drama Memorial Award 2000

· BlueCross BlueShield Physicians Fund for Children’s Health 1998

· Jule Bogner Philanthropic Fund 2008

· Robert Bojdak & Sarah Williams Fund 2005

· Bollier Family Fund 1996

· Dr. Germante L. Boncaldo Scholarship Fund 1983

· Book and Material Buying Endowment Fund 2006

· Tom Borrelli Memorial Fund 2009

· Richard Boyd Bowen Memorial Scholarship Fund 1981

· Richard W. Bowen Fund 2009

· Kathleen M. Box-Krycia Memorial Scholarship Fund 1995

· Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Fund 2008

· Boys & Girls Club of Eden Fund 2006

· BP/Carborundum Scholarship Fund 1996

· BPS Officers Search Philanthropic Fund 2006

· Lorraine M. and Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Trust 2012

· Irma Brand Bequest 1985

· David & Jessica Brason Philanthropic Fund 2005

· James E. Braunberns Bequest 1980

· Anthony A. Brese Scholarship 1971

· Rosalie H. Bretzfelder Fund 1977

· John Bridge Memorial Fund 1973

· Belmore Hicks Bridgford Fund 2011

· Brighter Future Philanthropic Fund 2008

· Barbara C. and Edward M. Brink Fund 2010

· Jean M. Brown Fund 2007

· Agnes Clarke Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund 2001

· Jean Knowlton Brown Fund 1976

· Ruben Brown Foundation 2003

· Henry W. & Martha L. Bruner Philanthropic Fund 2004

· Stanley A. Brzezinski Memorial Fund 2000

· Brzezinski Philanthropic Fund 1998

· BTF Make a Dream Come True Scholarship Fund 2007

· Sarah Hill Buck Philanthropic Fund 2004

· Jane and Lawrence Buck Philanthropic Fund 2002

· Martin A. Buecking Bequest 1971

· Buffalo Audubon Endowment Fund 2000

· Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance Scholarship Fund 2000

· Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Fund 2000

· Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Permanent Endowment Fund 2007

· Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Endowment Fund 1988

· Buffalo Rotary Foundation Fund 2009

· Buffalo Seminary Alumnae Association 1924

· Buffalo Seminary Board Designated Investment Fund 2011

· Buffalo Seminary Brown Funds 2011

· Buffalo Seminary Core Investment Fund 2011

· Buffalo Seminary Historic Dollar Value Preservation Fund 2011

· Buffalo Seminary Jean Wright Hudson Fund 2011

· Buffalo Yacht Club Fund 2001

· Joseph E. Buran Music Fund 2007

· Burtsell-Steuernagel Memorial Fund 1983

· Michael R. Butler & Glenys Maschoff Butler Fund 2000

· Walter L. Byram Bequest 1990

· Kate Cady Endowment Fund 2004

· Caerus Forum Philanthropic Fund 2009

· Alfred Caffiero Foundation Philanthropic Fund 2003

· Caldwell Family Fund 2002

· Christopher Callan Memorial Scholarship Fund 1999

· Callan Family Scholarship Fund 1999

· Calpin Family Fund 2007

· Elizabeth J. Cappella Birthday Trust 1995

· Career Aspiration Scholarship Fund 2007

· Cargill Scholarship Fund 1983

· Gustaf & Sigrid Carlson Memorial Fund 1989

· Margaret E. Carnahan Bequest 1975

· Leonard M. Castrianno Scholarship Fund 2003

· Philip & Joyce Celniker Family Fund 2007

· Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature Fund 2009

· Eldon H. Chaddock Bequest 1982

· Robert J. Chambers, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund 1997

· R. Mark Chandley Scholarship Fund 2007

Community Foundation Board Member Jim Biltekoff and wife Joanne.


· Clifford C. Chapman Memorial Fund 2001

· Dr. Norman Chassin Endowment Fund 1973

· Irwin H. Cheskin Fund 2010

· Children’s Programming & Resources Endowment Fund 2006

· Willis E. Chilson Memorial Fund 1992

· Mark Chowaniec Memorial Fund 1991

· Russell C. Christ, Jr. Fund 2007

· William & Ida Christie Fund for Music 2004

· Mary and Robert Chur Scholarship Fund 1997

· Frances G. Churchill Bequest Fund f.b.o. the Churchill Memorial United Methodist Church 2000

· Helen Anderson Cobb Bequest 1971

· Velma C. Cobb Scholarship Fund 2000

· Ilka Cohn Educational Fund 2012

· Ilka Cohn Health Fund 2012

· Colligan Family Fund 2009

· Collins Family Trust 2009

· Bronson and Margaret Collins Scholarship Fund 1998

· Joanne and Franklyn Collins Fund 2005

· Michael Collins and Kathleen O’Leary Charitable Fund 2010

· James and Judith Collord Fund 2007

· Community Impact Fund 2005

· Conable Family Foundation Fund 2005

· Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund 1988

· Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Scholarship 1988

· Owen D. Connolly Flex Fund 2007

· Convergence Partnership Fund 2010

· Gerhard A. & Lura L. Cook Educational Fund 1985

· Sonja H. & Carlton P. Cooke, Jr. Fund 1997

· Joseph & Bernadette S. Corcoran Fund 1986

· Peter C. Cornell Trust 2011

· Russell E. Corser Fund 1995

· Kathryn R. Cottrell Scholarship Fund 1998

· Annette Cravens Fund 2012

· Betty Crump Fund 2007

· Wilma T. Csont Fund 1998

· Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative Endowment Fund 2009

· Damon Family Fund 1997

· Mason O. Damon Endowment Fund 2006

· Grace Neff Daniels Memorial 1951

· Dorothy C. Darlak Memorial Fund 2000

· Herbert F. - Bertha W. Darling Trust 1973

· Herbert F. & Jane K. Darling Philanthropic Fund 1999

· Louis R. Davidson Bequest 1942

· Ethel M.C. Davis Scholarship Fund 1980

· Davis Family Fund 2008

· D-B Trust 1985

· Eaton Deabold Scholarship Fund 1982

· Deaconess Hospital Nurses Alumni Fund 2006

· James and Ethel DeAmesy Fund 2007

· Decillis Family Philanthropic Fund 2004

· Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D. and Maryanne Harvey Fund 2007

· Elizabeth Deichman Fund 2010

· Elizabeth Deichman Fund f.b.o. Buffalo Animal Shelter 2008

· M. Dolores Denman Fund for Community Needs 2000

· Heather J. DePaolo-Johnny Memorial Fund 2004

· DePerno Family Fund 2001

· Loraine Altro Dietz Scholarship Fund 1982

· Disaster Relief Fund 2004

· Alfred H. & Irene N. Dobrak Trust 2001

· David Donald Fund 1972

· Holly Augspurger Donaldson Fund 1993

· Dopkins Philanthropic Fund 2008

· Stu & Nancy Dorfman Foundation 2010

· Paul P. Dosberg University of Pennsylvania Scholarship 1985

· Francis P. Douglas Memorial Fund 2000

· Henry and Constance Drew Foundation for Children 1998

· Joe & Brett Ski Scholarship Fund 1988

· Jerome Dreyfuss Scholarship Fund 1994

· Peter Dominik, Helen & Paul Leon Drumsta Memorial Fund 2004

· Eagan Family Endowment Fund 2005

· Eastern Niagara Fund 2000

· Ross & Mary Alice Eckert Fund 2006

Drew family with 2011 Annual Report, featuring their fund’s namesakes Henry and Constance Drew.


· Dr. Kenneth H., Sr. and Marjorie B. Eckhert Fund (1) 2009

· Dr. Kenneth H., Sr. and Marjorie B. Eckhert Fund (2) 2009

· ECMC Lifeline Fund 2005

· Economic Self-Sufficiency Endowment Fund 2007

· Eden Community Foundation 2002

· Darwin E. & Evelyn E. Ellis Fund 2000

· Pauline Ellis Scholarship Fund 1945

· Marjorie & Mary Louise Emerson Bequest 1999

· Esther Link Emig Fund 1990

· Empire of America Federal Savings Bank Scholarship Fund 1954

· Barbara Ennis Endowment Fund 2000

· Fund for the Environment 1997

· Erie County SPCA Fund 2007

· Herman G. and Emma A. Ernst Fund 1965

· Herman G. and Emma A. Ernst Fund for Catholic Charities 1965

· Josephine & Michael Ervolina Charitable Fund 2010

· Evans Bank Foundation Fund 2002

· Derek Falkenbach Scholarship Fund 2008

· FANA Scholarship Fund 1999

· Emmons B. Farrar Scholarship Fund 1969

· June Farrington Fund 2008

· Ruth E. Farrington Bequest 1988

· Theodore S. Fassett Memorial Fund 1976

· Paul S. Feinstein Scholarship Fund 2002

· David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund 1990

· Donald Ferguson Fund 2004

· Peter J. Ferraro Memorial Fund 1995

· Edward A. and Stephanie E. Fial Fund 2010

· Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Scholarship Fund 1998

· Finer Buffalo Fund 2002

· Fischle - Laesser Endowment Fund 2009

· Fisher Family Fund 2001

· Burt Flickinger, Jr. Leadership Fund 1997

· Doris L. Flierl Trust 1990

· G&W Follies Scholarship Fund 2000

· George & Lydia Richards Form Endowment Fund 2006

· Frank S. Fosdick Scholarship 1924

· Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Fund 2012

· M. Florence Fraley Fund in memory of her son, George K. Fraley, Jr. 1956

· Franasiak Park Philanthropic Fund 2007

· Philip Frandina Scholarship Fund 2012

· Harriet Frank Scholarship Fund 1981

· Jeffrey Freedman & Barbara Hamilton Philanthropic Fund 2005

· Freischlag Scholarship Fund 2001

· Fay & Fred Friedman Family Foundation Fund 2003

· Friends of Chamber Music 2009

· Marjorie D. Frink Scholarship Fund 1972

· Fund for Nature 2010

· Fuzak Family/Joan M. & Victor T. Fuzak Fund 1998

· Galbraith Family Fund 2006

· Lawrence J. and Elizabeth R. Gallick Fund 2009

· Sean P. Galliher, Jr. Scholarship Fund 2004

· William Paul Ganley Scholarship Fund 1998

· Elizabeth Crosby Gardner Fund 1974

· Helen S. Garms Bequest 2002

· Gateway—Longview Future Fund 2007

· Stacy Marie Geercken Scholarship Fund 2007

· Eleanor M. and Willard A. Genrich Scholarship Fund 1999

· George Family Foundation 2004

· GHHI Data Support 2012

· GHHI Health & Safety Fund 2012

· GHHI Workforce Development 2011

· Jean E. Gilmore Philanthropic Fund 2007

· Robert and Sally Gioia Fund 2011

· Anthony H. and Richard E. Gioia Fund 1977

· Gisel Family Fund 2010

· Norman Goldfarb Award Fund 1994

· Dr. Richard & Cheri Goldman Philanthropic Fund 2006

· Dena Goldstein Memorial Scholarship Fund 2002

· Gondree Family Fund 2010

· Good Schools for All Endowment Fund 1998

· Diane J. Goodberry Memorial Scholarship Fund 2005

· William F. Goodson Bequest 1981

Donors Betsy Mitchell (left) and Rev. Ellen Montgomery visit select Foundation sponsored projects on Buffalo’s East Side on behalf of the Josephine Goodyear Foundation.


· Josephine Goodyear Foundation Fund 2006

· Graham-Kucera Philanthropic Fund 2000

· Joanne Champion Granger Fund 1994

· Grassroots Garden J. Milton Zeckhauser Memorial Endowment Fund 2007

· Great Lakes United Endowment Fund 2000

· Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Fund 1961

· Grelick Family Foundation 2009

· Grigg-Lewis Philanthropic Fund 2000

· Roberta Grimm Charitable Gift Fund 2012

· Elmer P. Groben Memorial Fund 1979

· Thekla R. Groben Bequest 1969

· Gronk Nation Youth Foundation 2012

· Dr. Alan J. Gross Dental Student Fund 1998

· Gordon R. & Gretchen S. Gross Family Fund II 2000

· Lou Gross Memorial Fund 2010

· Grosvenor Society Endowment Fund 2006

· Seth Grosvenor Book and Material Endowment Fund 2006

· G. R. S. Fund 1996

· Joan Willard Gruen Philanthropic Fund 2000

· Lillian M. Gruener Business Education Scholarship Fund 1998

· William J.C. & Louise Grupp Memorial Fund 1994

· Ray Guenter Scholarship Fund 2007

· Helen Habermehl Charitable Lead Trust 1996

· Charles & Marion Hahn Fund 1955

· Gary P. Hall Endowment Fund 2011

· Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund 1997

· Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Theatre Fund 2011

· Thomas J. Hanfin BPO Fund 2007

· Thomas J. Hanifin BPO Fund II 2010

· Rae A. Hanigan Memorial Fund 1965

· Leonard L. & Blanche F. Hank Fund 1994

· Andrew C. Hansen Scholarship Fund 1938

· Daphne Hare Fund 1997

· Harvard Summer Community Service Fund 2010

· Harvey Family Fund 1997

· Dominik Hasek Sports & Scholarship Fund 2001

· Hawk Creek Foundation Fund 1999

· Health Foundation of Western and Central New York Philanthropic Fund 2002

· HealthNow Healthy Living Endowment Fund 2011

· HealthNow Healthy Living Fund 2011

· William J. & Frieda H. Heckelman Memorial Fund 1995

· Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund (1) 2006

· Leo J. Winter & Marie R. Winter Heim Fund (2) 2006

· Ilene N. Hein Fund 2012

· Loren Hendrix Memorial Award 1974

· William Hengerer Company Fund 1943

· Margaret Bierl Herr Memorial Fund 2000

· Herbert A. Hickman Fund 1966

· High Tower Fund 2008

· Mildred T. Hill Fund 1991

· Harry S. Hilliker Bequest 1936

· Hispanic Women’s League Endowment Fund 2006

· Historic & Architectural Landmarks Endowment Fund 2007

· Carolynne Schutz Hoddick Memorial Campership Fund 1975

· L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. Family Fund 2006

· Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund 2007

· Marie S. and Frederic K. Houston Fund 2011

· Dr. Irene Hu and Ronald Chang Scholarship Fund 2007

· Jayne & Phil Hubbell Foundation 2005

· HUD Lead Outreach 2008

· Martin R. Hughson Memorial Fund 1978

· Geoffrey Hull Memorial Scholarship 1997

· Robert & Eileen Hull Fund 2005

· John Hulley and Elizabeth Rydzynski-Hulley Fund 2011

· Human Services Research & Planning Fund 2004

· H. Reed Hunt Fund 2012

Donor Gordon Gross (center) with daughters, Sandra Gross Wolchock (left) and Debra Gross Weiner (right)


· Hutch-Tech Alumni Scholarship Fund 2000

· Industrial Educational Fund 1987

· Ingleside Home Memorial Fund 1980

· Theresa Elizabeth Insana Memorial Scholarship Fund 2005

· International Association of Administrative Professionals Scholarship Fund 1954

· Mariann Inzinna Camp Good Days & Special Times Fund 2001

· Mariann Inzinna Extra Mile Fund 2001

· Bill and Jean Irr Family Foundation 2011

· Irsch Fund 1999

· I.T.L. Philanthropic Fund 2000

· Lawrence D. Jacobs Memorial Fund 2001

· Grover & Isabel James Fund 2002

· A. Wesley Johns Fund (as established in the Will of June B. Johns) 2005

· D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Philanthropic Fund 1998

· D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund 2003

· Gail Johnstone Community Leadership Fund 2007

· A. David & Heather M. Jones Advisory Fund 2002

· Blanche B. Joseph Trust 1939

· Jacob G. Joseph Bequest 1932

· Jacob G. Joseph Bequest (Camp) 1932

· Jacob G. Joseph Bequest — Jewish Federation 1932

· Josh’s Journey Fund 2009

· Joy Family Foundation 2012

· William and Anne Joyce Fund 2010

· Junior League of Buffalo 1919 Fund 2004

· Just Pizza Charity Fund 2009

· Linda A. & Kenneth R. Kahn Fund 2004

· Kaleida Health Fund to Support the Provision of Uncompensated Primary Care in Buffalo 2011

· Peter G. Karamanos II Scholarship Fund 2001

· Nellie Karlak Scholarship 1977

· Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Karsten Scholarship Fund 2000

· Ruth M. Keeney Bequest 1974

· Ruth M. Keeney Scholarship 1974

· Howard Kellogg Trust 1946

· Kensington High School Alumni Association Fund 1988

· Jenna Kern Memorial Scholarship Fund 1999

· C. Taylor Kew Memorial Fund 1992

· James William Kideney & Isabel Houck Kideney 1992

· Donald E. Killingbeck Memorial Fund 2006

· Louise Kimberly Bequest 1923

· Ralph Kimberly Bequest 1973

· Kinerk Family Fund 1999

· Barbara King & Marion Mabee Memorial Fund 2005

· Jane B. Kinkead Community Service Fund —Faith United Methodist Church 2011

· Jane B. Kinkead Community Service Fund—Greenfield 2012

· Alfred H. & Emma M. Kirchhofer Fund 1987

· Kittinger Family Fund 1993

· Kiwanis Club of Kensington Fund 1996

· Klein Family Philanthropic Fund 2009

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest — American Red Cross 1934

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest — Children’s Guild 1934

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest— Episcopal Church Home Foundation of WNY, Inc. 1934

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest— Evangelical Lutheran 1934

· Albert J. Klinck Bequest— Fresh Air Mission 1934

· Albert J. Klinck Memorial Fund 1934

· Charles M. Knapp Educational Memorial Fund 1970

· Knight Foundation Environmental iPost 2012

· Knight Foundation Grow Citizen Journalism 2011

· Knight Foundation Grant Fund 2008

· Florence L. Knorl Memorial Kensington High School Scholarship Fund 2003

· Howard J. Knorl Scholarship Fund 1972

· John T. and Carol V. Kociela Endowment 2010

· John Howland Koekkoek Endowment for Fair Housing Education (1) 2011

· John Howland Koekkoek Endowment for Fair Housing Education (2) 2011

· Madeline A. Kraft Bequest 1949

· Kreher Family Fund 2006

· Howard G. Kreiner Bequest 1975

· Kresge Foundation—Talent Dividend 2011

· Krieger Family Fund 2000

Donors Margery Nobel (left) and Sue Gardner (right).


· Albert P. & Maryon C. Krueger Fund 1994

· L414 Children’s Memorial Fund 1997

· Labor of/for Love Fund 2002

· Herbert P. Ladds, Jr. Scholarship Fund 2007

· Allen & Lillian Laese Memorial Fund 2006

· Allen & Lillian Laese Scholarship Fund 2006

· Lafayette High School Scholarship Fund 2004

· Dr. Harry G. LaForge Bequest 1988

· Laird Family Foundation 2004

· Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier Endowment Fund 2005

· Frank P. Langley, Jr. I 2011

· Frank P. Langley, Jr. Philanthropic Fund 2002

· Edith Haake Lankler Scholarship 1942

· Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund 1997

· Albert H. Laub Bequests 1973

· Howard C. Laverack Bequest 1994

· Lawley Services Inc. Scholarship Fund 2006

· Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program - Erie County DOH 2011

· David & Marie Leamy Endowed Fund 2006

· Legacy II Philanthropic Fund 1999

· Hubert George & Alice Shyne Leising Fund 1986

· Jamie Lembeck Memorial Fund 2008

· Edward H. Letchworth Bequest 1959

· Edward H. Letchworth Memorial Fund 1958

· Mrs. Rosemary LoDestro Lett Memorial Fund 1998

· Lewis Family Fund 2010

· Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association Endowment Fund 2010

· Library Foundation of Buffalo and Erie County, Inc. Fund 2006

· Library Foundation of Buffalo and Erie County, Inc. Permanent Endowment Fund 2006

· Olga Murray Lindberg— National League of American Pen Women Scholarship Fund 2005

· L.K.P. Trust 1973

· Lockport High School Foundation Philanthropic Fund 2006

· Lockport Lions Club Sight Fund 2006

· Lockport Public Library Endowment Fund 2001

· Locust Street Art Classes Forever Foundation 2011

· William F. Long Fund 2000

· Edward P. Lupfer Memorial Scholarship 1973

· Sam Lux Fund 2001

· Katherine & John MacDonald Foundation 1988

· Norman E. Mack, II Fund 2012

· R & J Magavern Fund 2005

· Antoinette Malanowicz Fund for Cancer Research 1981

· Horace L. Mann Memorial Fund 1947

· James & Margel Marean Endowed Fund 2006

· Julia W. Marks Fund 2001

· Marie A. Marshall Fund 1997

· Mabel Mason Fund 2007

· Arlene and Ruth Mathews Fund 2007

· Raymond F. May, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund 2012

· Scott B. Maybee Scholarship Fund 2002

· Belton & Mabel McCarley Scholarship Fund 2003

· Lilla B. McCready Bequest 1926

· Heather A. McGowan Scholarship Fund 1992

· Frank and Donna McGuire Fund 1994

· Stephen C. McKinney Scholarship Fund 1996

· Grace Fallon & Rapier Hayden McMenamy Fund 2001

· Arthur J., Alice M. & Dr. James McMullen Memorial Fund 1981

· Meals on Wheels of Buffalo & Erie County Endowment 1990

· Barbara T. Meech and Robert B. Meech Fund 1997

· Joseph and Riva Mehr Fund 2009

· Robert H. & Rita Meier Memorial Scholarship Fund 1997

· Melson Fund 2004

· Messer Foundation— Permanent Fund 2010

· Ida M. Mevius Bequest 1980

· MIBBS Fund 2000

· Middlebury Historical Society Fund 2007

· Thomas F. Miklejn Scholarship Fund 2001

· Benjamin Milak Memorial Scholarship Fund 1993

· Thomas and Jennie Militello Family Foundation 2012

· Dr. Gustave P. Milkey and Janet B. Milkey Fund 1996

· Alice Greger Miller Memorial Fund 1996

· Lloyd A. Miller Scholarship Fund 1972

· Susan & Richard Minekime Family Fund 2000

· Sperry W. Miner Bequest 1998

· Amos J.—Leigh Hunt Minkel Student Award 1953

· Marcella & Felix Mioducki Fund 1980

· Marcella & Felix Mioducki Fund for Cancer Research 1980

· Miss Buffalo Fund 2004

· Mitchell Family Philanthropic Fund 2000

· MJH Fund 2007

Donors Chet and Delight Dann at 21st Century Fund Event.


· Edward H. Moeller Scholarship Fund 1949

· Mildred Moffat Bequest-Community Music School 1966

· Mothers’ Club of Buffalo Scholarship Fund 2005

· MPZ Endowment Fund 1997

· Dan & Jeannine Mullan Philanthropic Fund 2004

· Sarah & Richard Munschauer Fund 1996

· Nativity Fund 1997

· Henry M., Patricia A., & Mary Brainard Naylon Bequest 1995

· Robert B. Newcomb Trust 1993

· Jon Newman Memorial Scholarship Fund 2004

· NFJC of WNY Fund 2011

· Niagara Area Foundation Endowment Fund 2000

· Niagara Education Foundation Fund 2006

· Niagara Family & Children’s Fund 2004

· Niagara Relicensing Environmental Coalition Fund 2009

· Fund for Niagara Hospice 2004

· Norman A. Schoell Scholarship Fund 1995

· NTHS Alliance for Higher Education & Development Fund 2002

· NYS Office of the Attorney General— GHHI 2010

· NYS—WNY Environmental Coalition 2010

· John R. Oishei Foundation Scholarship Program Fund 1999

· Nathalie Hawthorne Olena Bequest 2001

· Mary Louise Olmsted Fund 2008

· Open Key Fund 1980

· Orchard Park Lions Club Trust Fund 1999

· Orchard Park Public Library Endowment Fund 1997

· Robert Oristaglio Humanitarian Award 1995

· Pearl B. & J. Lawrence Osborne Memorial Fund 1996

· Our Lady of Lebanon Fund 2000

· James R. Owen Scholar/Athlete Cross Country Award Scholarship 1998

· Park School Foundation of Buffalo 2010

· Patricia L. Parkinson Scholarship Fund 2009

· Norma and Samuel Payne Fund 1994

· Pediatric Digestion & Motility Disorders Society 1989

· Gretchen Rand Penney Bequest 1970

· Ralph F. Peo Fund 2011

· J. Warren Perry & Charles Donald Perry Memorial Trust 2001

· Michael J. Perry Scholarship Fund 2002

· Pet Emergency Endowment Fund 2008

· Hanna Peters Trust 1999

· Norma E. Pfeifer Fund 2002

· PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara Endowment Fund 2002

· Albert & Mildred Pfrender Bequest 1996

· Alexander & Irene Phillips Scholarship Fund 2004

· Phillips Lytle Foundation 2001

· Pickburn Memorial Fund for Wildlife 2003

· Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund 1996

· Pinto Foundation Fund 2003

· Planned Parenthood of Buffalo & Erie County Fund 2003

· Police Athletic League of Buffalo Agency Endowment Fund 2007

· Benny J. Polizzi Memorial Award Fund 1998

· Edwin Polokoff Fund 2006

· Georgina Polokoff Fund 2006

· Braman Pomeroy Trust 1998

· Horace B. Pomeroy Fund 1949

· Edgar F. Pope Scholarship Fund 1995

· Positive Youth Development Philanthropic Fund 2008

· Susan Harvey Prentis Fund 1986

· Professional Engineers Fund 1982

· Lawrence Quinn Fund 2011

· Marnie Currie Quinones Scholarship Fund 2003

· Reducing Racial & Ethnic Disparities Endowment Fund 2008

· Mary A. Hodson & Josephine E. Radziwon Memorial Scholarship Fund 2010

· Elizabeth A. Rambo Bequest 1985

· George F. Rand Bequest 1943

· Mr. & Mrs. George F. Rand Memorial Fund 1919

· George F. - Isabel W. Rand Memorial Fund 1951

· May C. Randazzo Scholarship Fund 1998

· Rare Book and Special Collections Endowment Fund 2006

· Gregory K. Raynor Memorial Fund 2000

· Douglas L. Rehlaender Trust 1979

· Ruth B. Reinhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund 1993

· Eugene T. Reville Memorial Scholarship Fund 1990

· Charles Elbert Rhodes Scholarship Bequest 1934

· Molly & Luke Rich Mental Health Fund 2003

· Sara B. Richmond Scholarship Fund 1930

· Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Memorial Fund 1988

· Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Memorial Fund—Buffalo Psychiatric Center 1988

· Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Memorial Fund-Network of Religious Communities 1988

· Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Riefler Scholarship Fund 1988

· Charles and Alice Rolland Scholarship Fund 1999

Reception to welcome new Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Pamela C. Brown (Center) with Ruth Bryant (left) and Earl Lynch (right).


· Arthur H. & Olga M. Rosche Environmental Education Fund 2003

· Ross Family Fund 2009

· Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Ross Fund 2008

· Natalie Kubera Roth Fund 1994

· Natalie Kubera Roth Fund for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 1994

· Jane Ruff Memorial Scholarship Fund 1999

· Rumsey Fund 1965

· Rupp Scholarship Award Fund 1985

· Nelson Russell Memorial Fund 2011

· Michael W. Russell Fund 2008

· C. Gordon Ryther Memorial Scholarship Fund 1987

· John P. Samson Memorial 1956

· Sandstone Trust 2009

· Howard T. Saperston, Sr. Trust 1989

· Philip S. Savage Trust 1974

· Estelle Sawyer Writing Award 1985

· Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Fund 2011

· C. Edgar & Roberta S. Schabacker Trust 1958

· Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund 2012

· Hy & Marjorie Scheff Foundation 2010

· Hyman & Marjorie Scheff Foundation #2 2011

· Alan and Michele Scheff Family Fund 2011

· Edward C. Schlenker Trust 1984

· Harley J. & Alice M. Schlieder Scholarship 1987

· William Kenneth Schmitt Fund 1987

· Schneider Family Fund 2007

· Norman A. Schoell Charitable Foundation Inc. Philanthropic Scholarship Fund 2006

· Schoellkopf Trust— University of Buffalo 1926

· Alfred H. Schoellkopf-Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D. Center for the Visually Impaired 1938

· Alfred H. Schoellkopf-Fresh Air Mission 1938

· Alfred H. Schoellkopf-Roswell Park 1938

· Jacob F. Schoellkopf-Jefferson Penn Fund 1922

· Jacob F. - Wilma S. Schoellkopf Trust 1946

· J.F. Schoellkopf, Jr. Bequest 1954

· Jacob F. & Wilma S. Schoellkopf Foundation Fund 2011

· J.F. Schoellkopf IV Memorial Fund 1969

· Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Fund 1982

· Judith Abbott Schoellkopf Memorial Fund 1981

· Walter H. Schoellkopf Memorial Fund 1946

· Laura C. Scholl Memorial Fund 1988

· Albert G. Schuele Scholarship Fund 1981

· (Albert), Maude & Marion Schuele Memorial Fund 1981

· Albert, Maude, & (Marion) Schuele Memorial Fund 1983

· Schultz Family Fund 2005

· Richard G. Schwind & Rhoda Robertson Schwind Fund 1998

· D. Sinclair Scott & Dorothy Doane Scott Fund 2006

· Bill and Helen Secen Philanthropic Fund 2001

· Dr. and Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund 2009

· Melba and Richard Seibold Fund 2012

· Irene Klingener Selover Fund 1993

· Albert R. & Alma E. Shadle Endowment Fund 1972

· Sgt. Daniel Shaw Memorial Fund 2008

· Brenda Kurtz Shelton & Harry C. Shelton Fund 1992

· Shifflet-Steffan Scholarship Fund 1999

· Bernard and Carolyn Shilt Scholarship Fund 1997

· Bernard & Estelle Siegel Fund 2004

· Sigma Alpha Nu Scholarship Fund 2001

· Leonard S. Sikora Scholarship Fund 1990

· Marjorie Joyce Simmons Memorial Medical Fund 1990

· Thomas K. Singer Charitable Trust 2011

· SJM3 Fund 2010

· Dr. Barnett A. Slepian Memorial Fund 1999

· Edna Foster Smith Bequest 1969

· Gretchen L. & A. Warren Smith, Jr. Changing Needs Fund 1998

· A. Warren Smith, Jr. and Gretchen L. Smith Fund 2010

· Harris N. Snyder Fund 1974

· Society of Financial Service Professionals Buffalo Chapter Endowment Fund 2002

· Elizabeth & Mary June Sonnenberg Scholarship Fund 2000

· Sovran Foundation For A Better WNY 2006

· Special Fund #7 1950

Nancy Orsi (front left), Ken Franasiak (front right), Peg Lynch (back left), and Mary Murphy (back right) are active supporters of the Niagara Area Foundation.


· Herman Spiegel and Amanda Spiegel Memorial Fund 2008

· Janet M. Sporleder Scholarship Fund 2002

· St. John Hospice Endowment Fund 2006

· Janina B. Staniewicz Scholarship Fund 2000

· Barbara C. Stanikunas Scholarship Fund 2002

· Lucie M. Stanton Scholarship Fund 1982

· Lucie M. Stanton Trust 1978

· Ellsworth M. Statler Trust 1955

· Rosemarie C. Steeb Endowment Fund 2009

· Daunt & Irene Stenzel Scholarship Fund 1999

· E.W. Dann Stevens Perpetual Endowment Fund 2011

· Charles E. Stewart Memorial Fund 1983

· Charles F. Stewart Scholarship Fund 1994

· Grace & Francis Stewart Humanities Scholarship 1987

· Evelyn Stiem Fund 1997

· Stockton Family Fund 1995

· Mr. & Mrs. Franz T. Stone Trust 1987

· Morton & Joan Stovroff Children’s Programming Endowment Fund 2006

· Daniel W. Streeter Memorial Fund 1972

· Ralph W. & Jane P. Strobel Memorial Fund 1992

· Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund 2007

· Studio Theatre School Fund 1992

· Adele W. & Francis X. Sturner Trust 1994

· Judy Summer Library Endowment Fund 2007

· Angelo F. Suozzi Memorial Scholarship Fund 1997

· Sustainable Use Fund of WNY 1997

· John P. & Lorraine Altwater Sutkus Charitable Fund 1998

· Swain Family Fund 2002

· Thomas Swan Fund 2003

· Swanson Community Fund 2000

· Joseph and Loretta Swart Fund 1990

· Evelyn Swarts Fund 2003

· Catherine Swerdloff Bequest 1973

· Swift Family Philanthropic Fund 2004

· Walter P. Sy, M.D. Scholarship Fund 2008

· Ruth S. Szalasny Memorial Scholarship Fund 2007

· Richard C.R. Taggesell Fund 1937

· Talboys Family Fund 2010

· Ambassador Paul D. Taylor ‘56 Scholarship Fund 2009

· Cecil J. Terwilliger Scholarship Fund 1986

· Edna M. Theobald Trust 1997

· William F. Thiel Trust 1993

· Lisa Georger Thompson Memorial Fund 1999

· Tifft Nature Preserve Fund 1999

· Stephen W. Tilton Bequest 1969

· Richard Tobe and Susan B. Tobe Fund 2012

· Tobin/Filvaroff Family Endowment 2009

· Margaret & Glenn Tome Scholarship Fund 2003

· City of Tonawanda Library Endowment Fund 2006

· Tops Friendly Markets Art & Music Scholarship 1993

· Tower - Niagara County Early Child Care QIP 2010

· Elinor Townsend Trust 2012

· Ethel Vick Wallace Townsend Memorial Fund 1967

· Townson Family Foundation 2012

· Trocaire College Endowment Fund 2004

· Troop 6 Ernie Beamer Memorial Scout Fund 2005

· Dr. Clarence A. Tyler Scholarship Fund 2008

· Jim & Donna Tyrpak Family Fund 2000

· United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Endowment 1962

· United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Endowment Fund 2007

· United Way Human Services Fund 2006

· Urban Christian Ministries Fund 2007

· USS The Sullivans (DD537) Fund 2007

· William L. Van Schoonhoven Fund 1990

· Blanch H. Van Valkenburgh Scholarship 2012

· Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund 2007

· Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund 2007

· Variety Club Foundation Fund 1998

· James W. Vogel Memorial Scholarship Fund 1983

· Frederick A. Vogt Scholarship Fund 1925

· Wadsworth Fund 1998

Donor Marcia O’Neil-White participates at a Say Yes Buffalo Quarterly Community Leadership Council Meeting.


· Carol G. Wagner Fund for Historic Research & Preservation 2010

· Wagner Family Fund 2004

· Aaron Matthew Waldeck Scholarship Fund 1998

· Elizabeth DeWees Walker Scholarship Fund 1927

· Helen V. Walker Bequest 1972

· William B. Walsh Trust Fund 1990

· Kuang Mei Wang Fund 2007

· Margaret M. Ward Bequest 1984

· Ward Family Fund 2011

· Dr. Paul L. Warner Memorial Chemistry Award 1984

· Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund 1991

· Lessie Lee Watts Fund 2001

· Frieda W. Waugh Memorial Fund 1984

· Frieda W. Waugh Memorial Student Fund 1984

· Monica M. Weidenbach Memorial Scholarship Fund 2000

· Bernard D. Welt & Ida Z. Welt Fund 1992

· Western New York Land Conservancy Endowment Fund 1999

· Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust 1969

· Alyne D. White Bequest 2002

· Fern J. White and Neva A. Jackling Scholarship Fund 2008

· Fred H. & Lorene L. White Fund 1999

· William and Betty Wilder Scholarship Fund 2009

· Betty Ball Wilder Fund 1999

· Walter Wiles Charitable Fund 2010

· Henrietta M. Wiley Bequest 1978

· Wilson Free Library Forever Friends Endowment Fund 2006

· Elizabeth W. Winters Philanthropic Fund 2006

· WNY Arts Initiative 2010

· WNY Lacrosse for Kids 2006

· WNY MEET Fund 2001

· WNY Women’s Foundation 1998

· Dick Wohler Hutch-Tech Professional Engineering Scholarship 1996

· Paul Wojtaszek Scholarship Fund 2011

· Genevieve Wojtusiak Fund 2004

· Polly Rumsey Wolfe Fund 1982

· Lee C. and Julie T. Wortham Family Fund 2007

· Wyoming County Medical & Nursing Scholarships 1997

· Wyoming Foundation Endowment Fund 2007

· Wyoming Free Library Fund 2007

· Lucinda Yang Scholarship Fund 1981

· YMCA Buffalo Niagara Agency Endowment Fund 2007

· Charlotte Yudell M.D. & Alexander Richman M.D. Philanthropic Fund 1999

· YWCA of Niagara Ruth N. Downes Fund for Domestic Violence 2009

· YWCA of Niagara Munk/Human Memorial Scholarship Trust 2011

· YWCA of Niagara Fund 2004

· Zebro Fund 2010

· Gustav & Grete M. Zimmer Bequest 1975

Sonja Cooke, daughter-in-law of Carlton Cooke, Sr. the executive director of the Foundation from 1963-1969, established a fund to carry on the family name forever. “I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the Foundation,” Mrs. Cooke said. Her fund is directed annually to the most strategic needs of the community.


Permanent Legacies, Charitable Investments and Funding PartnershipsIndividuals, families, foundations and organizations entrusted more than $37 million to the Community

Foundation in 2012. These dollars gave individuals and families an instrument for passing down family

values while providing support for favorite causes, created sources of perpetual support for treasured

nonprofit organizations, and helped co-fund our work on education, the arts and the environment.

Below is a list of those who entrusted $1,000 or more in charitable assets to the Community

Foundation in 2012.

· Estate of Ruth E. Allen

· Amgis Foundation

· Mr. and Mrs. H. John Angelbeck

· Joyce and Stuart Angert

· Anonymous (9)

· Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Ash

· Mr. James F. Askey

· Dr. and Mrs. Fred M. Atkins

· The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

· Balbach Family Foundation


· Allene C. Barans

· Mr. James M. Barrett

· Henry and Susan Beamer

· Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bertrand


· BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

· Computer Task Group

· Lorraine M. and Eugene P. Brady Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee

· Mr. and Mrs. David W. Brason

· Belmore H. Bridgford

· Mr. Colin W. Brown

· Mr. Keirn C. Brown, Jr.

· Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Bruner

· Ms. Ruth D. Bryant and Mr. Earl M. Lynch

· Estate of Wilma A. Buchman

· Buffalo Bills

· Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation, Inc.

· Buffalo Harbor Cruises

· The Buffalo Seminary

· Buffalo Seminary Alumnae Association

· Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Buran, Jr.

· Ms. Helen G. Burlingham

· Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Calpin

· Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Castrianno

· Celebrities for Charity Foundation, Inc.

· Mr. James E. Cheesman


· Citizens Bank Foundation

· Estate of Ilka Cohn

· David J. Colligan, Esq.

· Mr. Michael J. Collins and Dr. Kathleen O’Leary

· Mrs. Judith Collord

· Ms. Edith Conable

· Ms. Lisa Corrin

· Mrs. DuVal Cravens

· Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump

· James H. Cummings Foundation, Inc.

· Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cutting

· Ms. Laurie Dann and Mr. Tom Hunt

· The Davis Family Foundation

· Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Davis

· Deaconess Alumnae Association


· Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Decillis

· Ms. Margaret A. Diez

· Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Dorfman

· Ms. Carolyn W. Dougherty

· Dr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Davis

· Mr. and Mrs. James F. Eagan

· East Hill Foundation

· Mr. and Mrs. Ross Eckert


· Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ende

· Erie-Niagara Chapter of the NYS Society of Professional Engineers

· Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ervolina, Jr.

· Ms. Susan G. Ervolina

· Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ess

· Nyamekye Foundation

· Mr. Gary Eye

· Estate of June M. Farrington

· Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Ferguson

· Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation

· Mr. David B. Filvaroff and Ms. Nancy Tobin

· The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation


· Dr. Mildred J. Fischle

· Karen Stanley Fleming

· Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

· Mr.* and Mrs. Phillip F. Frandina

· Mr. Jeffrey M. Freedman and Ms. Barbara Hamilton

· Mr. Kent Frey

· Fay Friedman

· Ms. Marilyn J. Fuzak

· Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Fuzak

· Dr. Danis J. Gehl

· Mr. Scott W. Gehl and Dr. Danis J. Gehl

· Mr. Jeffrey M. Genrich

· Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. George

· Gibraltar Industries

· Mr. and Mrs. William G. Gisel, Jr.

· Goodwill Industries of Western New York

· Dr. Susan P. Graham and Dr. Jon C. Kucera

· Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Granger

· Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Association

· Mrs. Roberta J. Grimm

· Mr. and Ms. Matthew J. Grohol

· Mr. Gordon Gronkowski, Sr.

· Mr. Robert Gronkowski

· Pete Grum - Rand Capital

· Mr. Jeffrey F. Hart

· Health Foundation of Western and Central New York

· Estate of Ilene N. Hein

· David and Eva Herer

· Heritage Contract Flooring, L.L.C.

· Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hibschweiler

· Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hirshberg

· Estate of Marie Hopkins

· Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)

· Mr. and Mrs. Frederic K. Houston

· Mr. Philip H. Hubbell

· Hunt Charitable Foundation

· Estate of H. Reed Hunt

· Tom and Martha Hyde

· Immanuel United Methodist Church

· Irr Supply Centers, Inc.

· Mr. William R. Irr


· Dr. and Mrs. D. Bruce Johnstone

· Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Jolly

· Joy Family Foundation


· June M. Farrington Charitable Trust

· Dr. Richard T. and Dr. Barbara Jurasek

· Just Pizza Inc.

· Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn

· Kaleida Health

· Key Bank Foundation

· Lawley Service Inc.

· Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Lewis

· Lewiston Porter Alumni Association

· Mr. Angelo Liberatore

· The Long Firm LLP

· M&T Charitable Foundation

· Estate of Norman E. Mack

· Magavern Pool, Inc.

· Mr. and Mrs. James Marean

· Mr. Sam Magavern and Ms. Monica Angle

· The Marks Family Foundation

· Ms. Ruth Mathews

· Gerard and Barbara Mazurkiewicz

· Medina Sandstone Society, Inc.

· Millington Lockwood

· Jock and Betsy Mitchell

· Moog, Inc.


· Ms. Mary Murphy

· Mr. Kenneth Myszka

· National Black MBA Association, Inc. WNY Chapter

· Dr. and Mrs. Harry S. Newman

· Dr. and Mrs. David P. Nichols


· Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White

· Orthopedic Surgery, P.C.

· Mr. James R. Owen

· Parents Association for Hearing Handicapped Children of WNY

· The Park School of Buffalo

· Mr. Dean Pavlakis

Community Foundation donor and Cultures of Giving Legacy Intiative (CGLI) Council Member, Dr. Joan Yang, speaks to audience members at a CGLI cultivation event.


· Estate of J. Warren Perry

· Phillips Lytle LLP

· Mr. and Mrs. Rob Plunkett

· Public Relations Society of America

· Ms. Alicia A. Quinones

· Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Reagan

· Mr. Wayne R. Reilly

· Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Reinhardt

· Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rich, Jr.

· Mr. Robert Rich III

· Mr. and Mrs. David Rogers

· Dr. and Mrs. Louis Rosati

· Dr. Anne L. Saldanha

· Mr. Lou Santiago

· Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Scheff

· Mr. and Mrs. Hyman M. Scheff

· Mr. and Mrs. Jake Schneider

· The Norman A. Schoell Charitable Foundation, Inc.

· Estate of Jacob F. and Wilma S. Schoellkopf

· Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schwartz

· Hugh B. Scott

· Seneca Holdings, LLC

· Shawangunk Runners

· Mrs. Brenda K. Shelton

· Mr. Mark Sidebottom

· Simple Gifts Fund

· Mr. Robert Skerker

· Ms. Karen Lee Spaulding

· Ms. Rosemarie C. Steeb, C.P.A.

· Dr. Richard Stockton, Jr.

· Mrs. Ruth V. Stockton

· Michael and Marsha Joy Sullivan

· Steve and Nicole Swift

· Ronald and Margaret Talboys

· Mr. Edwin O. Tilton

· Richard Tobe and Susan Bring Tobe

· Estate of Elinor Townsend

· Brian* and Martha Townson

· Dr. Francisco and Janet Vasquez

· Dr. and Mrs. John Wadsworth

· Ms. Catherine A. Walker

· Walsh Duffield Insurance

· Mrs. Lisa Walsh

· Estate of William B. Walsh

· John A. & Mary Clare Ward Family Foundation

· Wegmans

· Mr. Peter A. Weinmann and Mrs. Amelida Ortiz-Weinmann

· The Weissman Family Foundation

· The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation

· Western New York Foundation

· WNY Public Broadcasting

· Mr. James J. Wilder

· Mr. John M. Wilder

· Estate of Walter Wiles

· Friends of the Wilson Library

· Wayne & Janet Wisbaum

· Mr. Charles E. Wright and Ms. Lina Marie Voutour

· Dr. Joan Yang

· Mr. and Mrs. David M. Zebro

· Zeron Foundation

* Deceased

Katie and Jake Schneider, Community Foundation Donors and 21st Century Fund members, at the 21st Century Fund Final Vote event.


Past Chairs of the Community Foundation Board · Jacob F. Schoellkopf 1919–1922

· Frank B. Baird 1922–1923

· Jacob G. Joseph 1923–1927

· Oliver Cabana, Jr. 1927–1933

· George F. Rand 1933–1942

· Edward H. Letchworth, Esq. 1942–1958

· Charles H. Diefendorf 1958–1966

· J.F. Schoellkopf IV 1966–1969

· Charles H. Diefendorf 1970–1971

· George C. Letchworth 1971–1973

· Howard T. Saperston, Sr. 1973–1975

· Robert I. Millonzi, Esq. 1975–1977

· Adelbert Fleischmann, Esq. 1977–1978

· Mrs. C. Taylor Wettlaufer 1978–1980

· Irvine J. Kittinger, Jr. 1980–1981

· Mrs. George D. Unger 1981–1985

· Philip M. Marshall, Esq. 1985–1987

· Edwin Polokoff 1987–1989

· Richard B. McCormick 1989–1991

· Mrs. Warren W. Lane 1991–1993

· Ronald J. Anthony 1993–1994

· John T. Smythe 1994–1995

· James B. Denman, Esq. 1995–1996

· Gordon R. Gross, Esq. 1997–1998

· Holly A. Donaldson 1999–2000

· Ruth D. Bryant 2001–2002

· Joseph F. Crangle 2003–2003

· Robert D. Gioia 2004–2006

· Joseph J. Castiglia 2007–2008

· Andrew J. Rudnick, Ph.D. 2009–2010

Past Executive Directors/Presidents/CEOs · Dr. Frances Hollingshead 1920–1932

· Sara Kerr 1932–1940, 1941–1947

· Lars S. Potter 1940–1941

· Daniel W. Streeter 1947–1963

· Carlton P. Cooke 1963–1969

· Charles E. Stewart 1970–1979

· William L. Van Schoonhoven 1979–1996

· Gail Johnstone 1997–2007


Community Foundation 2012 Board Members

1. Gayle L. Eagan, Esq., Secretary

2. Danis J. Gehl, Ph.D.

3. Anne Saldanha, M.D.

4. Alphonso O’Neil-White, Chair

5. Charles Balbach

6. Cindy Abbott Letro

7. Marsha Joy Sullivan, Vice Chair

8. Gerard Mazurkiewicz, C.P.A., Treasurer

9. Gary L. Mucci, Esq.

10. Jock Mitchell, Vice Chair

11. Jennifer J. Parker, J.D.

12. John Walsh III

13. James Biltekoff

14. William Joyce

15. Francisco Vasquez, Ph.D.

16. Hugh B. Scott, Vice Chair

17. Mary Murphy

18. Ross Eckert

19. Tim Kibler

20. Richard Stockton, Ph.D.

21. Valerie DeBerry

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