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Overview

Overview

21st Century Fund Grant

Supporting High-Impact Projects Across Western New York

The 21st Century Fund is a giving circle made up of over 300 separate member donors. One single $100,000 award is made to a 501(c)(3) non-profit every other year through a member driven vetting and voting process. The 21st Century Fund is unique in that successful applicants will make presentations to and interact with the membership at two separate large group events.

The 21st Century Fund welcomes applications for high-impact projects.

The amount available is one single $100,000 grant that will go to one nonprofit.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Grants are awarded only to organizations that have current Section 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
* Applicants must be located or delivering services in at least one of the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming.
* Successful 21st Century Fund awardees are not excluded from future application cycles as long as their prior 21st Century Fund grant is closed properly.
* Organizations are welcome to resubmit unsuccessful requests in future cycles as appropriate.

What Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
562
Total given
$33.42M
Median grant
$23K
Range
$5,100–$1.79M
  • By dollars: New York 88%, District of Columbia 2%, Virginia 2%. Top recipient cities: Buffalo, NY; Williamsville, NY; Niagara Falls, NY.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc · Buffalo, NY

    Charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee

    $1.79M

  • Research Foundation for the Suny on Behalf of the University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

    Charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee

    $993K

  • Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society · Buffalo, NY

    Charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee

    $946K

  • Open Buffalo Inc · Buffalo, NY

    Charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee

    $737K

  • Service Collaborative of Western New York · Buffalo, NY

    Charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee

    $621K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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