Related Content

The New York Forward Loan Fund Receives Philanthropic Commitment from Citi, Ford, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundations

Release Date:

08/05/2020

More than $2.3 million has been awarded to support 61 businesses and residential landlords with COVID-19 related costs and expenses through the New York Forward Loan Fund.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Public Policy

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

Citi Foundation

Ford Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

$100 Million Commitment From Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Western New York's Parks & Trails

Release Date:

05/03/2019

Now that the Buffalo Waterfront is finally starting to see some real improvements, it’s time for LaSalle Park to be added to the momentum.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment & Sustainability

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

Release Date:

04/12/2019

The Cleveland Clinic, Ascension Michigan, Catholic Health, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation have announced a $20 million partnership aimed at supporting caregivers.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Aging

Health & Human Services

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan

Release Date:

11/29/2018

Foundation launches 'Teen Opinions Count' project to help inform future investments in afterschool programs.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education & Youth

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

5 Questions with PND and David Egner, President/CEO, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Release Date:

11/28/2018

Philanthropy News Digest recently spoke with Egner about Ralph Wilson and his vision for the foundation and the two regions he loved and called home.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks

Release Date:

10/30/2018

The foundation recently committed $200 million to create signature parks on the waterfronts of Buffalo and Detroit and their surrounding regions, and to advance regional trail systems. The idea is to deliver community and economic benefits to these...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails

Release Date:

10/17/2018

On what would have been Ralph Wilson's 100th birthday, his foundation will announce the largest philanthropic gift ever made in Western New York.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation To Help Support Expansion of the Empire State Trail Initiative

Release Date:

09/18/2018

The grant will be used to enhance the trail with gateways, signage, kiosks, bike racks and other amenities that will make it a world-class destination. The grant will also be used to help complete the Shoreline Trail and add trail amenities from...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

Release Date:

09/13/2018

The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

Release Date:

08/22/2018

Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health, recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education & Youth

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

Release Date:

08/09/2018

In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset dementia in a small sample of retired professional hockey and football players.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Health & Human Services

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Funds Construction of New Playground

Release Date:

07/23/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! awarded Orion Township with a “Build it with KaBOOM!” grant to be used to construct a playground at Camp Agawam.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education & Youth

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

Release Date:

03/30/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has thrown fully into the battle to turn around battered communities.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan

Release Date:

03/20/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has announced the launch of STEM 2035, an initiative aimed at strengthening the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pipeline in western New York and southeast Michigan.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Search form

You are here

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By

Find More By