Awarded Grants & Grantees
2020
Aspire Center for Learning
Grant in lieu of Picnic Spectacular 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 - $6,000
Buffalo State College Foundation (Multi-Year)
ABA Advanced Certificate Program - $211,385 *Start Date August of 2021
Center For Self-Advocacy
Grant Writer/Consultant to Create Long-Term Funding Strategies & Grant Seeking Skills for Staff - $5,000
Chautauqua Institution - (Multi-Year)
Chautauqua Institution Arts Education School Residency Program - $45,000 *Postponed due to COVID-19 Start Date TBD in 2020/2021
Family Help Center
"Because Children Matter Most In The World" - $11,000
Gigi's Playhouse Buffalo
Educational Program Support for GiGi's Playhouse Buffalo - $31,319
Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College - (Multi-Year)
summerMAXyc in Niagara County - $120,000
Mason's Mission Foundation, Inc.
The Magical Playground Atop the Hills of Holland - A Mason's Mission Park - $15,000
Roswell Park Alliance (Multi-Year)
Identification of New Therapeutic Target Genes for Down Syndrome - $250,000 *Funding in 2021 & 2022
SABAH, Inc.
The Children's Guild Foundation's Bold At Heart Program - $40,000
Shea O'Connell Preservation Guild
Raising Awareness Through Historic Production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - $10,000 *Postponed until March 2021
The Teacher's Desk, Inc.
The Teacher's Desk - Pencils with a Purpose - $20,000
We steadfastly believe that your support changes lives. Our athletes, while hindered by disability, become stronger, healthier, and more confident and independent as a result of this program. Thank you for enriching the lives of those who are challenged, but not defined, by their disability.
— Sheila O'Brien, Executive Director, SABAH
2019
Alexander Central School District
Alexander Central School Sensory Room Makeover - $9,640
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center
Therapeutic Riding Scholarships - $10,000
Camp Puzzle Peace, Inc.
The Autism Nature Trail (THE ANT) at Letchworth State Park - $14,100
Cantalician Center for Learning
Expansion of Yoga Program at Cantalician Center - $20,000
Cradle Beach
Renovation of Nurses Quarters - $53,100
Daemen College
Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) - $25,000
Disability Forum of New York (Multi-Year Grant)
Our Ability Connects - $40,000
Edukids Buffalo Promise Neighborhood
Safe Zone: Helping Children Overcome Trauma - $15,500
Fantastic Friends of WNY, Inc.
DrumFit Experience - $5,000
Gateway-Longview
Interaction Therapy for Preschool Aged Children with Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities - $20,010
Heritage Christian Services
Free to Be Me/Club Adventure - $4,198.79
HomeSpace, Inc.
Promoting Health & Wellness - $10,000
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Therapeutic Riding Scholarships - $10,500
MDA of Western New York
MDA Summer Camp 2019 - $10,000
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Close the Gaps - $25,000
Niagara University
Quality Improvement Project Phase 3: QIP Project Mentor - $29,749
Opportunities Collaborative For Students With Special Needs (Multi-Year Grant)
General Grant - $75,000
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity
Ukeru Crisis Management Program for Baker Victory Services Early Childhood Education - $20,930
Rock Autism, Inc.
Rock Autism Multimedia Vocational Programs - $20,000
Rural Outreach Center
Play Therapy - $36,845
SABAH, Inc.
The Children's Guild Foundation's Summer Athletes Gold At Heart Program - $50,000
Sisters Hospital Foundation (Multi-Year Grant)
Sisters of Charity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - 9 Bed Pod - $250,000
The Arc Erie County New York
Green Acres Pre-School Playground - $15,383
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County, Inc. (Multi-Year Grant)
Strength in Unity: Autism Services, Cantalician Center and Empower Seek to Join Forces - $61,075
Villa Maria College (Multi-Year)
Expanding the Achieve Program for Students with Learning Disabilities - $134,404
Your investment recognizes the critical importance of proactively maximizing our resources to best serve the children and families of the Western New York Community.
— Francisco M. Vasquez, Ph.D., President & CEO, Child & Family Services
2018
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center
Therapeutic Riding - $6,000
Child & Family Services
Therapeutic Recreation Opportunities for Youth with Emotional & Behavioral Special Needs - $15,000
Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled
Jefferson Career Center - $55,000
Compeer of Greater Buffalo
Youth Matched and Waiting List Engagement Activities - $11,900
Daemen College
Daemen College Center for Allied & Unified Sport & Exercise (CAUSE) - $25,000
Disability Education Forum of New York (Multi-Year Grant)
Our Ability Connects - $40,000
Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc.
Therapeutic Recreational Boating & Fishing for Special Needs Children - $7,500
Fantastic Friends of WNY, Inc.
Project Expand - $2,500
Hillside Children's Foundation
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection for Youth with Learning Disabilities - $50,000
iCan Bike/People, Inc.
Recreational Summer Camp - $2,500
Mason's Mission Foundation, Inc.
Mason's Mission Carousel - $28,000
Niagara University
Early Childhood Quality Improvement Program - $29,165
Olmsted Center for Sight
Pre-Vocational Skills for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth - $16,200
Roswell Park Alliance
The Children's Guild Foundation Down Syndrome Research Center: Causative Genes and Therapeutic Strategies - $250,000
SABAH
Summer Athletes Bold At Heart Program - $50,000
Sister's of Charity Hospital Foundation
Sisters of Charity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - 9 Bed Pod - $250,000 (Multi-Year Grant)
The Teacher's Desk, Inc.
Employment Development for Differently-Abled Young Adults - $15,000
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
Building Joyful Classrooms Teacher Professional Development Seminar - Advocacy request line 7170 - $1,700
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Hospital - $2,000,000 (Multi-year Grant)
Your partnership means so much to all of us at Sisters Hospital. We are deeply grateful for your part in building the next generation of care for our NICU babies and their families.
— Anne E. Snyder, Executive Director, Sisters Hospital Foundation
2017
Aspire of WNY, Inc.
Accesible Playground for Children & Young Adults who Attend Aspire's Center for Learning - $15,000
Child & Family Services
Therapeutic Recreation Opportunities of Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Special Needs - $24,250
Empower (United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County, Inc.)
Spectrum Theater Program - $4,020
Excalibur Leisure Skills Center Inc.
Therapeutic Recreational Boating & Fishing for Special Needs Children - $15,787.30
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Restoration of Caretaker/Administration Building - $25,000
Mason's Mission Foundation Inc.
Mason's Mission Park@Pendleton - $15,000
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Identification of new therapeutic target genes for Down syndrome - $250,000
Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - 9 Bed Pod Construction - $250,000 (Multi-Year Grant)
The Summit Center
Building Hope Capital Campaign-Pediatric Feeding Clinic - $85,000
The Teacher's Desk, Inc.
Stipends for Special Need Workers-Coordinator - $14,000
Theatre of Youth Company, Inc.
Sensory Friendly Performances - $6,320
2016
Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns
After-school Inclusion Pilot Program – $15,000
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
Communications Café – $9,882
Child & Family Services
Residential Facilities & Falk School Programming – $25,000
Disability Education Forum of NY
Our Ability Connect Transition Services Program – $20,000
Excalibur Leisure Skill Center
Program Operational Support – $15,508
Heritage Center Foundation
Maryvale School Capital Improvement - Elevator – $50,000
Mental Health Association of Erie County
Access Art & Recreation Therapy Program – $26,000
Olmsted Center for Visually Impaired
Essential Purchase of Cribs and Materials – $14,000
Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity
Metalworks Art Project – $2,085
Picnic Spectacular 2016
Cradle Beach Camp – $8,000
SABAH
TCGF Summer Athletes Bold at Heart program – $50,000
Sisters of Charity Hospital Foundation
Sisters of Charity Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Construction of 9-crib step-down unit – $250,000 (Multi-Year Grant)
Teachers Desk
Supplies and Operational Support – $10,000
The Teacher's Desk, Inc.
Stipends for Special Need Workers-Coordinator - $14,000
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Hospital - $2,000,000 (Multi-year Grant)
2015
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center
Therapeutic Riding Equipment & Scholarships – $4,505.12
Child & Family Services
The Collaborative between Child & Family Services, Gateway-Longview, & New Directions – $7,500
Cradle Beach Camp
William J. Williamson, Jr. Village – Renovations to Handicapped Camper Cabins – $50,000
Disability Education Forum of NY
Our Ability Connect Transition Services Program – $50,000
Excalibur Leisure Skill Boating Program
Program & Operational Support – $15,116.65
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Riding Arena Construction Project – $25,000
Picnic Spectacular 2015
Cradle Beach – $9,670
SABAH
TCGF Summer Athletes Bold at Heart Program – $40,000
Wild Spirit Education
Nature Education Program at School 84, Buffalo, NY – $1,585
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Hospital - $2,000,000 (Multi-year Grant)
2014
ASPIRE of WNY
Modernize & Expand Aspire Learning Center – $50,000
Cantalician Center for Learning
Therapeutic Creative Expression and Performing Arts Center – $11,000
Child & Family Services
Therapeutic Recreational Activities for Youth in Residential Facilities & Stanley Falk School – $25,000
Excalibur Leisure Skill Center Boating Program
Operational Support – $12,400
Heritage Centers Foundation
Maryvale School Capital Improvements – $114,800
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Hippotherapy, Sensory Trail & Scholarships – $12,500
Mental Health Association of Erie County
Access Art Recreational Therapy Access ART – $20,720
New Directions Youth and Family Services
New Directions Therapeutic Adventure Recreation – $10,000
Olmsted for Sight
Assistive Technology & Instruction for Blind & Visually Impaired Youth – $19,305
Picnic Spectacular 2014
Cradle Beach – $8,700
ReHabilitation Foundation, Olean, NY
Recreation Area Development for Children’s Mental Health Community Residence – $4,100
St Amelia Special Education Program
Arrowsmith Program – $64,000
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Hospital - $2,000,000 (Multi-year Grant)
Young Audiences of WNY
A Rhythm Runs Through It Program for students at the Heritage Center Schools – $12,500
2013
Autism Services
Smart Boards for Elmwood School – $5,000
Buffalo Hearing & Speech
Social Communication Program- Tuition Assistance – $10,000
Cantalician Center for Learning
Early Childhood Center Capital Improvements – $25,000
Child & Family Services for Stanley G. Falk School
Summer 2013 Therapeutic Recreational Activities – $13,000
Cornell University Employment & Disability Institute
Transition Services Project Model – $6,869
Cornell University Employment & Disability Institute
Transition Services Project – $8,800
Excalibur Leisure Skill Center- Boating Program
Operational Support – $10,000
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Let’s go Hippo Therapy Program – $12,500
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Hippotherapy, Sensory Trail & Scholarships – $20,000
Moving Miracles Dance Program
Ten Full Scholarships – $6,000
Roswell Park Cancer Institute –Dr. Eugene Yu
Identifying the Causative Genes for Intellectual Disabilities in Down Syndrome Individuals – $250,000
SABAH
School Day Adaptive Instruction Skating Program – $75,000
Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
The Children’s Guild Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital – $2,000,000 (Multi-Year Grant)
Young Audiences of WNY
A Rhythm Runs Through It for students of Heritage Centers Schools – $15,000
2012
Aspire of WNY, Inc.
Accesible Playground for Children & Young Adults who Attend Aspire's Center for Learning - $15,000
Centaur Stride Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program, Chautauqua County
Project Houseworks – $10,000
Child & Family Services
Stanley G. Falk School, Therapeutic Recreational Activities – $17,450
Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled
Creation of TCGF/Mildred M. Seegler Respite House – $200,000
Cradle Beach Camp
Capital Renovations – Camper Cabins – $50,000
Danceability
Autistic Sensory Studio Expansion – $22,446
Excalibur Leisure Skill Center Boating Program
Program & Operational Support – $12,446
Gateway-Longview
Purposeful Play Place Playground – $20,000
Heritage Centers
Maryvale School, Capital Renovations – $46,000
Heritage Christian Services
Adventure Respite Program – $4,422.20
Heritage Christian Services
Somatron Fitness Rocker and iPads for Club Adventure Respite Program – $4,422.20
TCGF Autism Spectrum Disorder Center & Robert Warner MD Center Developmental
Pediatrician Recruitment & Sustaining Support, Women & Children’s Hospital Of Buffalo – $343,326
The ARC of Orleans County
Rainbow Preschool – $9,864
The Teacher's Desk, Inc.
Stipends for Special Need Workers-Coordinator - $14,000
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John R. Oishei Hospital - $2,000,000 (Multi-year Grant)
Young Audiences of WNY
A Rhythm Runs Through It After-School Program for Heritage Centers Student – $25,000