Funding search · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · grants
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: all 1,450 grants
Largest first · $434.7M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $500,000
Alfred State College Development Fund · Alfred, NY · 2022
To support associates degree programs in the areas of agricultural automation
- $500,000
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
To provide match funding for capital projects and support for ongoing operations.
- $500,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
To support thrive, a retention improvement program for paid caregivers.
- $500,000
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
To support of moving forward together, a regional funder initiative advancing covid-19 recovery work
- $500,000
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
To support the relocation of their headquarters to detroit.
- $500,000
Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the semi community college initiative.
- $500,000
Henry Ford Community College Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2022
To support detroit drives degrees community college collaborative (d3c3).
- $500,000
Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support the c evergreen investment fund.
- $500,000
Macomb Community College Foundation · Warren, MI · 2022
To support detroit drives degrees community college collaborative (d3c3).
- $500,000
Schoolcraft College · Livonia, MI · 2022
To support detroit drives degrees community college collaborative (d3c3).
- $500,000
Ser Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the construction of the ser construction talent hub in southwest detroit.
- $500,000
The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) · Boston, MA · 2022
To support communities care wny respite pilot for family caregivers in southern tier counties.
- $482,482
Grantmakers in Aging · White Plains, NY · 2024
Building an Aging Philanthropy Movement
- $475,000
43north Bpc · Buffalo, NY · 2023
To support high-growth entrepreneurship and increase access to venture capital in wny.
- $475,000
Center for Regional Strategies · Buffalo, NY · 2023
To support the implementation of two western new york regional revitalization partnership initiatives.
- $465,000
Timeslips Creative Storytelling · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
To support the expansion of timeslips programming for caregivers.
- $457,747
Micah 6 Community · Pontiac, MI · 2024
Webster Community Center
- $450,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
To support the care can't wait michigan initiative.
- $410,000
Michigan Municipal League Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
SEMI Rural Economic Development Phase III
- $410,000
Michigan Municipal League Foundation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To support michigan municipal leagues continued development of strategies and projects that catalyze local entrepreneurship.
- $407,000
Schoolcraft College · Livonia, MI · 2024
D3C3 Implementation Phase I
- $400,000
Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative · Chelsea, MI · 2024
Border to Border Trail/ Barton Bandemer Tunnel
- $400,000
Michigan Founders Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Michigan Founders Fund Expansion & Staffing
- $400,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024
WNY Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Coalition: IT Training
- $400,000
American Institutes for Research · New York, NY · 2023
To evaluate the detroit drives degrees community college collaborative (d3c3).
- $400,000
Center for Regional Strategies · Buffalo, NY · 2023
For the center for regional strategies to serve as the intermediary for the wny advanced manufacturing and tech coalition.
- $400,000
Community Foundation of St Clair County · Port Huron, MI · 2023
To support the creation of the marine city marina district.
- $400,000
Dream It Do It Western New York · Jamestown, NY · 2023
To expand manufacturing career awareness and exploration programs for middle and high school students.
- $400,000
Ny Funders Alliance Initiatives Fund · Syracuse, NY · 2023
To support general operations for liftoff wny to improve health and education outcomes for young children in the region.
- $400,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To support summerworks youth employment program and capacity building at the state of michigans office of sixty by 30.
- $400,000
The Michigan Women'S Foundation Dba Michigan Women Forward · Detroit, MI · 2023
To expand organizational capacity to better serve microenterprise clients through technical assistance and lending services.
- $400,000
Midtown Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support core operations, specifically the public space maintenance program
- $400,000
Wtia Workforce Institute · Issaquah, WA · 2022
To support semi apprenti for registered apprenticeships in information technology.
- $375,000
Techbuffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Tech Academy
- $375,000
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper · Buffalo, NY · 2023
To support the coastal resiliency study for the city of buffalo.
- $375,000
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper · Buffalo, NY · 2022
To support the coastal resiliency study for the city of buffalo.
- $375,000
Jefferson East · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support operations and the implementation of the jefferson chalmers master plan.
- $375,000
Prosperus Detroit Micro Lending · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support small business growth and neighborhood revitalization
- $371,353
Council of Michigan Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support three philanthropy fellows working with the council of michigan foundations.
- $371,351
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
To support philanthropy fellows to build a talent pipeline for nonprofits and philanthropy.
- $367,819
Ardent Solutions · Wellsville, NY · 2024
Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center Safety Net Proposal
- $364,980
Detroit Area Agency On Aging · Detroit, MI · 2024
Living Our Legacies - Recruitment and Testing
- $354,020
Kaboom · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To promote kids active play across southeast michigan and western new york .
- $350,000
Alfred State College Development Fund · Alfred, NY · 2024
Southern Tier Community College Collaborative
- $350,000
Michigan College Access Network · Lansing, MI · 2024
D3C3 Phase I Implementation Support
- $350,000
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Afterschool Infrastructure for Youth Voice
- $350,000
Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation · Jamestown, NY · 2023
To increase the capacity of the chautauqua county partnership for economic growth.
- $350,000
Michigan College Access Network · Lansing, MI · 2023
Support the implementation of the d3c3 and support pathways to high-quality middle-skill jobs.
- $350,000
The Trust for Public Land · New York, NY · 2023
To evaluate rcwjrf's parks, trails and green design focus area.
- $350,000
Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation · Jamestown, NY · 2022
To support economic development strategy.
- $350,000
Community Foundation of St Clair County · Port Huron, MI · 2022
To support the elimination of 22 gaps in the bridge to bay trail system in st. Clair county.
- $350,000
Techbuffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
To support it talent development sector strategy at the tech academy.
- $337,142
Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2023
To support the continuation of the new york & michigan solutions journalism collaborative.
- $333,333
Greater Rochester Chamber Foundation (Roc2025 Fund) · Rochester, NY · 2024
ROC2025 Capacity Building
- $305,000
Rochester Industries Educational Fund (Roc2025 Fund) · Rochester, NY · 2022
To support the project implementation team for the regional revitalization partnership in rochester
- $300,000
American Institutes for Research · New York, NY · 2024
D3C3 Evaluation
- $300,000
Atlantic Impact · Detroit, MI · 2024
Skilled Trades for Detroit Youth
- $300,000
Center for Regional Strategies · Buffalo, NY · 2024
WNY Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Coalition -- Intermediary
- $300,000
Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Grow Detroit's Young Talent - Industry-Led Trainings
- $300,000
National Alliance for Caregiving · Washington, DC · 2024
Caregiving in the United States Data Project
- $300,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Care Can't Wait Michigan
- $300,000
Ny Funders Alliance Initiatives Fund · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Liftoff Western New York
- $300,000
Olean Business Development Corp · Olean, NY · 2024
OBDC Entrepreneurial Capacity Support
- $300,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
SummerWorks and Youth Policy Lab Fellowship
- $300,000
Rochester Museum & Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
Afterschool STEAM Capacity-Building
- $300,000
St Clair County Community College · Port Huron, MI · 2024
D3C3 Implementation Phase I
- $300,000
The Michigan Women'S Foundation Dba Michigan Women Forward · Detroit, MI · 2024
Expand, Scale and Increase Microlending Impact in SEMI
- $300,000
The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2024
GSI in the Eastern Market District
- $300,000
Build Institute · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support capital ladder loan fund, entrepreneur in residence program.
- $300,000
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support the development of a curriculum that captures an afterschool organizations proven model of success and best practices.
- $300,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023
To develop skills frameworks and competency-based assessments for three middle-skill, middle-wage career pathways.
- $300,000
Western New York Land Conservancy · East Aurora, NY · 2023
To support the planting of native plant species and enhanced shoreline biodiversity at ralph wilson park in buffalo.
- $300,000
Build Institute · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support capital ladder loan fund & entrepreneur in residence program.
- $300,000
Council of Michigan Foundations · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
To support strategic planning, visioning, and capacity building for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- $300,000
Henry Ford Community College Foundation · Dearborn, MI · 2022
To support a new early middle college program in the advanced manufacturing sector
- $300,000
Huron-Clinton Metroparks Foundation · Brighton, MI · 2022
To support the huron-clinton metroparks in providing sustainable public recreation opportunities in the city of detroit and wayne county.
- $300,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To support an evaluation of help me grow western new york
- $300,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Evaluation of positive emotional development and learning skills program in semi & wny
- $300,000
The Nature Conservancy · Lansing, MI · 2022
To support green stormwater systems along greenways in the eastern market district.
- $291,293
Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2022
To support the continuation of the new york & michigan solutions journalism collaborative.
- $291,246
The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) · Boston, MA · 2023
To support the launch of the any care counts campaign .
- $288,000
Ny Funders Alliance Initiatives Fund · Syracuse, NY · 2023
To support the operations and staffing of the western nonprofit support group (wnynsg) for regional capacity-building.
- $284,125
The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) · Boston, MA · 2024
Western New York Memory Cafe Initiative
- $284,125
The Boston Foundation Inc (Dba the Philanthropic Initiative) · Boston, MA · 2023
To support arts and culture organizations in establishing memory caf programming for caregivers of older adults.
- $280,000
Net Positive Inc (Dba the Foundry) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
RRP - East Buffalo Small Business
- $275,000
Michigan Afterschool Partnership · Lansing, MI · 2024
With Youth For Youth Initiative
- $275,000
Prosperus Detroit Micro Lending · Detroit, MI · 2023
To continue to generate small business growth and neighborhood revitalization in detroit, hamtramck and highland park.
- $270,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2023
To support the expansion of per scholas in southeast michigan.
- $270,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2022
To support the expansion of per scholas in southeast michigan.
- $266,400
Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Broadway Park West
- $263,050
State Alliance of Michigan Ymcas · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
A Systems Approach to Strengthening Afterschool Programs and Infrastructure
- $262,500
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce · Hartland, MI · 2023
To provide continued consulting support to develop a regional workforce infrastructure in southeast michigan.
- $260,500
Michigan Physical Fitness Health and Sports Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2023
To support the potential restructuring of two statewide trail organizations.
- $260,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024
Per Scholas Southeast Michigan IT Training
- $260,000
Easterseals Michigan · Auburn Hills, MI · 2022
To renovate miracle league michigan baseball field for children with physical or cognitive disabilities.
- $254,992
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To develop and implement a comprehensive developmental evaluation of the thrive caregiver retention program
- $254,000
Net Positive Inc (Dba the Foundry) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
To support the small business growth initiative, led by the foundry and the exchange at beverly gray.
- $250,000
Community Foundation of Monroe County · Monroe, MI · 2024
The Monroe Area Loop Trail
- $250,000
Endeavor Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
High-Growth Entrepreneur Search, Selection and Cultivation in SE MI
- $250,000
Excell Partners · Rochester, NY · 2024
Administrative, Marketing and Research Capacity

