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The Chicago Community Trust → The Richard H Driehaus Museum: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2022Erie Community Foundation → United Way of Erie County: $5.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → The Nature Conservancy: $635K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hamot Health Foundation → Erie Center for Arts and Technology: $554K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Child & Family Services of Erie County: $482K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Mylander Fdn-2001 → Bowling Green State University Foundation Inc: $321K across 3 grants, latest 2024M J Surgala Tr → United Way of Erie County: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024Firstenergy Foundation → United Way of Erie County: $91K across 7 grants, latest 2024Sidney Frohman Foundation → Care and Share of Erie County: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2025Northwest Charitable Foundation → The Erie Downtown Development Corp: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber → Care and Share of Erie County: $27K across 5 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → The Nature Conservancy: $9.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022Erie Community Foundation → Erie City Mission: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → United Way of Buffalo & Erie County: $558K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Family Justice Center of Erie County: $416K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boces Educational Foundation: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2023Hamot Health Foundation → Erie Community Foundation: $179K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Mylander Fdn-2001 → Erie County Community Foundation: $108K across 9 grants, latest 2024M J Surgala Tr → Erie Homes for Children & Adults: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Firstenergy Foundation → Crime Victim Center of Erie County Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022Sidney Frohman Foundation → Cancer Services of Erie County: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber → Erie County Casa Program: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2025Northwest Charitable Foundation → United Way of Buffalo & Erie County: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Erie Community Foundation → Erie Cancer Wellness Foundation: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Erie County Spca: $523K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Erie Regional Housing Development Corp (Belle Center): $394K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Erie Neighborhood House: $260K across 4 grants, latest 2023Hamot Health Foundation → United Way of Erie County: $174K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → United Way of Buffalo & Erie County: $162K across 7 grants, latest 2023The Mylander Fdn-2001 → Erie Metroparks: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023M J Surgala Tr → Erie City Mission: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sidney Frohman Foundation → Boys Girls Club of Erie Co: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber → Greater Erie Co Marketing Group Chr: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Firstenergy Foundation → Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition: $18K across 6 grants, latest 2022Northwest Charitable Foundation → United Way of Buffalo Erie Counti: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Philharmonic: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Zoological Society: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Independence House Inc: $778K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Art Museum: $759K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Downtown Development Corporation: $728K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie County Historical Society and Museums: $602K across 2 grants, latest 2023Erie Community Foundation → Erie United Methodist Alliance: $554K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: $499K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Arts & Culture: $493K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition: $460K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Playhouse: $441K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Center for Arts & Technology: $404K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Humane Society: $380K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue: $366K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park: $362K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Greater Erie Economic Development Corp: $331K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → New Hope Presbyterian Church of Erie: $319K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → YMCA of Greater Erie: $292K across 2 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie's Black Wall Street: $285K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie County Historical Society: $268K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Buffalo and Erie County → Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County: $266K across 5 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Saint Mary's Home of Erie: $258K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Benedictine Sisters of Erie: $254K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Penn State Erie the Behrend College: $253K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Erie Homes for Children & Adults: $235K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie: $224K across 3 grants, latest 2024Erie Community Foundation → First United Methodist Church of Erie: $212K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo → Housing Opportunities Made Equal (Home): $196K across 1 grant, latest 2022Erie Community Foundation: $22M on this topic. Open the funder.Erie Community Foundation$22MThe Chicago Community Trust: $21M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$21MCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation for Grea…$3.2MUnited Way of Buffalo and Erie County: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Buffalo and Eri…$1.6MThe Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundat…$1.4MHamot Health Foundation: $907K on this topic. Open the funder.Hamot Health Foundation$907KThe Mylander Fdn-2001: $529K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mylander Fdn-2001$529KM J Surgala Tr: $245K on this topic. Open the funder.M J Surgala Tr$245KFirstenergy Foundation: $169K on this topic. Open the funder.Firstenergy Foundation$169KSidney Frohman Foundation: $153K on this topic. Open the funder.Sidney Frohman Foundation$153KNorthwest Charitable Foundation: $85K on this topic. Open the funder.Northwest Charitable Foundati…$85KThe Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.The Michelle Wightman-Karrie…$70KThe Richard H Driehaus Museum: received $11M on this topicThe Richard H Driehaus Museum$11MThe Nature Conservancy: received $9.9M on this topicThe Nature Conservancy$9.9MUnited Way of Erie County: received $6.0M on this topicUnited Way of Erie County$6.0MErie City Mission: received $3.0M on this topicErie City Mission$3.0MErie Cancer Wellness Foundation: received $1.8M on this topicErie Cancer Wellness Foundation$1.8MErie Philharmonic: received $1.6M on this topicErie Philharmonic$1.6MErie Zoological Society: received $1.1M on this topicErie Zoological Society$1.1MBuffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc: received $1.0M on this topicBuffalo and Erie County Botanic…$1.0MErie Independence House Inc: received $778K on this topicErie Independence House Inc$778KErie Art Museum: received $759K on this topicErie Art Museum$759KUnited Way of Buffalo & Erie County: received $740K on this topicUnited Way of Buffalo & Erie Co…$740KErie Downtown Development Corporation: received $728K on this topicErie Downtown Development Corpo…$728KThe Nature Conservancy: received $635K on this topicThe Nature Conservancy$635KErie County Historical Society and Museums: received $602K on this topicErie County Historical Society…$602KErie Center for Arts and Technology: received $554K on this topicErie Center for Arts and Techno…$554KErie United Methodist Alliance: received $554K on this topicErie United Methodist Alliance$554KErie County Spca: received $523K on this topicErie County Spca$523KBuffalo and Erie County Historical Society: received $499K on this topicBuffalo and Erie County Histori…$499KErie Arts & Culture: received $493K on this topicErie Arts & Culture$493KChild & Family Services of Erie County: received $482K on this topicChild & Family Services of Erie…$482KErie County Restorative Justice Coalition: received $460K on this topicErie County Restorative Justice…$460KErie Playhouse: received $441K on this topicErie Playhouse$441KFamily Justice Center of Erie County: received $416K on this topicFamily Justice Center of Erie C…$416KErie Center for Arts & Technology: received $404K on this topicErie Center for Arts & Technolo…$404KErie Regional Housing Development Corp (Belle Center): received $394K on this topicErie Regional Housing Developme…$394KErie Humane Society: received $380K on this topicErie Humane Society$380KErie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue: received $366K on this topicErie Area Rabbit Society & Resc…$366KBuffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park: received $362K on this topicBuffalo & Erie County Naval & M…$362KGreater Erie Economic Development Corp: received $331K on this topicGreater Erie Economic Developme…$331KBowling Green State University Foundation Inc: received $321K on this topicBowling Green State University…$321KNew Hope Presbyterian Church of Erie: received $319K on this topicNew Hope Presbyterian Church of…$319KErie Homes for Children & Adults: received $315K on this topicErie Homes for Children & Adults$315KYMCA of Greater Erie: received $292K on this topicYMCA of Greater Erie$292KErie's Black Wall Street: received $285K on this topicErie's Black Wall Street$285KErie County Historical Society: received $268K on this topicErie County Historical Society$268KJewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County: received $266K on this topicJewish Family Service of Buffal…$266KErie Neighborhood House: received $260K on this topicErie Neighborhood House$260KSaint Mary's Home of Erie: received $258K on this topicSaint Mary's Home of Erie$258KBenedictine Sisters of Erie: received $254K on this topicBenedictine Sisters of Erie$254KPenn State Erie the Behrend College: received $253K on this topicPenn State Erie the Behrend Col…$253KErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boces Educational Foundation: received $240K on this topicErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus B…$240KUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie: received $224K on this topicUnitarian Universalist Congrega…$224KFirst United Methodist Church of Erie: received $212K on this topicFirst United Methodist Church o…$212KHousing Opportunities Made Equal (Home): received $196K on this topicHousing Opportunities Made Equa…$196KErie Community Foundation: received $179K on this topicErie Community Foundation$179KErie County Community Foundation: received $108K on this topicErie County Community Foundation$108KCare and Share of Erie County: received $102K on this topicCare and Share of Erie County$102KErie Metroparks: received $100K on this topicErie Metroparks$100KCrime Victim Center of Erie County Inc: received $60K on this topicCrime Victim Center of Erie Cou…$60KThe Erie Downtown Development Corp: received $50K on this topicThe Erie Downtown Development C…$50KCancer Services of Erie County: received $40K on this topicCancer Services of Erie County$40KBoys Girls Club of Erie Co: received $38K on this topicBoys Girls Club of Erie Co$38KErie County Casa Program: received $23K on this topicErie County Casa Program$23KGreater Erie Co Marketing Group Chr: received $20K on this topicGreater Erie Co Marketing Group…$20KOhio and Erie Canalway Coalition: received $18K on this topicOhio and Erie Canalway Coalition$18KUnited Way of Buffalo Erie Counti: received $15K on this topicUnited Way of Buffalo Erie Coun…$15K
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