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Cattaraugus Gives, powered by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, will return this year on Giving Tuesday, December 3, to support Cattaraugus County nonprofit organizations.

Recent Allegany-Limestone graduates received awards this year from the Frank A. Martin III Memorial Scholarship and Louis W. Ensworth Charitable Foundation Trust scholarship funds, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

As a testament to her impactful career, her staff at Connecting Communities in Action (CCA) quietly established the Tina Zerbian Resilient Communities Scholarship as a way to honor her long, successful career as she prepared for retirement. The scholarship is for students in Cattaraugus County who intend to pursue a degree or career in a human services-related field.

Five Ten Broeck Academy/Franklinville Central School District Students received Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation-managed scholarships.

Five area graduates recently received awards from scholarship funds established in memory of past area residents and managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The recently established Bud and Marion Boorom Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will serve as a testament to the deceased couple's unwavering love and devotion to animals throughout their lives.

Four area seniors recently received the Daniel and Patrick McCarthy Scholarship, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, to support their goals of pursuing careers in business.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will hold their first Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar of the year, "Board Governance: Building better boards," led by former CRCF Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit and former CRCF Board President Skip Wilday on Thursday, June 6.

The Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC FFW) announced today its seventh annual Mother's Day Campaign, which allows donors to make a contribution in honor or memory of women who have made a difference in their lives in order to support women seeking continued betterment.

The Wolfinger Family Donor Advised Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently provided $4,607 in grants to area school districts to provide for special projects and educational enrichment programming.

The Connie and Sandy Wolfinger Fund and the Wolfinger Family Fund - two donor advised funds established by Harold "Sandy" and Connie Wolfinger at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation - have made possible $39,000 in grants in April to several nonprofit organizations thanks to their philanthropic generosity.

Four donor designated funds of the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation have awarded gifts totaling more than $13,500 to area nonprofit organizations.

In recognition of their outstanding contributions and dedication to giving back to the community through philanthropy and volunteerism, Karen and Pete (posthumously) Buchheit will be honored by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation as the 2024 Friends of the Foundation at CRCF's annual Friends of the Foundation Luncheon event in July.

The anonymous donor who established the Rebekah Love Family Scholarship at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation has announced a campaign to match up to $5,000 in donations to the scholarship fund.

The Community Fund makes possible two rounds of annual funding, one in May and one in November, for unrestricted grants intended to support nonprofit projects and initiatives that respond to the changing needs of the community.

Donations can be made to the Santa Claus Lane Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently named Kathryn Kramer to the position of gift processing and scholarship program manager.

The Mildred Milliman Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation made possible 240,628 in grants to 35 organizations in 2024.

With funding from the F. Donald Kenney Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, the Tri-County Arts Council will hold its annual biennial art exhibition again this fall.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently appointed Tyler Veno to the position of communications and fund development manager.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board recently elected Shelley Jack and Brent Driscoll to its board of directors and named its slate of Foundation officers for 2024.

ALFRED STATION, NY, February 6, 2024 - Announcing the open period for grant applications through the Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC-FFW).

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's scholarship process for 2024 will open to applications from area students on February 1.

The Portville Historical and Preservation Society (PHPS) recently established an agency endowment at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support the agency's efforts to preserve the long and rich history of the Portville community.

92 nonprofits from across the Cattaraugus County region are set to raise funds during Cattaraugus Gives on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

A new scholarship recently established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will honor the legacy of two dedicated area teachers, Gene and Sandra Froebel, and support the next generation of students from seven area schools pursuing careers in the education field.

An anonymous donor recently made a meaningful tribute to honor a former Franklinville teacher, Rebekah Love, by establishing the Rebekah Love Family Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will be accepting applications from aspiring leaders hoping to participate in the Leadership Cattaraugus 2024 cohort through Oct. 31.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will hold its final Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar of the year, "Cattaraugus Gives by the Numbers," led by Cattaraugus Gives coordinator and CRCF Executive Director on Friday, September 22.

Five graduates of area high schools recently received Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation-managed scholarship awards.

Three recent area graduates received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to pursue degrees in the nursing and mental health fields.

Eight Olean High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Applications for the next cycle of grant funding from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund are due October 15.

Eight recent Olean High School graduates received scholarship awards recently from funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation that support OHS students pursuing degrees in higher education.

Nine Olean High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation in memory of former area residents.

Six recent Allegany-Limestone Central School graduates received scholarship awards recently from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Seven recent graduates of Allegany-Limestone Limestone Central School recently received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, memorializing late area residents.

Three graduating Portville Central School seniors recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to pursue a degree in a career/technical- or musical-related field of study.

Nineteen recent Portville Central School graduates received awards from scholarship funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Two recent area graduates received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for aspiring environmental conservationists.