Discover the latest press releases for the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr Foundation.
Foundation adds Euda Fils, Farah Pitcher, and Habeeb El-amir Detroit, MI – (July 8, 2025) – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is pleased to welcome three new fellows through the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) Philanthropy Fellowship Program: Euda Fils, Farah Pitcher, and Habeeb El-amir. These fellows will support key programmatic and operational areas […]
$25 million lead gift to endowment will fund ongoing maintenance, beautification measures in partnership with the City of Buffalo, others Buffalo, NY (June 26, 2025)—The Buffalo Common Council—in conjunction with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC), City of Buffalo’s Division of Parks and Recreation, and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo—has […]
Foundation adds Gary Stark, Sarah Truax, Sheila O’Hara, Faye Radcliffe, and Danielle Wilder- Hamilton to the staff; and promotes Nena Taormino Detroit, MI – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation today announced the addition of five new staff members in 2023. The new hires and positions include Gary Stark, director of grant operations; Sarah Truax, […]
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation today announced the addition of five new staff members in 2022. The new hires include two new program associates: Connie Kuo and Kate Partington; a communications associate: Mercedes Pergande; a senior learning officer: Liz Gordillo; and a grants management & operations assistant: Nena Taormino. These new hires bring the […]
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation seeks to contract a firm or team of evaluators to conduct a summative evaluation of the Foundation’s Parks, Trails, and Green Design (PTGD) focus area. The objectives of the evaluation are 1) to document the grantmaking and non-grantmaking processes to date and analyze the associated outcomes of those efforts; […]
Paul Riser, Misha Stallworth West, Kari Pardoe, Marissa Rossman and Maria Suchyta join foundation
The program will host two free informational events held virtually in November and December 2021 for Western New York area organizations interested in learning more about collaborating on respite initiatives.
Gift comes from trusts of Wilson’s late daughters, Edith Wilson and Linda Bogdan; Additional grants from the trusts will be provided through an endowed donor advised fund to support park maintenance & youth tennis in the region.
Community groups awarded $1 million total across Western New York and Southeast Michigan for public installations that inspire play in everyday spaces.
Wilson Foundation formalizes $10 million commitment for park’s long-term sustainability. The Imagine LaSalle project partners have announced their intent to form the Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan Foundation launches “Teen Opinions Count” project to help inform future investments in afterschool programs
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Expands its Opportunity to Impact Caregivers with $4 million Investment and Partnerships with the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York RCWJRF provides $2 million grant to each organization to endow new Program Officer positions focused on strategies and program to support caregivers […]
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announces STEM 2035 Beginning today, the Foundation is requesting applications to support afterschool and summer science, technology, engineering and math programs for youth in grades 6-12
MIT’s 2018 Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) Launches in North America; Over $1 Million to be Awarded to Organizations Reinventing the Future of Work CAMBRIDGE, MA, March 15, 2018 – Today, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE) announced that it will expand the global reach of its Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC). Collaborating with the Ralph […]
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announces Vision for a Center for Nonprofit Support in Detroit TechTown, Michigan Nonprofit Association and Community Wealth Partners to ‘build out’ the Center’s operations and early services Detroit, MI (December 4, 2017) – Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced its plans today to develop and pilot a yet-to-be-named Center […]
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Highlights 2017 Grants-to-Date Foundation has committed nearly $24 million in grants across 40 organizations impacting its four areas of focus Detroit, MI /Buffalo, NY (Oct. 19, 2017) – Just one year after the launch of its official grant application portal, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation today highlighted nearly […]
More than 1,000 local voices informed Aspen Institute analysis, which reveals the bright spots, gaps and opportunities to get more kids in the game
Full executive team now in place to help carry out the vision of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.
