Foundation Funds Supporting Catholic Education

Catholic Education Endowment Fund - Diocese of Buffalo
Established to provide for current and future needs of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Buffalo.

The Frederick & Judith Attea Endowment Fund
Established to provide for current and future needs of Catholic education in the Diocese of Buffalo.

St. Aloysius Regional School Fund
Provides funding for tuition assistance, academic programs, faculty development and capital improvements for St. Aloysius Regional School in Springville.

St. Barbara Church, Lackawanna, NY Endowment Fund (St. Francis HS)
Established to provide an annual need-based scholarship to a student who shows potential to benefit from an education at St. Francis High School.

St. Barbara Church, Lackawanna, NY Endowment Fund (to benefit Catholic school girls)
Initially established to provide tuition assistance for Immaculata Academy students, the fund now provides tuition assistance for girls attending Catholic high schools.

Francelia Bennett Tuition Assistance Fund
Established through a bequest to provide tuition assistance to the Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Buffalo.

Virginia Boardway Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships for students attending St. Aloysius Regional School in Springville.

St. Bonaventure Endowment Fund
Established to support the Catholic educational needs of Blessed John XXIII Parsh, West Seneca, NY.

Catholic Academy Of West Buffalo Rev. Msgr. Paul R. Juenker Scholarship Fund
Established to provide financial assistance to students attending the Catholic Academy of West Buffalo, in honor of Msgr. Paul R. Juenker.

CFPA Fund
Established to provide support for Nativity of Our Lord School, Orchard Park, NY.

The Daigler Family Scholarship Fund 
Assists underserved students attending Catholic Schools and assists in the educational efforts of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Jean Daley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Created to support Catholic education at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore, NY. 

Christopher DeSanto Memorial Education Fund
Established to provide need-based tuition scholarships to students attending a Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of Buffalo.

The Franklin & Dolores Downing Endowment Fund
Established to provide support for disadvantaged students to attend Catholic Schools.

The Dubnicki Scholarship Fund - St. Hyacinth Parish
Established to provide resources that support the Catholic educational priorities of St. Hyacinth Parish, Dunkirk, NY.   

Established to provide funding for music enrichment in Catholic elementary schools including instruments and lessons for economically disadvantaged students.  

Rev. William E. Frankhauser, S.J., Scholarship Fund                                                         Established to benefit disadvantaged children from the inner city of Buffalo who desire a Catholic School education for their children grades Pre-K through 12.

Michael & Helen Gacek Outstanding Catholic Student Scholarship Award Fund
Established to provide a scholarship to a student at Buffalo State College selected through the Newman Center.

German R.C. Orphan Home Fund
Established to provide tuition assistance for students attending Catholic Elementary schools in the Diocese of Buffalo.

Gernatt Family Endowment Fund
Established to provide for the Catholic education needs of St. Joseph Church, Gowanda, NY.

James V. & Mary G. Glynn Endowment Fund
Established to serve the educational needs of the poor and under-served in the city of Niagara Falls, NY.

William C. Grotke/Pearl Held Catholic School Scholarship Fund
Established to provide tuition assistance for a student in a Catholic school in the City of Buffalo.

John & Janet Grupp Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarship support to students from Kindergarten through 8th Grade enrolled at St. John the Baptist School, Kenmore, NY.

Guardian Angels Scholarship Fund
Established to provide current year award needs to support Catholic education.

The Amy J. & Halim A. Habib Endowent Fund
Established to provide support for the Catholic education needs of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Bishop Edward D. Head Catholic Education Fund
Established in memory of Bishop Head to provide tuition assistance to students attending Catholic High Schools in the Diocese of Buffalo.

The Bobbie Higgins Caregiver Fund
Established to provide annual support for Catholic elementary schools through a collaborative program with the Buffalo Zoo.

Holy Family School Fund 
Established to provide support for the general needs of Holy Family School.

The St. John the Baptist-Bouma Family Endowment Fund
Established to provide tuition assistance for children from the parish to attend Catholic elementary & secondary schools as well as financial assistance for religious & adult education programs at St. John the Baptist, Kenmore, NY.

Bishop Edward U. Kmiec Scholarship Fund
Established in honor of Bishop Kmiec's 25th ordination anniversary as Bishop to provide Catholic education for needy students in the Diocese of Buffalo.

John W. & Mary M. Koessler Scholarship Fund
Funds are used to support students from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish to attend Southtowns Catholic Regional School.

Elizabeth N. Kolber Endowment Fund 
Established to support the education needs of the Diocese of Buffalo.

The Msgr. Gerald J. Kreuzer Memorial Endowment Fund 
Established to assist the educational efforts of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Frank & Catherine Laski Endowment Fund
Established to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students to attend St. John the Baptist School, Kenmore.

St. Leo the Great Education Fund
Established to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students who attend St. Leo the Great School, Amherst, NY.  Since the closing of the school, this fund's distribution is now applied toward religious education and adult faith formation at St. Leo the Great Parish.

The Natalie Mattimore Lewis Kindness Counts character Award
Established to support the award of the same name given each year at the Catholic Education Dinner (Gala 22:6) to a 7th grade student who exemplifies Natalie Mattimore Lewis' and the fund's benefactor's kindness.

Steve & Ollie Macora Scholarship Fund
Established to provide a need-based scholarship for student(s) attending St. Stephen School, Grand Island, NY.

Clairose F. Magee Fund
Established to provide support for the needs of St. Mark's Parish of North Buffalo.

Mary Masterson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established to support the Catholic education needs of Blessed Sacrament Church, Kenmore, NY.

Gerard & Barbara Mazurkiewicz Scholarship Fund
Established to provide scholarships for students attending Catholic Schools in the inner city of Buffalo.

Christopher Mazurkiewicz Education Scholarship Fund
Established to support the Catholic educational needs of the Diocese of Buffalo.

St. Margaret Church Scholarship Fund
Established to provide annual need based scholarship support for students attending St. Margaret Elementary School, Buffalo.

Rose McKeating Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of Rose McKeating to provide for the Catholic education needs of the Diocese of Buffalo.

Richard & Marilyn Neil Endowment Fund
Established to support the Catholic education needs of the Diocese of Buffalo.

St. John Neumann Scholarship Fund
Established to support the Catholic education needs of Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Williamsville, NY.

Notre Dame High School (Batavia, NY) Endowment Fund
Established to support the needs of Notre Dame High School, Batavia, NY.

The Betty Ann Platek Memorial Education Fund Fund
Established in memory of Betty Ann Platek to provide scholarships to students of Our Lady of Black Rock Elementary School, Buffalo, NY.

The Mary B. & Larry A. Montani Family Endowment Fund 
Established to provide support for Catholic education in the City of Niagara Falls.

Lindsay A. Rebmann Scholarship Fund 
Established to provide an annual scholarship to a high school senior who is a parishioner of St. Joseph, Gowanda.

The Douglas C. Reif Catholic Education Fund
Fund provides tuition scholarships for needy and deserving students of Our Lady of Black Rock Elementary School.

Edward and Jennie Repka Memorial Scholarship Fund 
Established to provide tuition assistance to students of Annunciation School in Elma.

Timothy J. Russert Making A Difference Endowment Fund
Established in honor of Tim Russert to support the annual Sr. Lucille Socciarelli-Fr. John Sturm Making a Difference Award given to a Catholic Educator and to support tuition assistance to Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Buffalo.

Saldanha Family Scholarship Fund
Fund was established to assist in the educational efforts of the Diocese of Buffalo.

The Mary Attea Spahn & Joseph H. Spahn Scholarship Fund
Established to encourage students of Immaculate Conception School in East Aurora, NY to both read and write poetry.

William E. Swan Memorial Endowment Fund
Established to provide support for elementary & secondary Catholic education for disadvantaged students from the Black Rock & "fruit belt" areas of Buffalo.

William E. Swan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established to provide support for disadvantaged students to attend Catholic Schools.

Chester J. & Diane M. Walczyk Scholarship Fund
Established to provide for the needs of Catholic elementary schools.

The Rev. Msgr. Francis Weldgen Scholarship Fund
Established to support the Catholic education needs of St. Christopher School, Tonawanda, NY.

The Rev. Msgr. Rupert Wright Scholarship Fund
Established to support the Catholic education needs of St. Gregory the Great School, Williamsville, NY.

Rev. Msgr. Emil Zupa Scholarship Fund 
Established within the Holy Family School Fund to provide scholarships to students of the school.