ASI Awards $50,000 in Give for Greatness Funding to 25 WNY Arts and Cultural Organizations

Arts Services Inc. has distributed 25 “Give for Greatness” grants providing operating support to arts and culture nonprofits based in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties. These grants are designed to help WNY’s smallest nonprofits build their internal capacity, making their mission-driven work easier. Since 2014, Give for Greatness has provided over $280,000 [...]

ASI Awards $50,000 in Give for Greatness Funding to 25 WNY Arts and Cultural Organizations2023-12-15T13:39:19-05:00

2023 Give for Greatness grants

ASI's Give for Greatness (G4G) grant applications are open now and due by 11:59 pm on Friday, November 17, 2023. No, you're not dreaming. This is earlier than in the past! The Give for Greatness grants are capacity building grants in the amount of $2,000 available to small arts or culture nonprofits in the five [...]

2023 Give for Greatness grants2023-09-15T15:03:49-04:00

Give for Greatness applications are open

The Give for Greatness grants provide $2,000 in general operating support to micro, small, and mid-sized arts-focused nonprofit organizations across the five counties of Western New York and $500 to collectives that are in the process of incorporating as a nonprofit organization. To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria: Has arts or [...]

Give for Greatness applications are open2022-12-19T09:36:33-05:00

Lawyers for the Arts Presented by Dansa D’Arata Soucia LLP and KeyBank

To fundraise for ASI’s Give for Greatness grant program, eight all-lawyer musical groups will give it their all on stage when KeyBank presents the 9th annual Lawyers for the Arts fundraiser on Saturday, March 12th from 1-5:30 p.m. at the Tralf Music Hall (622 Main Street) in Buffalo. Tickets for the 9th annual Lawyers [...]

Lawyers for the Arts Presented by Dansa D’Arata Soucia LLP and KeyBank2022-02-28T10:25:09-05:00

Now Taking Applications: Give for Greatness Grant Program

The Give for Greatness grant supports small to mid-sized nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Allegany counties by providing general operating support of up to $2,000. For 2021, we have a total of $15,000 to award. To make the most impact with this funding, we are asking nonprofit organizations [...]

Now Taking Applications: Give for Greatness Grant Program2021-12-02T16:29:26-05:00

ASI Awards $25,000 in Give for Greatness Grants To WNY Cultural Organizations

We are excited to announce the 25 Give for Greatness grant recipients for 2020! This year, we had 25 grants in the amount of $1,000 each to award to arts and cultural nonprofit organizations based in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. The 25 recipient organizations were selected from 57 total applicants for their [...]

ASI Awards $25,000 in Give for Greatness Grants To WNY Cultural Organizations2021-03-08T08:35:37-05:00

9th Annual Lawyers for the Arts – Postponed

DUE TO THE RECENT COVID-19 SITUATION, THE LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE TRALF VENUE TO RESCHEDULE A NEW DATE. THANK YOU. Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is excited to announce that this year’s Lawyers for the Arts fundraiser will be presented by Hodgson [...]

9th Annual Lawyers for the Arts – Postponed2020-05-15T09:42:46-04:00

ASI Will Award $32,000 in Give for Greatness Grants to WNY Cultural Organizations

ASI will award 32 Give for Greatness grants—up from 25 in 2018—of $1,000 each to 32 arts and cultural nonprofit organizations based in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. The 32 organizations were selected from 78 total applications by a panel of local leaders in the arts and cultural sector. Recipients 1891 Fredonia Opera [...]

ASI Will Award $32,000 in Give for Greatness Grants to WNY Cultural Organizations2019-12-02T11:18:18-05:00

Lawyers for the Arts Concert

Saturday, March 9, 2019 1pm-5:30pm at the Tralf Music Hall Tickets now on sale! The 8th Annual Lawyers for the Arts Event is a time when lawyers from the region trade in their briefcases and suits for guitars, drum kits, and microphones all in support of the Western New York arts and cultural community. $25 [...]

Lawyers for the Arts Concert2019-02-04T11:21:20-05:00

2018 Give for Greatness Recipients

Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) announced the 25 cultural organizations receiving 2018 Give for Greatness grants.  The awardees were chosen from 61 applicants across five counties, and represent a cross section of innovative small and emerging cultural groups across multiple disciplines.  Give for Greatness is a program of ASI. Art for Rural America [...]

2018 Give for Greatness Recipients2018-12-13T12:46:30-05:00
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