Partner With Us
We believe the power to create change already exists in our communities. If you’d like to explore a partnership with the Oishei Foundation, please start by completing our Request to Partner form, which helps us learn more about your work and connect you with the right member of our team.
Request To Partner
How We Approach Partnership
Our partnerships are grounded in values, driven by community priorities, and aligned with systems change. Every funding decision reflects our commitment to racial and economic justice, community power-building, and place-based impact, beginning on Buffalo’s East Side.
We prioritize investments that are:
- Rooted in Community
- Located on or primarily serving Buffalo’s East Side
- Proximate to the community and guided by those most impacted, including grassroots
- Center racial equity in leadership, staff, board, and practices
- Aligned with our Strategic Focus
- Advance financial prosperity (economic mobility, financial well-being)
- Align with at least one of our focus areas of power-building
- Address the root causes of systemic barriers
- Reflect Our Values
- Elevate joy, restoration, and resilience as part of their work
- Offer opportunities to build authentic relationships and long-term partnerships
Stay Connected
Our work is rooted in community leadership and partnership. If you'd like to follow along as we learn, invest, and grow alongside our region, we invite you to sign up for occasional Foundation emails.