Giving parents a choice, giving children a chance. We’re taking our investment in our BISON families to the next level.
Founded in 1995, the BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund is a privately funded organization whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for Western New York children by helping low-income families afford the cost of private K-12 schools. For families of modest means (a $36,000 average BISON family income), access to quality education is made possible by the BISON Children’s Scholarship
Founded in 1995, the BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund is a privately funded organization whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for Western New York children by helping low-income families afford the cost of private K-12 schools. For families of modest means (a $36,000 average BISON family income), access to quality education is made possible by the BISON Children’s Scholarship
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This Cyber Monday and throughout the entire holiday season, shop Amazon Smile and donate to BISON by selecting our nonprofit at the top of your page. You can do all your holiday shopping and gift a child a chance to receive a quality education through one of our scholarships! Amazon Smile donates 0.5% of your total purchase to BISON!
1) Visit smile.amazon.com
2) Select The BISON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
3) Start shopping!
Friday Fun Fact: This school year BISON is supporting families who reside in 106 different zip codes across the eight counties of Western New York!
As we approach Thanksgiving, BISON is incredibly grateful for our friends and supporters who recognize the importance of our mission, allowing us to serve thousands of children across WNY this year. On behalf of the over 1,900 K-12 Scholars, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving filled with love, joy and gratitude!
Meet Gloria, a senior Gloria shared her story at our Annual Celebration Event held. She is a former BISON Scholar and currently receiving the John R. Oishei Scholarship. She loves her coding classes, playing the trumpet and plans to study environmental science in college. Gloria concluded her remarks with, "I also am extremely grateful to the BISON Fund for the amount of support my family was given to be able to afford such great educations, not only for me but also my siblings. It was a blessing and a game-changer for my family because we would never have had the opportunities we’ve had. These opportunities have made a lasting impact on our interests and work ethic. Thank you!"
We are so proud to support students like Gloria!
Can't attend our Celebration Luncheon today? You can still participate in our Day of Giving! Your dollars today will be matched up to $25,000. We have over 1,000 kiddos on our waitlist and your participation will help them receive the education they deserve! Please consider a gift! https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/ENipTg?vid=1l5cc
Come join us next Thursday, October 20th at 12PM to celebrate BISON at our Annual Celebration Event. BISON supports over 1,900 K-12 students annually via tuition assistance! Your support of this event allows us to continue our mission to change the educational landscape in WNY, one student at a time! Tickets and sponsorships available here: https://bisonfund.ticketspice.com/bison-luncheon-2022
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Giving parents a choice, giving children a chance.
Three weeks until we are gathered with over 1,000 of our friends to celebrate BISON! Please consider joining us at our Annual Celebration Event, Thursday, October 20th at 12:00PM at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Individual tickets and sponsorships are still available by clicking here:
https://bisonfund.ticketspice.com/bison-luncheon-2022
Hope to see you there!
This week, we had the opportunity to meet Delyet, an 8th grader from Catholic Academy of West Buffalo. Delyet came to this country as a refugee and aspires to become a doctor. BISON is proud to support students like Delyet and nearly 1,900 scholars this year!
BACK TO SCHOOL! Look at these cute faces as our BISON Scholars headed back to school this week! ✏️📓✂️ This year BISON is proud to serve nearly 1,900 K-12 scholars across all eight counties of WNY making their private school education possible! Who was more excited for the first day of school...the kiddos or the parents?!😂
Celebrating 28 Years of BISON! Mark your calendars ... ... for another powerful event to celebrate BISON and its impact on our community. Supporting BISON is a great investment -- perhaps the best in
Last Thursday we hosted our 2022 BISON BASH at It was a wonderful event to celebrate BISON and the impact it has on our community. Congratulations to our President’s Council on the success of this event! Additionally, a huge thank you to all of our sponsors,
Thank you to our Teacher and Student Sponsors, and The event is tonight from 5:30PM-7:30PM at Tickets are available at the door!
We would like to thank one of our Principal Sponsors, Sandhill Investment Management for their support of our 2022 BISON BASH! The event is tonight! Come one, come all! Pre-sale tickets are available online via the link in our bio until 11am this morning! Tickets are also available at the door! See you tonight! Event starts at 5:30
We would like to thank for their support for our 2022 BISON BASH! The event is tomorrow night and pre-sale tickets are still available via the link in our bio! Also available at the door! Hope to see you all tomorrow!
We would like to thank our Hosting Sponsor, for their support of our 2022 BISON BASH! All are welcome to attend this great event, this Thursday, June 2nd! Tickets are available via the link in bio!
ONE WEEK TO GO!! Please join our President’s Council for this wonderful event to benefit BISON! Click on the link in bio to get your tickets! Hope to see you all there! 💚💙🦬
This week the BISON Fund President’s Council visited Catholic Academy of West Buffalo for a reading day! Lots of fun was had by all and we were grateful to be able to get into the classroom and enjoy some time with the kiddos! 💚📚✏️
We have been making the rounds to our area high schools congratulating our inaugural class of graduating BISON recipients! Stay tuned for more photos from our “Senior Tour”!
Last week we had the privilege of speaking at Education Day! Mary Elkhoury, a graduating BISON High School scholarship recipient and a senior at also spoke as a representative of BISON and . She did a wonderful job and impressed the audience with her public speaking skills!
This week we continued our tour of schools at Northern Chautauqua Catholic School! NCCS is the only opportunity for Catholic education in Chautauqua County! 📚✏️📓🚌
Congratulations to our two BISON board members, Tom Beecher and Tod Martin for being named to Business First’s Power 250 List! We are proud to have you both as champions of our cause!
We enjoyed our visit to this morning! Excited to see all of the kids experiencing their school day mask free!
Former BISON recipient, Kiesha Adamczyk-Bennett, sang the National Anthem at our Annual Celebration Event in October. Her rendition was simply beautiful. In addition to her singing talent, she is a Licensed Real Estate Broker & the owner of Faith Real Estate Services, Inc. in Buffalo. Kiesha is an incredible young woman and we are honored to play a small role in her life!
We had a great time visiting Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls this morning. Did you know that 45% of Catholic Academy’s enrollment receives BISON assistance worth a total investment of $100,000 annually? Thank you for having us!
This school year, we are proud to support nearly 2,000 K-12 BISON Scholars residing in over 100 zip codes!
As we head into Presidents' Day weekend and winter break, we are thankful for those pioneers who placed an emphasis on education!
We are so proud to support our future, one child at a time!
Last week our Catholic schools celebrated Catholic Schools Week! Here is a peek of some of the fun theme days our schools had!
The BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund allows parents to choose the school that best fits their child’s needs regardless of income or zip code. BISON is proud to allow these parents school choice!
The BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund is now accepting pre-applications from new families for the 2022-23 school year! Visit www.bisonfund.com to apply.
Last week our BISON 8th grade scholars received their high school acceptance packages! We love the excitement of a new chapter and look forward to following them into high school. Congratulations!
Business First recently highlighted BISON co-founder and visionary, Tom Beecher. He is an inspiration and a force of goodness and change for our community. Congratulations, Tom!
https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2022/01/03/thomas-beecher-jr.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=bu&ana=e_bu_me&j=26238255&senddate=2022-01-03
Age is just a number for Thomas Beecher Jr., who continues his dedication to the community through active board work with The Bison Fund, Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Our President’s Council had a great morning reading Christmas stories and doing crafts with St. Benedict School’s 2nd grade classes. Thank you for having us!
Check out this piece on BISON parent, Akec Aguer. We are proud to support families like these! https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/restaurateurs-road-led-from-south-sudan-to-buffalo/article_3ff9631c-43cf-11ec-bfb7-f38fb9f44586.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Akec Aguer is the chef and owner of Nile River, a new South Sudanese restaurant at the West Side Bazaar.
Tomorrow is the day that we celebrate BISON at our annual Celebration Event. It also kicks off our 24 hour Day of Giving! Please consider a donation to support one of the best organizations in WNY! REMEMBER…small reoccurring donations make a significant impact! Click here to be part it!
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One week to go until we are gathered together to celebrate BISON. Sponsorships and individual tickets still available through this link: https://bisonfund.ticketspice.com/bison-luncheon-2021
Come join us!
Please join us to celebrate our Annual Celebration Luncheon on Thursday, October 21st at 12:00 pm. Tickets and sponsorships are available by clicking the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!
https://tinyurl.com/BISON2021
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The BISON Children's Scholarship Fund is so proud to support young men and women, like Jason, as they continue their high school careers!
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