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104 nonprofits set to fundraise during Cattaraugus Gives, Tuesday, Dec. 2

by Tyler Veno

Tue, Nov 18th 2025 11:00 am

104 nonprofits from across the Cattaraugus County region are set to raise funds during Cattaraugus Gives on Tuesday, December 2.

Presented by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, Cattaraugus Gives is a 24-hour online fundraising event that brings together area nonprofits of any service area, size or mission in friendly competition to celebrate the community’s spirit of giving.

In 2024, 96 nonprofits participating in Cattaraugus Gives together raised $331,512 for their respective causes. With that total, Cattaraugus Gives has no helped nonprofits raise over $1.5 million to improve the lives of those living in our community.

This year’s participating nonprofits include:

  • African American Center for Cultural Development
  • Allegany Area Historical Association
  • Allegany Little League
  • Allegany Public Library
  • Allegheny Highlands Council, Boy Scouts of America
  • Alley Katz of Ellicottville, Inc.
  • Beautiful Olean Fund
  • Big 30 Athletic Fund
  • Bradford Area Public Library
  • Canticle Farm
  • Cats Knead TNVR, Inc.
  • Cattaraugus -Allegany Workforce Development Board
  • Cattaraugus Co. Dept. of the Aging/Meals on Wheels
  • Cattaraugus County Veterans Music Coalition Fund
  • Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
  • CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services
  • CCA - Connecting Communities in Action
  • Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region, Inc
  • Chautauqua Cattaraugus Board of Realtors Scholarship
  • Christine Conner Memorial Scholarship
  • Citizens Advocating Memorial Preservation (CAMP)
  • Colt 45 Strong, Inc.
  • Community Scholarship Fund (CRCF)
  • Delevan-Yorkshire Public Library
  • Directions in Independent Living, Inc.
  • Dream it. Do it. Cattaraugus County
  • Ellicottville Memorial Library
  • Ellicottville Rotary Club
  • Ellicottville Playground
  • Empire Animal Rescue Society
  • Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany
  • Enchanted Mountains Village
  • Foster Cattaraugus
  • Frank Pitillo Memorial Fund
  • Friends of the Library of Olean, NY
  • Gary's Goodness
  • Genesis House Shelter
  • George and Marcia Pancio Scholarship Fund
  • Girl Scouts of Western New York
  • God Winks, Inc.
  • Greater Olean Association of Churches
  • Greater Olean Hospitality Scholarship
  • Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship and Awards Fund
  • Hamilton Court #2, Order of the Amaranth
  • HomeCare & Hospice Foundation
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church and Childcare C
  • Intandem
  • Interfaith Caregivers, Inc
  • Jack Reading Memorial Fund
  • James and Valerie Brundage Scholarship Fund
  • JF20 Scholarship
  • Joyful Rescues, Inc.
  • Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship
  • Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
  • Literacy of Love, Inc
  • Little Valley Fund
  • Little Valley youth Baseball and Softball
  • Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship
  • Mount View Cemetery Maintenance Fund
  • OHS Class of 1983 Scholarship
  • Olean Business Development
  • Olean Community Theatre
  • Olean Food Pantry Inc.
  • Olean General Hospital Foundation
  • Olean Parks Beautification Fund
  • Olean Portville Lions Club
  • Olean Rotary Club
  • Olean Schools Foundation
  • Olean Sports Boosters
  • Olean Theater Workshop
  • Operation Warm Hearts, Inc.
  • Outdoor Arts & Recreation Society Inc. (OARS)
  • Pfeiffer Nature Center & Foundation Inc
  • Phoenix Humane Society of Greater Cattaraugus, Inc.
  • Pink Ribbon Good
  • Portville Community Association
  • Portville Community Food Pantry
  • Portville Free Library
  • Purrfect Kitty Mission
  • RAM Fund of Cattaraugus County
  • Rescue Pups Inc.
  • Rock On Reikin Memorial Music Fund
  • Santa Claus Lane
  • Shadows Veterinarian Relief Trust
  • Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy
  • Southern Tier Health Care System
  • Southern Tier Symphony
  • SPCA in Cattaraugus County
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church Legacy Fund
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church Legacy Scholarship Fund
  • The Bob McCarthy Foundation
  • The Elevate Fund
  • The Pink Pumpkin Project
  • The Salvation Army - Olean
  • Tim Bushnell Memorial Scholarship
  • Tina Zerbian Resilient Community Scholarship
  • Total Senior Care
  • Tracy Veno Memorial/Olean Professional Firefighters, Local 1796 Scholarship Fund
  • Tri-County Arts Council
  • Twin Tiers Disc Golf Association
  • Veggie Wheels
  • Winning Olean Back
  • YMCA of the Twin Tiers

 

Giving will begin on the cattaraugusgives.org website at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and will continue for the next 24 hours.

Donors can help the participating organizations win prizes from a pool of  $29,000 in prizes sponsored by CRCF and a number of area businesses. Donors will also have the chance to win themselves, as there will be 4 gift card drawing throughout the day, as well as a Buffalo Sabres hockey puck signed by Peyton Krebs during designated time periods. The full prize listing is available at cattaraugusgives.org.

Additionally, there are a number of matches and challenges available, which will increase the impact of the donors’ gifts. This year, $9,000 in matching funds will be available throughout the day.

The public is invited to make their gifts and watch the live leaderboard throughout the day at cattaraugusgives.org, said Tyler Veno, CRCF communications and fund development manager and Cattaraugus Gives Coordinator.

“This year, we have more participating organizations and prizes than we have ever had, which certainly adds to the excitement,” said Veno. “It’s truly special to watch the community rally around causes that mean the most to them, and we look forward to seeing that compassion drive meaningful change again in 2025.”

To learn more about how to support Cattaraugus Gives, visit cattaraugusgives.org.

 The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is the area’s supportive, responsive and trusted community foundation. Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email [email protected], or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).