Luca S. Calanni Foundation Grants Since Inception:

Since its inception, The Luca S. Calanni Foundation (Live Like Luca) has provided over $250,000 in grants to organizations across Western New York. These organizations embody our mission of helping children to experience the joys of participating in sports, camps, the arts, and other activities that made Luca’s light shine bright.

Thank you to our generous community who continue to make all of this possible.

Q4 2024

• St. Francis High School Basketball Camp 2025

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp 2025

• Old First Ward Community Center: After School Arts & Crafts and Sports Programs

• First Tee of Western New York: Youth Golf Clinics

• Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo: Youth Swimming Scholarships

• 716 Squash: Year-Long Squash League

Q3 2024

• Willie Hutch Jones Education & Sports Program: After School Sports Programs

• Boys & Girls Club of Dunkirk, NY: Teen Activity Nights

• Salvation Army of Dunkirk, NY: After School Basketball & Tutoring Programs

Q2 2024

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp

• Jeremy Kelley Football Camp

• Catching Dreams Charters

• St. Francis High School Basketball Camp

• Buffalo Peace House

Q1 2024

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp: Registration fees for 20 participants

• Visually Impaired Advancement (VIA): Bowling Program

• Falcon Volleyball Club: Club Volleyball Program

• Frontier Central School: Boys Club Volleyball Registrations for 6 participants

• Kenmore Soccer Club: Buffalo/WNY Junior Soccer League

• Village Engaged: 2024 Teen Programs

• Jamestown Elite Travel Basketball: Registration for 2 participants

• Full Circle Family Services: Home Court Advantage House League

Q4 2023

• Jewish Community Center: JCC Youth Aquatic Center scholarships for swimming lessons

• NCAAA Basketball Program: Financial assistance for uniforms and registration fees for 50 boys and girls

• Full Circle Family Services: Full year of funding for youth basketball program

• WNY Coaches Corner: Registration fees and Uniforms for Youth Basketball Clinics

• 716 United: Sponsorship for basketball program

Q2 2023

• Catching Dreams Charters: Fishing Therapy for Pediatric Oncology Patients

• Lakeshore Eclipse Softball: Youth Registration Fees for 12 Girls

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp: Registration Fees for 10 Participants

• St. Francis Basketball Camp: Registration Fees for 25 Participants

Q1 2023

• Kenmore Soccer Club: Registration Fees & Uniforms

• Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club: Registration & Travel Fees

• Northern Chautauqua Catholic School: Refurbish Indoor Basketball Court

• Chautauqua Striders: Registration Fees & Uniforms

Q4 2022

• Lake View Athletics Metro Girls Travel Softball: Team Support

• St. Francis High School: Scoring Table

• Falcon Volleyball Club: Volleyball Club Registrations

• St. Francis High School: Basketball Tournament

• Full Circle Family Services: Scoreboard, Uniforms, & Court Time

Q3 2022

• St. Francis High School: Basketball Registration Fees

• Daemen University Basketball Camp: Basketball Academy Registration Fees

• Full Circle Family Services: Tournament & Camp Expenses

• X-Gen Elite: Youth Basketball Program

• Fredonia Youth Football League

• Dunkirk Salvation Army: After School & Basketball Programs

• Buffalo Police Explorers: Post 638

Q1 2022

• Chautauqua Children’s Gym: Scholarships for 200 Children

• Falcon Volleyball Club: Program Fees & Court Shoes

• The Champion Project: Buffalo Youth Volleyball

• Full Circle Family Services: Youth Basketball Program

• Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association: Coaching for Buffalo Creek Academy

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp: Camp Registration Fees for 10 Students

• St. Francis High School: Summer Basketball Camp

• Centaur Stride, Inc.: Therapeutic Riding Instruction

• Boys & Girls Club of NCC: NCC Wrestling Club

• Catching Dreams Charters: Turning Wishing Into Fishing Program

Q3 2021

• Hamburg Little Cagers: Scoreboard

Q2 2021

• Fredonia High School Basketball Camp: Camp Scholarship

• Hilbert College Basketball Camp: Camp Fees

• St. Francis High School: Basketball Camp

Q1 2021

• First Tee of Western New York: Youth Golf Program

• Western New York Section PGA: Junior Golf Tour

• Catching Dreams Charters: Turning Wishing Into Fishing Program

• Kenmore Soccer Club: Buffalo/Western New York Junior Soccer Travel League

• Lake View Athletic Soccer: Soccer Field Lighting

Q4 2020

• Boys & Girls Club of NCC: Empire State E-Sports League

• Hamburg Little Loop: Sponsorship

• Nativity Miguel Middle School of Buffalo: Sponsorship

• Hamburg Little Cagers: Scoreboard

Q3 2020

• Kenmore Soccer Club: Buffalo/Western New York Youth Soccer League

These grants were made possible through Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation’s and generous community-minded donors. The NCCF is committed to improving the community through the promotion of local philanthropy, strategic grantmaking, and community leadership. The organization has distributed over $17 million in the form of grants and scholarships within the community. For more information on applying for grants, call 716-366-4892 or visit www.nccfoundation.org.