In what may be an unprecedented drive to lift up the communities of Western New York and Southeastern Michigan, the foundation for late Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. has agreed to donate $1.2 billion to the two regions over the next 20 years.
“The trustees of The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation today released the organization’s Mission Statement, outlining the vision of the organization as it was intended by its founder, the late Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. The Foundation was funded with $1.2 billion from the irrevocable trust created by Mr. Wilson, founder of the Buffalo Bills franchise, who passed away in March 2014.