WXXI was honored with a Public Media Award from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) for its Move to Include national initiative. In the Community Engagement category, WXXI received the National Project Award for the work that Move to Include accomplished by expanding the multi-faceted approach to public awareness of issues surrounding disability across the country. The award was presented at NETA’s 53rd Annual Public Media Awards Gala held virtually on January 26 at the 2022 NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum. Move to Include was launched in 2014 as a partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation devoted to supporting programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Foundation has provided more than $1.45 million in funding to date for Move to Include.
Tom Golisano Creates Golisano Children’s Alliance, Surpassing $1 Billion in Philanthropic Giving
$253M Directed to Six Newly Funded Golisano Children’s Hospitals; Alliance Will Advance and Expand Access to Pediatric Care Rochester, N.Y., October 28, 2025—Tom Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader, announced the creation of the Golisano...



