| 1978 | Seed grant from Gebbie Foundation to establish CRCF |
| 1980 | Assets reach $660,000 and first fund established (Roger C. Seager Memorial Scholarship Fund) |
| 1981 | Assets total $890,642 and the Foundation moves to Hotel Jamestown Office |
| 1982 | Assets reach $1 million, Axel W. Carlson Memorial Fund established |
| 1983 | Assets total $1,558,110 and the Blossom Fund established |
| 1984 | Assets reach $1,697,981. The Gebbie Foundation provides funding for administrative expenses and the Walter and Grace Hazzard Fund established |
| 1985 | Assets grow to over $3 million and First Axel W. Carlson Award recipient honored (David Robbins) |
| 1986 | Assets reach $6,947,818 and the Catherine Campbell Rexford Scholarship Fund established |
| 1987 | Assets total $7,255,128 and the Gordon and Mabel Morse Danielson Memorial Fund established |
| 1988 | After only ten years of existence, Foundation assets total nearly $10 million |
| 1989 | Assets grow to over $12 million and the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum Scholarship Fund established |
| 1990 | Assets reach $13,040,985 with a total 108 funds and the Kathy Wilson Memorial Educational Fund established |
| 1991 | Assets total $14,628,714 and the Cappa Family Fund established |
| 1992 | Assets reach $16,494,679 and the Karl Peterson Unrestricted Fund, Karl Peterson Lutheran Social Services Fund, Karl Peterson First Lutheran Church Fund are established |
| 1993 | First Year of Expo: Funding an Education. First Annual John D. Hamilton Award Banquet held (recipient, John D. Hamilton) |
| 1994 | Assets grow to over $17 million and the Kathleen A. Black Memorial Scholarship Fund, and the Robert “Bobby” Guy Pollino II Memorial Scholarship Fund are established |
| 1995 | Assets reach $21,054,233. Fran Grow is honored with the John D. Hamilton Award and the Foundation moved to Office at 21 East Third Street |
| 1996 | Assets grow to over $24 million. Reg and Betty Lenna establish funds for Reg Lenna Civic Center and SS Peter & Paul Church. Community Conscious Youth Group, S. Ralph and Frances P. Marra Scholarship Fund, Florence L. and Leonard J. Field Memorial Scholarship Fund are established |
| 1997 | Assets reach $30,439,890 and the Allen R. and Margaret H. Findlay Fund established |
| 1998 | 20th Anniversary, assets total $34 million, 419 scholarships awarded |
| 1999 | Assets reach $40,282,322 and the Craig “Swanny” Swanson Memorial Scholarship established |
| 2000 | Assets reach $41,101,288 and the Patrick Morales Memorial Scholarship Fund established |
| 2001 | Assets grow to over $41 million and the Southern Chautauqua County Retired Teachers Scholarship Fund established |
| 2002 | Assets reach $35,825,465 and the Dempsey Lewis Knight Memorial Scholarship Fund, Edwin J. and Katherine M. Hegstedt Memorial Fund are established |
| 2003 | 25th Anniversary, assets total $42 million, 644 scholarships awarded, 374 total funds, and over $1.8 million awarded in grants |
| 2004 | Assets grow to over $49 million, 717 scholarships awarded and the Southwestern Schools Education Foundation established two funds, Roland A. and Doris M. Swanson Fund established |
| 2005 | Foundation eclipses $50 million in assets, complies with Council on Foundations National Standards for all U.S. community foundations |
| 2006 | Assets total over $60 million and the Jake Ensign Fund established |
| 2007 | Assets grow to $62.1 million; The Joanne Nelson Charitable Gift Annuity and The Charles E. Bartkowiak Memorial Scholarship Fund are established |
2008 2009 | First Annual Meeting of the Legacy Society CRCF commits to continue Tree Planting Program in the City of Jamestown. $23,000 allocated to this program. |