Out of 180 registered 501(c)(3) organizations, 10 names were drawn today to receive eight tickets and two parking passes each for every Bills home game this season.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ten local charities and three public agencies will now have the chance to enjoy Buffalo Bills home games, including pre-season and post-season, from Erie County’s new hospitality suite at Highmark Stadium this season.

During a random raffle drawing held Tuesday, county officials selected 10 qualifying charities from a pool of 180 eligible organizations. Each charity will receive access to the suite for one home game, with two organizations sharing the space per game. Each charity will receive eight suite tickets and two parking passes.



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The raffle was announced on June 24, 2026, and was open to registered 501(c)(3) organizations.

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz stated that the lottery system for the county’s luxury suite is intended to allow community organizations to benefit from the new facility, as the county transitions away from its long-standing role in stadium ownership and management.

Poloncarz added back in May that public agencies, the Empire State Development, ECIDA, and Visit Buffalo Niagara, will automatically receive tickets to the suite as well. 

The selected organizations include:

WNY Public Broadcasting AssociationSpecialized Early Childhood Center of WNYMental Health Advocates of WNYGirl Scouts of WNYBoys and Girls Club of Orchard ParkThe Big Easy in Buffalo Inc., OLV Human Services, Gateway Longview Inc.Buffalo Architecture Inc.Habitat for Humanity Buffalo

The alternate charities drawn were: Make-A-Wish Metro New York and Western New York, Police Athletic League of Buffalo, and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. 

“We wanted other organizations who might not otherwise have an opportunity to go to a football game or take people to a football game to benefit from the suite as well,” Poloncarz said. “Too many people are like, ‘Oh, it’s just going to get used by the elected officials, and it’s going to be parties and things like that.’ So we set up a policy that ensures it was an open process, that it could be used for economic development purposes,” said Poloncarz. 

Organizations can also use the tickets in a variety of ways to benefit the charity. 

“They can provide them to their employees, they can use them to generate revenue for the organization,” Poloncarz said. “Some organizations have said that they intend to raffle them off to generate money because they think they can generate a lot of money associated with this.”

County officials said they received 254 raffle submissions, with 180 organizations ultimately meeting the eligibility requirements. To qualify, nonprofits were required to file their tax returns and have been operating for at least five years.

The hospitality suite will not include complimentary food or alcohol. Poloncarz added the county will continue to review the initiative and policies surrounding the raffle for the following years.