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Sawyer Community Fund Accepting Grant Proposals for
2022 Support
Published: March 27, 2022 at
01:00 p.m.
By: Media Release from Northern New York Community Goundation
Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp
Sawyer Community Fund Now Accepting Grant Proposals for 2022 Support
Up to $50,000 in Available for Nonprofits Serving
Three Communities
WATERTOWN, NY — Nonprofit
organizations that serve Boonville, Constableville,
and Westernville residents
should apply by
Friday, April 22, for 2022 grant support through the Kenneth V. and
Jeannette Remp Sawyer
Community Fund at
the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The fund was
established in 2018 to support programs, projects and initiatives that
broadly impact the
quality of life
in Boonville, Constableville, and Westernville. The Northern New York Community
Foundation
administers this
permanent, charitable legacy fund that makes grant awards annually. This
year, up to $50,000
in grant funding
is available.
In 2021, 11
projects were awarded grant funding totaling $46,400 that include:
• Constable Hall Association — to assist with
essential exterior work and restoration of the carriage house
• Erwin Library — and Institute
to install a new heating unit for the second floor reading area and
acquire audio and video equipment to
bolster the library programs
• Village of Boonville — to help
complete a safe walking path for residents to reach the community’s
only major grocery store, purchase
technology and equipment needed to continue the Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) program, and the
purchase of new American flags for Little Village Park
• Boonville Cemetery Association — support to
continue efforts to update and digitize burial records
• Constableville
Volunteer Fire Company — to acquire a cardiac monitor and train
the company’s
eight EMTs to use it while responding to
calls
• Dodge Pratt Northam Art and Community
Center — support for the center’s popular Robotics and
Summer Visual Arts programs, which engage
youths ages 4 to 16
• North Country Community Youth Soccer — to help
purchase essential equipment for a youth program
that draws more than 200 participants in
pre-K through grade six.
• Western Town Library to improve
technology for library patrons and purchase equipment to strengthen
resources that support the human and
social needs of guests.
• Adirondack Community Chorus — support for
community music performances in Boonville,
Constableville, and Westernville.
“What Mr. and
Mrs. Sawyer created is a thoughtful approach to perpetuate their giving to
three communities
that mattered
most to them,” said Max DelSignore, Northern New
York Community Foundation assistant
director. “Their
pride for community is embedded in the grantmaking accomplished through
their legacy
fund and the
meaningful impact it will make for years to come.”
Convenient online
application
Nonprofit
organizations are reminded to apply for funding from the Kenneth V. and
Jeannette Remp Sawyer
Community Fund
through the Community Foundation’s online Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM)
system on
its website.
If eligible
nonprofits already have an existing account in the online system, click the
“Apply” button in
the top left
corner of your user dashboard and scroll to find the Sawyer Community Fund
application to begin.
Nonprofits
applying for the first time should create a single user account for the
organization. The portal
features a simple
interface that guides users through step-by-step instructions on how to
sign up and apply.
Resources are
available on the Foundation’s website, nnycf.org/grants, and on the portal’s log-in page
to
learn more about
the process.
To be eligible
for Community Foundation grants, nonprofits must be classified as a
501(c)(3) organization
by the IRS. Other
entities may be eligible depending on the request. Additional grant
opportunities through
the Community
Foundation will become available on the GLM platform in the coming months.
Contact
Kraig Everard
Community Foundation director of stewardship and programs, kraig@nnycf.org, or
315-782-7110, with questions
about the GLM system.
Timeline to apply
The deadline to
submit a proposal for consideration is 5 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022.
Grant awards will be
announced
following the Community Foundation’s quarterly board meeting in June.
Contact Max DelSignore,
Community
Foundation assistant director, max@nnycf.org
, or 315-782-7110, for grant guidelines or to learn
more about the
Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community
Fund.
About Kenneth V.
and Jeannette Remp Sawyer
 Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer participated in many
community events and activities through the years and served
on local boards
and committees. Mr. Sawyer was a Boonville native, served in the United
States Army, and
enjoyed a career
at Layng Furniture Company and as a supervisor at
Boonville’s Erwin Park. Most notably, he
was a talented
musician. He played tenor saxophone in his high school band and clarinet
with the Boonville
Village Band. He
frequently played with three separate drum and bugle corps in Boonville and
Rome.
Mr. Sawyer passed
away in 2008. Mrs. Sawyer completed a successful career of more than 45
years at
Rome Savings Bank
and was an avid follower of the stock market. She also served on the
finance committee
of Boonville
United Methodist Church. She assisted organizations such as the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Dodge
Pratt Northam Art and Community Center, the Erwin Library, and the
Boonville
Cemetery. Mrs.
Sawyer passed away in 2015.
In 2017, the
Kenneth V. Sawyer and Jeannette Remp Sawyer
Scholarship Fund was established through
the Northern New
York Community Foundation to benefit Adirondack Central School graduates.
The endowed
fund will award
two scholarships each year forever, supporting the business and music
pursuits of high school
graduates from
the district.
About the
Northern New York Community Foundation
Since 1929, the
Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and
enriching
the quality of
life for all in communities across Jefferson, Lewis
and St. Lawrence counties.
Through
partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and
generous families
and individual
donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and
scholarships from an endowment and
collection of
funds that benefit the region. Its commitment to donors helps individuals
achieve their charitable
objectives now
and for generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of
community philanthropy
while inspiring
others.
The Community
Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors,
professional advisors
and nonprofit
organizations. It also works to bring people together at its permanent home
in the Northern
New York
Philanthropy Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find
creative solutions that
strengthen the
region and make it a great place to live, work, and play.
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