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Community Foundation Seeks Proposals for New
Community Fund Grant Program
Published: March 10, 2026 at
09:30 a.m.
By: Press Release
from NNY Community Foundation
Community Foundation Seeks Proposals for New
Community Fund Grant Program
Applications for Funding Support are Due by Friday,
April 24
WATERTOWN — A new Community
Fund Grant Program at the Northern New York Community Foundation is now
accepting applications from local nonprofits that make an impact in
specific communities.
A variety of
donors have helped establish charitable funds at the Community Foundation
to benefit local villages, towns, and communities. The Foundation is the
responsible steward of these community funds. This year, the Foundation is
pooling these place-based funds into one grant application to magnify their
impact across Northern New York.
The Foundation
encourages tri-county nonprofits to submit a proposal that is a top
priority and enhances the quality of life in their respective communities.
The application must include a clear description of the request, summary of
community impact, and attainable project outcomes.
Eligible
organizations will select the community that will be impacted by their
efforts in the grant application, which is available online at bit.ly/grant-portal.
Three community
funds featured
The George R.
Davis Fund for Lowville will consider proposals through this program
benefiting the quality of life in the Village and Town of Lowville. Mr.
Davis was actively involved in this community and served for 20 years as
the Lewis County Judge. He created a legacy fund to support Lowville upon
his passing in 2010. Up to $20,000 is available to award from this fund.
The Six Town
Community Fund is included in this round of the Community Fund Grant
Program. This fund supports priority projects and programs in the towns of
Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman, and Worth. Up to $13,000 in
total funding is available to award this grant cycle.
Nonprofit
organizations that received a Six Town Community Fund grant in December are
not eligible to apply for new funding in this round. Please contact the
Foundation with any questions.
The Clifton-Fine
Community Fund is also included in this grant program. This geographic
fund supports projects benefiting residents of Clifton, Cranberry Lake,
Fine, Newton Falls, Oswegatchie, Star Lake, and Wanakena.
In this round, up to $7,000 is available for nonprofits to pursue. If you
have an open grant through this community fund, please contact the
Foundation to determine your eligibility for a new submission.
Program to
support other communities
Five additional
territories are included as part of the Community Fund Grant Program. Those
communities are: Antwerp, Cape Vincent,
Clayton, Gouverneur, and the City of Watertown.
Nonprofits with projects or efforts supporting these areas are encouraged
to apply.
“Over many years,
donors have made the thoughtful decision to designate their charitable
gifts to the communities they love through the Community Foundation,” said Max
DelSignore, Community Foundation vice president. “Through our active
community funds in the Six Town and Clifton-Fine regions, as well as legacy
funds created by generous donors, we want to celebrate the strength of
geographic giving and highlight this opportunity for our region’s
nonprofits.”
The deadline to apply is Friday, April 24, with grant award
decisions made in June. Grant agreements and reports are required with each
approved award. Please contact Community Foundation Director of
Philanthropy Kraig Everard, kraig@nnycf.org
, or 315-782-7110, with questions or to learn more.
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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