Community Foundation for South Central New York awards grants to regional nonprofits

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (SCNY) recently announced it has made grants totaling $287,684 to 40 organizations in the region in its spring grant round.

The successful grant applications, approved through a competitive volunteer panel and board-review process, are for a variety of capital projects, operations, and programming.

Organizations funded included museums, theater groups, libraries, human-service agencies, animal-welfare organizations, chambers of commerce, food banks, housing programs, and public-safety agencies and other nonprofits, municipalities, and school districts.

“We had four grant opportunities open this spring; Arts and Cultural Funding, Grants for Libraries, Small Grants, and our Community Grants for up to $20,000 per organization,” Diane Brown, executive director of the foundation, said in a release. “We saw an unprecedented number of applications for critical needs, economic development, and programming that enhances quality of life in the region.”

The Community Foundation for SCNY, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Johnson City, says it encourages and facilitates personal and institutional philanthropy throughout the region by managing 140 funds, within the foundation’s $38 million endowment, that are established by donors to achieve specific charitable goals. From these funds, the foundation has awarded more than $21 million in grants to the area’s nonprofits to help “address community concerns and improve the quality of life in the region.” The Community Foundation serves donors and nonprofits in five Southern Tier counties: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga.