Community Foundation for South Central NY receives $25,000 grant from Avangrid Foundation for COVID-19 relief in the region

JOHNSON CITY — The Community Foundation for South Central New York announced it has received a $25,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation for its relief fund for COVID-19-related needs in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga counties.

“This generous grant will support the south-central New York region as we see continuing needs arise from the pandemic. We have already awarded over $340,000 to organizations providing essential services, and thanks to the Avangrid Foundation, we will be able to fund additional services,” Diane Brown, executive director of the Community Foundation for South Central NY, said in a statement. 

The Avangrid Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that funds philanthropic investments that primarily impact communities where the energy services and delivery company AVANGRID, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate. Since 2002, the Avangrid Foundation and its predecessors have invested more than $24 million in “partnerships that focus on building sustainable, vital, and healthy communities; preserving cultural and artistic heritage; advancing education; and improving people’s lives.” 

The Community Foundation for South Central NY is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Johnson City. It encourages and facilitates personal and institutional philanthropy throughout the region by managing 126 funds within the foundation’s endowment that are established by donors to achieve specific charitable goals. From these funds, the foundation has awarded more than $17 million in grants to the area’s nonprofits. The Community Foundation for South Central NY serves donors and nonprofits in five Southern Tier counties of Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga.