ITHACA — The Ithaca Rotary Club recently handed out $11,724 to its 2024 Community Grants awardees. From a pool of 24 applications, nine grant proposals received funding, the club announced. The grants seek to support the work of local nonprofits that have special projects or needs not covered by general operating funds, the club said […]
ITHACA — The Ithaca Rotary Club recently handed out $11,724 to its 2024 Community Grants awardees. From a pool of 24 applications, nine grant proposals received funding, the club announced. The grants seek to support the work of local nonprofits that have special projects or needs not covered by general operating funds, the club said in a news release. Grant requests are usually funded in full up to $1,500 each and are gifted through the club’s donor-advised fund managed by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, which is also based in Ithaca. The Ithaca Rotary Club listed the following organizations as 2024 grant recipients, with dollar amount and grant purpose included: • Catholic Charities, $1,350 to purchase retail racks for its free clothing closet. • Family Reading Partnership, $1,000 to purchase children’s books for its Big Red Bookshelf project. • Ithaca Community Recovery, $1,500 to upgrade its entryway with a digital meeting-schedule board. • Lansing Lunchbox, $706 for food pantry equipment at Lansing High School. • Lifelong, $1,168 for a digital signage board and L-shaped desk. • NAMI Finger Lakes, $1,500 to distribute NAMI mental-health resources to the public. • Open Doors English, $1,500 for individual tutoring and group instruction in English. • Running to Places, $1,500 to keep youth participation and show attendance free for all. • Wonderful Wheelchairs, $1,500 for conversion kits to adapt wheelchairs and walkers for outdoor use.