ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation announced it has awarded $183,616 in grants — ranging from $500 to $25,000 each — to 21 Rome–area charitable organizations.
The recipients include: MVCC Rome Campus, $25,000; Jervis Public Library, $21,500; Hospice and Palliative Care, $15,000; Lee Center United Methodist Church, $15,000; Zion Episcopal Church, $15,000; Rome Catholic School, $14,211; Rome Christian Center and King’s Kids Christian Preschool, $10,000; First United Methodist Church, $10,000; Christ Church, $10,000; Mercy Flight Central, $10,000; and Rome Cemetery Association, $10,000, according to a Rome Community Foundation news release.
The other recipients are: Project Fibonacci, $8,550; Salvation Army, $6,500; Capital Civic Center, $4,750; St. John the Baptist Church, $2,500; Copper City Community Connection, $2,240; Rome Art and Community Center, about $1,115; Cluster 13, $750; Bellamy PTO, $500; Abraham House, $500; and Michelle Adey Fund, $500.
In addition, the foundation will distribute $1,200 from the Elizabeth McKinstry Fund and $2,240 from the Russell C. and Darlene E. Fielding Designated Fund, both of which make annual designated distributions to area nonprofits.
“The foundation board has made one of its largest fourth-quarter distributions in its 24-year history,” Victor J. Fariello, Jr., Rome Community Foundation executive director, said in the release. “We are pleased and proud to be making such a significant impact on Rome area nonprofits.”
The Rome Community Foundation’s board of directors approved the funding based on the recommendations of the foundation’s Stevens-Kingsley Fund advisors, its grant committee, and Rome Area UW Fund advisors.
The foundation’s board meets four times a year to review grant proposals for projects that benefit Rome area residents. The Rome Community Foundation has $7.4 million in assets, which are under professional management, and uses the income from those investments to fund grants.