Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation awards $1.1 million in grants

NICHOLS, N.Y. — The Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation awarded $1.1 million in grants to 54 nonprofit organizations across Broome, Tioga, Chemung, and Bradford (Pennsylvania) counties as part of Giving Tuesday.

This year’s recipients have made strides in promoting economic and community development in the counties that surround Tioga Downs.

“If feels incredible to honor the organizations that hold our community together, especially on Giving Tuesday,” Tioga Downs owner Jeffery Gural said in a release. “This foundation allows us to support people who are changing lives in the cities, towns, and villages our guests call home.”

The foundation aims to fund groups that advance charitable, religious, literary, scientific, and educational purposes in the four counties. This year’s $1.1 million in award money is a record for the foundation.

This year’s award recipients, by county, are:

Broome County — ACHIEVE; Binghamton Philharmonic, Inc.; Bridge Community Center; Broome County Urban League, Inc.; Discovery Center of the Southern Tier; Family Planning of South Central New York, Inc.; Friends of Kirkwood Community, Inc.; Get There (Rural Health Network of South Central NY); Goodwill Theatre, Inc.; Hope Foundation of Binghamton, Inc.; Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse, NY; Roberson Museum and Science Center; StacheStrong, Inc.; Stand With Me Assistance Dog Team Training, Inc.; and United Way of Broome County, Inc.

Tioga County — A New Hope Center; Berkshire Community Association; Camp Ahwaga Association; Candor Emergency Squad, Inc.; Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County; Empire State Special Needs Experience, Inc.; Kali’s Klubhouse, Inc.; McKendree United Methodist Church Open Hearts Dinner; Owego EMS, Inc.; Southern Tier Music Teachers Association; Stray Haven Humane Society & SPCA; Tioga County Boys & Girls Club; and Waterman Conservation Education Center.

Chemung County — AIM Independent Living Center; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County; Economic Opportunity Program, Inc. of Chemung County; Family Service Society, Inc.; Golden Glow Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.; Horseheads Family Resource Center; Neighborhood Transformation Center; Southern Tier Pregnancy Resource Center; Tanglewood Community Nature Center, Inc.; United Way of the Southern Tier; Woody Wilson; and Young Women’s Christian Association of Elmira/Twin Tiers.

Bradford County, Pennsylvania — Animal Care Fund; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Twin Tiers; Bradford County Action, Inc.; Dale’s Depot; Guthrie Clinic; Northern Tier Unified Arts Association; Sayre House of Hope; Secure Rehabilitation and Vocational Enterprises, Inc.; Spay Neuter Save Network; Special Olympics Pennsylvania; Supprting Area Families Everyday (S.A.F.E.); Troy Lions Club Foundation; and United Way of Bradford County.