UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced that Utica National Insurance Group’s Foundation Fund has made its 2018 round of grants. It’s a donor-advised fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Since its inception, the Utica National Group Foundation Fund has awarded 10 grants totaling more than $500,000 […]
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced that Utica National Insurance Group’s Foundation Fund has made its 2018 round of grants.
It’s a donor-advised fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Since its inception, the Utica National Group Foundation Fund has awarded 10 grants totaling more than $500,000 to support a variety of programs and organizations throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties.
The fund’s 2018 grants, totaling $100,000 include the following recipients.
Hope House
The Utica National Group Foundation Fund awarded $25,000 grant to Hope House to cover the cost of meal programs and provide necessary equipment improvements. For more than 25 years, Hope House has provided a “safe haven for the hungry” living in Utica’s Cornhill neighborhood, providing help to an increasing number of individuals living in poverty, per the release.
Johnson Park Center
Johnson Park Center received $50,000 in funding to support the Head, Hand and Heart: Family Enrichment Program. The program is designed to prepare children in the Johnson Park community for kindergarten. Focusing on early childhood development toward literacy, learning, and school readiness, the program aims to provide children from low-income households a chance at a brighter future, the Community Foundation said.
Thea Bowman House
The Utica National Group Foundation Fund awarded a $25,000 grant to Thea Bowman House to support child-care programming and to provide furniture for classrooms. Thea Bowman House provides child care for 170 children ages 18 months to 12 years and offers a universal pre-K program for more than 150 4-year-old children.
The Utica National Group Foundation Fund was created in 2013 with a $1 million gift in celebration of Utica National Insurance Group’s 100th anniversary in 2014. The fund awards $100,000 in grants annually to “organizations that work to address the root causes of the community’s greatest needs,” the release stated.
