Pair of Grants are Second Awards from Geographic-Specific Fund for Theresa, Indian River Lakes Areas

     WATERTOWN —  A pair of grant awards from the Community Fund for Theresa totaling $4,500 will support improvements at the village’s Santway Park and provide scholarships for local youths to attend 4-H Camp Wabasso this summer.

     The Community Fund for Theresa is a permanent grantmaking fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation that will forever support programs, activities, and initiatives to advance the general welfare of the Theresa community. Lifelong Theresa residents Russell I. and Mary Wilcox established this family legacy fund at the Community Foundation in 2020 to help strengthen the quality of life in their community. 

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Five Local Organizations Will Share $5,000 in Funding to Strengthen Efforts

     WATERTOWN — The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation has awarded $5,000 in grant support to five North Country nonprofit organizations to strengthen their missions and work in the nonprofit sector.

     The Council and its executive committee selected the five organizations based on each nonprofit’s mission, success in achieving goals, demonstration of fiscal responsibility, sustainability, and formal presentation. Funding for this important work was made possible, in part, through the Herring College Memorial Fund of the Community Foundation. Each of the following tri-county organizations were awarded a $1,000 grant to help with a wide range of community programs and projects:

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Applications for funding consideration due Friday, May 5

     WATERTOWN —  Jefferson County-based nonprofit organizations that directly serve county residents are invited to apply by Friday, May 5, for funding support from the Nonprofit COVID Recovery Program.

     The program is made possible through $1 million in funding that county officials have allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help nonprofits recover and respond to the negative impacts resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

     Jefferson County has partnered with the Northern New York Community Foundation to administer the federal grant program and steward ARPA State and Local Recovery Funds in accordance with guidelines the United States Treasury has established.

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Applications for 2023 Grant Awards Now Open to Tri-County Women

     WATERTOWN —  Professional women across the tri-county region are invited to apply for 2023 grant support from the Maxine Quigg Women in Business Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation. 

     The Maxine Quigg Women in Business Fund aims to perpetuate the life and legacy of Maxine by supporting and empowering women entrepreneurs in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to succeed in their pursuits and realize their full potential. Maxine’s sister-in-law, Kimberley Horrill, established the fund at the Community Foundation in July 2021 with a goal to increase local mentorship, volunteerism, community and civic engagement, and investment. 

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Up to $60,000 Available for Nonprofits Serving Three Communities

     WATERTOWN — Nonprofit organizations that serve Boonville, Constableville, and Westernville residents should apply by Friday, April 21, for 2023 grant support through the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund at the Northern New York Community Foundation.

     The fund was established in 2018 to support programs, projects and initiatives that broadly impact the quality of life in the three communities. The Northern New York Community Foundation administers this permanent, charitable legacy fund that makes annual grant awards. This year, up to $60,000 in grant funding is available.

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