Local Agencies Will Benefit From $5,000 in Donor-Supported Grant Awards

    CLAYTON — The Northern New York Community Foundation recently presented five St. Lawrence River-area community food pantries with $5,000 from its COVID-19 Community Support Fund to strengthen critical food inventories. These agencies were expected to receive proceeds from this year’s “Punkin’ Chunkin” event in the Village of Clayton, as they have in past years. The event, however, was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Foundation’s COVID-19 Community Support Fund, which was created to provide support for essential needs during the public health pandemic, will allocate five $1,000 grants to food pantries impacted by the cancellation of the annual event in Clayton. Grant recipients are:

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Six Town Community Fund, Shaw Harbor Foundation Applications Due Friday, Nov. 13

    WATERTOWN — The deadline to submit proposals for grant funding from two Community Foundation charitable funds is fast approaching.

    Organizations seeking 2020 support from the Six Town Community Fund or the Shaw Harbor Foundation must submit proposals by Friday, Nov. 13, for consideration. Applications must be postmarked or received at the Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601, by the deadline.

    The Six Town Community Fund will award up to $5,000 this year to nonprofit organizations serving the southern Jefferson County region. This geographic fund provides support for local projects, programs and initiatives that enhance the quality of life in the Six Town area. Eligible organizations should serve residents of the towns of Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman and Worth. Requests may focus on local needs related to health and wellness, families and youth, arts and culture, history, education and more.

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‘Operation Snowstorm’ to Help Children in Two Lewis County School Districts

    WATERTOWN — A Northern New York Community Foundation partnership that helps provide winter clothing to children at two Lewis County schools will continue to make a big difference this year.

    The collaboration with the Dyson Foundation called “Operation Snowstorm” supplies students at Lowville Academy and Central School and Beaver River Central School with coats, hats, scarves, mittens, boots, and other necessary winter garments. This year, the two schools will evenly share an $11,500 grant to support Lewis County youth and families.

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Young Professionals Building Charitable Support for Three Community Initiatives

    WATERTOWN — The LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation is pleased to announce support for three 2020 holiday programs that impact residents of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

    The advisory committee of young professionals has created the LEAD Holiday Giving Fund at the Community Foundation and is introducing a $5,000 matching challenge to build charitable support.

    LEAD will match each contribution made to the holiday fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. The challenge is open now and runs through December. Total gifts received and matched by LEAD will be evenly distributed to the following community initiatives and nonprofit partner organizations:

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Up to $20,000 Available for Tri-County Nonprofits; Info Session Set for Nov. 2

    WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Council welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations of all types for projects, programs or initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The council will evaluate each proposal for up to $20,000 in available grant funding.

     For consideration, completed grant applications must be received at the Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY  13601, no later than Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Council members will notify finalists selected to present proposals. The council will recommend grants for funding to the Community Foundation’s board of directors, which will review recommendations during its quarterly meeting in June 2021. This past spring, the Youth Philanthropy Council awarded eight grants totaling $19,530 in support to nonprofit organizations that serve residents of the tri-county region.

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