Our mission

The Clifton-Fine Community Fund supports programs, projects, and activities that enhance the quality of life for our communities in perpetuity.

Our history

The Clifton-Fine Community Fund was established at the Community Foundation in 2013 as a geographic-specific fund to support initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in the southeast St. Lawrence County region, specifically in the six towns and hamlets of Fine, Oswegatchie, Star Lake, Newton Falls, Wanakena and Cranberry Lake.

The fund aims to enhance the quality of life for all who live in the region while maximizing the opportunity for residents to give where they live.

The Community Foundation stewards this charitable fund. To build initial support, the Foundation awarded a $50,000 challenge grant to donors interested in giving to this philanthropic resource. By the end of 2014, people from across the region came together to create a $100,000 community fund. It awards grants to support local projects and nonprofit organizations that serve the region in perpetuity. Families from across the region can now give to support the places they love and call home, forever.

Our impact

Since 2014, the Community Fund has awarded more than $61,000 in grant funding to support nearly 60 projects and programs across communities in the Clifton-Fine region. The following organizations have been awarded one or more Community Fund grants since grantmaking began:

Support the Community Fund

Click the button below to make a gift to help strengthen the Clifton-Fine Community Fund.

Want to support Clifton-Fine forever?

Click the button below to explore the many planned giving options available to you to forever support the Clifton-Fine Community Fund.

Community Fund newsletter

Read past issues and learn more about the Community Fund’s work to strengthen the quality of life in the Clifton-Fine region. Email our Director of Communications, Ken Eysaman, ken@nnycf.org, and join our mailing list to stay informed about the Clifton-Fine Community Fund.