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Funding Available for Nonprofits Helping the Underserved Along St. Lawrence River

March 4, 2019 By admin

Community Foundation Announces 2019 Opportunities Through the Lighthouse Fund

    The Lighthouse Fund at the Northern New York Community Foundation has up to $2,000 available in 2019 grant funding to support nonprofit organizations that serve Cape Vincent and Clayton residents.

    This geographic-specific charitable fund was established in 2014 as a resource to local nonprofits that provide critical programs and services to underserved and vulnerable populations in the two St. Lawrence River communities. Nonprofit organizations that conduct programs, projects or initiatives to assist all residents in need are encouraged to apply.

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    In 2018, three projects were awarded grant funding. The recipients were: Cape Vincent Food Pantry to augment support for its mission; Clayton Council of Churches Food Pantry to purchase nutritious foods; and the Cape Vincent Improvement League to acquire seeds and new soaker hoses for a community garden.

    The deadline to submit proposals for consideration is Friday, April 19, 2019. Awards will be announced following the Community Foundation’s quarterly board meeting in June. Contact Max DelSignore, Community Foundation assistant director, 315-782-7110, or max@nnycf.org to obtain grant guidelines or to learn more about the Lighthouse Fund.

About the Northern New York Community Foundation

     Since 1929, the Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

     Through strategic partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous individual donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an endowment and collection of funds that benefit the community. Its commitment to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for generations to come by preserving legacies of community philanthropy while inspiring others.

    The Community Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live, work, and play.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Nonprofit organizations serving residents of the Clifton-Fine region in southeast St. Lawrence County should apply, for grant support through the Clifton-Fine Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation by Friday, July 21. Up to $6,000 in funding is available through this grant opportunity this year.

Complete details at: nnycf.org/clifton-fine-fund-2023-rfp/

#CliftonFine #NNYCF #Community

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Nonprofit organizations serving residents of the Clifton-Fine region in southeast St. Lawrence County should apply, for grant support through the Clifton-Fine Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation by Friday, July 21. Up to $6,000 in funding is available through this grant opportunity this year.

Complete details at: nnycf.org/clifton-fine-fund-2023-rfp/

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We are honored and humbled to be entrusted with stewarding the legacies of so many thoughtful friends and neighbors across our region who continue to make an impact on their communities.

During the past year, the following individuals remembered their community through their will or other legacy planning, their families chose to name the Community Foundation for public memorial tributes, including establishing a fund in their memory, or a memorial fund was transferred to the care and stewardship of the Community Foundation.

How will you be remembered?

#ThoughtfulGivingNNYCF #Legacies #InMemoriam

We are honored and humbled to be entrusted with stewarding the legacies of so many thoughtful friends and neighbors across our region who continue to make an impact on their communities.

During the past year, the following individuals remembered their community through their will or other legacy planning, their families chose to name the Community Foundation for public memorial tributes, including establishing a fund in their memory, or a memorial fund was transferred to the care and stewardship of the Community Foundation.

How will you be remembered?

#thoughtfulgivingnnycf #legacies #InMemoriam
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Congratulations to Emma French who was recently awarded a Shaw Harbor Foundation Study Abroad Challenge Scholarship. 

Emma was accepted to The School for Field Studies in Puerto Natales, Chile, where she will study Earth sciences in the Patagonian wilderness for the summer term.

Emma will develop practical skills through hands-on, experiential learning in spectacular ecosystems and study actual environmental impacts firsthand while discussing real world solutions. Her field studies programs will bring together the experience of an internship, the critical thinking skills of a leadership training, and the personal growth of living and learning in another country. 

A rising senior at Boston University, Emma is a film and television major. She is a 2020 graduate of Potsdam High School. Emma is the daughter of Carrie and Tom French, Potsdam.

The Study Abroad Challenge Scholarship is a $2,500 award open to all previous Shaw Harbor Foundation Scholarship recipients. Emma is the fourth Shaw Harbor Study Abroad scholar.

Emma is pictured with Shaw Harbor Foundation founder John Shaw McNeely. The Shaw Harbor Foundation is a charitable fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation. 
#NNYCF #ShawHarbor #Scholars #StudyAbroad

Congratulations to Emma French who was recently awarded a Shaw Harbor Foundation Study Abroad Challenge Scholarship.

Emma was accepted to The School for Field Studies in Puerto Natales, Chile, where she will study Earth sciences in the Patagonian wilderness for the summer term.

Emma will develop practical skills through hands-on, experiential learning in spectacular ecosystems and study actual environmental impacts firsthand while discussing real world solutions. Her field studies programs will bring together the experience of an internship, the critical thinking skills of a leadership training, and the personal growth of living and learning in another country.

A rising senior at Boston University, Emma is a film and television major. She is a 2020 graduate of Potsdam High School. Emma is the daughter of Carrie and Tom French, Potsdam.

The Study Abroad Challenge Scholarship is a $2,500 award open to all previous Shaw Harbor Foundation Scholarship recipients. Emma is the fourth Shaw Harbor Study Abroad scholar.

Emma is pictured with Shaw Harbor Foundation founder John Shaw McNeely. The Shaw Harbor Foundation is a charitable fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation.
#NNYCF #shawharbor #scholars #studyabroad
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