{"id":9119,"date":"2026-06-05T00:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/?page_id=9119"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:40:26","slug":"six-town-community-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/six-town-community-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Town Community Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our mission<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Six Town Community Fund<\/strong> supports programs, projects, and activities that enhance the quality of life for our communities in perpetuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our history<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Six Town Community Fund <\/strong>was established at the Community Foundation in 2013<\/strong> as a geographic-specific fund to support initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in the south Jefferson County<\/strong> region, specifically in the towns of Adams<\/strong>, Ellisburg<\/strong>, Henderson<\/strong>, Lorraine<\/strong>, Rodman<\/strong>, and Worth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Community<\/strong> Foundation<\/strong> 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 six towns came together to create a $100,000 community fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Community Fund is available to any qualified, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving residents of the Six Town area. Thanks to the generosity of donors like<\/strong> you<\/strong> who make charitable gifts to the Fund each year, grants are awarded annually in perpetuity. Families from across the region can now give to support the place they love and call home, forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our impact<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Since 2015<\/strong>, the Community Fund has awarded $62,630<\/strong> in grant funding to support nearly 60 projects and programs<\/strong> across communities in the Six Town region. The following organizations have been awarded one or more Community Fund grants since grantmaking began:<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u2022 Adams Center Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Adams Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Adams Revitalization Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Adams Village Baptist Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Belleville Philomathean Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Belleville Volunteer Fire Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Christopher Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Henderson Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Henderson Harbor Water Sports Programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Henderson Historical Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Historical Association of South Jefferson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Historical Society of Mannsville<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u2022 Kripalu Yoga Fellowship of Northern
New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Lorraine Volunteer Fire Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mannsville Free Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Six Town Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 South Jeff Backpack Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 South Jefferson Central School District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 South Jefferson Housing Development
Fund Co.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 South Jefferson Rescue Squad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The Rohde Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Town of Ellisburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Town of Lorraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Union Academy of Belleville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Volunteer Transportation Center Foundation<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Support the Community Fund<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Click the button below to make a gift to help strengthen the Six Town Community Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTogether, we made this happen by not attempting to solve someone\u2019s problem, but by helping to make good things possible in our communities.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dave Stone<\/strong>, Six Town Community Fund charter member<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to support Six Town forever?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Click the button below to explore the many planned giving<\/strong> options available to forever support the Six Town Community Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Fund newsletter<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Read past issues and learn more about the Community Fund\u2019s work to strengthen the quality of life in the Six Town region. Email our Director of Communications, Ken Eysaman<\/strong>, ken@nnycf.org<\/a>, and join our mailing list to stay informed about the Clifton-Fine Community Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Steering Committee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following volunteers proudly serve as Six Town Community Fund Committee members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Karen Denny<\/strong>, Adams
Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 David Geurtsen<\/strong>, Rodman
Vice Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 David Zembiec<\/strong>, Adams
Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Joe Brown<\/strong>, Ellisburg
\u2022 John Crimi<\/strong>, Lorraine
\u2022 John Gleason<\/strong>, Henderson
\u2022 Barb Greene<\/strong>, Henderson
\u2022 Vince Guarrera<\/strong>, Worth
\u2022 Laurie Hudson<\/strong>, Adams
\u2022 Bilkey Moore<\/strong>, Lorraine
\u2022 Marlene Norfolk<\/strong>, Adams
\u2022 Barry Ormsby<\/strong>, Ellisburg
\u2022 Lisa Porter<\/strong>, Rodman
\u2022 Rockett Stockwell<\/strong>, Mannsville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Dave Stone<\/strong>, Watertown
\u2022 John Treadwell<\/strong>, Henderson
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Next grant funding opportunity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The next competitive round of grant funding for the Six Town Community Fund<\/strong> will open this fall<\/strong>. Grant awards for the spring 2026<\/strong> funding cycle will be announced later this summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["page","type-page","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9119"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9258,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9119\/revisions\/9258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}