\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>The Council\u00a0welcomes 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. Council members will evaluate each proposal for up to $20,000 in available grant funding. This opportunity is not limited to nonprofits that only serve youth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>For consideration, complete grant applications must be postmarked or received at the\u00a0Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY\u00a0\u00a013601<\/strong>, by Dec. 4. Council members will notify finalists to present proposals. The council will recommend grants for funding to the Community Foundation\u2019s board of directors, which will review selected proposals in June 2021. This past spring, the Youth Philanthropy Council awarded eight grants totaling $19,530 in support to nonprofit organizations that serve tri-county residents.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>Eligible organizations that wish to apply should contact\u00a0Kraig Everard, Community Foundation director of stewardship and programs,\u00a0315-782-7110<\/strong>, or\u00a0kraig@nnycf.org<\/a><\/strong>. Proposals should include a description of the organization, its mission and how it serves tri-county residents, the requested grant amount, how funding would be used, and the anticipated project or program impact. Grant applications are available to download at\u00a0nnycf.org\/grants\/grant-opportunities<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by annual gifts made to the\u00a0Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Fund\u00a0and generous support from\u00a0Watertown Savings Bank, the\u00a0Renzi Foodservice Charitable Foundation\u00a0at the Northern New York Community Foundation, and\u00a0RBC Wealth Management.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>This year\u2019s Youth Philanthropy Council includes 15 representatives from\u00a0Immaculate Heart Central School,\u00a0South Jefferson Central School\u00a0and\u00a0Watertown High School. Each council member is in his or her junior or senior class. Representatives from each school district are:<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 Immaculate Heart Central High School<\/strong>:\u00a0Tadd Ledoux<\/strong>, senior.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 South Jefferson High School<\/strong>:\u00a0Katherine Banazek<\/strong>, junior;\u00a0Hailyn Buker<\/strong>, junior;\u00a0Blake Edgar<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Maxwell Gray<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Logan Hess<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Romi LaClair<\/strong>, junior; and\u00a0Sidney Wheeler III<\/strong>, junior.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>Watertown High School:\u00a0Ella Arnott<\/strong>, junior;\u00a0Lucas Barney<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Anmolika Bolla<\/strong>, junior;\u00a0Isabelle Boyce<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Eloise Johnson<\/strong>, senior;\u00a0Philip Marra III<\/strong>, senior; and\u00a0Dakota Sloat<\/strong>, senior.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>The Youth Philanthropy Council was chartered in 2010 to promote positive youth development and engage young people in meaningful activities that build their skills while educating them about community philanthropy and its impact on Northern New York. Council members grow to become critical thinkers as they engage in lessons that may never be taught in a classroom. Since its inception, the Youth Philanthropy Council has awarded close to 100 grants totaling $165,870 in support to nonprofit organizations across the tri-county area.<\/p>\n About the Northern New York Community Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>Through partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an endowment\u00a0and collection of funds that benefit the region. Its commitment to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of community philanthropy while inspiring others.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Up to $20,000 Available for Tri-County Nonprofits \u00a0 \u00a0 WATERTOWN \u2014 The deadline to submit proposals for grant funding from the Community Foundation\u2019s Youth Philanthropy Council is this Friday, Dec. 4. \u00a0 \u00a0 The Council\u00a0welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations of all types for projects, programs or initiatives that positively impact the quality of life …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["type-post","category-recent-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=3620"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3627,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3620\/revisions\/3627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/YPC_Grants_visual_120320-1024x791.jpg\")
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