Foundation will Match all Gifts up to $10,000 to the TAUNY Endowment Fund
CANTON — The Northern New York Community Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 matching grant to Traditional Arts in Update New York (TAUNY) to help build charitable support for its endowment fund at the Foundation.
The Community Foundation will match, dollar-for-dollar, all gifts made to the TAUNY endowment fund up to $10,000. To join in this effort and support the arts in St. Lawrence County and beyond, visit bit.ly/TAUNY-match for secure online giving. Gifts may also be made to the Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601 with TAUNY endowment noted in the memo line.
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY), Canton, became a Community Foundation nonprofit partner in 2011 when it established a permanent endowment fund at the Community Foundation to perpetuate its work and mission. An endowment fund helps provide an additional source of income for the nonprofit.
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 partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an endowment and 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.
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.