Deadline: 8-Oct-21
The Central New York Community Foundation is currently inviting applications for the Community Grants Program.
Nonprofit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties are encouraged to apply for grants to fund innovative projects in the areas of: arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services and the environment.
Type of Projects
The Foundation supports the following types of projects that promote community impact, capacity building and diversity:
- Capital Projects – including large scale capital campaigns, repairs and replacements, technology upgrades, and equipment/furnishing purchases
- Program – support for new and innovative programs, or the expansion of proven existing programs that address the community’s most pressing needs
- Organizational Development – including capacity building efforts around strategic planning, board development and succession planning
Projects not Supported
The Foundation does not make grants for the following through Community Grants process:
- Annual operating budgets, except when it is “seed” or “bridge” funding
- Endowments
- Religious purposes
- Loans or assistance to individuals
- Medical or academic research (except where requested by a donor)
- Activities that occurred before the Community Foundation’s decision date
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, publicly supported organizations such as schools and municipalities, and organizations using a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor
- Organizations serving residents of Onondaga and/or Madison counties
- Organizations that have not received a community grant from the Community Foundation in the past 12 months
- Organizations that have submitted a grant report for any completed program previously funded by the Foundation.
For more information, visit https://cnycf.org/receive/grants/communitygrants/
