Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation established the Fund for Columbia County to help strengthen communities and improve the quality of life for everyone in Columbia County.
Donor Name: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF)
State: New York
County: Columbia County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $7,500
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The fund serves as a resource to help organizations create and implement programs that make life safer, healthier, and more equitable for all residents of the county.
Through its Grants for Community Impact, the fund supports projects that further youth development, economic equity, civic and community engagement, arts and cultural programming that focuses on community engagement, education, the environment, and health and social services that directly impact the people of Columbia County.
The Fund for Columbia County invites applications for new or existing projects, programs or services that have a deep, lasting and positive impact on the residents of Columbia County, with particular emphasis on low-income and/or underserved adults and children.
The Fund welcomes applications from a single organization or collaborative partnerships. They believe that organizations can achieve more working together than they can alone and that collaborations can save resources and make organizations more powerful in their collective focus.
Funding Information
Grants are for one year and range from $2,500 to $7,500. Requests for larger amounts and/or multi-year grants will be considered for projects that show exceptional potential for impact.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals are considered from nonprofits, civic entities, schools, and community organizations serving the residents of Columbia County who meet the following criteria:
- In operation as a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status or in an established fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Community groups may apply under the fiscal umbrella of a nonprofit organization.
- Neither the Fund for Columbia County nor Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation supports organizations which in their constitution, by-laws or practice discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.
For more information, visit BTCF.
