Applications are now being accepted for the Women’s Fund of Central New York Grant Program.
Donor Name: Central New York Community Foundation
State: New York
County: Cayuga County (NY), Madison County (NY), Onondaga County (NY), Oswego County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 06/18/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Women’s Fund of Central New York, founded in 1998, is a volunteer-led fund which supports, empowers and recognizes the advancement and full participation of women and girls in Central New York through an endowment fund, grants and initiatives. The Women’s Fund of Central New York is an affiliate fund of the Central New York Community Foundation.
Types of Projects
The Leadership Council looks for innovative programs that address problems to be solved, or opportunities to be seized, for the benefit of women and girls. Priority is given to capacity-building activities and new projects within an organization rather than ongoing projects/programs. They invite proposals that:
- Suggest practical approaches to community problems.
- Promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services.
- Generate community support, both professional and volunteer.
- Strengthen an agency’s effectiveness or stability.
- Address prevention as well as remediation.
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 Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison or Oswego counties
- Preference will be given to organizations with annual operating budgets of $5M or less.
Ineligibility
They do not make grants for the following:
- Recurring grants to a program previously supported.
- 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 Women’s Fund’s decision date.
For more information, visit CNYCF.
