CRCF Community Impact Grants
Funding Amount
US $4,000 - US $20,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- In Southern Chautauqua County, fostering significant community development
- Located in or serving Southern Chautauqua County, municipalities, and school districts (for broad public benefit) and fai
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Organizations are eligible to apply to more than one application for different projects throughout the year.
Overview
The CRCF Community Impact Grants support nonprofits and organizations in Southern Chautauqua County, fostering significant community development. With over $1.5 million awarded annually, these grants focus on programming and capital improvement projects that address local needs. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations and faith-based entities, encouraging diverse initiatives that benefit the broader community. This partnership aims to ignite positive change and create a lasting legacy of impact within the region.
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation annually awards over $1.5 million through competitive grantmaking across the region.
Type: Programming and Capital Improvement Projects that address a community need or deliver broad community benefit
Eligibility
Nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organizations located in or serving Southern Chautauqua County, municipalities, and school districts (for broad public benefit) and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply. Organizations are eligible to apply to more than one application for different projects throughout the year.
What Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 102
- Total given
- $3.72M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,000–$552K
- By dollars: New York >99%. Top recipient cities: Jamestown, NY; Lakewood, NY; Buffalo, NY.
- 73% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Chautauqua Institution · Chautauqua, NY
Program/operating support
$552K
YWCA Jamestown · Jamestown, NY
Program/operating support
$184K
National Comedy Center Inc · Jamestown, NY
Operating support
$168K
Jamestown Center City Development Corporation · Jamestown, NY
Program support
$157K
Filling the Gap Inc · Jamestown, NY
Program/operating support
$130K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Faith-based
- K-12 schools
- Community services
- Foundation
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