How much funding does Dean and Janice Butts Scholarship Grant provide?

Dean and Janice Butts Scholarship Grant provides US $3,800 in funding.

When is the deadline for Dean and Janice Butts Scholarship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Dean and Janice Butts Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes Inc

Foundation Grants for Education Grants for Minorities

Funding Amount

US $3,800

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Funder: Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.

The Dean and Janice Butts Scholarship aims to support students pursuing post-secondary education, vocational training, or college, with a preference for students of color. This initiative is part of a broader commitment by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. to address various community needs, including education and wellness, while fostering awareness and creative solutions to future challenges.

Addressing Today’s Needs
Our overall goal is to address today’s needs through multiple avenues of funding and awareness and to find creative solutions for avoiding future problems.

What Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 84
Total given: $2.12M
Median grant: $15K
Range: $5,100–$233K

By dollars: New York 97%, Nebraska 1%, Colorado <1%. Top recipient cities: Elmira, NY; Corning, NY; Bath, NY.
64% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Chemung County Performing Arts Inc DBA Clemens Center · Elmira, NY

General operating support, conference, and stage curtains

$233K
Chemung County Child Care Council Inc · Elmira, NY

General operating support

$126K
Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery of Elmira Inc · Elmira, NY

Roof replacement and masonry

$118K
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates Inc · Bath, NY

General operating support and wheels to work

$89K
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes · Corning, NY

General operating support

$78K