Empowering Resilient Communities to Thrive Grants

Empowering Resilient Communities to Thrive Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Amount: US $500 - US $12,000
Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Summary

The Empowering Resilient Communities to Thrive Grants, offered by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, provide essential support to diverse community organizations in Tompkins County. Established in 2000, the foundation aims to foster equity and inclusion through philanthropy. This grant cycle focuses on unrestricted funding to initiatives that enhance community resilience and well-being. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations, municipalities, and more, ensuring a broad reach for impactful community projects.

Overview

Community Foundation of Tompkins County Community Foundation of Tompkins County, established in 2000, has a mission to bring people and resources together to build a more equitable Tompkins County by inspiring diverse philanthropy, catalyzing collaborations and championing inclusion and justice. As much as we fundraise for immediate investments into our communities, it is just as important to establish gifts for the future. Empowering Resilient Communities to Thrive This grant cycle aims to provide flexible, unrestricted support to community organizations that contribute to the resilience of our many and diverse Tompkins County communities. We make community grants to initiatives that enable Tompkins County to thrive. In addition to our less restrictive funds, we look for alignment between your work and special issue funds such as Aging, Animal Welfare, Arts and culture, Birth to 3, Children and youth, Community Planning and design, Food Security, and Men and Women.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible applicants include 501 (c)(3) organizations, school districts, municipalities, and faith communities (only for programs available to all). Prospective applicants not in these organizational forms may secure a fiscal sponsorship relationship from an entity in these categories to become eligible. Eligibility is limited to those organizations serving the greater Tompkins County, NY communities.