General Grants Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Focus: Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties, NY
Purpose: The Northern New York Community Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit organizations in the three-county region.
Eligible Applicants: Non-profit organizations
Focus Areas: Diverse areas including arts and culture, education, healthcare, human services, environment, and community development
Funding Sources: Supported by donors who have established permanent, charitable funds with the Foundation during their lifetimes or through their wills, as well as those making annual gifts.
Contact Information:
- Northern New York Community Foundation
- 131 Washington Street
- Watertown, NY 13601
- Phone: (315) 782-7110
- Fax: (315) 782-0047
- Email: info@nnycf.org
- Website: nnycf.org
Recent Grant Examples:
- Various grants ranging from $500 to $25,000 for nonprofits in the region
How to Apply
Application Process
For general grant application information, contact:
- Phone: (315) 782-7110
- Email: info@nnycf.org
- Website: nnycf.org (see "Apply for a Grant" section)
What Northern New York Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 112
- Total given
- $2.67M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,100–$173K
- By dollars: New York 93%, Pennsylvania 2%, Mississippi 1%. Top recipient cities: Watertown, NY; Lowville, NY; Potsdam, NY.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Watertown Family YMCA · Watertown, NY
$173K
City of Watertown · Watertown, NY
$147K
Wilderness Health Care Foundation - Hynes · Star Lake, NY
$138K
First Presbyterian Church of Watertown · Watertown, NY
$121K
Antique Boat Museum · Clayton, NY
$112K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Arts
- Education
- Healthcare
- Human services
- Environment
- Community development
- Foundation
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