Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund Grant

Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Central New York Community Foundation Inc
Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Summary

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund, managed by the Central New York Community Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations in Pulaski and the Town of Richland. Grants focus on innovative projects in areas like arts, education, and health, fostering community improvement. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and local agencies, while emphasizing cooperation and problem-solving. The fund prioritizes capacity-building initiatives and new projects that enhance community services, ensuring effective use of resources to address pressing local needs.

Overview

About Us The Central New York Community Foundation is a public charity that receives contributions from private donors, manages them to grow over time and then distributes funding to local charities to help them thrive. Since our inception in 1927, we have invested more than $230 million in community projects that strengthen our local nonprofits and address the most critical issues of our times. We are the largest charitable foundation in Central New York. CNYCF Grants We offer a number of grant programs that seek to bring about positive change and impact while honoring diversity and building inclusion within and across our many communities. The following programs provide responsive support to projects that enhance the lives of residents within Onondaga, Madison, Cayuga, Cortland and Oswego counties. Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund The Pulaski Fund provides grants to nonprofit organizations addressing community needs in the village of Pulaski and the town of Richland in Oswego County. Nonprofit organizations in Pulaski and the town of Richland are encouraged to apply for grants to fund innovative projects in the areas of: arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services and the environment.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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 Pulaski and the Town of Richland Organizations that have completed any projects/programs previously funded by the Pulaski FundThe Advisory Committee looks for innovative programs that address problems to be solved, or opportunities to be seized, in Pulaski or the Town of Richland. We 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.

Ineligibility

We 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 Pulaski Fund’s decision date.