Nonprofit Organization Annual Grant Cycle

The Fund for Women of the Southern Tier provides annual grants aimed at helping girls and women achieve economic self-sufficiency through education, health, and life skills programs. Eligible applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations serving specific counties in New York. The fund prioritizes programs that are open to all and accessible to underserved communities, fostering empowerment and growth while ensuring a fair competitive application process.

The Fund for Women of the Southern Tier focuses on grants that help girls and women achieve economic self-sufficiency and realize life goals through grants in the areas of education, health, wellness, career, and life skills.
The targeted focus of the Fund for Women of the Southern Tier is for programs/projects that support the education and/or health of girls and women. Grants are made annually on a competitive basis.

Eligibility

Non-profits: Applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations located in and serving the citizens of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and/or Yates counties. The fund will make grant awards within the same geographic areas as the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties of New York.Proposals from faith-based organizations will only be considered if:  service benefits all, regardless of religion; service provided is not religious in nature; and there is no proselytizing associated with the service.Characteristics of eligible grant funded programs/projects include and must demonstrate that they are:open and accessible to the greater communityopen to all regardless of religious affiliationavailable to low-income or underserved individuals

Ineligibility

Organizations may not submit more than one application for funding at a time. The Fund for Women generally does not make grants for the following:Annual campaigns, special event fundraisers or sponsorshipsReligious purposesPolitical or partisan purposesActivities taking place before grant decisions are madeTrips for schools or clubs Deficit funding or debt retirement