Northeast Dutchess Fund Grant

The Northeast Dutchess Fund Grant, established in 2002, supports nonprofits and community organizations in towns like Amenia and Millbrook. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000, aimed at enhancing educational experiences and public improvements. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations and individuals with community support. The fund also invites reapplications from previous recipients, ensuring ongoing support for vital local initiatives.

The Northeast Dutchess Fund was formed in 2002 to set in motion a community effort to build an endowment that would support nonprofit activities in Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic and Wingdale and their hamlets.
The Fund is positioned to serve as an ongoing resource that can look across town borders and combine resources to achieve maximum benefit for the residents of these towns. Under the guidance of a group of community advisors, it reviews and makes grants in response to applications it receives, provides technical assistance to nonprofits and initiates projects to provide services that do not exist.
Funding
Grants typically range from $2,500 to $10,000.

Eligibility

Nonprofits (including organizations with 501(c)(3) status or in an established fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), municipalities or community organizations that serve residents of Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic, and Wingdale are eligible to apply.Teachers, students, parents, or community members may apply for projects that enhance the educational experience for the youth in the aforementioned towns, if the project is not eligible for funding from an education enrichment fund, or if the project is in need of additional funding.Individuals (teachers, students, parents, or community members) may also apply to the Northeast Dutchess Fund for projects that provide individual school or system-wide education and enrichment opportunities if the project is not eligible for funding from an education enrichment fund, or if the project is in need of additional funding. These requests must be accompanied by a letter of support from the school principal or superintendent.Public agencies may apply for projects that enrich the experience of their residents or offer additional opportunities for public improvements. Organizations and projects that have received prior support from the Northeast Dutchess Fund may reapply.Requests will be considered for general operating support, new or existing projects and programs, and capital projects. Capital grants will require a one-to-one match either in cash or in-kind services or donations. Berkshire Taconic reserves the right to modify this policy on a case-by-case basis.An organization may submit only one application per deadline. Multi-year requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Ineligibility

Please note that grants are not intended to replace tax dollars.The Northeast Dutchess Fund does not support organizations which in their constitution, by-laws or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.