Northern New York Community Foundation: Grants for Good
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The Foundation evaluates proposals quarterly, with requests of $5,000 or less potentially approved at the committee level, while larger requests require Board review.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Eligible tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Lewis, and St
- Lawrence counties.
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Northern New York Community Foundation offers grants to support diverse programs addressing regional needs, including human services, health, arts, education, and environmental conservation. Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties can apply. The Foundation evaluates proposals quarterly, with requests of $5,000 or less potentially approved at the committee level, while larger requests require Board review. Applicants will receive notification of award decisions after Board meetings.
Program Details
Rolling application available for each county (Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence)Organizations may submit one application at a timeApply to the application based on location and impact of request or projectFocus areas should be selected based on the request’s alignment with community needThe Foundation reviews applications four times each year with final approval from its Board of Directors
Eligibility
The Northern New Community Foundation stewards a variety of competitive grant programs that are open to eligible tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
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
- Human services
- Healthcare
- Arts
- Education
- Environment
- Foundation
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