Off-Cycle Funding Requests (Community Foundation of Tompkins County)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Next expected
- October 31, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: January 1 · March 31 · July 1 · October 31
From the program guidelines: “Available in 2026 only from January 1 through March 31 and from July 1 through October 31, when the library and general cycles are not active, and by invitation only after consultation with staff.”
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- New York
Overview
Off-cycle grants are submitted outside the regular grant application cycles due to urgent or unforeseen needs; eligibility requires urgency (an immediate, unforeseen need that cannot wait until the next regular cycle), alignment with the foundation's mission and funding priorities, and demonstrated financial need and inability to defer. Most off-cycle requests in 2026, if approved, will be funded from donor advised funds. The window from July 1 through October 31, 2026 is open.
How to Apply
Available in 2026 only from January 1 through March 31 and from July 1 through October 31, when the library and general cycles are not active, and by invitation only after consultation with staff. First contact Gloria Coicou, VP of Engagement, Equity & Grants, at gcoicou@cftompkins.org; eligible applicants receive a private off-cycle grant request link, complete the online application with detail on the need, proposed use of funds, expected outcomes and alignment with the foundation's mission, and include budgets, financial statements and proof of urgent need. Requests are answered within 60 days.
What Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 115
- Total given
- $2.1M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,200–$145K
- 94% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in New York, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: New York 94%, Colorado 2%, Virginia 2%. Top recipient cities: Ithaca, NY; Trumansburg, NY; Chestnut Ridge, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cascadilla Boat Club · Ithaca, NY
Community building- comm. organizing/other
$145K
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca · Ithaca, NY
Community building-religious
$120K
Greater Ithaca Activities Center (Giac) · Ithaca, NY
Community building- comm. organizing/other
$105K
Food Bank of the Southern Tier · Elmira, NY
Health & human serv. - human serv/hunger/housing
$95K
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York · Brooklyn, NY
Health & human serv. - health
$67K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
Project Locations
- NY
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