The Lighthouse Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.nnycf.org/grants/grant-opportunities/)._
Overview
The Lighthouse Fund is available for any nonprofit organization serving residents in the Clayton and Cape Vincent areas. The fund is designed to assist with any programs, projects, or initiatives that help underserved and vulnerable populations in those areas. The fund was established in 2014 as a component fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation and will award grants annually in perpetuity.
The Lighthouse Fund
- Communities served: Clayton, Cape Vincent, and surrounding St. Lawrence River-area communities
- Purpose: Support for nonprofit organizations providing services to vulnerable populations living in the region noted above
- Funding available: Up to $2,000
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
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
- Community services
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