The Paul & Helen Charitable Trust Grants

The Paul & Helen Charitable Trust Grants focus on enhancing the lives of children and senior adults in Niagara and Erie Counties, NY, especially in the Black Rock/Riverside area. They support organizations providing essential services and promote public green space beautification. Grant amounts typically range from $10,000 to $25,000. Note that starting in 2026, requests will be considered every other year, emphasizing education programs, food insecurity, and respite care.

The Paul & Helen Charitable Trust invests in organizations that provide services to individuals in Niagara and Erie Counties, NY with a particular interest in the Black Rock/Riverside area. We especially seek to improve the lives of children and senior adults experiencing challenges.
While there are no minimum or maximum size requirements, most Trust grants fall between $10,000 - $25,000.

Eligibility

The Trust will consider multi-year grant requests.The Trust will consider grant requests for general operating funds.The Trust will consider grant requests for capital campaign and equipment expense.The Trust will consider requests for matching grant funds.Only one letter of inquiry per organization per funding cycle is accepted. An organization may only have one active grant at any given time.

Ineligibility

The Trust does not provide grant funding for:IndividualsPrivate foundations, as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue CodeGovernmental (public) institutions, agencies or projectsReligious organizations for sectarian or propagation of faith purposesFundraising eventsOrganizations that make grants to othersLobbying or advocacy for specific political candidates or legislationThe Trust does not fund organizations, programs and/or projects using a pass-through entity or organization.