Triangle Fund Grant

The Triangle Fund Grant supports programs in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler counties, aimed at fostering relationships among families, schools, and communities to benefit disadvantaged youth. With grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, the fund focuses on positive youth development, creative activities, educational achievement, workforce preparation, and support services. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) tax-exempt groups whose missions align with the fund's vision of community engagement and support.

Triangle Fund Mission
The Triangle Fund is a family foundation that supports programs which foster collaborative relationships among families, schools and communities and which provide opportunities and nurturing environments for disadvantaged youth in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler counties in New York State.
Triangle Fund Vision
The vision of the Triangle Fund is to maximize its impact in the community and to further its family's commitment to providing ongoing philanthropic leadership
The Triangle Fund supports programs that:

• Promote positive youth development and leadership
• Examples: Volunteer opportunities, peer mentorship, or advocacy
• Provide youth with creative activities and/or cultural experiences
• Provide youth with proper nutrition and necessary meals
• Address educational achievement
• Examples: Mentoring, tutoring, educational field trips; increase in achievement, attendance, and/or behavior should be documented and measurable
• Prepare youth for the workforce
• Examples: Opportunities to receive job skill training, attend vocational courses, obtain internships, or other types of work-related, hands-on experience
• Provide support services to youth
• Examples: Case-management, counseling, financial literacy and/or other life skills courses
• Funding

It is anticipated that the average grant award will be in the range of $5,000 to $15,000.  Applicants should clearly demonstrate other funding sources.

Eligibility

Funds will be available to 501(c) (3) tax-exempt youth organizations, schools and school programs whose mission aligns with that of the Triangle Fund. In March 2025, the Triangle Fund seeks proposals from organizations in the tri-county region of Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler counties of New York State. Funded programs must focus on meeting the challenges and expanding the opportunities for disadvantaged youth in their own community, and must highlight and offer evidence of strong links between youth’s families, schools, and communities.

Ineligibility

The Triangle Fund does not make grants from unrestricted funds for the following:

• Annual campaigns, special event fundraisers or sponsorships
• Political or partisan purposes
• Activities taking place before grant decisions are made
• Deficit funding or debt retirement
• Individuals

Religious purposesThe Triangle Fund does support faith-based agencies, but will not support programs which: discriminate against other religions; discriminate participants from joining; include religious themes as part of their programming.