N N Y C F , I .: Foundation Provides $100,000 in Matching Grants for New Community Funds

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 NORTHERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, I NC. 120 Washington Street  Suite 400 Watertown, NY 13601 (315) 782-7110  Fax: (315) 782-0047 web: www.nnycf.org  email: [email protected] For Immediate Release  October 22, 2013

For more information,  contact Rande S. Richardson, 782-7110

Foundation Provides $100,000 in Matching Grants for New Community Funds

At its quarterly board meeting today, the Northern New York Community Foundation approved a total of $100,000 in matching funds for two communities that have asked the Foundation to establish  permanent endowments to benefit their specific geographic regions. Two new funds, to be administered by the Community Foundation will be established. The Six Town Community Fund will be a resource for community projects project s in the Towns of Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman and Worth. The Clifton-Fine Community C ommunity Fund will support the projects in the Cranberr Cranberry y Lake, Star Lake and Wanakena areas. Each community group will have their contributions matched, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000. “By encouraging this type of active involvement by the individuals who kn know ow their regions best, it allows us a deeper level of engagement we have not had previously. It also empowers decision making and resource building at the hyper local, neighborhood nei ghborhood level, allowing a more p powerful owerful resident voice,” said Rande S. Richardson, Foundation executive director. Other grants approved were:   Henderson Free Library - $10,000 



Improvements and upgrades. Funded through through the Foundation’  Foundation’s s Herring College College Memorial Memorial Trust Trust Fund. 

  Constable Hall Association - $4,000



Accessibility and infrastructure improvements.  Funded through through the Foundation’s Michael Brown Fund Fund for Lewis Lewis County. 

  Helping Hands of Potsdam - $5,000



Kitchen renovations.

  Local Living Venture, Canton - $5,000



Enhancements to educational programming.

  Arts Community of Clifton-Fine Economic Development Corporation -$5,000



Support of the 2014 arts series in Wanakena.

  St. Lawrence University -$2,950



Support for Johann Sebastian Bach Marat hon and girls’ chorus. 

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