Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) envisions a vibrant, prosperous community, rich in opportunity, today and tomorrow. NCCF strives to realize this vision through leadership, collaboration, local philanthropy, and strategic grantmaking.

Recently, NCCF’s Board of Directors approved Community Grants totaling $106,960 to be awarded to 17 local organizations. The biannual Community Benefit Grants Program awards grants to organizations seeking funding to improve and strengthen the northern Chautauqua region. The deadline to submit a letter of interest for the next round of Community Grants is March 1, 2025.

Organizations receiving funding from the 2024 Fall Community Grants Program are the following: Brocton Tri-Church Parish, Cassadaga Stockton Library System, Chautauqua Opportunities, Chautauqua Touwnship Historical Society, Concord Grape Belt Heritage Assoc. Dunkirk Public Library, Empty Bowls, First Presbyterian Church of Westfield, First United Church of Westfield, Fredonia Presbyterian Church, Jamestown YWCA, Lake Shore Center for the Arts, Literacy Volunteers, North Shore Arts Alliance, Revitalize Dunkirk, Sheridan Volunteer Fire Co., and Town of Arkwright. Additional grant award details can be found at: https://www.nccfoundation.org/grant-awards

NCCF’s Grants Committee, made up of volunteers from the community, carefully reviews all letters of interest and applications received. Current Grants Committee members are Adam Dimitri (Committee Chair), Margaret Ferris, Kathy George, Cathy Kaicher, Alex Murphy, Betsy Swanson and Kurt Warmbrodt. Dave Travis is the NCCF Board President.

The Community Grants Program is supported by many generous donors to NCCF’s Community Funds. To contribute to an existing Community Fund or to create your own Community Fund at NCCF, visit our website at nccfoundation.org, email nccf@nccfoundation.org or call our office at 716-366-4892 for more information.

Since its incorporation in 1986, the NCCF has invested more than $21 million in northern Chautauqua County through strategic grantmaking, targeted scholarships, and leadership and community collaborations. The NCCF is a tax-exempt charitable organization inherently committed to enhancing the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local philanthropy. As a nationally accredited community foundation, the NCCF has proven compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, demonstrating integrity, equity, accountability, transparency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of its community.

For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-366-4892.