Grant Seekers

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation currently manages more than $23 million in assets for more than 170 different funds, including endowed, non-endowed, scholarship and agency funds. Since its inception in 1994 the Foundation has helped to distribute more than $5.6 million in grants and scholarships. We also encourage responsive grantmaking from our funds to provide needed support to essential community causes.

Each fund’s purpose and grant-making guidelines are established by the donor(s). For information on each specific fund see our Funds page.

Fund Types

Donor Advised – Donor recommends grants to qualifying charitable organizations.
Donor Designated – Benefits one or more specific charitable organizations named by donor.
Field of interest – Benefits broad charitable purposes such as arts, education or human services.
Scholarship – Awarded based on criteria established by donor.
Unrestricted – Grants can be made to respond to current and changing community needs.
Agency – All or part of a nonprofit’s endowment to be managed by the foundation for the sole benefit of that organization

The Foundation also manages the Community Fund, which awards grants on a competitive basis to projects that respond to the community's changing needs.

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Grant Eligibility

CRCF will make grants to charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3), governmental units, school districts and universities. Grants to religious institutions may be considered, however, the program must serve a community need (e.g. food program for the needy).

CRCF generally does not provide grants to or for:

Individuals (except for scholarships awarded to the student’s account at a college or post-secondary institution). However, the Foundation will consider grants for individuals who are part of a certain charitable class for a particular purpose such as disaster relief, homeless, etc.
For-profit organizations
Sectarian religious activities

Political purposes
Program ads
Fundraising events or sponsorships
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, national origin or physical ability

Priorities

CRCF gives priority to organizations and/or projects that:

Benefit the residents of the Cattaraugus County (NY) region and nearby communities served by specific funds managed by the Foundation including those in Allegany County (NY) and McKean County (PA).
Provide vital community services
Build the capacity of the applying organization
Grants awards from the Community Fund are generally in the range of $100 to $2,000.

Grant Seekers

Fund Types

Grant Eligibility

Priorities

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