Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s mission is to ignite positive change and create a legacy of impact, in partnership with our community.
How to Apply
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation annually awards over $1.5 million through competitive grant-making opportunities across a broad range of organizations and projects.
The Community Foundation hosts several grant opportunities, an overview of each can be found below. For more details click the “Guidelines” button. To login and access the online grant application for each of the listed opportunities, click “Apply for Funding.”
To award competitive grant-making dollars into the community, the Community Foundation utilizes a volunteer-driven grant review process. Each year over 50 community members volunteer their time to serve on grant review committees.
General Grants
Supports emerging needs and one-time costs, such as purchases for program/service enhancement and modest capital improvements. Open to faith-based* organizations.
Due: Bi-monthly; last Wednesday of even months
Range: $1,000- $4,000
Community Impact Grants
Supports programming, operating, and capital improvement projects that seek to address a community need or deliver broad community benefit.
Due: March 3, August 1
Range: $4,000-$20,000
Strategic Project Grants
Supports large scale programming or capital projects that address documented community needs or deliver significant economic impact.
Due: Pre-Applications due December 2; full applications by invitation due January 7
Range: Over $20,000
Geographic Grant Funds
Supports emerging needs and one-time costs, organizations serving Falconer, Kennedy, Ellington and Randolph NY communities. Open to faith-based* organizations.
Due: April 1
Range: $1,000- $4,000
Geographic Focus
Organizations located in or serving Southern Chautauqua County
Eligibility
Nonprofit 501c3 public organizations, municipalities, school districts and faith-based* organizations.
* The Community Foundation reserves the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to decline a grant that could be viewed as having a specific political, partisan, or religious agenda.
Contact Information
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
418 Spring Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
Phone: (716) 661-3390
Website: www.crcfonline.org
Contacts:
Elizabeth Jones, Community Impact Officer, ejones@crcfonline.org
Julia Niles, Grants Manager, jniles@crcfonline.org
