News
December 17th, 2015
$131,000 of Grants from Community Foundation Fall 2015-16 Collective Impact Grants and Fall 2015 General Letter of Inquiry Grants
Fall Grants Awards Celebration, held on 12/14/15 at The History Center
Grants Awarded from our Collective Impact Field of Interest Fund based on grant review team recommendations
• Developing an Effective and Comprehensive Job Training Model (Contact for grant: Finger Lakes ReUse)
• Cradle to Career Initiative (Contact for grant: Center for Transformative Action: Dorothy Cotton Institute)
• Bringing Collective Impact Home (Contact for grant: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County: Natural Leaders Initiative
• Youth Employment Training Program (Contact for grant: Challenge Workforce Solutions)
• Re-shaping the Local Food System (Contact for grant: GreenStar Community Projects)
Grants Awarded from other Community Foundation funds based on individual donor advisor philanthropic goals
• Kids Discover the Trail! Program Expansion Planning (contact for grant: Discovery Trail)
• Developing an Effective and Comprehensive Job Training Model (Contact for grant: Finger Lakes ReUse)
• Stay in Touch Program: Improving Mental Health Outcomes after Discharge (Contact for grant: Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services)
• Youth Employment Training Program (Contact for grant: Challenge Workforce Solutions)
• Public Assistance for People and their Pets: Helping those in need through a difficult time (Contact for grant: SPCA of Tompkins County)
Grants Awarded from Community Foundation’s Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund based on Community Impact Committee review of Fall 2015 General Letters of Inquiry
• Cayuga Lake Watershed Network for invasive species documentary and education
• Cayuga Vocal Ensemble for new choral music by student composers
• Ithaca Children’s Garden for streamlining and integration of data management tools
• Men of Color Council at Cornell for mentoring the entrepreneurial spirit for careers and community involvement
• Discovery Trail for support of expansion into newer school districts
Grants Awarded from other Community Foundation funds based on individual donor advisor philanthropic goals and their review of Fall 2015 General Letters of Inquiry
• Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers for 2016 Community Performances
• Ithaca Health Alliance for Winter 2015 Fundraising Match