UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties recently announced that it awarded nearly 750 grants in 2018, totaling more than $6.9 million to support programs and initiatives that will have long-lasting impact. The foundation added that its donor support set a record with $15.4 million received from 4,300 donors and 30 charitable funds […]
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties recently announced that it awarded nearly 750 grants in 2018, totaling more than $6.9 million to support programs and initiatives that will have long-lasting impact.
The foundation added that its donor support set a record with $15.4 million received from 4,300 donors and 30 charitable funds created.
“In the past year, we have seen extraordinary growth from every angle, both in our community and as an organization,” Alicia Dicks, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, said in a news release.
The foundation said it awarded competitive grants of more than $807,000 in the fourth quarter to 26 nonprofit organizations, primarily in support of the foundation’s priorities: education, economic development, health and wellness, and arts and culture. The grants included: Cornell Cooperative Extension — $51,400 for a business and farm incubator; Little Falls Hospital — $40,000 for a community wellness space at the Dolgeville Primary Care Health Center; Masonic Medical Research Institute — $93,800 for the purchase of new equipment; and, Parkway Center — $24,500 to buy a senior transportation vehicle.
