ROME — The Rome Community Foundation awarded $141,083 in grants to 15 Rome–area charitable organizations in its fourth-quarter grant distribution round, the foundation recently announced. The grant recipients are: Mohawk Valley Health Services, $31,433; Capitol Civic Center, $29,000; Rome Cemetery Association, $15,000; Mercy Flight Central, $12,000; Copper City Community Connection, $10,800; Zion Episcopal Church, $9,000; […]
ROME — The Rome Community Foundation awarded $141,083 in grants to 15 Rome–area charitable organizations in its fourth-quarter grant distribution round, the foundation recently announced.
The grant recipients are: Mohawk Valley Health Services, $31,433; Capitol Civic Center, $29,000; Rome Cemetery Association, $15,000; Mercy Flight Central, $12,000; Copper City Community Connection, $10,800; Zion Episcopal Church, $9,000; Hospice and Palliative Care, $8,600; YWCA-Lucy’s House, $6,500; Sleep in Heavenly Peace, $5,000; Rome Art and Community Center, $5,000; Abraham House, $2,000; Cluster 13, $2,000; Salvation Army, $2,000; Kamp Kiwanis, $1,750; and Jervis Library, $1,000.
Additionally, the foundation will distribute $1,150 from the Elizabeth McKinstry Fund and $3,500 from the Russel C. and Darlene E. Fielding Designated Fund, both of which make annual designated distributions to area nonprofits.
“Once again the foundation board has made a significant impact on the quality of life in the Rome community with these grants,” Victor J. Fariello, Jr. Rome Community Foundation executive director said in a release. “We are pleased to help these organizations with funding for the great work that they do.”
The funding was approved by the foundation’s board of directors based on the recommendations of the foundation’s Stevens-Kingsley Fund advisors, the grant committee, the Rome Area UW Fund advisors, and a donor-advised fund.
The Rome Community Foundation reviews grant proposals four times a year for projects that benefit Rome–area residents. The foundation, founded in 1999, has about $8.3 million in assets under professional management and uses income from the investments to fund grants.
In addition to grant making, the foundation made two board appointments during its meeting. Member Mary Chmielewski was reappointed to a three-year term and Mike Polce was appointed to a three-year term, beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
