ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation said it awarded $45,344 in grants to a group of Rome–area charitable organizations in its latest distributions for the third quarter of 2025.
The grants ranged from $250 to $10,000 and were awarded to the following nonprofits for the below purposes:
• $3,294 to South Rome Senior Center for carpeting in the entrance hallway
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• $5,000 to On Point for College for 10 Rome students to receive refurbished computers and other essential supplies for higher education
• $5,000 to Sleep In Heavenly Peace for lumber, hardware, and more for its bed building program
• $1,250 to KEYS Corp for art supplies, music books, etc. for its music therapy program
• $5,000 to Rome Community Theatre for a mold-remediation study
• $10,000 to Zion Episcopal Church towards repaving of the church parking lot
• $7,800 to Kamp Kiwanis for paving of walkway to the lower sports fields
• $5,000 to American Red Cross to provide smoke detectors to Rome residents
• $2,500 to Hospice & Palliative Care from The Frank Jr. & Velia Di Berardino Memorial Fund
• $250 to the Bill Gavin Food Pantry and $250 to the St. Patrick’s Food Pantry in Boonville from The Jan Siegel Fund
Victor J. Fariello, Jr., executive director of the Rome Community Foundation (www.romecommunityfoundation.org), stated in an Oct. 13 announcement that the more than $45,000 in funding was approved by the organization’s board of directors at its September board meeting. The grant decisions were based on the recommendations of the Stevens Kingsley Advisors, the Grant Committee, Rome Area UW Fund Advisors, and two donor-advised funds.
Rome Community Foundation board members meet four times a year to review grant proposals for projects that benefit Rome–area residents. Officers of the Rome Community Foundation are David Grow, president; Lynn Rosen, VP; and Robert Ritz, treasurer.
