NICHOLS — Nonprofit organizations throughout the Southern Tier and Northern Pennsylvania will use a total of $2 million in grant funding provided by the Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation. The money is meant to help further their objectives, missions, and organizations, Tioga Downs said in announcing the grant awards. Grant recipients were announced during an […]
NICHOLS — Nonprofit organizations throughout the Southern Tier and Northern Pennsylvania will use a total of $2 million in grant funding provided by the Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation.
The money is meant to help further their objectives, missions, and organizations, Tioga Downs said in announcing the grant awards.
Grant recipients were announced during an afternoon awards ceremony at Tioga Downs Casino Resort on Dec. 2. Nonprofit organizations from Chemung, Tioga, Broome, and Bradford counties were recognized for their initiatives in addressing and combating local poverty and community deterioration, per the announcement.
Additionally, Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural also donated $100,000 to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier to further help combat food insecurity in the region.
More than 120 organizations were awarded grants, and nearly 200 organizations had applied this year. It was a record number of applicants, Tioga Downs encourages all of them to apply again next year, even if they were awarded a grant at this year’s event.
“Through the experiences shared by our award winners, we eagerly anticipate the ripple effects of these grants making a real difference close to home,” Gural said in the announcement. “There are countless organizations doing amazing work, often without the budget they truly deserve, and these grants aim to amplify their impact.”
The Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation says it is dedicated to promoting economic and community development by supporting organizations that contribute to charitable, religious, literary, scientific, and educational endeavors within the target counties. With hundreds of applications received annually, the foundation works to donate to as many organizations as possible, Tioga Downs noted.
