Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Board of Directors approved Community Benefit Grants totaling $111,185 to be awarded to 19 local organizations. The biannual Community Benefit Grants Program awards grants to organizations seeking funding to improve and strengthen the northern Chautauqua region. The deadline to submit a letter of interest for the next round of Community Benefit Grants in the Fall is September 1, 2025.

Organizations receiving funding from the 2025 Spring Community Benefit Grants Program are the: Ahira Hall Memorial Library, American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Club of northern Chautauqua County, Centaur Stride, Chautauqua Blind Association, Chautauqua County Historical Society, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth-Overland Trails Revitalization Project, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth-CHQ Mural Festival, Chautauqua County Rural Ministry, Darwin R. Barker Library Museum, Dunkirk Camp and Conference Center, Embrace Fredonia, Fredonia First United Methodist Church-Blessing Beds, Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue, Salvation Army, Sinclairville Free Library, Village of Silver Creek, Westfield Stray Cat Rescue and YWCA of Jamestown.

NCCF’s Grants Committee members are: Adam Dimitri (Committee Chair), Margaret Ferris, Cathy Kaicher, Alex Murphy, Betsy Swanson, Elizabeth Tytka and Kurt Warmbrodt. Dave Travis is the NCCF President.

The Community Benefit Grants Program is supported by many generous donors to NCCF’s Community Funds. To contribute to an existing Community Fund or to create your own Community Fund at NCCF, visit our website at nccfoundation.org, email nccf@nccfoundation.org or call our office at 716-366-4892 for more information.

NCCF envisions a vibrant, prosperous community, rich in opportunity, today and tomorrow. NCCF strives to realize this vision through leadership, collaboration, local philanthropy, and strategic grantmaking.

Since its incorporation in 1986, the NCCF has invested more than $41 million in northern Chautauqua County through strategic grantmaking, targeted scholarships, and leadership and community collaborations. The NCCF is a tax-exempt charitable organization inherently committed to enhancing the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local philanthropy. As a Nationally Accredited Community Foundation, the NCCF has proven compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, demonstrating integrity, equity, accountability, transparency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of their community. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-366-4892.