Fall Community Benefit Grants totaling $111,691 were recently awarded to 17 local organizations.

Organizations approved by the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation’s (NCCF) Board of Directors to receive this funding include the Chautauqua County Fair, Child Advocacy Program, CHRIC, Citizens for a Better Cassadaga, FeedMore of WNY, Fredonia Presbyterian Church, Forestville Elementary School, Girl Scouts of WNY, Greystone Nature Preserve, Jamestown Community Learning Council, Lake Shore Family Center, Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals on Wheels, Mental Health Association, Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service, North Shore Arts Alliance, Together We Bloom, and Veteran’s One-Stop Center of WNY.

Awardees were selected after careful review and evaluation of all the letters of interest and applications received by NCCF’s Grants Committee. Composed of volunteers from the community and from the NCCF board of directors, current Grants Committee members are Adam Dimitri, Rose Ann Falcone, Margaret Ferris, Sandra Lewis, Betsy Swanson, Elizabeth Tytka, and Rachel Foley, NCCF Board President.

Adam Dimitri, Grants Committee Chair, expressed his enthusiasm for those selected to receive awards saying, “The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation is honored to support the people and programs that keep our region resilient, inclusive, and full of opportunity.”

Community Benefit Grants are awarded on a biannual basis to organizations seeking funds to improve and strengthen the northern Chautauqua region. The deadline to submit a letter of interest for the next round of NCCF’s Community Benefit Grants Program funding is March 1, 2026.

The Community Grants Program is made possible through the generosity of the many donors who have established Community Funds at NCCF. Contributors can achieve ever increasing impacts in northern Chautauqua County communities through their donations.

Lowered minimum requirements and flexible terms have made establishing a fund at NCCF more accessible than ever.

To contribute to an existing Community Fund or to create your own fund at NCCF, email nccf@nccfoundation.org or call our office at 716-366-4892 for more information. The NCCF Today. Tomorrow. Together. campaign is focused on these crucial funds. To learn more about the campaign, visit our website at nccfoundation.org.

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) and its donors envision a vibrant, prosperous community, rich in opportunity, today and far into the future. NCCF strives to realize this vision through leadership, collaboration, local philanthropy, and strategic grantmaking.

Since its incorporation in 1986, the NCCF has invested nearly $23 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 its community. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-366-4892.