Grant Recipients
Grants Awarded:
* Please note Grant awards are published with a year delay due to auditing purposes
ALS of Utica
100For sponsorship support of the “Jerry Walsh Memorial Cake Eater Classic,” an event that benefits Lou Gehrig's disease research.
American Cancer Society
1000To support the “Oneida Relay For Life” event which helps fund cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.
American Diabetes Association
250To help sponsor a local cyclist in the “Tour de Cure,” an annual event which raises money to help prevent and cure diabetes.
American Red Cross/Madison-Oneida Chapter
1060To support emergency preparedness programs and disaster relief services.
Boys & Girls Club
25000(Part of a two-year grant totaling $50,000)
For teen tutoring programs, literacy initiatives and after-school meals for children in need.
CazCares, Inc.
7500(Part of a two-year grant totaling $15,000)
To provide food and clothing to low-income families and for the children’s “Story Room” program.
Cazenovia College
200000(Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
Support for the Catherine Cummings theatre and a student scholarship in memory of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925.
Central New York Community Arts Council
10000(Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)
Support for the Stanley Theatre Center for the Arts.
Church on The Rock
5000To fund new carpeting and flooring in the children’s area and in “Hidden Treasures,” a free clothing and furniture store for those in need.
Community Bikes *
3000For the distribution of over 250 free bicycles, helmets and bicycle locks to children in need.
* Youth Policy Institute served as their fiscal sponsor.
Divine Nature at BMR Acres
5000For the installation of concrete flooring in their wildlife rehabilitation and education center.
The Farmers’ Museum
2000For “Pre-K Field Days,” an educational program for children enrolled in Head Start.
Heifer International
38673(Part of a multi-year grant totaling $117,346)
To help feed and support orphaned children living in the Beisioniai Village of Lithuanian by introducing animal husbandry and the preservation of biodiversity.
The Kelberman Center
1000To help sponsor the “Walk for Autism,” an annual event that funds programs and services for autistic children and their families.
Madison-Cortland ARC
250For general support of their programs and services which help individuals with developmental disabilities.
Madison County Historical Society
500Support for “Hop Fest,” an annual event that promotes the art of craft brewing and central New York's influence on the hop industry.
The Mary Rose Center
5740For legal fees associated with the establishment of a free health clinic for the uninsured.
Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters, Inc.
1000To help fund the Court Interpreting Initiative for refugees and immigrants.
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
2500To support the 160th anniversary event of the Great Cazenovia Fugitive Slave Law Convention, which was the nation's largest organized protest against this Congressional Act in1850.
National Association of Free Clinics *
100For educational resources that aided in the founding of the Mary Rose Center, a free clinic for the uninsured.
* Network for the Good served as their fiscal sponsor.
Oneida Area Daycare Center
7984To install new emergency exit sidewalks for the infant rooms.
Oneida Community Mansion House
2700To help fund their educational programming and museum exhibitions.
Oneida Healthcare Center
100000(Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
To fund a new ambulatory surgery suite.
Oneida Healthcare Center
500To help sponsor the Oneida Healthcare Auxiliary fund, which provides comfort and care items to patients.
Oneida’s Club
100For support of the Charlie Decker Public Safety Dinner.
OnPoint for College
15000For guidance, support and retention programs that help inner-city youth gain access to a college education.
Rescue Mission Alliance
10000To update and repair the Attended Donation Center.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
5000To help fund a new e-commerce platform for their website.
Rotary Club
1130To support community programs and services.
Rural and Migrate Ministry
1000For the “Open Hands Clinic,” a free health clinic for the uninsured.
Salvation Army—Oneida Corps.
298727To purchase of a new building for the Oneida Corps office.
Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest
160For the Park Festival fundraiser, an event organized to raise money for a new community playground.
Utica School of Commerce
15000To fund a student scholarship program at their Canastota campus.
YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley
1000For school-age childcare assistance programs.
YWCA of the Mohawk Valley
10000To provide transitional housing to victims of domestic violence.