Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Greater Pulaski Community Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications

For Immediate Release
Contact: Katrina Crocker, Communications Officer, 315-883-5542 or KCrocker@cnycf.org

Greater Pulaski Community Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications
May 20, 2014 (Pulaski, NY) – The Central New York Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund. The grant application deadline is June 30, 2014.

Applications are accepted from nonprofit organizations serving the Town of Richland. Proposals are encouraged from a variety of program areas including education, health, social services, the arts, and civic concerns, as well as preservation of historic resources.

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund, a union of gifts contributed by the people of the Pulaski community, makes grants to support programs and projects of importance to the area. Since its inception in 1992, The Fund has provided nearly $230,000 in grants to benefit the Pulaski community. The Fund is a component fund of the Central New York Community Foundation.

The next grant application deadline for the Fund is June 30, 2014. Organizations are only eligible to receive one grant per 12-month time period.  Please visit www.cnycf.org/pulaski to download a copy of the application and guidelines.

For more information, please contact Jan Lane at 883-5546 or email JLane@cnycf.org .

About the Central New York Community Foundation
Established in 1927, the Central New York Community Foundation encourages local philanthropy by supporting the growth of a permanent charitable endowment for the betterment of the region.  The Community Foundation is the largest charitable foundation in the region with assets of more than $143 million. It awarded $8.3 million in grants last year to nonprofit organizations and since its inception has invested more than $120 million in the community. The Community Foundation serves as the steward of charitable legacies for individuals, families and businesses through the administration of more than 600 funds. The organization also serves as a civic leader, convener and sponsor of special initiatives designed to strengthen nonprofits that address the region’s most pressing challenges. The Community Foundation, of 431 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, can be reached at (315) 422-9538 or www.cnycf.org.


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