Yates Community Endowment
Supports science-driven, sustainable nonprofit projects in Yates County, NY, with a focus on innovative solutions to food insecurity, transportation, or housing, emphasizing measurable community impact.
Funder: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Typical grant: ~$5,000; one larger grant for innovative projects in food insecurity, transportation, or housing
Summary: Supports nonprofit projects that address unmet needs and provide broad community benefit in Yates County, NY, with a focus on sustainability and measurable impact.
Description
The Yates Community Endowment supports nonprofit organizations working within Yates County, New York. The fund aims to address unmet needs, foster broad community benefits, and build on local strengths. Projects should ideally focus on preventive approaches, though innovative remedial projects are also considered. Sustainability, avoidance of duplication, and measurable community impact are important criteria. Both programmatic and general operating support requests are eligible. Each cycle, one larger grant is awarded to a project with an innovative approach to food insecurity, transportation, or housing challenges.
