Bethlehem Central Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Bethlehem Central Community Foundation supports education efforts for the local school district in and around Delmar, New York.
IP TAKE: This funder covers the cost of school programs that fall outside of the Bethlehem Central School District’s budget. The foundation accepts applications through the Community Foundation of the Greater Capital Region’s application portal. This is an accessible funder for teachers working in this specific district.
PROFILE: Established in 1998, the Bethlehem Central Community Foundation (BCCF) is a community foundation in New York. This grantmaker is a geographic fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, which is based in Albany, New York. BCCF awards competitive grants to local teachers, staff, and administrators to support the educational work at the local school district. It solely focuses on education efforts within the Bethlehem Central School District.
Grants for K-12 Education
The Bethlehem Central Community Foundation makes grants for classroom innovation for projects and programs that would not be covered by the school district’s budget. Examples of funded projects include academic programs, arts enrichments, student/teacher collaboration, classroom and field research projects, teacher development and exploratory learning. This foundation does not regularly support school trips or assemblies, substitute teachers, teacher stipends or food. BCCF also awards memorial scholarships to graduating high school seniors and hosts community events to bring families and the business community together.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $500 and $1,000. In a past year, the funder awarded $12,789 in total grants. Grantmaking focuses on the Bethlehem Central School District, which serves students south of Albany, New York in the communities of Bethlehem and New Scotland. Past local grantees include the BCHS Robotics Club, Spanish Free Voluntary Reading Classroom Library and the Words for Life for the Intensive Skills Classroom.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications through the application portal of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. Recent deadlines have fallen toward the end of February of each year. Direct general questions to Shelly Connolly on the staff at sconnolly@cfgcr.org or via online form.
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