Glen Falls Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Glen Falls Foundation supports homelessness prevention, the elderly, families in crisis, and people with disabilities in Warren, Washington, and Northern Saratoga Counties in New York.

IP TAKE: This foundation works exclusively in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties in New York. Its grants favor capital projects, purchase of equipment and new initiatives or projects. Homelessness and the elderly appear to be areas of increasing interest here. Reach out to the foundation’s business administrator, Kelly Rose Bolton, with questions and ideas.

PROFILE: Established in 1939, the Glen Falls Foundation is a community foundation based in Queensbury, New York. A distribution committee comprised of community members leads the foundation and its grantmaking efforts. It aims to “improve the quality of life for the people of the Greater Glens Falls area by providing financial support to organizations that address the community’s human, social, cultural, and educational needs.” The foundation funds local arts and culture, environmental initiatives, homelessness prevention, the elderly, families in crisis and people with disabilities. Grantmaking is mainly limited to Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga Counties in New York.

Grants for Arts and Culture

The Glens Falls Foundation names local arts and culture as an area of grantmaking priority, but does not name specific goals for its grantmaking in this area. The foundation has given to visual and performing arts organizations, as well local historical museums and programs. Grantees include the Adirondack Museum, the Adirondack Theatre Festival, Glens Falls Ballet and Dance Center, the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, the Washington County Historical Society and the Slate Valley Museum.

Grants for the Environment

This funder supports several local initiatives for the protection of lands and natural resources, although it does not articulate specific goals in this area. Past grantees include the Battenkill Conservancy, the Crandall Park Beautification Committee, the Feeder Canal Alliance and the Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park.

Grants for Housing, Homelessness and Community Development

The Glens Falls Foundation names the prevention of homelessness as a main area of grantmaking interest. It also names the elderly and disabled as priority populations for its grantmaking. The foundation has supporting initiatives for housing and homelessness prevention with grants to the Warren/Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition, Queensbury Senior Citizens, the Homefront Development Corporation and the Glens Falls Independent Living Center.

Grants for Public and Mental Health

This funder does not name public health as a grantmaking area, but has given to many local health organizations including the Adirondack Tri-County Health Center, the Hospice of Warren County, the Albany Medical Center and the Upper Hudson Primary Care Consortium. Mental health grantmaking prioritizes the elderly and vulnerable young people. Grants have supported the Warren-Washington Association for Mental Health, Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services, Adirondack Outreach Services and the Crossroads Center for Children.

Grants for Education, Work and Opportunity

This funder supports a range of educational organizations, as well as programs that promote career education and preparation, although it does not describe specific priorities for giving in these areas. Funding has supported the Stony Creek Free Library, North Warren Central School, Literacy Volunteers of Glens Falls and Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York, among others. The Glens Falls Foundation also awards many scholarships to students from the Glens Falls area who pursue higher education at specific schools.

Important Grant Details

This foundation makes about $500,000 a year in grants and gives away approximately $25o, 000 a year in scholarships. Grants range from $5,000 to about $30,000, with an average grant size of about $10,000. Grantmaking is strictly limited to the Glens Falls area but has supported a broad range of organizations there. The foundation prioritizes requests for capital projects, purchase of equipment and new initiatives or projects. For additional information on past recipients, see the foundation’s beneficiaries page.

This funder accepts applications for funding on an ongoing basis, but materials must be received by the 20th of March, June, September or December to be reviewed at the following month’s committee meeting. Applicants are notified of the foundation’s decision within ten days of review. For additional information, contact the foundation’s business administrator, Kelly Rose Bolton, at 518-260-0245.

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