Grant History
2008
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The
Community Foundation is dedicated to engaging in strategic partnerships
with donors, service providers and committed residents of Tompkins County
to identify assets, challenges, and ways to improve the quality of life
for all in our beloved community. We make grants as investments in our
community with the expectation of results to achieve specific outcomes
which solve problems.
2008
Featured Grants of the Month
| JAN
|
Cinemapolis
|
$15,000
|
Arts
and economic development |
| FEB
|
Dryden
Schools |
$4,100
|
Youth
development |
| MAR
|
Loaves
and Fishes |
$1,000
|
Basic
needs |
| APR
|
History
Center |
$3,485
|
Community
conversations on race and class educational equity concerns |
| MAY
|
Village
at Ithaca |
$1,000
|
BJM
literacy program on multiculturalism |
| JUN
|
GIAC
|
$1,000
|
Academic
motivation and career exploration |
| JUL
|
10
grants for Howland Foundation |
$54,080
|
Results
in the service areas of: Youth, Elders, Animal Welfare and the Environment
|
| AUG
|
Office
for the Aging |
$1,000
|
Elder
home safety |
| SEPT
|
Family
Reading Partnership |
$50,000
|
Expand
Read Along Songs program |
| OCT
|
Ithaca
City School District |
$5,750
|
Prekindergarten
language skills |
| NOV
|
Finger
Lakes Land Trust and others |
$11,000
|
Environmental
protection |
| DEC
|
United
Way |
$2,500
|
Hunger
and Food Security grants program |
ADMINISTRATION
*A
new strategic plan for 2008-2010 prioritizing:
1)
Communication, 2) Donor Services and 3) Strategic Partnerships
*Six
new board members for terms serving 2009-2011
*Standing
committee and ad hoc task force reorganization
DEVELOPMENT
*Increase
in gifts for unrestricted operations
*New
Field of Interest Funds: Children & Youth and Arts & Culture
*Growth
in Legacy Society documenting new planned gift intentions
INVESTMENTS
*Prudent
policy and oversight resulted in performance meeting or exceeding benchmarks
PROGRAM
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
*New
approach to results orientation for all grant making initiatives
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION OF TOMPKINS COUNTY
2008
GRANTS REVIEW
Analysis
of Community Foundation Grants for Fourth Quarter of 2008
Total
Funds Granted: $68,570 Number of Grants:
38
| Community
Foundation Grants |
%
of $ |
$
Area Amount |
#
of Grants |
%
of # of Grants |
| ARTS
& CULTURE |
13%
|
$8,542
|
8
|
21%
|
| ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY
|
16%
|
$10,850
|
4
|
11%
|
| EDUCATION
|
4%
|
$3,000
|
2
|
5%
|
| HEALTH
& HUMAN SERVICES |
56%
|
$38,628
|
17
|
45%
|
| COMMUNITY
BUILDING |
11%
|
$7,550
|
7
|
18%
|
| TOTALS
(all areas) |
|
$68,570
|
38
|
|
Analysis
of Community Foundation Grants for 2008
Total
Funds Granted: $281,634 Number of
Grants: 122
| Community
Foundation Grants |
%
of $ |
$
Area Amount |
#
of Grants |
%
of # of Grants |
| ARTS
& CULTURE |
12%
|
$34,572
|
21
|
17%
|
| ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY
|
5%
|
$14,468
|
7
|
6%
|
| EDUCATION
|
22%
|
$60,176
|
24
|
20%
|
| HEALTH
& HUMAN SERVICES |
40%
|
$113,636
|
37
|
30%
|
| COMMUNITY
BUILDING |
21%
|
$58,782
|
33
|
27%
|
| TOTALS
(all areas) |
|
$281,634
|
122
|
|
Analysis
of Community Foundation Grants: Inception (August 2000)-December 31, 2008
Total
Funds Granted: $2,377,748 Number of Grants: 774
| Community
Foundation GRANTS |
%
of $ |
$
Area Amount |
#
of Grants |
%
of # of Grants |
Average
Grant Size |
| ARTS
& CULTURE |
16%
|
$390,261
|
125
|
16%
|
$3,122
|
| ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY
|
4%
|
$83,839
|
58
|
7%
|
$1,446
|
| EDUCATION
|
19%
|
$457,723
|
146
|
19%
|
$3,135
|
| HEALTH
& HUMAN SERVICES |
50%
|
$1,186,288
|
305
|
39%
|
$3,889
|
| COMMUNITY
BUILDING |
11%
|
$259,637
|
140
|
19%
|
$1,855
|
| TOTALS
(all areas) |
|
$2,377,748
|
774
|
|
$3,072
|
|
