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