FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Community Foundation seeks Funding Requests for Crime and Sexual Assault Survivor Services

ITHACA , NY (August 24) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Community Foundation of Tompkins County is soliciting grant applications from non-profit organizations seeking to provide services to crime victims and sexual assault survivors in Tompkins County . Interested applicants must provide an electronic Letter of Inquiry (LOI) of no more than three pages outlining need, goals, services, organizational capacity, outcomes and evaluation strategy no later than 5pm on Friday, September 29, 2006. The total amount of funds available for this year is $5,000. Please send LOIs, both in the text of the email as well as an attachment, to gferrari@communityfoundationoftc.org

Since its inception in 2000 the Community Foundation has facilitated more than $1,260,000 in investments in the Tompkins County community from 408 individual grants.  Information about the mission and operations of the Community Foundation, and guidance regarding how to invest in the community as a Foundation donor, is available at www.communityfoundationoftc.org .

Interview Contact: George P. Ferrari, Jr.
Telephone: 607-272-9333
gferrari@communityfoundationoftc.org
http://www. communityfoundationoftc.org

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