Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund Deployed Grants to Over 100 Nonprofit Organizations, Helping More Than 500,000 People

By avorio / October 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

Since March, the Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund, a coalition of corporate, philanthropic, and government partners, has supported local nonprofit agencies addressing basic needs, tackling food security, and providing … Read more

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Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund Raises Over $1 Million and Awards Grants with New Grant Priorities

By avorio / June 24, 2020 / 0 Comments

The Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund has raised over $1 million. On June 9, 2020, Blue Shield of Northeastern NY announced a contribution of $125,000, increasing the fund’s total … Read more

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The Community Foundation Awards over $280,000 in Community Impact Grants

By avorio / June 23, 2020 / 0 Comments

Pictured Above: Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc., the Kidsight Vision Screening Program “It is our privilege each year to honor the legacy of our donors through our … Read more

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Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund Deploys Additional $200K to Nonprofits Supporting Under-Resourced Communities

By avorio / April 28, 2020 / 0 Comments

ALBANY, NY – April 28, 2020 – Since its creation in mid-March, the Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund has deployed nearly $500K in grants to frontline nonprofit organizations throughout … Read more

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Rubin Community Health Fund Redirects Funds to Support Communities at Risk of COVID-19

By avorio / April 16, 2020 / 0 Comments

The focus of the Hortense and Louis Rubin Community Health Fund is to support programs for the prevention, management, and treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and related health issues. … Read more

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Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund Raises over $450K and Deploys $200K in First Round of Grants

By avorio / April 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

In early March, the United Way of the Greater Capital Region and the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, announced a collaboration with other philanthropy, government, and business partners … Read more

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Congratulations to our 2019 Scholarship Winners

By avorio / August 27, 2019 / 0 Comments

Congratulations to our 2019 Scholarship Winners! This year, we were able to support over 170 students with awards totaling $583,000. Please visit our 2019 Scholarship Winners page to see this year’s … Read more

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Funds Collaborate to Support Young Abolitionists

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

Finding programs during the summer for teenagers living in the Arbor Hill and West Hill neighborhoods can be a challenge. Understanding this, the Underground Railroad Project of the Capital Region … Read more

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Providing A Safe Place For Kids

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

Nearly 30 years ago, the Community Foundation worked with the Mechanicville Area Community Service Center in southern Saratoga County to establish the Foundation’s very first agency endowment fund. It was … Read more

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Spreading Sunshine

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

Dennis and Lynne Crimi established the Jennifer Crimi Sunshine Fund as a way to continue to share the light their daughter brought to each of them and to her global … Read more

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