Community Foundation Announces Fall Awards

SPRINGFIELD—Eight county nonprofits shared in the Community Foundation of Otsego County’s second round of awards this year, totaling $49,235.00, officials announced recently. This funding is in addition to the $62,000.00 awarded in the spring of 2024 to other nonprofits.

According to a press release, the Fall 2024 Awards are focused on children from birth through elementary school and include support for programs dealing with health, education, winter coats, and access to quality nutrition.

CFOC Executive Director Jeff Katz said, “The Community Foundation of Otsego County is pleased to provide resources to our county nonprofits that are working to build better lives for our children.”

Awards went to the following nonprofits: Athelas Therapeutic Riding; Bugbee Children’s Center; Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties; the Community Arts Network of Oneonta; Community Cupboard of Edmeston; Opportunities for Otsego; Rural Health Network of South-Central NY; and the Unadilla Community Food Pantry.

Each spring and fall, the CFOC solicits award requests from across Otsego County, typically asking nonprofits to focus on certain areas. While the foundation often receives more requests than it can fund, successful applicants are those that come closest to achieving the goals of the focus area. In the last five years, the CFOC has issued awards totaling $1,051,942.00 to 377 nonprofits.

These awards are made possible through the generosity of the foundation’s many donors, Katz said. For more information about becoming a donor, visit cfotsego.org/donate.