The Cooperstown Food Pantry kicks off our CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight series. You can donate directly to the Cooperstown Food Pantry Fund here. The Cooperstown Food Pantry The Cooperstown Food Pantry serves the northern two-thirds portion of Otsego County, including the Village of Cooperstown and 18 other townships and villages in
The Community Foundation of Otsego County is pleased to announce the 2023 Awards Cycle is accepting applications as of March 1, 2023. The 2023 Awards Cycle contains these new features: $150,000 total to be allocated. There are three categories – Strengthening Our Community, Strengthening Our Nonprofits, and Addressing Immediate Needs.
Recognizing that a targeted approach will allow us to achieve the greatest impact, our Board of Directors spent the past 6 months listening to our local nonprofit and community leaders, our donors, and the public in developing a plan to focus our resources. These discussions, both formal and informal, helped
In three short years, $500,000 in grants and awards from the Community Foundation of Otsego County have reached Otsego County nonprofits. This major milestone was marked by a $15,000 award to Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties for the Oneonta Warming Station. The Community Foundation of Otsego (CFOC)
Eva Davy, a CFOC Founder, shares her love for the Otsego County In her thirty-year career as a scenic artist for film, television, and stage, Eva Davy has given form to ideas. It’s what drew her to the Community Foundation of Otsego County.” What struck me about the Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Otsego County announces its last and largest award of the 2022 award cycle. Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties received $25,000 to support the Oneonta Warming Station operations. In its third year of operation, the warming station provides shelter, food, and other social services
CFOC is happy to welcome Ari as our new Administrative Assistant. Here she is, in her own words: “My family and I moved to the Oneonta community in 2018, and we appreciate the Upstate serenity and beauty with its family-oriented ambiance. As an immigrant from West Africa, I learned to
When Lynne and Kai Mebust moved to Cooperstown in June 2000 for Kai’s 3-year Bassett Healthcare residency, they expected to stay a few years and move on. Instead, they fell in love with the community and the many opportunities for meaningful involvement in Cooperstown’s life. Some 23 years later, they
Our friends at Otsego Media were on hand for Student Voices, Student Choices and put together this amazing video.
Encouraging philanthropy throughout Otsego County is a major goal for the Community Foundation of Otsego County. What better way to spark that interest than by engaging our youth? With Student Voices, Student Choices, the Foundation created a special program for high school students that sharpened their focus on local needs
