2023 was the first year Otsego County nonprofits were able to participate in Mohawk Valley Gives, and 63 organizations raised an amazing $220,000 from more than 900 donations.
The Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund announces its first awards cycle, with $15,000 in awards available for projects that focus on the health of Otsego Lake and its watershed. The deadline for applications is April 30, 2024. Towards the end of 2023, three Otsego Lake organizations joined with the Community
This month the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features Athelas Therapeutic Riding’s Head Start with Horses program. For years, Athelas Therapeutic Riding has provided year-round programs for children and adults with disabilities, based on the needs of each participant. With the help of an award from the Community Foundation of Otsego County,
The Community Foundation of Otsego County is pleased to announce the opening of three awards cycles. Our Spring Cycle will be focused on supporting programs dedicated to food insecurity, with an allocation of $50,000. Otsego County is fortunate to have scores of devoted professionals and volunteers working on food insecurity
This month the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features the Cherry Valley Memorial Library. To the casual eye, the Cherry Valley Memorial Library may appear to be just another small building in a small village. There’s no denying the brick building has a physically small footprint (just under one thousand square feet);
In its recent awards cycle focusing on Diversity, Inclusion, and Welcoming Programs, the Community Foundation of Otsego County awarded $5,000 to the Cooperstown Art Association. Let’s FIGURE This Out! is an imaginative program supporting the fine arts cornerstone of figure drawing through highlighting diversity and humanity. Diverse models will give
The Community Foundation of Otsego County is pleased to announce the creation of a new fund, the Otsego Refugee Resettlement Coalition Fund.
This month the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features CANO’s Arts Education Program. A year into the pandemic, CANO saw renewed enthusiasm for self-care and the arts through an increase in requests for more arts education classes and workshops. While the Summer Arts Program for kids has always been popular, suddenly residents,
2023 Student Voices, Student Choices was a huge success! Nearly 200 people watched seven high school teams present programs that they created to address local needs. Every one of them did a fantastic job. Cherry Valley-Springfield won the top prize – $5,000 – for their idea: The HQ, a room in their
This month the CFOC Nonprofit Spotlight features The Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown’s “Welcome Home Cooperstown” program. Dr. Anush Patel, a Bassett Healthcare oncologist, saw some new hospital employees struggling to establish community ties. To welcome newcomers and to encourage new residents to make the Cooperstown community their
