Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight: Family Legal Care
This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Family Legal Care, which provides increased access to justice in New York State Family Court. By combining legal guidance, easy-to-access technology, and compassionate support to help unrepresented parents and caregivers self-advocate on critical family law issues, Family Legal Care is dedicated to improving the legal system for everyone. The cases Family Legal Care helps with – child support, custody
Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight: Friends of Music & Art Cooperstown (FoMA)
This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Friends of Music & Art (FoMA) Cooperstown, an all-volunteer organization that provides support to CCS programs and organizes community arts enrichment activities. The mission of Friends of Music & Art (FoMA) Cooperstown is to encourage, support, and strengthen music and arts education within the Cooperstown Central School District (CCS). Formed in 1994, FoMA is all-volunteer organization that provides support
CFOC Announces the Opening of Its Spring Awards Cycle!
The Community Foundation of Otsego County (CFOC) is pleased to announce the opening of its 2026 Spring awards cycle, dedicated to civics education, historic preservation, and community service projects related to Otsego County history, with special consideration given to projects focused on celebrating America 250. In partnership with the Mildred Parish Foundation Fund at CFOC, we are allocating $100,000 for the Spring cycle. The 2026 Spring awards cycle focuses on the following types of
Otsego County History Groups Gather for CFOC Event
At the invitation of the Community Foundation of Otsego County, representatives from Otsego County history related groups (historical societies, museums) gathered to help CFOC develop criteria for its Spring Awards Cycle. CFOC will open the award round by April 1, with $100,000 dedicated to civics education, historic preservation, and community service projects related to America 250, with special consideration given to projects focused on celebrating America 250. As has been
Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight: Klinkhart Hall Arts Center and The Big Draw in Otsego County
This month, the Community Foundation of Otsego County Nonprofit Spotlight features Klinkhart Hall Arts Center, a community arts organization based in Sharon Springs, and its partnership in bringing The Big Draw to Otsego County, an international celebration of drawing that invites people of all ages and skill levels to slow down, look closely, and connect through shared creative practice. Klinkhart Hall Arts Center is a nonprofit organization working to preserve and
CFOC Announces the Opening of Three Grant Rounds
CFOC Announces the Opening of Three Grant Rounds Our Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund is now open, with $20,000 available to qualifying 501c3s. Grants are also available from the Greater Otego Library and Education (GOLEF) and Advocates for Springfield funds. For more information on all of these grant rounds, visit our Get Funding page – https://cfotsego.org/funds-and-grants/ – then click on the fund.
