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May 16, 2013
Every Dollar Doubles in Goal to Meet Challenge Grant for Kinderhook Arts & Humanities Fund
May 10, 2013
Deadline for Health Care Scholarships due June 30
April 26, 2013
Green Pastures Fund Awards $18K in Grants
April 24, 2013
Grants Awarded to Local Youth for International Community Service
April 17, 2013
Basic Needs Informational Meeting May 9
April 12, 2013
Berkshire Taconic’s Amy Clampitt Fund Awards 2013 Residency
April 4, 2013
May 20 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund
April 4, 2013
Nominations for Public Service Award due by May 1
April 2, 2013
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire Taconic’s Northwest Litchfield County Scholarships
April 2, 2013
Upcoming Deadlines for Berkshire Taconic’s Dutchess County Scholarships
April 2, 2013
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire Taconic’s Columbia County Scholarships
April 2, 2013
May Deadlines for Berkshire Taconic’s Berkshire County Scholarships
April 1, 2013
Berkshire South Regional Community Center and The Women’s Cancer Wellness Fund to Collaborate on Wellness Event
March 28, 2013
Jane Lloyd Fund Meets Challenge Grant; $20K Available to Local Cancer Patients
March 25, 2013
Berkshire Taconic Hosts USDA Rural Development Workshops
March 20, 2013
Grants Awarded from the Kent Education and Learning Foundation
March 15, 2013
Central Berkshire Fund Awards Over $35,000 to 16 Community Groups
March 12, 2013
April 8 Deadline for Richmond Educational Enrichment Fund
March 8, 2013
April 15 Deadline for Rhoda Rubin Nursing Scholarship at Berkshire Community College
February 26, 2013
The Arts Fund for Region One Scholarship Application due April 5
February 25, 2013
Margaret Derwin Blue Sky Scholarship Awarded to John Becket Harney of Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Deadline for New Applications April 1
February 20, 2013
Germantown Student Education Foundation Announces March 30 Grant Application Deadline
February 14, 2013
April 1 Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning About Judaism
February 13, 2013
Barrett Fund Awards Over $75,000 to Eight Community Groups
February 11, 2013
Sale of the Women’s Club of the Berkshires Creates Two New Berkshire Taconic Funds
February 7, 2013
March 15 Deadline to Apply for Summer Youth Cultural Enrichment Grants
February 6, 2013
March 1 Deadline for Green Pastures Fund
February 5, 2013
March 15 Deadline for Fund for Williamstown
January 31, 2013
Berkshire Taconic Grants Over $7 Million in 2012 to Nonprofits and Individuals
January 24, 2013
April 15 Deadline for Northeast Dutchess Fund
January 18, 2013
March 1 Application Deadline for James and Robert Hardman Fund
January 15, 2013
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofits for Program at Harvard Business School: Application Deadline March 1
January 9, 2013
February 15 Application Deadline for the Kent Education and Learning Foundation
January 7, 2013
February 15 Deadline for Webutuck Graduates Summer Scholarship
January 4, 2013
February 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofit Groups
January 3, 2013
February 1 Nomination Deadline for Kapteyn Prize for Teachers
January 3, 2013
New Taxpayer Relief Act Good News for Local Nonprofits and Donors
December 21, 2012
Artist Mary-Ellen Beattie Awarded Berkshire Taconic’s Tupelo Award
December 20, 2012
Philip Desch Leaves $154,600 to Benefit the Berkshire Medical Center & the Visiting Nurse Association of the Berkshires
December 7, 2012
Madeleine B. Wildes Fund Applications Due December 31
November 29, 2012
Alice and Richard Henriquez Fund Applications Due February 1
November 27, 2012
Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund Awards Over $14K in Grants
November 16, 2012
Record $46K Raised for Berkshire Taconic’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program
November 14, 2012
Berkshire Taconic Celebrates 25 Years and $100 Million in Grants to Our Community. Works to Build a Stronger Future for Local Residents
November 9, 2012
Grant Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofit Groups Changed to February 1
November 2, 2012
First Accessory Apartment Loan Made to Cornwall Homeowner
October 23, 2012
Martha Boschen Porter Fund for Artists Awards $30K in Grants
October 17, 2012
November 1 Grant Deadline: Taconic Hills Education Enrichment Fund and Arts and Humanities Fund
October 17, 2012
Adams-Cheshire Educational Partnership (ACE) Grants Almost $18K
Invites Community to 10 year Celebration on October 25
October 5, 2012
December 1 Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program Intensive Training
October 4, 2012
Berkshire Taconic Awards $132K to Northwest Corner Nonprofits Through Anonymous Donor Advised Fund
October 3, 2012
November 1 Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning about Judaism
October 2, 2012
Over $10,000 Awarded to Region One Athletic Programs
Deadline for New Applications October 30
September 25, 2012
Deadline for Health Care Scholarships due November 1
September 24, 2012
October 8 Steve Blass Golf Tournament Dinner to Benefit The Region One Athletic Fund
September 21, 2012
November 1 Application Deadline Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire and Savoy
Early Childhood Education A Priority
September 7, 2012
Drummer Jerome Edgerton Awarded First Tupelo Award
Deadline for New Applications October 15
September 6, 2012
SEED Awards First Grants; Deadline for 2013 Grants is December 3
September 5, 2012
October 10 Grant Deadline for Central Berkshire Fund
$50,000 Available
August 31, 2012
September 30 Deadline for Sweet Brook Career Development Scholarships
August 30, 2012
September 29 Deadline for Berkshire Environmental Projects
August 28, 2012
Nonprofit Seminar Series Beginning September 20
August 13, 2012
$124K in Scholarships Awarded to 16 Students from Litchfield County
August 13, 2012
$35K in Scholarships Awarded to 9 Students from Dutchess County
August 13, 2012
Eight Scholarship Funds Award $55,500 to 30 Students in Columbia County
August 13, 2012
Over $259K Awarded in Scholarships to 134 students in Berkshire County
August 9, 2012
September 19 Regional Housing Symposium for Rural Communities
July 20, 2012
Hardman Fund Awards over $31K to Nonprofit Groups Serving North Adams, Clarksburg, Florida and Stamford
July 18, 2012
Fund for Columbia County & Quailwood Fund Award Over $62K to 37 Columbia County Nonprofits
July 18, 2012
Northeast Dutchess Fund Awards $65K in Grants to Twenty Nonprofit Groups, Amenia Resident Gloria Callen Assumes Role of Chair
July 17, 2012
Berkshire Taconic’s Artist’s Resource Trust Awards $140,100 in Grants, Deadline for New Applications Extended to August 15
July 11, 2012
Anne Sanford Legacy Fund Awards Final Scholarships to Three Local Women
June 29, 2012
August 1 Application Deadline for the Amy Clampitt Residency Program
June 28, 2012
Adams Resident Wins Public Service Award
June 27, 2012
First Annual Columbia Rocks! Concert July 13 at Club Helsinki
June 26, 2012
Extraordinary Teacher Wins Prize for Excellence in Education
June 22, 2012
McLaughlin-Wilson Fund Awards $77,400 to 16 Students from Monterey
June 18, 2012
Fund for Williamstown Awards Over $10K in Grants
June 13, 2012
Simple Gifts Fund Awards Summer Enrichment Grants
June 8, 2012
Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund due by July 15
June 7, 2012
Local Artist Leaves $1 Million to Inspire Creativity, July 15 Deadline for Applications
May 29, 2012
Fund For Columbia County Announces Three New Members
May 10, 2012
Deadline for Health Care Scholarships due June 30
May 9, 2012
May 19 Affordable Buying Tour in Cornwall
May 4, 2012
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Announces New Board Chair, Vice Chair and Officers
May 4, 2012
Christopher Kennan of Millerton Elected as Board Chair of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
May 4, 2012
Two Northwest Litchfield County Residents Join Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Board
May 3, 2012
Grants Awarded to Local Youth for International Community Service
April 25, 2012
Grants Awarded from the Kent Education and Learning Foundation
April 24, 2012
Green Pastures Fund Awards $11K in Grants
April 19, 2012
Northeast Dutchess Fund Applications Due May 7
April 6, 2012
Anne Sanford Legacy Fund Applications Due May 20
April 5, 2012
Nominations for Public Service Award due by May 1
March 28, 2012
Litchfield County Scholarship Applications Due May 1
March 28, 2012
Dutchess County Scholarship Applications Due May 1
March 28, 2012
Columbia County Scholarship Applications Due May 1
March 28, 2012
Berkshire County Scholarship Applications Due May 1
March 22, 2012
April 16 Deadline to Apply for Summer Youth Cultural Enrichment Grants
March 15, 2012
Kinderhook Arts and Humanities Fund & Chatham Education Foundation Announce April 30 Grant Deadline
March 14, 2012
Money Available for Accessory Apartment Construction
March 2, 2012
Margaret Derwin Blue Sky Scholarship Applications Due April 1
March 2, 2012
April 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofit Groups
March 1, 2012
The Seven Towns Education Partnership Fund Challenged to Raise $10,000 by March 31
March 1, 2012
Fund for Williamstown Application due by April 9
February 17, 2012
Germantown Student Education Foundation Announces March 30 Grant Application Deadline
February 16, 2012
April 1 Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning About Judaism
February 14, 2012
Berkshire Taconic’s Amy Clampitt Fund 2012 Residency Award
February 13, 2012
Region One Athletic Fund Application due by March 15
February 13, 2012
Barrett Fund Awards $75,000 to Eight Community Groups
January 24, 2012
Harvard Business School Application due by March 1
January 23, 2012
$100K Raised for Hudson School District Arts and Humanities Fund
January 19, 2012
Application for James and Robert Hardman Fund due by March 1
January 13, 2012
High School Runners Invited to Apply for Love of Running Scholarship by February 15
January 9, 2012
Kent Education and Learning Foundation Applications Due February 28
January 9, 2012
Violet H. Simmons Applications Due February 15
January 9, 2012
Kinderhof Fund Applications Due February 1
December 12, 2011
Alice and Richard Henriquez Fund Applications Due February 1
December 5, 2011
Madeleine B. Wildes Fund Applications Due December 31
November 30, 2011
SEED Planted in Pine Plains
November 22, 2011
Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund Awards Over $14K in Grants
November 2, 2011
Record $35,000 Raised for Berkshire Taconic’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program
October 26, 2011
Housing Fair November 16 Making Home Ownership More Affordable with New Services
October 25, 2011
New Leadership Program Offered to Nonprofit Executive Directors
Application Deadline: December 1, 2011
October 12, 2011
November 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund
October 12, 2011
Grant Deadline for Taconic Hills Education Enrichment Fund
October 6, 2011
November 1 Application Deadline for the Kent Education and Learning Foundation
October 5, 2011
November 15 is Deadline for Armand M. Oppenheimer Environmental Fund
September 28, 2011
November 1 Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning about Judaism
September 26, 2011
Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire and Savoy Announces November 1 Application Deadline, Early Childhood Education A Priority
September 21, 2011
October 15 Deadline for Rhoda Rubin Nursing Scholarship
September 19, 2011
Six Local Nonprofits Complete Nonprofit Learning Program
September 14, 2011
October 20 Grant Deadline for Central Berkshire Fund, Early Childhood Education A Priority
September 14, 2011
New Tupelo Award Fund Established at Berkshire Taconic: October 15 Deadline
September 6, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Offers Nonprofit Seminar Series Beginning September 28
September 1, 2011
September 29 Deadline for Berkshire Environmental Projects
August 30, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Announces September 30 Deadline for Sweet Brook Scholarships
August 15, 2011
18 Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $212K in Scholarships to Berkshire County Students
August 15, 2011
Five Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $57K in Scholarships to Columbia County Students
August 10, 2011
Four Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $17K in Scholarships to Northeast Dutchess Students
August 3, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $62K to 37 Columbia County Nonprofit Organizations
August 3, 2011
Three Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award $29K in Scholarships to NW Corner Students
July 28, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund Awards $64K in Grants to Twenty Nonprofit Groups
July 20, 2011
Northwest Litchfield County Resident Joins Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors
July 12, 2011
$125,000+ Now Available to Fund Emergency Aid for Berkshire Hilltown Residents
July 12, 2011
Berkshire Taconic’s Artist’s Resource Trust Awards over $100,000 in Grants,
Deadline for New Applications is August 1
July 12, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund Reaches $250K Endowment Challenge
July 7, 2011
Susan Olshuff Wins Scholarship for Leadership Training
June 29, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Invests $100,000 to Strengthen Local Cultural Organizations
June 29, 2011
Extraordinary Teacher Wins Prize for Excellence in Education
June 29, 2011
August 1 Application Deadline for the Amy Clampitt Residency Program
June 20, 2011
McLaughlin-Wilson Fund Awards $74,500 to 15 Students from Monterey
June 16, 2011
First Margaret Derwin Blue Sky Scholarship Awarded to Alexa Curtiss of Housatonic Valley High School
June 8, 2011
Fund for Williamstown Awards Over $14K in Grants
June 7, 2011
July 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund
June 1, 2011
Simple Gifts Fund Awards Summer Enrichment Grants
May 11, 2011
Health Care Scholarships Available
May 10, 2011
Workshop Will Offer Advice on Creating Accessory Apartments
May 10, 2011
Grants Awarded to Local Youth for International Community Service
May 9, 2011
Marlene Brody Fund Grants $50K to Hudson Family Literacy Program
May 5, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards over $23,000 to Nonprofits in Southern Berkshire County
May 4, 2011
Central Berkshire Fund Issues $120,000 Challenge Grant to Fund Emergency Aid for Hilltown Residents
May 2, 2011
Two Columbia County Residents Join Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors
May 2, 2011
Ellen Kennedy Joins Berkshire Taconic Board
April 29, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Launches Columbia Arts and Humanities Project with $200K Donation
April 26, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Offers Spring Seminar Series Beginning May 4
April 25, 2011
Hardman Fund Awards over $45k to Nonprofit Groups Serving North Adams, Clarksburg, Florida and Stamford
April 19, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund May 7 Deadline
April 6, 2011
May 20 Deadline for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund
April 5, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Public Service Award
March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Northwest Litchfield County Scholarships
March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Dutchess County Scholarships
March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Columbia County Scholarships
March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire County Scholarships
March 22, 2011
April 16 is Grant Deadline for Summer Youth Cultural Enrichment Grants
March 17, 2011
Women’s Fund of Western Mass Establishes Berkshire County Endowment
March 14, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Grants Over $7 Million in 2010 to Nonprofits and Individuals
March 2, 2011
New $105,000 Margaret Derwin Scholarship Fund Established at Berkshire Taconic Application Deadline: April 1
March 2, 2011
April 9 Deadline for Fund for Williamstown
March 1, 2011
April 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofit Groups
February 24, 2011
April 1 is Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning About Judaism
February 23, 2011
Germantown Student Education Foundation Announces March 30 Grant Application Deadline
February 17, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Awards $127,000+ to Community Groups in Berkshire County
February 14, 2011
March 1 Nomination Deadline for Kapteyn Prize for Teachers
February 9, 2011
SABIC Innovative Plastics Donates $75k to Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Berkshire County Education Enrichment Funds
February 8, 2011
March 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund
January 24, 2011
Berkshire Taconic’s Amy Clampitt Fund 2011 Residencies Awarded
January 20, 2011
March 1 Application Deadline for James and Robert Hardman Fund
January 19, 2011
March 1 Application Deadline for Henriquez Fund for International Programs
January 19, 2011
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofit for Program at Harvard Business School
January 13, 2011
Grants Awarded to Support Jewish Culture and Learning, Next Deadline April 1
January 13, 2011
High School Runners Invited to Apply for Love of Running Scholarship
January 6, 2011
February 15 Deadline for Webutuck Graduates Summer Scholarship
January 5, 2011
First Grants Awarded from the Kent Education and Learning Foundation
January 5, 2011
February 1 Application Deadline for Kinderhof School Scholarship Fund
January 4, 2011
February 7 Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program: Intensive Training
December 22, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Ready to Help Donors Take Advantage of New Tax Relief Law
December 16, 2010
Berkshire Taconic’s HousingUs Campaign Wins Award
December 16, 2010
Nonprofit Salary Survey Released
December 16, 2010
Berkshire Taconic’s Stronger Futures Program Graduates 8 Nonprofits
December 13, 2010
Denise Kaley Fund Launches Major Fundraising Effort to Build Endowment and Fill Gap in Women’s Health Care Needs in Berkshire County
November 23, 2010
Madeleine B. Wildes Fund Applications Due December 31
November 4, 2010
House Tour Will Feature Accessory Apartments
November 3, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Makes Major Investment in Northwest Corner Nonprofits
October 26, 2010
November 15 Deadline for Armand M. Oppenheimer Environmental Fund
October 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Scores High on National Survey
October 21, 2010
NED CORPS Celebrates 4th Year and Announces New Schedule
October 20, 2010
November 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund
October 18, 2010
Workshop Will Offer Advice on Creating Accessory Apartments
October 15, 2010
$27,000 Raised for Berkshire Taconic’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program
October 13, 2010
November 1 is Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning about Judaism
October 4, 2010
Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire and Savoy Announces November 8 Deadline
October 4, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Arts and Humanities Funds Now in Place for Every Student in Columbia County
September 27, 2010
Seminar Series to Aid Nonprofits and Ensure Success
September 24, 2010
Frances Jones leaves $40,500 for North Adams Schoolchildren
September 20, 2010
Hammertown Barn Auction and Reception to Benefit Neighbor-to-Neighbor Programs
September 13, 2010
New Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Recognizes Student’s Well-Rounded Character
August 31, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards 29K in Scholarships to 21 Columbia County Students
August 27, 2010
New Fund Established for Students of Music and Vocational Arts
August 26, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Announces 85K Awarded by Zenas and Winthrop Crane Funds for Student Aid
August 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Announces New Scholarship Award
August 25, 2010
Three Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award $40K Grants in NW Corner
August 17, 2010
September 29th is Application Deadline for Berkshire Environmental Projects
August 10, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Announces $189,380 Scholarships to 136 Students from Berkshire County
August 6, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Celebrates Move and Offers Community Conference Rooms and Resource Center
August 3, 2010
September 1 Grant Deadline for Central Berkshire Fund
August 2, 2010
Northeast Dutchess Fund Awards $43K in Grants to Seventeen Nonprofit Groups
July 21, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $44,000 to 34 Columbia County
Nonprofit Organizations
July 15, 2010
Adams Resident Wins Public Service Award
July 8, 2010
Fund for Williamstown Announces Over $22K in Grants
July 8, 2010
August 1 Deadline for the Artists Resource Trust
June 24, 2010
Region One Athletic Fund Deadline
June 16, 2010
Deadline Extended for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund
June 9, 2010
Two Teachers Win Prize for Excellence in Education
June 8, 2010
David McCarthy Joins Berkshire Taconic Board
June 8, 2010
Catherine Tatge Joins Berkshire Taconic Board
June 2, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards Final Grant of Northwest Corner Daycare Initiative
May 26, 2010
Two Local Executive Directors to Attend Harvard Business School Program
May 3, 2010
Health Care Scholarships Available
April 26, 2010
May 15 Deadline for Crane Scholarships
April 21, 2010
May 15 Deadline for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund
April 14, 2010
Michael P. O’Brien Scholarship Fund for Aeronautics, Aviation and Engineering
April 12, 2010
Northeast Dutchess 2009 Grants and 2010 Deadline
April 12, 2010
Barrett Public Service Award Deadline
April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Hardman Fund
April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Litchfield County Scholarships
April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Dutchess County Scholarships
April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Columbia County Scholarships
April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire County Scholarships
March 31, 2010
Berkshire Taconic and Winterhouse Launch Housing Public Awareness Campaign
March 29, 2010
New England Artists and Arts Organizations
Receive over $150,000
March 24, 2010
Denise Kaley Fund Established for Berkshire County Women with Cancer
March 17, 2010
2010 Class of Nonprofit Learning Program
March 17, 2010
Spring Seminar Series
March 11, 2010
Barrett Fund Awards $77,000
March 11, 2010
April 16 Deadline for Simple Gifts Fund
March 4, 2010
April 1 Deadline for Kapteyn Prize
March 4, 2010
April 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofits
March 3, 2010
April 9 Deadline for Fund for Williamstown
March 3, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Distributed Nearly $7 Million in 2009
March 1, 2010
Deadline for Chatham Education Foundation
March 1, 2010
Deadline for Germantown Arts & Humanities Fund
February 22, 2010
Salisbury Visiting Nurses Association Receives $5,000 Grant
February 22, 2010
Region One Athletic Fund Deadline March 15
February 22, 2010
Rhoda Rubin Scholarship Deadline March 23
February 11, 2010
March 1 Deadline for Henriquez Fund for International Programs
January 26, 2010
February 15 Deadline for Webutuck Graduates Summer Scholarship
January 26, 2010
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofit for Program at Harvard Business School
January 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Receives $2 Million Bequest from Chauncey Loomis
January 20, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Hosts Seminar for Professional Advisors
January 15, 2010
Disaster Recovery Fund for Haiti
January 14, 2010
January 31 Deadline for Sweetbook Scholarship
January 13, 2010
Central Berkshire Fund Meets Neighbor-to-Neighbor Challenge
January 13, 2010
South County Fund Application Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program
January 11, 2010
January 20 Seminar for Nonprofits
January 6, 2010
February 1 Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program
January 4, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Moves Headquarters to Sheffield, MA
