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Funds Featured in BTCF News Spring 2024
Career Readiness By The Numbers
BTCF is fortunate to have strong partnerships with local organizations that enhance our community’s future through youth career readiness programs, and support for their work comes from a variety of BTCF funds.
2023 Investments ($444,375)
$173,110 for Columbia County for school to work programming
$130,000 to Berkshire County for internships and apprenticeships
$79,000 to Northeast Dutchess County for career exploration and internships
$62,265 to Northwest Litchfield County for middle school summer enrichment program
2023 Results
176 internships and apprenticeships
339 high school students across all counties completed career exploration
48 middle school students completed career exploration
Wassaic Project After-School Art Club
Art Club students gather at least twice a week during the school year in the Maker Space at the Wassaic Project. In this creative oasis, students have two hours to delve into their creative projects with a well-equipped art studio at their disposal and guidance from education coordinator Jill Winsby-Fein.
Philanthropy in Our Backyard
Learn About and Support a Variety of Local Organizations and Causes
Childcare, early literacy, health care, the environment, and housing are causes that Deb Lans supports through her Donor Advised Fund at BTCF. “There are lots of wonderful local organizations addressing these issues…It’s actually incredible. Yet, they don’t always rise to the surface.”
Berkshire Taconic can connect donors with local nonprofits making a positive impact in the region.
Regional Roundup: Spring 2024 Grantees
Fund for Columbia County Grantees
The Fund for Columbia County awarded $180,425 in this cycle, funding 40 Columbia County nonprofits. In addition, the Fund designated $40,000 for Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor initiative, which provides one-time grants to residents in crisis, and $25,000 for Planning and Technical Assistance grants.
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Northeast Dutchess Fund Grantees
Northeast Dutchess Fund (NED), which supports 11 towns in the county, has awarded a total of $254,350 to support 29 nonprofits providing crucial services to the community. The fund also granted a total of $19K for Planning and Technical Assistance to Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue and the Wassaic Project.
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Arts Build Community - Berkshire County
Arts Build Community awarded over $400,000 to arts organization in Berkshire County as part of our Community Engagement strategic priority.
ABC Incubation Grants Funding for projects that test emerging ideas to more effectively engage residents in the arts and creative process. Projects are designed to reduce barriers identified by BTCF’s community-based participatory research, which include cost, transportation, social discomfort, time constraints, and fear of rejection based on race and social class.
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Planning and Technical Assistance Grants
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Northwest Litchfield County - Community Health & Wellness Center Opening
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