Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation stewards a wide range of charitable funds created by generous individuals, families, and organizations. The list below includes public funds that welcome contributions, such as designated funds, scholarship funds, nonprofit agency funds, and field of interest funds.
In addition, we manage private funds like donor advised funds and legacy funds, which are not open to public donations but play a vital role in our community impact.
List of Funds
| 18 Degrees, Inc. Zunz Family Scholarship Fund | Provides financial support to students who have participated in Kids 4 Harmony, a music program of 18 Degrees. |
| 1941 Scholarship Fund - North Adams School District | Provides scholarships for graduating senior of Drury High School in North Adams, MA. |
| 21st Century Endowment Fund | Sponsors high impact learning opportunities at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT. |
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| Adams Cheshire Educational Partnership | Provides grants for educational opportunities for students in the Adams/Cheshire Regional School District, MA. |
| Alexander M. White Fund | Supports educational enrichment projects in the Chatham Central School District, NY. |
| Alice and Richard Henriquez Memorial Fund | Provides grants to young people ages 14-22 engaged in international community service projects.++ |
| Amy Clampitt Fund | Supports the study and appreciation of poetry and the literary arts through a poet- in- residency program at Amy Clampitt's house in Lenox, MA. |
| Andrea Wagner Women in Science Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund to provide support to female residents of the Berkshire Taconic region who are enrolled in a four year college program and majoring in natural or physical sciences or engineering. |
| Angels of St. Anthony Fund, in Memory of Florence, Mildred and Joseph Sasso | To help Great Barrington seniors pay for wellness and veterinary services for their pets |
| Antonio and Antoinette Pieropan Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for high school seniors of Stockbridge or West Stockbridge, MA. |
| Archie Barney Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund | The Archie Barney Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund supports Northwest Corner youth who are pursuing an interest in golf. |
| A.R.T. (Artists Resource Trust) Fund | Provides grants to New England mid-career visual artists as well as organizations that support them. |
| Artist's Resource Trust Endowment (A.R.T.E.) | Supports the A.R.T. Fund |
| Arts Build Community Initiative | The Arts Build Community Initiative seeks to increase community engagement through the arts and creative sector. |
| Arts Fund for Region One | Promotes educational opportunities in the arts for students in the Region One School District, CT. |
| Austerlitz Historical Society | To erect, acquire and maintain at this site historic structures housing museums, archives, exhibits and educational programs demonstrating the history and life of the Town, along with a reenactment field/nature trail for public use. |
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| Barbara and Gunther Stuhlmann Fund | Provides grants for Becket, Dalton, Windsor, Hinsdale, Peru, Cummington, and Washington, MA, with an emphasis on the needs of the residents of, and the cultural institutions in, the Town of Becket. |
| Becket Arts Center Secure Fund | Supports the cultural and artistic needs of the Hilltowns in Massachusetts. |
| Becket Athenaeum Children's Endowment Fund | Provides programs, materials and services that support the children of Becket and Washington in Massachusetts. |
| Becket Athenaeum Endowment Fund | Supports the Becket Athenaeum, MA. |
| Becket Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund for residents of Becket, MA administered through the Zenas Crane Scholarship Fund Committee |
| Ben Paley Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for public high school graduating seniors in Berkshire County or northwest Litchfield County, to study music at a two- or four-year school. |
| Berkshire 4H Fairgrounds Fund | Designated fund for the Fairgrounds and 4-H programs |
| Berkshire Botanical Garden Endowment Fund | Supports the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA. |
| Berkshire Choral International Fund | The premier international educational institution dedicated to enhancing the skills of choral singers, while extending the knowledge and appreciation of choral singing and its tradition to singers and audiences. |
| Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund | Supports educational projects focused on water quality and related land issues in Berkshire County, MA. |
| Berkshire Hills Emergency Food Distribution Fund | To support the Berkshire Hills Regional School District's emergency food distribution efforts during COVID-19 school closures. |
| Berkshire Hills Fund For Excellence | Enriches the educational experience of the students and teachers of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District, MA. |
| Berkshire Hills Technology Fund | Supports the creative use of technology in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District, MA. |
| Berkshire Inspired Educational Scholarship Fund | To provide financial assistance for BIPOC, economically disadvantaged students from Berkshire County who experience emergency financial need for the cost of college or university attendance. |
| Billy Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund | Dedicated to honoring the memory of USCP Officer William F. Evans. Provides financial assistance to a Drury High School graduate pursuing higher education who displays strong moral character, loyalty, and service to the community. As the fund grows it will enable scholarship opportunities to students across Berkshire County. |
| Birgitta Peterson Fund | In memory of Birgitta Esselius Peterson to ensure that children and adults facing challenges are able to realize their fullest potential. |
| Brock Wilkerson Endowment Fund | Supports early detection, testing, and education about lung cancer to at-risk residents of the Berkshire Taconic region. |
| BTCF Guaranteed Income in Columbia County Fund | This fund is to provide financial support for a Basic Income Pilot for the 21 towns in Columbia County. Vetted participants will receive $500 per month for 2 years guaranteed. |
| BTCF's Community Fund | The Community Fund is Berkshire Taconic's only source of flexible funding to support short- and long-term community goals. |
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| Caligari Family Scholarship Fund | Supports high school seniors graduating from Monument Mountain Regional High School, (Great Barrington, MA) who plan to study art or design. |
| Canaan Foundation Inc. Endowment Fund | Supports community programs and projects designed to enhance the quality of life for residents of the Town of Canaan, NY. |
| Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Fund | Supports the work of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. |
| CCHS Collections Development Fund | The mission of CCHS Collections Development Fund is to create a reserve for future acquisitions of materials which work in concert with our collecting and interpretation philosophy, and further the mission of the organization as a whole. |
| CCHS Fund for the Luykas van Alen House | The mission of CCHS Fund for the Luykas van Alen House is to create a reserve for the maintenance of this historic property, both the built and natural environments thereon, and to support programming which would enhance its stature in the community and educate the region on its significance to American History. |
| CCS Class of 1968 Fund | To support scholarships for graduating seniors from Chatham High School with these qualities: a positive attitude, a strong sense of community, empathy, a willingness to take a chance even if it is not a popular choice, and a strong work ethic. |
| Center For Nonprofit Excellence | Mission: to strengthen nonprofit organizations in the Berkshire Taconic region so they may most effectively achieve their mission and continue to impact the quality of life in the region. |
| Central Berkshire Fund | Serves Dalton, Windsor, Hinsdale, Peru, Cummington, Washington, and Becket, MA. Started in 2001 by David Mixer, a native of Dalton. |
| Cha-Nel Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to students graduating from high schools in Chatham and New Lebanon, NY. |
| Charles Denton Treadway Scholarship Fund | Scholarship fund for residents of Stockbridge, Mass. |
| Charles Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to graduating seniors at Mount Greylock Regional High School who were members of the high school pole vaulting squad or ski team. |
| Charlotte Isaacs Fund for Berkshire Children | Designated Fund for Berkshire County Kids' Place |
| Chatham Fund For Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Endowment | Supports educational enrichment projects focused on the arts and humanities for the Chatham Central School District, NY. |
| Chore Service Endowment Fund | Assists elderly and mobility-challenged residents of Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Lakeville, Norfolk, Salisbury and Sharon, CT with household chores, home maintenance, companionship, errands and occasionally transportation. |
| Claverack Free Library Endowment Fund | To sustain a vibrant presence in the community, providing free access to a wide range of materials for information, enjoyment and life-long learning, stimulating children and adults to become and remain enthusiastic readers and serving as a welcoming place for quiet. |
| Clayton Chrisman Memorial Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for students at Mt. Everett Regional High School, in Massachusetts, grades 11-12, for costs of projects related to environmental studies. |
| Closson-Raught American Legion Post 1160 Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Taconic Hills students whose family members are serving or have served honorably in the U.S. armed forces. |
| CLP - Economic Opportunity Fund | Promotes BTCF’s strategic priority in economic opportunity, which strengthens the conditions that allow the economy to grow and residents to prosper. |
| CLP - Education Fund | Promotes BTCF’s strategic priority in education, which focuses on increasing educational attainment across the age continuum. |
| C.M. Owen Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund |
| Columbia County Historical Society Fund | Supoorts CCHS's mission to preserve, interpret and present the history and culture of Columbia County, NY, for its residents and visitors, and to encourage understanding, knowledge, and preservation of the county’s heritage and culture. |
| Community Recreation Association, Inc. Endowment Fund | Supports the Dalton Community Recreation Association in Dalton, MA. |
| Corbin/Edsall Endowment Fund | |
| Cornwall Consolidated School Fund for Excellence | Supports projects that enrich the educational experience of students and teachers in the Cornwall Consolidated School, CT. |
| Cornwall Library Association Fund | To provide a full range of reading, reference and other library services to the community. |
| Crane Family Fund | The purpose of the Crane Family Fund is to support programs and projects that demonstrate innovation in the areas of environmental quality and health. One third of the grants each year will be directed towards projects that benefit the residents of Berkshire County with the remaining two thirds being geographically unrestricted. |
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| Dan Dillon Fund | Supports the overall mission of UCP of Western Massachusetts to advance the independence, productivity, and community participation of children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities. Therefore, funds from the endowment will be used to support future capital projects, organizational hirings of key positions, and to ensure the sustainability of the organization. |
| Dana Labbee Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Hoosac Valley High School, MA, students going on to study political science, mediation, communications or pre-law. |
| Daniel S. and Evelyn F. Smith Fund | Scholarship for high school seniors of Sutton Memorial High School, MA. |
| Dean & Bob Inglis Fund | Designated fund for children's programs at Roe Jan Library |
| Denise Kaley Fund for Berkshire County Women with Cancer | The Denise Kaley Fund for Berkshire County Women with Cancer was established at Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation by massage therapist Denise Kaley to support the day-to-day living expenses of women in financial need with cancer. |
| Dover Education Enrichment Fund | Education Enrichment Fund for students of the Dover Union Free School District |
| Dr. H.H. Gadsby Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarship aid to worthy and needy students or graduates of Drury High School to assist such students or graduates in the attainment of higher and further education. |
| Dr. Luis A. Jacome Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for graduates of the Ichabod Crane High School, Valatie, NY. |
| Dr. Mary Alice White Environmental Fund | Provides a summer internship stipend to environmental organizations in northwest Connecticut and Dutchess County, NY. |
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| Eagle Fund | Supports projects that sustain educational excellence in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, MA. |
| Early Childhood Development Fund | Helps ensure that the children (birth-five) in the Foundation's catchment area develop in a wholesome, healthy, learning-rich environment so that they are prepared to learn when they enter Kindergarten. |
| Early Literacy in Columbia County | To advance early childhood development practices in Columbia County, NY |
| Edward L. Mann Scholarship Fund | The fund designates grants annually to Berkshire South, Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center and Flying Cloud to ensure that children of Berkshire County, regardless of income, have the ability to go to the summer program of their choosing. |
| Elizabeth Freeman Monument Fund | The Elizabeth Freeman Monument Fund is established to maintain the Elizabeth Freeman monument and site, located at 137 Main Street in Sheffield, MA, and fund educational programming related to the monument. Funds may be used for insurance purposes, cleaning and maintenance, educational programs and scholarships. |
| Elizabeth "Mum Bett" Freeman Monument Fund | Elizabeth Freeman, a formerly enslaved woman in Sheffield, MA —referred to by many as “Mum Bett”— chose her legal name Elizabeth Freeman. She sued for and in a court of law in the Brom and Bett v. Ashley case was granted her emancipation in 1781 based on our US constitutional rights. This early Berkshire-based lawsuit set a precedent and ultimately influenced the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts and beyond. "Any time, any time while I was a slave, if one minute's freedom had been offered to me, and I had been told I must die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it—just to stand one minute on God's airth [sic] a free woman— I would." - Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman |
| Elizabeth Wright Fund | Assists programs and organizations that support women in Berkshire County, MA, including but not limited to health, abortion rights and access, reproductive rights, domestic violence, rape (prevention and its aftermath), and women's economic and equity issues. |
| Emma M. Kirchhofer Scholarship Fund | To award scholarships annually to college-bound graduating seniors who are residents of Columbia County, New York. |
| Emma Miller Scholarship Fund | Scholarship support for high school seniors of Adams, Cheshire or Savoy, MA. |
| EMS Institute, Inc. | Supports the EMS Institute's programs and trainings for paid and volunteer Emergency Medical Services providers in the northwest corner of CT and neighboring towns in NY state. |
| Endowment for the Foundation | An endowed fund that supports BTCF's operating budget. |
| Equity Fund | The Equity Fund provides grantmaking resources to support new and established leaders and BIPOC-led organizations. |
| Esther Samuels and Mabel Cornman Educational Scholarship Fund | Provides annual scholarships to graduating seniors of Lenox Memorial High School, MA. |
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| Farmington River Initiative for Regional Excellence | Supports projects that enrich the education in the Farmington River School District, MA. |
| Ferris Burtis Scholarship Fund | Provides an annual scholarship to a Berkshire County, MA graduating senior or graduate who plans to pursue a professional career in classical music. |
| First Congregational Church of Adams | Supports the general operations of the First Congregational Church of Adams, MA. |
| Foist Family Perseverance Scholarship Fund | Provides financial assistance to adult learners or graduating high school seniors of a high school in Berkshire County, MA, who are pursuing a career in health care. |
| Frank H. Wright Scholarship Fund | Provides financial assistance to students who reside in Berkshire County, MA, who are enrolling or enrolled in law school, with preference given to those with financial need. |
| Frederick L. Chenail & Jessie M. Chenail Scholarship Fund | Provides an annual scholarship to a student at Drury High School for the purpose of furthering his or her college or vocational school education |
| Fresh and Healthy Food for All Columbia County | Supports a signficant distribution program for nutritious fresh food for low income families, children and the elderly in Columbia County. |
| Friends for the Preservation of Union Church Fund | This fund is to preserve and protect the Union Church building located at 128 Main Road in Tyringham, MA. |
| Friends of AMHS Class of 1969 Fund | Provides financial assistance to graduating high school students to be used for college, vocational training or other career investment. |
| Friends of Beckley Furnace Fund | Works to preserve the Beckley Furnace in Canaan and other sites on the Northwest Connecticut Iron Heritage Trail. |
| Friends of Great Barrington Libraries Fund | Supports lifelong learning and literacy, love of books and reading, and alternative learning activities in Great Barrington and surrounding communities. We support the Great Barrington libraries by supplementing the annual budget for programming and collections, to enhance the library's reputation as a community gathering place, and to bring library services to more people in our community through outreach. |
| Fund for Columbia County | Created by local residents in 1998 to serve those who live in Columbia County, New York. |
| Fund for the Northwest Corner | Established in 2000, now serving Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon and Warren. Touches hundreds of lives each year by supporting nonprofit organizations that provide vital services and programs to the communities of northwest Litchfield County. |
| Fund for Williamstown | Established in 2006 by a group of Williamstown, MA residents to continue the town's strong tradition of community service. |
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| Garrett Francis Collins & Josephine Goodwin Collins Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund for Hinsdale, MA students |
| Gateway Fund for the North Adams School District | Supports educational excellence in the North Adams Public Schools, MA. |
| George & Lucille Buterbaugh Fund | Provides grants for basic human needs to residents of the Lakeville/Salisbury, CT, area. |
| George H. and Lucille E. Buterbaugh Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Salisbury high school seniors of Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT. |
| George H. Vollmuth Fund for North Chatham Historical Society | An endowed fund to support the North Chatham Historical Society. |
| George H. Vollmuth North Chatham Trolley Station Fund | An endowed fund to support the North Chatham Trolley Station. |
| Germantown Student Education Arts and Humanities Endowment | Supports arts and humanities projects for students of the Germantown Central School District, NY. |
| Grand Ambition Endowment Fund | Supports the music program at Williamstown Elementary School, MA. |
| Greylock ABC Fund | To support the educational development of students of color and/or students of low socioeconomic status in grades pre-K through 12 (and their families), so that these students may have access to opportunities, attend college, and become leaders in the broader community. This fund also supports multicultural education in schools to the bene£it of all demographic groups. |
| Guido's Fresh Marketplace Scholarship Fund | Scholarships to high school seniors of Monument Mountain and Manchester Essex Regional High Schools, MA. |
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| Hardman Fund | Serves North Adams, Clarksburg, and Florida, MA, and Stamford, VT. Started in 2000 by the families of James A. Hardman and Robert Hardman in their memory. |
| Haupt Family Designated Fund | Designated for Chesterwood and Trustees of Reservations, MA. |
| Haupt Family Scholarship Fund | To benefit students graduating from Southern Berkshire Regional School District who have demonstrated interest in environmental issues and education using the criteria of excellence in achievement and financial need. |
| Helga S Orthofer Memorial Fund | To support a painter-in-residence at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA, on an annual basis. |
| Hoebel Translator Fellowship Fund | Supports the Translation Lab residency |
| Honorable James P. Dohoney Scholarship Fund | Supports graduating high school seniors from southern Berkshire County, MA. |
| Housatonic Child Care Financial Aid Fund | Provides tuition assistance to students eligible for financial aid. |
| Housatonic School Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships to graduates of the old Housatonic School and their descendants, and to residents of Housatonic, MA, to pursue post-secondary education. |
| Hudson Schools Arts & Humanities Endowment Fund | Supports educational enrichment for the Hudson School District, NY. |
| H.V.R.H.S. Alumni Association Fund | Provides scholarships and supports capital improvements at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT. |
| HVRHS Endowed Alumni Fund | This is an endowed fund that supports the core values of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School. |
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| Immigrant Support Fund - Berkshire County | The Immigrant Support Fund - Berkshire - supports immigrants in Berkshire County by investing in programs that meet essential needs and create pathways to stability and opportunity. The Fund provides funding for human services, direct cash assistance, legal support, and access to education and workforce development. |
| Immigrant Support Fund - Columbia County | The Immigrant Support Fund - Columbia - supports immigrants in Columbia County, NY, by investing in programs that meet essential needs and create pathways to stability and opportunity. The Fund provides funding for human services, direct cash assistance, legal support, and access to education and workforce development. |
| Immigrant Support Fund - NE Dutchess County | The Immigrant Support Fund - NE Dutchess - supports immigrants in northeast Dutchess County, NY, by investing in programs that meet essential needs and create pathways to stability and opportunity. The Fund provides funding for human services, direct cash assistance, legal support, and access to education and workforce development. |
| Immigrant Support Fund - NW Litchfield County | The Immigrant Support Fund - NW Litchfield - supports immigrants in northwest Litchfield County, CT, by investing in programs that meet essential needs and create pathways to stability and opportunity. The Fund provides funding for human services, direct cash assistance, legal support, and access to education and workforce development. |
| Irving and Cindy Robbins International Studies Fund | Provides grants to students and teachers from Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT, to travel internationally to study or teach abroad where they will be immersed in a foreign culture outside of North America for a summer, semester, or full school year. |
| Isringhaus Family Fund | Supports environmental conservation and related activities in Berkshire County, MA. |
| Isringhaus Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to Berkshire Community College students who are enrolled in the nursing or fine arts programs. |
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| J. Edward Dery Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to students graduating from a Pitttsfield or Dalton, MA high school who are enrolled at Berkshire Community College. |
| Jacques Parker and Marie Deguard Arts Scholarship Fund | To support graduating high school seniors and young adults in the pursuit of higher education and/or careers in visual arts, specifically to include the study of painting, design, illustration, sculpture or architecture. |
| James C. Kapteyn Endowment Fund | To honor James C. Kapteyn's memory by recognizing and supporting educators, who, like Jamie, offer extraordinary gifts to their students. The Fund will provide one or more annual Kapteyn Scholarship grants to a public or private school teacher at the secondary school level who exemplifies excellence in teaching, mentoring or coaching and exhibits outstanding character traits. |
| James E. "Jamie" Bugley Memorial Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Berkshire County seniors going on to study music or vocational arts. |
| Jane Lloyd Fund | Benefits cancer patients and their families living or working in the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Salisbury and Sharon, CT. |
| Janet's Fund | Supports creative activities in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, MA. |
| Jeannine Triau Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships for New Lebanon High School, NY graduating seniors. |
| Jo Anne Huntley Magee Scholarship Fund | For graduating students of Lenox Memorial High School in high academic standing who have been accepted to an accredited college or university. |
| Joe's Fund | Designated for North East Community Center, NY |
| John Allen Fund | Supports projects, in conjunction with the SEE Fund, that sustain educational excellence at Mount Greylock Regional High School, MA. |
| John and Mary Finn Memorial Scholarship | Provides scholarships to residents of Kent, CT, applying to a 2- or 4-year college program who exemplify good moral character and academic excellence. |
| Judy Grunberg Fund for PS21 | For PS 21/Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, NY. |
| Julia A Smith Scholarship Fund | The mission of the Julia A. Smith Scholarship Fund, established in honor of Victoria Adrienne Smith, is to provide support for healthcare training/education for nontraditional students. |
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| Karen Kisslinger Fund | Provides scholarships for students of Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Webutuck High School and Monument Mountain Regional High School who have a demonstrated interest and passion for holistic, health and wellness practices. |
| Kathleen Kelley Memorial Fund | Provides scholarships for the study of choral music (MA). |
| Kawaler Tri Towns Fund | Supports nonprofits in Millerton, NY, and in Sharon and Lakeville/Salisbury, CT. |
| Kelley Therapeutic Shoe Fund | Supports therapeutic shoes for people with financial need in Berkshire County, MA. |
| Kiwanis Club of Sheffield Scholarship Fund | Sheffield Kiwanis is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. We are committed to doing service that is close to our heart and crucial to our community. |
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| Lanesborough Initiative For Excellence Fund | Supports the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lanesborough School District, MA. |
| Lee Educational Enrichment Fund | Supports the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lee-Tyringham School District, MA. |
| Lee M. Weiser Memorial Fund | Endowed field of interest fund designated for a sculptor's residency at Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, Stockbridge, MA. |
| Lenox Educational Enrichment Fund | Supports projects that enhance the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lenox Public Schools, MA. |
| Lenox Public Library Endowment Fund | Supports the Lenox Library Association, Lenox, MA. |
| Lenox School Centennial Legacy Fund | LSAA Mission Statement: Generating and maintaining in perpetuity financial resources through which students with demonstrated need, who have shown a commitment to service of their schools, communities, family, or country or to the wellbeing of people in other countries, coupled with a record of achievement in academics or athletics, may be recognized. The Lenox Fund is intended to allow such students to continue their education or training, irrespective of any financial constraints of their own personal circumstances, in the spirit of service that was the founding principle of the Lenox School. In addition, The Lenox School Fund is to be used to provide financial support for the website containing the history, important documents and memorabilia of Lenox School. |
| Libby Watterson Fund | Supports health-related nonprofit organizations. |
| Lilac Park Fund | Supports the maintenance of Lilac Park in Lenox, MA. |
| LJ MN Reserve Fund | To ensure the financial, operational and editorial viability of the Lakeville Journal and Millerton News to serve their local communities. |
| Loomis Fund | Legacy Fund that supports designated organizations |
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| Madeleine B. Wildes Fund | Provides grants to nonprofit organizations serving people in need in Lakeville and Salisbury, CT. |
| Make a Difference Student Debt Reduction Fund | Over 44 million Americans hold $1.5 trillion in student debt. While the average student debt is roughly $30,000, many students graduate with significantly higher loans. |
| Margaret Derwin Scholarship Fund | Supports a $100k Scholarship for a student at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT, awarded in the Junior year of high school. |
| Margery and William Barrett Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for residents of Adams, Cheshire or Savoy, MA. |
| Mark Huber Basketball Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Lenox Memorial High School graduating seniors who are members of the varsity basketball team going on to college, university or vocational school. |
| Mark Selkowitz Youth Ski Fund | Building endowment for grantmaking to Berkshire County, MA youth to reduce financial barriers to participation in skiing programs, especially in Berkshire County ski areas. |
| Martha Boschen Porter Fund | Supports artists in the Berkshire Taconic region as they move to the next stage of their development. |
| Matthew D. Reagon Scholarship Fund | Assists graduates of Webutuck Central School (NY) in pursuing higher education goals. |
| McLaughlin-Wilson Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to residents of Monterey, MA. |
| Michael Elihu Hedges Memorial Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for graduating Lenox Memorial High School seniors (MA). |
| Michael P. O'Brien Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for high school seniors of Mt. Greylock Regional High School, MA, going on to study aeronautics, aviation or engineering. |
| Millbrook Educational Foundation Designated Fund | Supports the educational enrichment fund for the Millbrook Public School District, NY. |
| Millbrook International Travel Fund | Works in tandem with the Henriquez Fund to support international travel involving community service for the youth of the Town of Washington/Village of Millbrook. |
| Millerton Community Park Endowment Fund | To provide an annual, permanent source of support for the ongoing maintenance, care and operations of what was formerly known as the Eddie Collins Memorial Park. This support shall cover all park facilities, landscape needs, personnel required for park operations, and other needs to maintain the park as a safe and welcoming recreational facility for the residents of the Village of Millerton and the Town of North East, as well as the surrounding communities. |
| Moe England '53 / England Scott Family Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund for Berkshire County, MA high school seniors planning to attend Colgate University. |
| Monument Mountain Regional High School Scholarship Fund | To ensure all students are challenged through a wide range of experiences to become engaged and curious learners and problem solvers who effectively communicate, respect diversity, and improve themselves and their community. |
| Monument Mountain School Center Fund | Makes grants for programs, projects and initiatives that enrich and expand the educational offerings provided by Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, MA. Funding priority is to encourage innovation and demonstrate benefit to the school community as a whole. |
| Mount Everett Fund | Supports the Southern Berkshire Elderly Transportation Company and the meal delivery program of the Southern Berkshire Elder Services. |
| Music Mountain Fund | Supports Music Mountain's mission of the performance and teaching of string quartet literature. |
| Myrtle and Raymond Mercier Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Monument Mt. High School seniors who are residents of Stockbridge, MA. |
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| Neighbor-to-Neighbor for Berkshire County | For emergency funding for individuals and families in distress. |
| Neighbor-to-Neighbor for Columbia County | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announces that in recognition of the current economic crisis, it has established a Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) program for emergency assistance for families and individuals in northeast Dutchess County, NY. This program is sponsored by The Fund for Columbia County and is administered through the Columbia County Healthcare Consortium. N2N is designed to provide basic essentials, such as food, medications, health insurance, housing and utilities for residents of Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic and Wingdale who are in economic distress.the county. |
| Neighbor-to-Neighbor for Northeast Dutchess County | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announces that in recognition of the current economic crisis, it has established a Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) program for emergency assistance for families and individuals in northeast Dutchess County, NY. This program is sponsored by The Northeast Dutchess Fund (NED) and is administered through the Dutchess Community Action Partnership. N2N is designed to provide basic essentials, such as food, medications, health insurance, housing and utilities for residents of Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic and Wingdale who are in economic distress. |
| Neighbor-to-Neighbor for the Northwest Corner | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announces that in recognition of the current economic crisis, it has established a Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) program for emergency assistance for families and individuals in northwest Litchfield County, CT. This program is administered through the Northwest Council on Governments. N2N is designed to provide basic essentials, such as food, medications, health insurance, housing and utilities for residents of the Northwest Corner who are in economic distress. |
| Neighbor-to-Neighbor Unrestricted Fund | For emergency funding through partner agencies for individuals and families in distress. |
| New Americans Fund | Provides support to Immigrants demonstrating financial need in Berkshire County, MA. The fund is intended to empower immigrants to establish fulfilling lives in their adopted homeland. |
| New Lebanon Arts and Humanities Endowment | Supports education projects in the arts and humanities in the New Lebanon Central School District, NY. |
| New Marlborough Village Association Fund | |
| New World Endowment Fund of the Berkshires | Provides short-term support for newly arrived immigrants to Berkshire County, MA. |
| Nicholas Boraski Family Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Berkshire County high school seniors. Criteria: financial need, academic excellence and involvement in extra-curricular activities. |
| North Adams School District Music Fund | Cultivates appreciation and understanding of music among the students in the North Adams School District, MA. |
| North East Community Center Endowment Fund | The North East Community Center (NECC) seeks to build a healthy, caring, responsive and welcoming community for all who live and visit here. NECC acts as a catalyst for that community vision through its partnerships with other organizations and by offering social, educational, recreational and cultural programs and services to help meet community needs. |
| North East Historical Society Fund | Designated Fund for the North East Historical Society, NY. |
| North East Library Fund | Supports the North East Millerton Library, Millerton, NY. |
| Northeast Dutchess Fund | Formed in 2002 to support Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic, and Wingdale, NY. |
| Northeast Dutchess Scholarship | Supports scholarships for students from northeast Dutchess Co., NY, graduating from Dover High School, Millbrook Public High School, Stissing Mt. High School, or Webutuck High School. |
| Northwest Center for Family Service and Mental Health Fund | Supports the Northwest Center for Family Service and Mental Health, Torrington, CT. |
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| Oblong Art Scholarship Fund | |
| Oppenheimer Environmental Fund | Enhances appreciation of the environment by students and teachers in the Region One School District, CT |
| Orion Fund for Women Writers | Supports the publication and elevation of feature writing by women (including trans women and/or gender non-conforming female-bodied and/or female-identifying writers) in Orion Magazine, Great Barrington, MA. |
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| Pamela Deely Adaptive Fitness Fund | Supports adaptive fitness needs at Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Great Barrington, MA |
| Patricia Brewer Fund | Interest area: education, health and human services |
| Patrick Miller Fund | Supports youth substance abuse services of the Brien Center, Pittsfield, MA |
| Paul O. Gravel English Scholarship | Supports an annual scholarship to the senior at Drury High School who has attained the highest overall English scholastic average during his or her high school years. |
| People's Pantry Endowment Fund | Supports the endowment of The People's Pantry, Inc. The People's Pantry, Inc's mission is to respectfully serve our neighbors experiencing food insecurity by distributing healthy food, locally sourced whenever feasible. |
| Peter and Doris Skorput Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships for residents of West Stockbridge, MA. |
| Peter W Foote Memorial Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarship support for a graduating senior from Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts, who plans to attend a certified vocational training program or an accredited college or university. |
| Philip F. Desch Memorial Fund | Designated fund for the Berkshire Medical Center and the Visiting Nurse Association of the Berkshires, MA. |
| Pine Grove Cemetery Fund | Field of Interest fund to support the charitable activities of the Pine Grove Cemetary in Sheffield. |
| Pittsfield & Lanesboro Fund | Serves Pittsfield and Lanesboro, MA. |
| Pittsfield Education Enrichment Fund | Supports the educational experience of students and teachers in the Pittsfield School District, MA. |
| Pittsfield Scholarship Fund | Scholarship Fund |
| Professional Development Fund | Provides professional development assistance for nonprofit organizations within the Berkshire Taconic region. |
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| Quailwood Fund | Started in 2004, through a bequest of Jonathan Schor, to support community life in Red Rock, NY. |
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| Region One Athletic Fund | Supports supplementary athletics programs, over and above the activities usually funded, for all grades and ages in the Region One School District, CT. |
| Rhoda Lubalin Art Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for high school seniors from Webutuck High School, NY, who are going on to study art |
| Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Pittsfield, MA residents who are pursuing a degree in nursing at Berkshire Community College. |
| Richmond Educational Enrichment Fund | Enhances students' capacity to achieve excellence in Richmond Consolidated School, MA. |
| Rick Ryan Fund for Columbia County Historical's Vanderpoel House | In memory of Richard Ryan, former Trustee of the Columbia County Historical Society, this Fund shall secure the future of the historic Vanderpoel House within the CCHS portfolio, assuring ongoing maintenance and support for its operations and upgrades which will allow for a future expanded use. The Vanderpoel House is one of New York State and indeed the Nation's finest examples of Federal architecture, constructed in 1820. CCHS' aim is not only to shore up the physical infrastructure using this Fund, but also to leverage the improved property to provide superior interpretation for the site and help educate the Community on Columbia County History. |
| Robert Annelli Family Scholarship Fund | Provides support for the cost of attendance of post-secondary degrees or certificates for students who have financial need and are residents of New Marlborough, Monterey, Otis, Sheffield or Sandisfield, MA. Preference will be given to students interested in pursuing a technical or vocational (or other non-traditional) degree, license or certificate in the trades or technical fields. |
| Robert E. Blum Fund | Supports the operations of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation |
| Robert E. Yoakum Endowment Fund | Supports the MGH Cancer Fund in Boston and Gould Farm in Monterey, MA. |
| Roeliff Jansen Community Library Fund | Supports the Roeliff Jansen Community Library and its mission to serve every sector of the community by inspiring lifelong learning and curiosity, advancing knowledge and understanding, strengthening the vitality of the Roe Jan area, and securing the Library's stability for generations to come. |
| Roger T. Knollmeyer Scholarship Fund | Helps to build an endowment for the Roger T. Knollmeyer Award, awarded by the Lanesborough New Ashford Dollars for Scholars committee. |
| R.O.P.E. Fund | Building endowment fund designated for the R.O.P.E. (Rites of Passage and Empowerment) organization, a mentoring program in Pittsfield, MA |
| Ruth & Nicholas Boraski Fund for the Christian Center of Pittsfield | Supports the mission of the Christian Center of Pittsfield, MA, to serve the community by offering food, clothing, and access to necessary resources for those in need. The Christian Center seeks to “uplift the community by empowering individuals with dignity, nourishment, and hope.” Children and adult programs strengthen family values and community ties. |
| Ruth P. Boraski Funds for Girls Incorporated of the Berkshires | Designated fund for the Girls Inc. program of the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center of Pittsfield, MA. |
| Ruth P. Boraski Memorial Fund for Meals on Wheels (Berkshire County) | Designated fund for the Meals on Wheels program of Berkshire County, MA. |
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| Sadie & Charles Boraski Memorial Scholarship Fund | Designated for Central Berkshire Regional School District for scholarships to high school seniors. |
| Salisbury Central School Education Enrichment Endowment Fund | Serves Dalton, Windsor, Hinsdale, Peru, Cummington, Washington, and Becket, MA. Started in 2001 by David Mixer, a native of Dalton. |
| Sara Tenney Osborne Fund (Milne Library) | Supports the Milne Library, Williamstown, MA. |
| Sara Tenney Osborne Fund (Williamstown Garden Club) | Supports the Williamstown Garden Center, Williamstown, MA. |
| Sean Patrick French Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Chatham High School, NY, high school seniors who exemplify community service and good sportsmanship. |
| Second Street Second Chances Fund | To provide a central point of access where formerly incarcerated people of Berkshire County connect with the tools, programs, and support to encourage a successful reentry into a more welcoming community with dignity and sustainable opportunities to thrive. |
| Sedgwick Cemetery Fund | Promotes an appreciation of community history to the educational benefit of the general public. |
| SEE (Sustaining Educational Excellence) Fund | Supports projects that sustain educational excellence at Mount Greylock Regional High School, MA. |
| SEED -Pine Plains Endowed Educational Enrichment Fund | Educational enrichment fund for students of the Pine Plains Central School District, NY. |
| Seven Towns' Educational Enrichment Program | Supportd educational enrichment activities for the students and teachers in the Central Berkshire Regional School District, MA. |
| Sharon Cemetery Fund | Repairs and restores gravestones in the Sharon Cemetery, CT. |
| Sharon Center School Millennium Fund | Enriches the educational experience of the students and teachers of the Sharon Center School District, CT. |
| Sharon Land Trust Indian Mountain Fund | The Sharon Land Trust Indian Mountain Fund supports the stewardship of Sharon Land Trust's properties located on Indian Mountain Road in Sharon, CT. |
| Sharon Land Trust Mary Moore Fund | To support the stewardship of the Mary Moore Preserve on the southwestern reach of the Red Mountain range in Sharon, Connecticut. |
| Sharon Land Trust Preservation and Stewardship Fund | Provides support for the Sharon Land Trust to fund the legal protection in perpetuity of, and stewardship of, the more than 3400 acres of land in the northwest corner of Litchfield County, CT, that it owns and oversees, including 10 preserves that are open to the public. |
| Simple Gifts Fund | Supports scholarships for Berkshire Taconic region young people for cultural or creative summer enrichment programs. |
| Skylar Cantarella Memorial Fund | To assist families with the cost of mental health services for children, especially those struggling with eating disorders. |
| South Berkshire County Fund | Created in 2005 to support Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, and West Stockbridge, MA. |
| Spencer Akers Memorial Fund | Supports travel scholarships for students in Berkshire County, MA. |
| Stephen Lindner-Lesser Memorial Fund | Supports arts organizations in Berkshire County, MA. |
| Sweet Brook Scholarship Fund | Provides support for Sweet Brook Care Center employees in Williamstown, MA to further their education in the field of health care. |
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| Tabor Foundation Fund | Supports health-related career development in northwest Litchfield County, CT, and northeast Dutchess County, NY. |
| Taconic Fund | Provides support for Berkshire Taconic's general operations. |
| Taconic Hills Arts and Humanities Endowment Fund | Supports educational enrichment activities for the students and teachers in the Taconic Hills Central School District, NY. |
| Taconic Hills Educational Enrichment Fund | Supports educational enrichment activities at Taconic Hills Central School, NY. |
| Taconic Hills Student Science Research Fund | Building Endowment To support the Science Research program specifically by providing to cover the costs of individual student projects, teacher projects, and/or former THCSD graduates continuing community research projects. |
| Taconic Hills Student Travel Fund | The Taconic Hilis Student Travel Fund will provide financial support for education-related travel for students engaged in research with field scientists, or international trips to study cultures, arts and foreign languages that support social, emotional and civic development of youth. |
| Teddy Lee Drumm Memorial Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for residents of Sharon, CT. |
| The Berkshire Eagle Journalism Initiative | The Berkshire Eagle, like many other news organizations, is seeking ways to expand our coverage of important local issues, while maintaining an affordable price structure. To that end, we have created The Berkshire Eagle Local Journalism Fund with the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. The Fund is a dedicated charitable fund whose sole purpose is to support The Eagle’s reporting of local matters that relate to health, education, economic development, and arts and culture. Your donation will help ensure sustainability of quality, independent journalism in the Berkshires. |
| The Columbia Paper Journalism Fund | The fund supports local reporting on education, economic development, the arts, the environment and health care, in print and online, by The Columbia Paper. The goal of the fund is to secure charitable resources to sustain and expand this reporting, which contributes to the civic, cultural and economic vibrancy of Columbia County. |
| The Hamilton Fund | Designated fund to support Hamilton College |
| The People's Pantry, Inc. Fund | Our mission is to respectfully serve our neighbors experiencing food insecurity by distributing healthy food, locally sourced whenever feasible. By doing so, we strengthen the community. |
| The Steiner School Fund | |
| The Steiner School Tuition Assistance Reserve Fund | |
| Thomas J. Berlinghoff Scholarship Fund | Provides support to a graduating senior from Webutuck High School (Dutchess Co., NY) who will attend an institution of higher education including 2-year, 4-year or vocational school. |
| Tom Giddings Memorial Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships for graduating high school seniors from a high school in Pittsfield, MA, who are residents of Pittsfield and who embody Tom Giddings' qualities of unselfish leadership and service to the local community, and demonstrated academic excellence. |
| Town of Cornwall Endowment Fund | Benefits the Town of Cornwall, CT, for any of its municipal purposes. |
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| Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Nonendowed Fund | Designated fund for UHVNH Inc. (Housatonic Heritage) |
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| Vincent Stannard Memorial Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships for students who are residents of West Stockbridge, Stockbridge and Great Barrington, MA. |
| Vinck Scholarship Fund | To support an annual scholarship for a graduate of Chatham High School in Chatham, NY, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, NY. |
| Violet H. Simmons Scholarship Fund Inc. | Supports scholarships for graduating high school seniors of Webutuck High School (Dutchess County, NY). |
| Violet H. Simmons Summer Enrichment Scholarship Fund | Supports enriching educational experiences, generally during the summer, for graduates of Webutuck Central School (Dutchess Co., NY) who are enrolled in college. |
| Violet H. Simmons/North East Millerton Library | Supports the North East Millerton Library, NY. |
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| W and W New Collection Fund | To provide resources to organizations in Berkshire Co., Mass, that are committed to helping residents achieve and maintain mental wellness. Created in honor of William & Wendy New, this fund will provide grants designated to Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires and Berkshire South Community Center, in recognition and appreciation of their support of mental health initiatives and child care programs. |
| Waterman and Remillard Fund | Supports scholarships for alumni of Drury High School in North Adams, MA, who are undertaking college-level theater studies programs. |
| Webutuck Quest Educational Enrichment Fund | Supports innovative and enriching programs at Webutuck Central School District, NY (Dutchess County). |
| West Stockbridge Grange Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Monument Mt., MA, high school seniors who are residents of Great Barrington, Richmond, West Stockbridge or Stockbridge, MA. |
| William J. & Margery S. Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire & Savoy | Created by Adams schoolteacher Margery Barrett (1910-1990) to support elder services, public arts, afterschool activities, environmental protection, and other causes in Adams, Cheshire and Savoy, MA. |
| William J. Newton Memorial Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Berkshire County, MA, residents pursuing studies in trade and industrial fields at a college, technical, vocational or trade school. |
| William Stanley Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to graduates, high school seniors or college students from Berkshire County, MA. |
| Williams Academy Scholarship Fund | Provides scholarships to graduating Stockbridge, MA seniors at Monument Mountain Regional High School. |
| Williams High School Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for Monument Mt Regional High School seniors who are residents of Stockbridge or West Stockbridge, MA. |
| Williamson Family Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Monument Mountain Regional High School seniors |
| Williamstown Elementary School Endowment Fund | Supports projects that enhance educational excellence at Williamstown Elementary School, MA. |
| Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation Fund | Supports the mission of Williamstown Rural Lands to conserve land, promote outdoor recreation, and offer nature-based education programs. |
| Williamstown Youth Center - David Rempell Fund | Supports the Williamstown Youth Center's provision of need-based support to community children who would like to participate in the Center's programs. Disbursements may be made from the Fund in perpetuity to support access to the programs and services of WYC to all area children who might otherwise not be able to afford them (including fees, materials, supplies, and equipment). |
| Winthrop Crane Scholarship Fund for Graduate Studies | Supports scholarships for graduates of Wahconah Regional High School, MA, for post-graduate study. |
| Women's Cancer Wellness Fund | Supports holistic health services for women in the Berkshire Taconic region who have a cancer diagnosis. |
| Women's Club of the Berkshires Fund | Supports community educational and recreational programs benefiting women and girls in Berkshire County. |
| Women's Club of the Berkshires Scholarship Fund | Scholarship fund to foster and improve the welfare of all women. |
| W. O. Webb Fund | Supports health care grants in Litchfield County, CT. |
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| Youth World Awareness Program Fund | Provides grants to young people ages 14-22 engaged in international community service projects. |
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| Zenas Crane Scholarship Fund | Supports scholarships for high school seniors of Wahconah Regional High School, MA. |