The Rochester Area Community Foundation is seeking applications for its John F. Wegman Fund.
Donor Name: Rochester Area Community Foundation
State: New York
County: Monroe County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:  08/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Concerns of the elderly, character-building opportunities for youth, and improved labor/management relations through education or other means.
Funding Criteria
The John F. Wegman Fund has limited resources and looks for opportunities to provide small amounts of money that significantly impact community-based programs. Most awards are one-time grants for specific, participant-driven projects. The grant preference is for agencies, projects, and programs that are:

Small scale
Start-up
Innovative (develop or adapt new strategies)
Participant-driven (based on identified needs of beneficiaries)

Examples of recent awards:

Concerns of the elderly: Funding to support affordable transportation for seniors to health-related appointments.
Character-building opportunities for youth: Funding to empower at-risk youth through workplace skill development and educating students in a supportive, multi-sensory learning environment so that they all become successful learners.
Improved labor/management relations: Funding the republishing of the book All These Years of Effort, to more accurately portray the history of Rochester’s central labor unions.

Funding Information
These grants range from $1,500 to $10,000, with a median size of $7,300.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Monroe County, NY.  The John F. Wegman Advisory Committee will consider new requests from previously funded organizations after the final report has been submitted and 18 months have passed since they were last funded.
The John F. Wegman Fund does not provide support for:

Annual giving campaigns
Capital building
Fellowships
Individuals
Operating deficits
Political campaigns
Religious activities

The John F. Wegman Fund gives limited consideration to:

Land acquisition
Renewable grants
Staff training

For more information, visit RACF.