ACAF manages almost 100 local grant funds
From ACAF,
At its March meeting, the Allegany County Area Foundation approved over $15,000 in grants to support the following organizations and programs.
Salvation Army – Support for programs (Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Fund).
Powerhouse Youth Center (Fillmore) – Support for tutoring and summer recreation programs (Carter-Windus Family Fund).
Genesee Valley Rotary Camp – For the purchase of musical equipment (Carter-Windus Family Fund).
Fountain Arts Center – For a license needed to acquire music for the Center’s growing youth choir and community orchestra programs (Carter-Windus Family Fund).
Allegany County Land Bank – Funding to enable the ACLB, working with Genesee Valley Central School’s building trade students, to construct a shed for tool storage at the site of a home renewal project (Carter-Windus Family Fund).
Town of Friendship – Support for Main Street beautification (Carter-Windus Family Fund and Walter Taber Fund).
Bolivar Free Library – For the furnishing of a new community room (Joseph Bucher Fund).
Rushford Free Library – For passes to regional attractions (Joseph Bucher Fund).
Leadership Allegany – Scholarship for the 2025 Leadership Allegany program (Allegany Fund).
Allegany County Department of Health – Funds for the purchase of radon test kits (Peter Sprague Fund, Shear Fund, Allegany Fund).
The ACAF Grant Committee meets in person quarterly, in September, December, March, and June. Applications for emergency needs can be reviewed in-between these dates via email. The next grant application deadline is June 12. The Allegany County Area Foundation manages 98 grant and scholarship funds that support local students and non-profits. To learn more about the Allegany County Area Foundation, contact Bruce Campbell at 585-296-5616 or director@acafny.org
