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A large share of the foundation’s 2024 giving went to community-facing services in Chemung County and surrounding Finger Lakes communities, with repeated support for child care, family support, and local arts organizations. Community Foundation of Elmira-corning and the Finger Lakes Inc uses grants to meet immediate needs while also backing longer-term community infrastructure, including operating support, equipment purchases, restoration work, and endowment building. Among the larger awards, Chemung County Child Care Council Inc received two grants totaling more than $278,000 for various initiatives and child and family service support. The foundation also backed Chemung County Performing Arts Inc dba Clemens Center with two awards for general operating support and equipment, and supported Pro Action of Steuben and Yates Inc with multiple grants for various initiatives. These grants show a pattern of funding organizations that serve residents directly and maintain local service and cultural systems. The grant list also includes support for horseheads-based family services, library operations, museums, science education, and animal welfare. The mix of recipients suggests a local funder that pairs broad community investment with targeted support for specific programs and organizational needs.
Education appears in several forms across the grant list. The foundation gave $63,000 to Horseheads Family Resource Center for early care and education, and $39,435 to The Regional Science & Discovery Center Inc for getting ready for kindergarten. It also funded Southeast Steuben County Library in Corning with grants for general operating support and various initiatives, linking literacy and access to community learning spaces. Arts and culture is another clear area. Corning-elmira Musical Arts Inc received $51,650 for general operating support and another $25,000 for various initiatives. The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes was awarded $50,186 for the Quick Arts & Artist Development Program and $47,079 for various initiatives, while The Rockwell Museum received $30,549 for various initiatives. Human services and food-related work also stand out. Economic Opportunity Program Inc in Elmira received $35,438 for family support, and Catholic Charities of Chemung-schuyler received $26,799 for the Schuyler Elmira Community Kitchen.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $21K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $8,800, a median of $12,500, and a p75 of $21,150. The grant list shows both operating support and program-specific funding, plus occasional equipment, restoration, and endowment-related awards. Several recipients appear more than once in 2024, including Chemung County Child Care Council Inc, Chemung County Performing Arts Inc dba Clemens Center, Pro Action of Steuben and Yates Inc, and Catholic Charities Steubenlivingston. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and its active programs include open application pathways such as student scholarships, mini-grants, and the Community Grant Program.
Giving is highly concentrated in New York, with 94% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recipient cities in the recent grants list include Elmira, Corning, Bath, Horseheads, and Huntington Station. Outside New York, one recent recipient appears in Huntingdon Station, NY; the country distribution for grants is entirely US-based, with 149 grants to US recipients.
Recent grants show frequent support for child care and family services, arts organizations, libraries, museums, science education, human services, and animal welfare. Examples include awards to Chemung County Child Care Council Inc, Chemung County Performing Arts Inc dba Clemens Center, and Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA Inc.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $8,800 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $21,150 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger operating and project grants above $100,000.
Yes for several active programs. Student Scholarships, Community Foundation Scholarships, Leadership Advancement Award, Mini-Grants, Fund for Women Grants, Keuka Area Fund, Community Grant Program, Central Christian Church Fund, and Elmo M. Royce Camperships all accept unsolicited applications.
Active programs focus on Upstate New York, Northern Pennsylvania, the Finger Lakes region, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties, the Southern Tier, and communities surrounding Keuka Lake. Recent grants also went to recipients in Elmira, Corning, Bath, Horseheads, and Huntington Station.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the 2024 recent grants list, including Chemung County Child Care Council Inc, Chemung County Performing Arts Inc dba Clemens Center, Pro Action of Steuben and Yates Inc, and Catholic Charities Steubenlivingston. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than isolated one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations must be registered 501(c)(3) or have a fiscal sponsor and be located in and serving Chemung and/or adjacent counties of Upstate New York.
Deadline: Rolling deadline throughout the year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMUNG COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS INC DBA CLEMENS CENTER | ELMIRA, NY | $232,700 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, CONFERENCE, AND STAGE CURTAINS |
| CHEMUNG COUNTY CHILD CARE COUNCIL INC | ELMIRA, NY | $125,660 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF WOODLAWN CEMETERY OF ELMIRA INC | ELMIRA, NY | $118,000 | 2026 | ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MASONRY |
| PRO ACTION OF STEUBEN AND YATES INC | BATH, NY | $88,810 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND WHEELS TO WORK |
| THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES | CORNING, NY | $77,970 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM INC | ELMIRA, NY | $70,640 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY | CORNING, NY | $65,450 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PERFORMANCE |
| HORSEHEADS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | HORSEHEADS, NY | $62,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF CHEMUNG COUNTY INC | ELMIRA, NY | $60,672 | 2026 | THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT |
| TANGLEWOOD NATURE CENTER & MUSEUM | ELMIRA, NY | $55,270 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CANOPY WALKWAY |
| SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | CORNING, NY | $47,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT SUPPLIES AND BUILDING MATERIALS |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES STEUBENLIVINGSTON | BATH, NY | $45,500 | 2026 | SAMARITAN CENTER, ELMIRA COMMUNITY KITCHEN, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $38,554 | 2026 | CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE |
| THE REGIONAL SCIENCE & DISCOVERY CENTER INC | CORNING, NY | $38,350 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CORNING PAINTED POST SCHOOL DISTRICT | PAINTED POST, NY | $35,943 | 2026 | STUDENT PROGRAMS |
| CHEMUNG COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA INC | ELMIRA, NY | $32,700 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CLASSROOM GRANTS |
| CORNING-ELMIRA MUSICAL ARTS INC | CORNING, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE ROCKWELL MUSEUM | CORNING, NY | $28,400 | 2026 | ARTS PROGRAMS |
| BRAND PARK | ELMIRA, NY | $28,400 | 2026 | BRAND PARK PATIO AND DANCE FLOOD |
| FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY INC | CORNING, NY | $27,700 | 2026 | YOUTH PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOOD BANK OF THE SOUTHERN TIER | ELMIRA, NY | $27,550 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 171 CEDAR ARTS CENTER | CORNING, NY | $27,375 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STEUBEN CHURCHPEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY INC DBA ARBOR HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT | CORNING, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS |
| CASA OF THE SOUTHERN TIER INC | PAINTED POST, NY | $21,610 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARNOT ART MUSEUM | ELMIRA, NY | $20,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | CORNING, NY | $20,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NONNIE HOOD PARENT RESOURCE CENTER INC | CORNING, NY | $20,300 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PARENT RESOURCE CENTER |
| CHEMUNG COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | ELMIRA, NY | $20,100 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLENN H CURTISS MUSEUM | HAMMONDSPORT, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIING SUPPORT AND TECHOLOGY AND SOFTWARE |
| CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF STEUBEN COUNTY | BATH, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY PROGRESS INC | CORNING, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | ELMIRA, NY | $19,490 | 2026 | CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (CDC) AND LIFE: PWERED BY YOU! |
| CHEMUNG COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU | ELMIRA, NY | $19,058 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF CHEMUNG COUNTY | ELMIRA, NY | $18,200 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF HORNELL NEW YORK INC | HORNELL, NY | $18,190 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CORNING COMFORT CARE INC DBA BAMPA'S HOUSE | CORNING, NY | $18,100 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT |
| THE ORCHESTRA OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES | CORNING, NY | $16,650 | 2026 | CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE CENTER FOR MARK TWAIN STUDIES | ELMIRA, NY | $16,500 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KRAMER FOUNDATION | ALPINE, NY | $16,092 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES | BATH, NY | $16,000 | 2026 | GIRLS ON THE RUN AT THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC. |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | ELMIRA, NY | $15,150 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND STUDENT SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMPLIFY EQUITY | ELMIRA, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMPBELL, NY | $13,800 | 2026 | SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND BOOK VENDING MACHINE |
| SOUTHERN TIER BICYCLE LEAGUE | ELMIRA, NY | $12,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NELNET | OMAHA, NE | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT |
| PINE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | PINE CITY, NY | $12,000 | 2026 | KITCHEN RENOVATION PHASE II |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | ELMIRA, NY | $11,600 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FINN ACADEMY AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL | ELMIRA, NY | $11,455 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY ARTS OF ELMIRA INC | ELMIRA, NY | $11,400 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
CHEMUNG COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS INC DBA CLEMENS CENTER
$232,700GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, CONFERENCE, AND STAGE CURTAINS
CHEMUNG COUNTY CHILD CARE COUNCIL INC
$125,660GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF WOODLAWN CEMETERY OF ELMIRA INC
$118,000ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MASONRY
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES
$77,970GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM INC
$70,640GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HORSEHEADS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$62,000GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
FAMILY SERVICES OF CHEMUNG COUNTY INC
$60,672THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT
TANGLEWOOD NATURE CENTER & MUSEUM
$55,270GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CANOPY WALKWAY
SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$47,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT SUPPLIES AND BUILDING MATERIALS
SAMARITAN CENTER, ELMIRA COMMUNITY KITCHEN, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEW YORK FOUNDATION
$38,554CENSUS EQUITY INITIATIVE
THE REGIONAL SCIENCE & DISCOVERY CENTER INC
$38,350GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
CORNING PAINTED POST SCHOOL DISTRICT
$35,943STUDENT PROGRAMS
CHEMUNG COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA INC
$32,700GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CLASSROOM GRANTS
CORNING-ELMIRA MUSICAL ARTS INC
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE ROCKWELL MUSEUM
$28,400ARTS PROGRAMS
BRAND PARK
$28,400BRAND PARK PATIO AND DANCE FLOOD
FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY INC
$27,700YOUTH PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOOD BANK OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
$27,550GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
171 CEDAR ARTS CENTER
$27,375GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
ARNOT ART MUSEUM
$20,500GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$20,500GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
NONNIE HOOD PARENT RESOURCE CENTER INC
$20,300GENERAL OPERATING AND PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
CHEMUNG COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,100GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLENN H CURTISS MUSEUM
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIING SUPPORT AND TECHOLOGY AND SOFTWARE
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF STEUBEN COUNTY
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PROGRESS INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMUNITY CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$19,490CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (CDC) AND LIFE: PWERED BY YOU!
CHEMUNG COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU
$19,058GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF CHEMUNG COUNTY
$18,200GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
YMCA OF HORNELL NEW YORK INC
$18,190GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
CORNING COMFORT CARE INC DBA BAMPA'S HOUSE
$18,100GENERAL OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES
$16,650CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE CENTER FOR MARK TWAIN STUDIES
$16,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
KRAMER FOUNDATION
$16,092GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES
$16,000GIRLS ON THE RUN AT THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC.
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
$15,150GENERAL OPERATING AND STUDENT SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMPLIFY EQUITY
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
$13,800SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND BOOK VENDING MACHINE
SOUTHERN TIER BICYCLE LEAGUE
$12,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NELNET
$12,000GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
PINE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$12,000KITCHEN RENOVATION PHASE II
MEALS ON WHEELS
$11,600GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FINN ACADEMY AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL
$11,455GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ARTS OF ELMIRA INC
$11,400GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT