The Fund for Women of the Southern Tier exists to help girls and women achieve economic self-sufficiency and realize life goals through grants in the areas of education, health, wellness, career and life skills.
Fund for Women of the Southern Tier Inc. channels its giving toward girls and women seeking economic self-sufficiency, with support that touches education, health, wellness, career and life skills. A defining feature of its grantmaking is the way it combines nonprofit program support with direct help routed through partner organizations for women facing specific barriers. Two recipient organizations recur in the recent record. Community Foundation of Elmira-corning and the Finger Lakes Inc. received grants to fund the Fund for Women Endowment Fund, with uses described for girls and women improving educational status and building career paths, as well as women receiving medical treatment for breast cancer. Arbor Housing and Development also appears repeatedly, with awards tied to women in Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, and Yates counties who are engaged with family self-sufficiency, domestic violence, or supportive housing case management. The pattern points to a funder working through local nonprofit channels to support education, health-related costs, and life-stability needs for women in its service area.
Education and career advancement are central to the fund’s giving. A 2025 grant of $53,023 to Community Foundation of Elmira-corning and the Finger Lakes Inc was designated for girls and women seeking to improve their educational status and build career paths. The same recipient also received $22,500 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 for the same broad purpose. Health and cancer-related support is another clear theme. The Community Foundation grant language also includes women receiving medical treatment for breast cancer. The foundation also supports case-managed self-sufficiency work. In 2023, 2024, and 2025 it awarded Arbor Housing and Development for women in Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, or Yates counties who receive case management through family self-sufficiency, domestic violence, or supportive housing programs. That links the fund to women’s stabilization needs, not just education or health.
Typical awards cluster in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $21,875, the median is $23,750, and the 75th percentile is $31,250. The recent record includes both repeated annual support and larger one-time amounts, including a $53,023 grant in 2025. Recipients appear across multiple years, with the same nonprofits funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a designated fund rather than an individual-giving vehicle, and it makes grants to nonprofit organizations and through referral-based support rather than program-related investments or individual grants.
$78K
$566K
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Most grants fall between $22K and $31K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$31K
AMY TRUXON
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Grantmaking is fully in New York: 100% of grants went to recipients in the state, and the foundation gives locally. Recent recipients are concentrated in the Southern Tier area, especially Corning and Horseheads. Arbor Housing and Development is in Corning, while Community Foundation of Elmira-corning and the Finger Lakes Inc is in Horseheads. The service area in the program descriptions centers on Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties, with Yates County also named in some awards.
It supports girls and women through education, health, wellness, career and life skills, plus women’s economic empowerment and cancer care support. Recent grant language also includes self-sufficiency, domestic violence services, supportive housing, and menstrual equity.
Yes. Arbor Housing and Development appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Community Foundation of Elmira-corning and the Finger Lakes Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as well. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than only one-time awards.
Typical awards are in the low tens of thousands: p25 is $21,875, median is $23,750, and p75 is $31,250. The recent grants list also includes a larger $53,023 award, but most grants sit near the median.
Giving is local and entirely in New York. Recent awards are tied to Corning and Horseheads, and the program geography names Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties, with Yates County also appearing in recipient descriptions.
Yes for the annual nonprofit organization grant cycle, which accepts unsolicited applications. The Empower Grant partnership model does not accept unsolicited applications and is for a selected nonprofit in the service area.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Fund for Women of the Southern Tier that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations providing services to girls and women within Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties, with funding used to purchase and distribute feminine hygiene care products.
Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES INC | HORSEHEADS, NY | $53,023 | 2025 | GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CANCER, TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN. |
| ARBOR HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT | CORNING, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON. |
| CORNING, NY |
| $25,000 |
| 2024 |
| WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON. |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES INC | HORSEHEADS, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN. |
| ARBOR HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT | CORNING, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON. |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELMIRA-CORNING AND THE FINGER LAKES INC | HORSEHEADS, NY | $22,500 | 2023 | GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN. |
GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CANCER, TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN.
WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON.
WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON.
GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN.
WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF STEUBEN, CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER OR YATES COUNTIES AND RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ARBOR'S FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN APPLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPOWER GRANT THROUGH ARBOR. GRANT AWARD DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY A THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEE AND HAVE A MAXIMUM DISBURSEMENT OF $1,500 PER PERSON.
GRANT TO FUND FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR GRANTS TO GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AND BUILD CAREER PATHS, TO WOMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN.