To assist community members in their philanthropic endeavors to help others thus enriching the quality of life in our community.
A defining feature of Greater Olean Community Foundation Dba Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is its mix of unrestricted community funding and donor-directed local grant programs. The foundation’s recent grants show broad support for Cattaraugus County institutions, with general support awards flowing to municipal bodies, health providers, arts groups, schools, and human service organizations. Its Community Fund is explicitly unrestricted and responsive to changing community needs, while specific funds and giving circles add more targeted grantmaking. The largest recent awards go to local public and nonprofit institutions, including a $279,803 grant to Village of Ellicottville for general support and a $250,000 grant to Village of Allegany for general support. Health care appears prominently as well, with multiple general support grants to Olean General Hospital Foundation across several years. The foundation also supports civic and community infrastructure through grants to the YMCA of the Twin Tiers, Olean Business Development Corporation, and Olean City School District. Alongside these larger awards, the foundation makes many smaller community grants and scholarship awards through its regional programs. That combination of unrestricted support, scholarship giving, and fund-specific grants helps explain how the foundation serves nonprofit organizations, public-sector entities, and students across its region.
Health and human services are a recurring part of the foundation’s giving. It awarded $223,599 to Olean General Hospital Foundation for general support in 2025 and $10,200 to Cattaraugus Community Action for human services in 2025. Interfaith Caregivers Inc also received general support in both 2024 and 2025, showing continued attention to local service capacity. Education appears through both schools and higher education. The foundation gave $31,334 to Olean City School District for general support in 2025 and $10,000 to Penn State University Mont Alto Campus for educational support in 2025. It also supports scholarship funding through its scholarship programs for students based on donor-established criteria. Arts and culture, libraries, and community programming are another clear theme. Tri-county Arts Council received $47,124 in 2023 and $23,983 in 2025, while Allegany Public Library received $10,100 in 2023. The Ischua Valley Historical Society also received an arts grant in 2025.
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$41.1M
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$2.2M
Most grants fall between $7K and $20K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $6,530, the median is $9,094, and the 75th percentile is $20,200. The recent grant list includes both large general-support awards and many smaller operating grants, scholarship awards, and program grants. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Olean General Hospital Foundation, Tri-county Arts Council Inc, YMCA of the Twin Tiers, Olean Business Development Corporation, Spca in Cattaraugus County, and Interfaith Caregivers Inc. The foundation is a mixed community foundation and uses a blend of unrestricted community funding, specific funds, scholarship programs, and giving circles. Unsolicited applications are accepted through several active programs, including the Community Fund, specific funds, scholarships, the Mental Wellness in Cattaraugus County Fund, and library grants.
Grantmaking is strongly concentrated in New York, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recipient locations in the recent grants list cluster around Olean, Allegany, Ellicottville, Salamanca, Franklinville, and St. Bonaventure. Outside New York, the list includes grants to Pittsburgh and Oakdale, Pennsylvania, along with a grant to Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, and one to Rock Hill, South Carolina. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation funds nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and programs, human service providers, and philanthropic or intermediary organizations. Its active programs also include support for public-sector organizations, libraries, scholarship recipients, and community initiatives tied to Cattaraugus County and the surrounding region.
Its stated focus areas include education, scholarships, health and wellness, arts and culture, community and economic development, human services, youth development, environment, animal welfare, libraries, and mental health. Active programs also add women’s empowerment, nonprofit capacity building, and capital support.
Typical grant size is $6,530 at the 25th percentile, $9,094 at the median, and $20,200 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger awards, showing that the foundation uses a wide range of grant sizes depending on program and purpose.
Yes, several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Community Fund, Specific Funds, the Scholarship Program, the Mental Wellness in Cattaraugus County Fund, and Wagner Family Library Fund Grants. Other programs, such as Cattaraugus Gives, SheElevates Fund, and the Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar Series, do not accept unsolicited applications.
Giving is concentrated in New York, where 80% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants list shows repeated awards in Olean, as well as grants in Allegany, Ellicottville, Salamanca, Franklinville, and St. Bonaventure.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $301,535 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OLEAN, NY | $224,285 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE/WELLNESS |
| KIDS AND CANCER BENEFIT | BRADFORD, PA | $74,047 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC | OLEAN, NY | $46,697 | 2026 | ARTS, CULTURE |
| VILLAGE OF ALLEGANY | ALLEGANY, NY | $41,558 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| YMCA OF THE TWIN TIERS | OLEAN, NY | $36,705 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF THE TWIN TIERS REGION | ALLEGANY, NY | $32,010 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| OLEAN MEDITATION CENTER | OLEAN, NY | $30,658 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | OLEAN, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| SOUTHERN TIER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC | OLEAN, NY | $26,845 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| HIGH POINT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | OLEAN, NY | $24,297 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| WINCHESTER ARMAMENT INC | BEMUS POINT, NY | $19,000 | 2026 | CRIME PREVENTION/PUBLIC SAFETY |
| OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | OLEAN, NY | $16,871 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM - PITTSBURGH CHAPTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $16,500 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| SPCA IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY | OLEAN, NY | $15,495 | 2026 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
| CATTARAUGUS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE P | OLEAN, NY | $14,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| ARCHBISHOP WALSHSOUTHERN TIER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | OLEAN, NY | $13,057 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CA-DIDI | OLEAN, NY | $10,579 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | OLEAN, NY | $10,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| CITIZENS ADVOCATING MEMORIAL PRESERVATION (CAMP) | ALLEGANY, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL | ORCHARD PARK, NY | $9,754 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | LITTLE VALLEY, NY | $9,274 | 2026 | CRIME PREVENTION/PUBLIC SAFETY |
| CATTARAUGUS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | OLEAN, NY | $8,762 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE | ELLICOTTVILLE, NY | $8,503 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| GENESIS HOUSE OF OLEAN INC | OLEAN, NY | $7,987 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE BOB MCCARTHY FOUNDATION | ELLICOTTVILLE, NY | $7,951 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| EMPIRE ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY | SALAMANCA, NY | $7,925 | 2026 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
| THIRD LANE STRATEGIES | ALLEGANY, NY | $7,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $7,259 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | OLEAN, NY | $7,053 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| OLEAN FOOD PANTRY | OLEAN, NY | $7,031 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NORTH PARK WESLEYAN CHURCH | CUBA, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| WORLD VISION INC | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $6,859 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| INTANDEM | OLEAN, NY | $6,702 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS INC | OLEAN, NY | $6,416 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| ELLICOTTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL | ELLICOTTVILLE, NY | $6,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| OLEAN LITTLE LEAGUE | OLEAN, NY | $5,684 | 2026 | SPORTS/FITNESS |
| PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $5,300 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CANTICLE FARM | ALLEGANY, NY | $5,300 | 2026 | COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| RAM FUND OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY | OLEAN, NY | $5,050 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OLEAN, NY | $223,599 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF THE TWIN TIERS | OLEAN, NY | $36,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | OLEAN, NY | $31,334 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC | OLEAN, NY | $23,983 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM - PITTSBURGH CHAPTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPCA IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY | OLEAN, NY | $15,395 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | OLEAN, NY | $15,206 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ISCHUA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | FRANKLINVILLE, NY | $14,249 | 2025 | ARTS |
| ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DEPT | ST BONAVENTURE, NY | $12,948 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS LLC | OLEAN, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION
$301,535EDUCATIONAL
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$224,285HEALTH CARE/WELLNESS
KIDS AND CANCER BENEFIT
$74,047HUMAN SERVICES
TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC
$46,697ARTS, CULTURE
VILLAGE OF ALLEGANY
$41,558COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
YMCA OF THE TWIN TIERS
$36,705COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Current and upcoming funding from Greater Olean Community Foundation Dba Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to applications from libraries in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties; libraries should only submit one proposal per calendar year.
Deadline: Applications are accepted until September 30 each year; the process opens August 1.
Who can apply: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, government entities, school districts or universities; religious institutions may apply if the project serves a community need. Only one proposal from an organization will be considered each calendar year.
Deadline: April 15 for consideration at the May board meeting; October 15 for consideration at the November board meeting.
Who can apply: Projects must benefit residents and visitors in the Springville area; the fund is currently open and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Deadline: Rolling basis; bi-annual grants.
Who can apply: Varies by individual fund; applicants encouraged to contact CRCF for fund-specific guidelines.
Deadline: Rolling for funds that accept applications on a rolling basis; other funds follow specific schedules.
Who can apply: Limited to 501(c)(3) organizations; generally grants cannot be used for overhead or start-up.
Deadline: September 1 each year.
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CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF THE TWIN TIERS REGION
$32,010EDUCATIONAL
OLEAN MEDITATION CENTER
$30,658MENTAL HEALTH
OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$30,000COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOUTHERN TIER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC
$26,845COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HIGH POINT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$24,297HUMAN SERVICES
WINCHESTER ARMAMENT INC
$19,000CRIME PREVENTION/PUBLIC SAFETY
OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$16,871EDUCATIONAL
DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM - PITTSBURGH CHAPTER
$16,500HUMAN SERVICES
SPCA IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
$15,495ANIMAL WELFARE
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE P
$14,000MENTAL HEALTH
ARCHBISHOP WALSHSOUTHERN TIER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$13,057EDUCATIONAL
CA-DIDI
$10,579EDUCATIONAL
MEALS ON WHEELS
$10,500COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CITIZENS ADVOCATING MEMORIAL PRESERVATION (CAMP)
$10,000COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIE CATTARAUGUS RAIL TRAIL
$9,754COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
$9,274CRIME PREVENTION/PUBLIC SAFETY
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$8,762HUMAN SERVICES
VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE
$8,503COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GENESIS HOUSE OF OLEAN INC
$7,987HUMAN SERVICES
THE BOB MCCARTHY FOUNDATION
$7,951HUMAN SERVICES
EMPIRE ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY
$7,925ANIMAL WELFARE
THIRD LANE STRATEGIES
$7,500COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$7,259HUMAN SERVICES
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$7,053HUMAN SERVICES
OLEAN FOOD PANTRY
$7,031HUMAN SERVICES
NORTH PARK WESLEYAN CHURCH
$7,000HUMAN SERVICES
WORLD VISION INC
$6,859HUMAN SERVICES
INTANDEM
$6,702HUMAN SERVICES
INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS INC
$6,416HUMAN SERVICES
ELLICOTTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
$6,000EDUCATIONAL
OLEAN LITTLE LEAGUE
$5,684SPORTS/FITNESS
PENN STATE
$5,300EDUCATIONAL
CANTICLE FARM
$5,300COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RAM FUND OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
$5,050HUMAN SERVICES
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$223,599GENERAL SUPPORT
YMCA OF THE TWIN TIERS
$36,200GENERAL SUPPORT
OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$31,334GENERAL SUPPORT
TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC
$23,983GENERAL SUPPORT
DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM - PITTSBURGH CHAPTER
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SPCA IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
$15,395GENERAL SUPPORT
OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$15,206GENERAL SUPPORT
ISCHUA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$14,249ARTS
ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DEPT
$12,948GENERAL SUPPORT
OLEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS LLC
$11,000EDUCATIONAL