A detailed look at the grants, investments, scholarships and other community programs/initiatives made by the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties in 2023. 

Through the Helpful Harvest Grant Round, supported by the Helpful Harvest Fund, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded $71,849 to 50 human service organizations including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters to help alleviate food insecurity and support increased need around the holidays and colder months.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is seeking applications from human services organizations including, but not limited to, food pantries, soup kitchens, and/or shelters, for the Helpful Harvest Grant Round, supported by the Helpful Harvest Fund at the Community Foundation.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded over $127,000 to 19 nonprofit organizations that provide programs and services focused on the health and wellbeing of the Mohawk Valley’s older adults.

The Hero Fund America Fund at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded $20,000 to 16 first-responder organizations across the country. The fund annually seeks to help meet the education, training, lifesaving equipment and mental health needs of fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and law enforcement agencies.

The Alexandra G. Kogut Memorial Fund, created by Becky and Mark Kogut to honor the memory of their daughter, has awarded $9,500 to five nonprofit organizations in Herkimer and Oneida counties. 

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties has announced nearly two dozen grants totaling more than $165,000 as part of a long-term strategy addressing the fundamental causes of systemic racism and socioeconomic inequity that impact historically marginalized populations in the two counties.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties will award a round of grants to support organizations in the two counties providing programs and services that focus on the health and wellbeing of older adults. Applications from nonprofit organizations are being accepted from Monday, April 3, through Friday, April 28, at 11:59 p.m.

The Capraro Technologies Fund for Johnson Park Center Food Distribution at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties received more than $9,000 in community donations in 2022, all of which were matched dollar-for-dollar by Gerard Capraro, founder and president of Capraro Technologies, Inc. (CTI).