CLAVERACK- The Ackerman Foundation has announced award-winners in its second year of providing grants to local non-profits for community improvement activities.
Twenty-one awards were made totaling $38,000, a significant advance from the Foundation’s first grant cycle in 2022 that provided $15,000 to six organizations.
“This was an especially competitive funding cycle with 36 applicants seeking almost $86,000,” said Foundation President Claire Ackerman. “Fortunately, we had more funds available for grants than in our first year, but we still faced difficult choices in our funding decisions.”
“Priority was given to smaller organizations and to programs that delivered immediate impact to the community, supported in many cases by a strong corps of volunteers,” Ackerman added.
Organizations receiving funds this year are:
- Alan Devoe Bird Club, for repurposing educational kiosks for the Wilson Powell Wildlife Sanctuary;
- Ancram Opera House Theater, for the Writing on Your Feet Storytelling program at Taconic Hills Elementary School;
- Animal Kind, to support veterinary assistance for low-income pet owners;
- Beautiful Racket, for their 2023 summer music festival;
- Camphill Hudson, for their bi-monthly community-building gatherings to promote inclusivity and social integration;
- Claverack Free Library, for their summer enrichment and reading program for children and families;
- Columbia Children’s Center, to upgrade security measures at their facility;
- Columbia County Libraries Association, for their Columbia County-wide community read program;
- Columbia County Recovery Kitchen, to support its food preparation and delivery program providing 1,200 meals a week to those facing food insecurity;
- Family Resource Centers of Columbia County, for their community playgroups programs for children and their families;
- Friends of Copake Grange #935, for their theatre and musical programming aimed at strengthening the local community;
- Friends of Hudson…
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