Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards $769,000 in Fall Grants Cycle
Sheffield, Mass. — The board of directors of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the recipients of the third round of grantmaking for 2016. The foundation distributed a total of $50,134 in grants to individuals and nonprofits in the four-county region it serves and grants totaling nearly $720,000 from donors with charitable funds at the foundation.
In Dutchess County, the foundation awarded $8,000 from the Tabor Foundation Fund to two residents who plan to undertake education or training in a field of health care and seek employment in their community afterwards: Melissa Green of Poughquag to pursue a bachelor’s in diagnostic medical sonography from Adventist University of Health Sciences; and Lorna Kessler of Amenia to pursue an associate’s degree in nursing at Columbia-Greene Community College.
A full list of regional grants can be found at www.berkshiretaconic.org/fallgrants.
About Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
For nearly 30 years, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has built stronger communities and helped donors make a difference through charitable giving in northwest Litchfield County, CT; Berkshire County, MA; and Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY. Each year, the foundation distributes over $8 million through grants and scholarships to nonprofits and individuals in the arts and education, health and human services and environmental protection. Berkshire Taconic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. You can make a difference. We can help.
