Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers Seeking Applications for Floyd Hooker Youth Fund
Sayre, PA-The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) is seeking applications for grants that will benefit the youth of Tioga County, New York. These grants will be awarded from the Floyd Hooker Youth Fund at the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers. The 2024 amount available to grant is $20,500. This is open to governmental or non-profit organizations that benefit the youth of Tioga County, NY.
Floyd Hooker was a resident of Owego, NY who dedicated a portion of his estate to benefit the children and youth of Tioga County.
This fund is an endowment fund held at CFTT and should not be confused with the Floyd “Vic” Hooker Foundation.
An application may be obtained from CFTT’s website www.twintierscf.org, by contacting us at cfield@twintierscf.org or by calling us at (570) 888-4759. You may also write to us at CFTT, 104 W. Lockhart St., Sayre, PA 18840.
The deadline for filing an application is Thursday, October 10th by 5:00 PM. The 2023 grant recipients must have completed their grant report before a new application.
About the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves Bradford, Potter, Sullivan, and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania and Tioga County, NY. It is a purely public charity, incorporated as a non-profit, that has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS.
The Community Foundation establishes permanent endowment funds from contributions of many individual citizens, corporations, other foundations, other charitable organizations, and government agencies for philanthropic purposes. As the endowment funds grow, the earnings from these funds are used to make grants to meet identified community needs or fulfill the desire of the donor. Donors can even make recommendations to the Community Foundation of the charitable organizations to receive grants.
Founded in 2003, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves 5 counties, Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga County, PA and Tioga County, New York. The Foundation is committed to building philanthropic resources that will sustain healthy and vital communities now and into the future. The Foundation currently manages over 160 funds valued at $14.5 million dollars and has awarded over $2.3 million in grants and scholarships since inception, positively impacting hundreds of lives in the region.
For more information on its work in the community contact Charity Field at 570.888.4759, by email at cfield@twintierscf.org and www.twintierscf.org.
Contact: Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
Charity Field
President & CEO
570-888-4759
cfield@twintierscf.org