OVERVIEW: The Bethlehem Central Community Foundation supports education efforts for the local school district in and around Delmar, New York.
FUNDING AREAS: Education
IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes local teachers and school staff when they have ideas that exceed a typical classroom budget.
PROFILE: Established in 1998, the Bethlehem Central Community Foundation (BCCF) is a community foundation in New York. This grantmaker is a geographic fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, which is based in Albany, New York. BCCF awards competitive grants to local teachers, staff, and administrators to support the educational work at the local school district. It solely focuses on education efforts within the Bethlehem Central School District.
The Bethlehem Central Community Foundation supports the community through classroom innovation grants to teachers. This is a way to support innovations in the classroom that would not be supported by the district’s budget otherwise. BCCF awards funds to support academic achievements, student/teacher collaboration, and new ways of learning. However, it does not regularly support school trips or assemblies, substitute teachers, teacher stipends, or food. BCCF also awards memorial scholarships to graduating high school seniors and hosts community events to bring families and the business community together.
Grants range between about $500 and $1,000. In a past year, the funder awarded $12,789 in total grants to support 12 grants. Learn more about this funder’s local giving on the grant listings by year on the funder’s website. Grantmaking focuses on the Bethlehem Central School District, which serves students south of Albany, New York in the communities of Bethlehem and New Scotland. Past local grantees include the BCHS Robotics Club, Spanish Free Voluntary Reading Classroom Library, and the Words for Life for the Intensive Skills Classroom.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications for its classroom innovation grants by both mail and email. In the past, the application deadline was in early March. Upon receipt, BCCF sends notifications about grant decisions by mail or email. Direct general questions to Shelly Connolly on the staff at sconnolly@cfgcr.org or via online form.
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