Lyle Dye and Elise Widlund enjoy the CFGMR grant ceremony 2009
To apply for a 2012 grant from the Community Fund for the Gore Mtn. Region download a grant application.
Need help with your application? There will be two Grantwriting Workshops offered by Wes Dingman of the CFGMR advisory committee for the 2012 grants cycle. Click here for dates, times and locations.
In 2005, long time seasonal resident, Michael Ellis participated in a thinking session organized by regional philanthropists and ACT. The intent was to spark increased giving from second home and seasonal residents to help facilitate community improvement through philanthropy . The Community Fund for the Gore Mountain Region (CFGMR) was then established to ensure that the local communities of Johnsburg, Chestertown, Minerva, and Horicon have permanent charitable resources, raised and allocated by local people, to address local needs.
Today, close to $260,000 has been raised for CFGMR to support community beautification, education, culture and the arts, youth & senior programs and historic preservation. Seventy grants totaling over $35,000 have been distributed to nonprofits doing good work to improve the lives of Gore Mountain area residents.
Click here to read about CFGMR's recent grantmaking.
Read a Press Release about CFGMR's first Named Grant honoring Woody Widlund.
If your organization received a grant from the Gore Community Fund, we want to hear from you. Share your stories by downloading the following: CFGMR Grantee Report Form.
The fund committee has a goal of raising $150,000 over the next three years in order to grow the grant dollars available and meet more community needs.
The CFGMR has always been overseen by community volunteers. The advisory committee changes over time and the volunteers ensure that every dollar is spent well and wisely. We thank the volunteers who help the fund grow.
Some members of the CFGMR Advisory Committee
Nancy Beaudin, North River
Wes Dingman, North Creek
Michael Ellis, North Creek
Erin Hayes, Chestertown
Tom Magee, Pottersville
Ann Breen Metcalfe, Schroon Lake
Mary Moro, North Creek
Fran Paradis, Minerva
Mindy Piper, Minerva
Meg Wood, Schroon Lake
You can help improve the quality of life for all residents of the Gore Mountain Region. Please contact any member of the Advisory Committee, ACT staff or you can mail your pledge or gift to:
CFGMR
PO Box 217
North Creek, New York 12853
