Lee — In their third round of 2022 community funding, Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $48,600 to 16 organizations in the Berkshires in the form of grants to support their local programming ranging from $1,000 to $10,600 respectively.
The foundation was founded in 2021 and awarded a total of $228,610 in grants in its first year alone. The bank contributed an additional $84,000 in the form of sponsorships.
According to a press release sent to The Edge by the foundation, the awards also include “a series of Arts Access Grants for arts and culture organizations to expand access to programming for underserved audiences and Food Security Grants for organizations with a program focused on providing food to community members in need.”
The following organizations were recipients in this round of funding from the foundation:
- Berkshire Innovation Center
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
- Center for Peace Through Culture
- Chabad of the Berkshires
- CDCSB
- Dalton CRA
- E for All
- Good Work Institute (Alliance for a Viable Future)
- Housatonic Heritage (The Mastheads)
- Lee Historical Society
- Life Needs Co-Op (Stanton Home)
- 2nd Street Second Chances
- The Christian Center
- The People’s Pantry
- Volunteers in Medicine
- WAM Theatre
The deadline to apply for the next round of 2022 funding from the foundation is December 1. Applicants must be a (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization and applicants are only eligible for funding once in a 12-month period.
The Lee Bank Foundation specifies that requests for funding should reflect one of the foundation’s primary focus areas: education and literacy; food security and nutrition; economic growth and development; health and human services; mentorship, internship, and “school to work” initiatives; or arts and culture.
An application for funding as well as more information can be found here.
