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Stephanie Crispinelli Fund Established
The family of Stephanie Crispinelli has established the Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Fund in her memory. Stephanie was one of a group of students and faculty from Lynn University of Boca Raton, Florida, who had just arrived in Haiti when the earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. The group was there to participate in the "Journey of Hope" program with the nonprofit organization Food for the Poor. This Fund will continue Stephanie's legacy of caring and giving by supporting charitable, educational and scientific projects.  Donations may be made to: The Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Fund, Westchester Community Foundation, 200 North Central Park Ave, Suite 310, Hartsdale, NY 10530.
 
2010 Grants Opportunities
The Competitive Grants Process for 2010 has been announced.  Click here for more details.
 
Grants in 2009

The Westchester Community Foundation made $1,854,403 in competitive grant awards to local nonprofits during 2009.  These grants were made possible through the generosity of past donors who established permanent, charitable funds with us during their lifetimes or through their wills. This brings the total of all grants made in 2009 to $4,121,251. Click here to see the competitve grant awards.
 
Types of Funds PDF Print E-mail

We offer four basic types of funds:

 Unrestricted funds leave discretion to the foundation’s advisory board to use the donor's gift to meet contemporary needs, forever.

In a field-of-interest fund, we make grants to nonprofits to tackle issues of concern to the donor, such as child and family welfare, youth, education, or health policy.

A donor-advised fund is an unrestricted fund legally, but the donor recommends the organizations to receive grants.

Designated funds name specific nonprofits to receive grants, subject always to our board's variance power, which ensures that the fund remains relevant over time.