NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - incorporated in 1986, is a tax-exempt community corporation created by and for the people of northern Chautauqua County. NCCF provides a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to giving.
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Our Mission
It is the mission of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation to enrich the area in which we live and work. To this end, the Foundation has five primary goals:
to be a catalyst for the establishment of endowments to benefit the community both now and in the future;
to provide a vehicle for donors’ varied interests;
to promote local philanthropy;
to serve as a steward of funds;
to provide leadership and resources in addressing local challenges and opportunities.
Give where you live and know where it goes
Last year, community support of NCCF generated:
287 scholarships
307 grants to local nonprofits
10 Service Learning Mini-Grants
And, more than $1,404,933 in directed, designated, and advised grants (including scholarships) for a wide array of charitable purposes
Since 1986, we’ve returned over $17 million in charitable grants and scholarships
Confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations