Funds by County
Below you will find funds that make competitive grants through Berkshire Taconic, listed by the county of residence or service required for eligible applicants.All Counties
Berkshire County, MA
Columbia County, NY
Northeast Dutchess County, NY
Northwest Litchfield County, CT
Find guidelines and applications for funds by county.
All Counties
A.R.T. (Artists Resource Trust) Fund
Provides fellowships for New England mid-career visual artists as well as organizations that commission their work.
Boschen Fund for Artists
Supports artists working alone or in collaboration in all media, including the visual arts, writing, crafts, performance and new media.
Previous awards
The Amy Clampitt Fund
Supports the study and appreciation of poetry and the literary arts by providing a residence for a poet in the Amy Clampitt house in Lenox, MA; presents an annual poetry festival at Edith Wharton's residence, The Mount, in Lenox, MA.
Emergency Relief Fund
Provides one-time emergency assistance to individuals as recommended by social service agencies in the Berkshire Taconic region.
Green Pastures Fund
Supports innovative ideas in agriculture in the Berkshire Taconic region.
Alice and Richard Henriquez Memorial Fund & Youth World Awareness Program
Provides grants to young people ages 12-22 engaged in international community service projects.
Previous awards
Kinderhof Scholarship Fund
Provide scholarships to residents of Berkshire, Columbia or northwest Litchfield counties who exhibit financial need and whose child has been accepted into the Kinderhof School in North Egremont, MA.
Quality Printing Scholarship Fund
Provides annual scholarships to children of employees of the Quality Printing Company.
Simple Gifts Fund
Supports the development of a rich, supportive and healthy environment within which children can thrive.
Wassermann-Streit Y'DIYAH Memorial Fund
Fosters an educated understanding of the traditions and culture of Judaism.
Previous awards
Berkshire County, MA
Adams Cheshire Educational (ACE) Partnership
Sustains excellence in education in the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District.
Previous awards
Provides scholarships to Monument and Mt. Everett, MA, high school graduates who have been accepted by a 4-year college and plan to study science, engineering, history or creative writing.
John D. Barrett Scholarship
Provides scholarships to graduating seniors of Lenox Memorial High School entering their first year of a two-year or four-year nationally accredited college or university with a particular interest in pursuing a career in teaching science.
William J. & Margery S. Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire & Savoy
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations, public agencies or community organizations that provide services to the residents of Adams, Cheshire or Savoy.
Previous awards
William J. & Margery S. Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire & Savoy
Public Service Award
Recognizes individuals who have a strong community commitment, a generous spirit and make a significant contribution, through paid or volunteer work, to the towns of Adams, Cheshire or Savoy.
Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund
Supports environmental projects that improve water quality in Berkshire County, MA.
Previous awards
Berkshire Hills Fund for Excellence
Sustains excellence in education in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District.
Caligari Family Scholarship
Provides scholarships to graduating seniors of Monument Mountain Regional High School who are entering their first year of a two-year or four-year college or university with a goal of pursuing a career in an art or design related field.
Central Berkshire Fund
Supports nonprofit organizations, public agencies or community organizations that provide services to the residents of the communities of Becket, Cummington, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington and Windsor.
Previous awards
Community Fund
Berkshire Taconic's only unrestricte fund; currently provides grants to organizations serving Pittsburgh, Lanesborough, Hancock or New Ashford in Berkshire County, MA. (These towns are not served by active Area Funds).
Honorable James P. Dohoney Scholarship Fund
Proivdes scholarships to graduating seniors of Mountain Regional High School, Mount Everett Regional High School, Lenox Memorial High School or Lee High School.
Eagle Fund & Janet's Fund
Sustains excellence in education in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District
Farmington River Initiative for Regional Excellence (FIRE)
Enriches the educational experience of the students and teachers in the Farmington River School District.
Fund for Williamstown
Provides grants to individuals, nonprofit organizations and civic groups with ideas for projects to improve the quality of life for Williamstown residents.
Previous awards
Gateway Fund
Sustains excellence in education in the North Adams Public Schools.
James and Robert Hardman Fund for North Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, MA and Stamford, VT
Proivdes grants to nonprofit organizations serving the residents of these towns.
Previous awards
Housatonic School Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to graduates of the Housatonic School, their descendants and residents of Housatonic pursuing a post-secondary education.
Lanesborough Initiative for Excellence (LIFE)
Enhances the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lanesborough School District.
Lee Education Enrichment Fund (LEE)
Enhances the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lee-Tyringham School District.
Lenox Education Enrichment Foundation (LEEF)
Enhances the educational experience of students and teachers in the Lenox Public Schools.
Guido Masiero Scholarship Fund (Monument Mountain Regional High School)
Provides scholarships to graduating seniors at Monument Mountain Regional High School who are entering their first year of a two-year or four-year college or university to pursue studies in physical education, health and wellness, or business studies.
McLaughlin-Wilson Scholarship Fund
Provides college scholarships to students who have physically lived within Monterey, MA, during most of their last two years of high school. An exception may be made for boarding school students whose family residence is in Monterey and for those who are attending higher educational institutions.
New World Fund of the Berkshires
Provides support to individuals who are recent immigrants to the Berkshires and nonprofit organizations providing services to them.
William J. Newton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to residents of Berkshire County who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a two-year program at a community college or a technology curriculum in a community college, technical, vocational, or trade school.
Pittsfield Education Enrichment Fund
Enhances the educational experience of students and teachers in the Pittsfield School District.
Richmond Educational Enrichment Fund (REEF)
Enriches the educational experience in the Richmond Consolidated School.
Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Provides scholarships to residents of Berkshire County pursuing a degree in nursing at Berkshire Community College. Applications are invited from students who are graduating high school seniors or older.
Previous award
Esther Samuels and Mabel Cornman Educational Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from Lenox Memorial High School who will be pursuing a post-secondary education.
SEE (Sustained Excellence in Education) Fund
Supports educational improvements and innovations that strengthen the students’ learning experience at Mount Greylock High School.
SEE Fund website
Seven Towns Educational Enrichment Partnership (STEEP)
Enriches the educational experience of the students and teachers in the Central Berkshire Regional School District.
South Berkshire County Fund
Provides grants to nonprofits with annual operating budgets under $250,000 that improve the quality of life for residents of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham or West Stockbridge.
Previous awards
William Stanley Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to students who have lived within Berkshire County during at least the last two years of high school.
Sweet Brook Scholarship
Provides scholarships to employees of the Sweet Brook Transitional Care and Living Centers in Williamstown who are planning to attend an accredited school to further their education in a field of health care that will have a direct impact on their work at Sweet Brook.
Therapeutic Shoe Fund
Helps provide therapeutic shoes to adults who need assistance to remain ambulatory.
Williamstown Elementary School Endowment Fund (WESE)
Enhances educational excellence at Williamstown Elementary School.
Previous awards
Pauline Young Music Fund
Supports projects that provide opportunities for students in the North Adams Public School District to study and appreciate music.
Columbia County, NY
Cha-Nel Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to students graduating from Chatham and New Lebanon high schools.
Chatham Education Foundation
Enriches the educational experience of students and teachers in the Chatham Central School District.
Chatham Education Foundation Arts and Humanities Fund
Provides experiences in the arts and humanities for students and teachers in the Chatham Central School District.
Fund for Columbia County
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations, public entities or community groups that improve the quality of life for Columbia County residents.
Previous awards
New Lebanon Arts and Humanities Endowment
Enriches the experience of arts and humanities among students and teachers in the New Lebanon School District.
Quailwood Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are full-time residents within the area of Red Rock during the two consecutive years prior to application and have been accepted at a college or professional program.
Quailwood Fund
Supports nonprofit organizations or public entities that serve residents of Red Rock and take place in the Red Rock area.
Quailwood Scholarship Fund for Adult Students
Provides scholarhsips to adults (18 years or older) who are full-time residents within the area of Red Rock during the two consecutive years prior to application and have been accepted at a college or professional program either for the first time or to return to school to complete a degree.
Quailwood Emergency Relief Fund
Provides grants to social service agents (or clergy, town supervisor, etc.) on behalf of individuals and families in crisis in Red Rock.
Taconic Hills Educational Enrichment Fund (The E Fund)
Enriches the experience of all students in the Taconic Hills Central School District.
The E Fund website
Northeast Dutchess County, NY
Rhoda Lubalin Art Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships to graduating seniors of Webutuck Central School who intend to pursue the study of visual arts in college or other educational institution.
Millerton Grange Scholarship Award
Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of North East (Millerton) and plan to study agriculture or agribusiness.
Northeast Dutchess Fund
Provides grants to nonprofits, municipalities, community organizations or civic entities in northeast Dutchess County.
Spring grants
Fall grants
Violet H. Simmons Scholarship Fund
Barbara Thorlichen Riefle Summer Enrichment Scholarship
Provides scholarships to students who have graduated from Webutuck Central School and who will be enrolled in their second or third year at an accredited college or who will be enrolled in the second year of a two-year accredited college course.
Northwest Litchfield County, CT
The Susan Fillman Memorial Scholarship for the Arts
Provides scholarships to students and teachers in the Region One School District for arts-related programs or workshops.
Foundation for Community Health
The Foundation for Community Health is a supporting organization of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. It is dedicated to improving the health of its neighbors in the Greater Harlem Valley and the Litchfield Hills through grants and collaborative projects. For more information about the Foundation for Community Health, visit www.fchealth.org.
Adams Redd Johnson Fund
Provides minority students of the Hotchkiss School with supplementary moneys needed to participate in all aspects of school life.
Jane Lloyd Fund
Benefits cancer patients and their families with financial need in Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Salisbury and Sharon.
Northwest Corner Fund
Underwrites participation in Berkshire Taconic's Nonprofit Learning Center. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations serving northwest Litchfield County that have operated with active programming for a minimum of 3 years.
Armand M. Oppenheimer Environmental Fund
Enhances the appreciation of the environment by students and teachers in the Region One School District.
Region One Athletic Fund
Supports athletics, over and above normally funded activities, for all grades and ages in the Region One District.
Madeleine Beattie Wildes Fund
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that help residents of Salisbury/Lakeville with limited resources to remain in their homes safely and comfortably.