Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Press Releases

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January 30, 2012
Barrett Fund Awards $75,000 to Eight Community Groups

January 24, 2012
Harvard Business School Application due by March 1

January 23, 2012
$100K Raised for Hudson School District Arts and Humanities Fund

January 19, 2012
Application for James and Robert Hardman Fund due by March 1

January 13, 2012
High School Runners Invited to Apply for Love of Running Scholarship by February 15

January 9, 2012
Kent Education and Learning Foundation Applications Due February 28

January 9, 2012
Violet H. Simmons Applications Due February 15

January 9, 2012
Kinderhof Fund Applications Due February 1

December 12, 2011
Alice and Richard Henriquez Fund Applications Due February 1

December 5, 2011
Madeleine B. Wildes Fund Applications Due December 31

November 30, 2011
SEED Planted in Pine Plains

November 22, 2011
Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund Awards Over $14K in Grants

November 2, 2011
Record $35,000 Raised for Berkshire Taconic’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program

October 26, 2011
Housing Fair November 16 Making Home Ownership More Affordable with New Services

October 25, 2011
New Leadership Program Offered to Nonprofit Executive Directors
Application Deadline: December 1, 2011

October 12, 2011
November 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund

October 12, 2011
Grant Deadline for Taconic Hills Education Enrichment Fund

October 6, 2011
November 1 Application Deadline for the Kent Education and Learning Foundation

October 5, 2011
November 15 is Deadline for Armand M. Oppenheimer Environmental Fund

September 28, 2011
November 1 Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning about Judaism

September 26, 2011
Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire and Savoy Announces November 1 Application Deadline, Early Childhood Education A Priority

September 21, 2011
October 15 Deadline for Rhoda Rubin Nursing Scholarship

September 19, 2011
Six Local Nonprofits Complete Nonprofit Learning Program

September 14, 2011
October 20 Grant Deadline for Central Berkshire Fund, Early Childhood Education A Priority

September 14, 2011
New Tupelo Award Fund Established at Berkshire Taconic: October 15 Deadline

September 6, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Offers Nonprofit Seminar Series Beginning September 28

September 1, 2011
September 29 Deadline for Berkshire Environmental Projects

August 30, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Announces September 30 Deadline for Sweet Brook Scholarships

August 15, 2011
18 Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $212K in Scholarships to Berkshire County Students

August 15, 2011
Five Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $57K in Scholarships to Columbia County Students

August 10, 2011
Four Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award Over $17K in Scholarships to Northeast Dutchess Students

August 3, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $62K to 37 Columbia County Nonprofit Organizations

August 3, 2011
Three Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award $29K in Scholarships to NW Corner Students

July 28, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund Awards $64K in Grants to Twenty Nonprofit Groups

July 20, 2011
Northwest Litchfield County Resident Joins Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors

July 12, 2011
$125,000+ Now Available to Fund Emergency Aid for Berkshire Hilltown Residents

July 12, 2011
Berkshire Taconic’s Artist’s Resource Trust Awards over $100,000 in Grants, Deadline for New Applications is August 1

July 12, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund Reaches $250K Endowment Challenge

July 7, 2011
Susan Olshuff Wins Scholarship for Leadership Training

June 29, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Invests $100,000 to Strengthen Local Cultural Organizations

June 29, 2011
Extraordinary Teacher Wins Prize for Excellence in Education

June 29, 2011
August 1 Application Deadline for the Amy Clampitt Residency Program

June 20, 2011
McLaughlin-Wilson Fund Awards $74,500 to 15 Students from Monterey

June 16, 2011
First Margaret Derwin Blue Sky Scholarship Awarded to Alexa Curtiss of Housatonic Valley High School

June 8, 2011
Fund for Williamstown Awards Over $14K in Grants

June 7, 2011
July 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund

June 1, 2011
Simple Gifts Fund Awards Summer Enrichment Grants

May 11, 2011
Health Care Scholarships Available

May 10, 2011
Workshop Will Offer Advice on Creating Accessory Apartments

May 10, 2011
Grants Awarded to Local Youth for International Community Service

May 9, 2011
Marlene Brody Fund Grants $50K to Hudson Family Literacy Program

May 5, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Awards over $23,000 to Nonprofits in Southern Berkshire County

May 4, 2011
Central Berkshire Fund Issues $120,000 Challenge Grant to Fund Emergency Aid for Hilltown Residents

May 3, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Sponsors Two Local Executive Directors for Harvard Business School Intensive Nonprofit Management Program

May 2, 2011
Two Columbia County Residents Join Berkshire Taconic’s Board of Directors

May 2, 2011
Ellen Kennedy Joins Berkshire Taconic Board

April 29, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Launches Columbia Arts and Humanities Project with $200K Donation

April 26, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Offers Spring Seminar Series Beginning May 4

April 25, 2011
Hardman Fund Awards over $45k to Nonprofit Groups Serving North Adams, Clarksburg, Florida and Stamford

April 19, 2011
Northeast Dutchess Fund May 7 Deadline

April 6, 2011
May 20 Deadline for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund

April 5, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Public Service Award

March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Northwest Litchfield County Scholarships

March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Dutchess County Scholarships

March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Columbia County Scholarships

March 28, 2011
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire County Scholarships

March 22, 2011
April 16 is Grant Deadline for Summer Youth Cultural Enrichment Grants

March 17, 2011
Women’s Fund of Western Mass Establishes Berkshire County Endowment

March 14, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Grants Over $7 Million in 2010 to Nonprofits and Individuals

March 2, 2011
New $105,000 Margaret Derwin Scholarship Fund Established at Berkshire Taconic Application Deadline: April 1

March 2, 2011
April 9 Deadline for Fund for Williamstown

March 1, 2011
April 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofit Groups

February 24, 2011
April 1 is Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning About Judaism

February 23, 2011
Germantown Student Education Foundation Announces March 30 Grant Application Deadline

February 17, 2011
Berkshire Taconic Awards $127,000+ to Community Groups in Berkshire County

February 14, 2011
March 1 Nomination Deadline for Kapteyn Prize for Teachers

February 9, 2011
SABIC Innovative Plastics Donates $75k to Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Berkshire County Education Enrichment Funds

February 8, 2011
March 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund

January 24, 2011
Berkshire Taconic’s Amy Clampitt Fund 2011 Residencies Awarded

January 20, 2011
March 1 Application Deadline for James and Robert Hardman Fund

January 19, 2011
March 1 Application Deadline for Henriquez Fund for International Programs

January 19, 2011
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofit for Program at Harvard Business School

January 13, 2011
Grants Awarded to Support Jewish Culture and Learning, Next Deadline April 1

January 13, 2011
High School Runners Invited to Apply for Love of Running Scholarship

January 6, 2011
February 15 Deadline for Webutuck Graduates Summer Scholarship

January 5, 2011
First Grants Awarded from the Kent Education and Learning Foundation

January 5, 2011
February 1 Application Deadline for Kinderhof School Scholarship Fund

January 4, 2011
February 7 Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program: Intensive Training

December 22, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Ready to Help Donors Take Advantage of New Tax Relief Law

December 16, 2010
Berkshire Taconic’s HousingUs Campaign Wins Award

December 16, 2010
Nonprofit Salary Survey Released

December 16, 2010
Berkshire Taconic’s Stronger Futures Program Graduates 8 Nonprofits

December 13, 2010
Denise Kaley Fund Launches Major Fundraising Effort to Build Endowment and Fill Gap in Women’s Health Care Needs in Berkshire County

November 23, 2010
Madeleine B. Wildes Fund Applications Due December 31

November 4, 2010
House Tour Will Feature Accessory Apartments

November 3, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Makes Major Investment in Northwest Corner Nonprofits

October 26, 2010
November 15 Deadline for Armand M. Oppenheimer Environmental Fund

October 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Scores High on National Survey

October 21, 2010
NED CORPS Celebrates 4th Year and Announces New Schedule

October 20, 2010
November 15 Deadline for Region One Athletic Fund

October 18, 2010
Workshop Will Offer Advice on Creating Accessory Apartments

October 15, 2010
$27,000 Raised for Berkshire Taconic’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program

October 13, 2010
November 1 is Deadline to Apply for Grants to Foster Learning about Judaism

October 4, 2010
Barrett Fund for Adams, Cheshire and Savoy Announces November 8 Deadline

October 4, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Arts and Humanities Funds Now in Place for Every Student in Columbia County

September 27, 2010
Seminar Series to Aid Nonprofits and Ensure Success

September 24, 2010
Frances Jones leaves $40,500 for North Adams Schoolchildren

September 20, 2010
Hammertown Barn Auction and Reception to Benefit Neighbor-to-Neighbor Programs

September 13, 2010
New Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Recognizes Student’s Well-Rounded Character

August 31, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards 29K in Scholarships to 21 Columbia County Students

August 27, 2010
New Fund Established for Students of Music and Vocational Arts

August 26, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Announces 85K Awarded by Zenas and Winthrop Crane Funds for Student Aid

August 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Announces New Scholarship Award

August 25, 2010
Three Berkshire Taconic Scholarship Funds Award $40K Grants in NW Corner

August 17, 2010
September 29th is Application Deadline for Berkshire Environmental Projects

August 10, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Announces $189,380 Scholarships to 136 Students from Berkshire County

August 6, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Celebrates Move and Offers Community Conference Rooms and Resource Center

August 3, 2010
September 1 Grant Deadline for Central Berkshire Fund

August 2, 2010
Northeast Dutchess Fund Awards $43K in Grants to Seventeen Nonprofit Groups

July 21, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $44,000 to 34 Columbia County Nonprofit Organizations

July 15, 2010
Adams Resident Wins Public Service Award

July 8, 2010
Fund for Williamstown Announces Over $22K in Grants

July 8, 2010
August 1 Deadline for the Artists Resource Trust

June 24, 2010
Region One Athletic Fund Deadline

June 16, 2010
Deadline Extended for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund

June 9, 2010
Two Teachers Win Prize for Excellence in Education

June 8, 2010
David McCarthy Joins Berkshire Taconic Board

June 8, 2010
Catherine Tatge Joins Berkshire Taconic Board

June 2, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Awards Final Grant of Northwest Corner Daycare Initiative

May 26, 2010
Two Local Executive Directors to Attend Harvard Business School Program

May 3, 2010
Health Care Scholarships Available

April 26, 2010
May 15 Deadline for Crane Scholarships

April 21, 2010
May 15 Deadline for Anne Sanford Legacy Fund

April 14, 2010
Michael P. O’Brien Scholarship Fund for Aeronautics, Aviation and Engineering

April 12, 2010
Northeast Dutchess 2009 Grants and 2010 Deadline

April 12, 2010
Barrett Public Service Award Deadline

April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Hardman Fund

April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Litchfield County Scholarships

April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Dutchess County Scholarships

April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Columbia County Scholarships

April 6, 2010
May 1 Deadline for Berkshire County Scholarships

March 31, 2010
Berkshire Taconic and Winterhouse Launch Housing Public Awareness Campaign

March 29, 2010
New England Artists and Arts Organizations Receive over $150,000

March 24, 2010
Denise Kaley Fund Established for Berkshire County Women with Cancer

March 17, 2010
2010 Class of Nonprofit Learning Program

March 17, 2010
Spring Seminar Series

March 11, 2010
Barrett Fund Awards $77,000

March 11, 2010
April 16 Deadline for Simple Gifts Fund

March 4, 2010
April 1 Deadline for Kapteyn Prize

March 4, 2010
April 1 Deadline for Columbia County Nonprofits

March 3, 2010
April 9 Deadline for Fund for Williamstown

March 3, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Distributed Nearly $7 Million in 2009

March 1, 2010
Deadline for Chatham Education Foundation

March 1, 2010
Deadline for Germantown Arts & Humanities Fund

February 22, 2010
Salisbury Visiting Nurses Association Receives $5,000 Grant

February 22, 2010
Region One Athletic Fund Deadline March 15

February 22, 2010
Rhoda Rubin Scholarship Deadline March 23

February 11, 2010
March 1 Deadline for Henriquez Fund for International Programs

January 26, 2010
February 15 Deadline for Webutuck Graduates Summer Scholarship

January 26, 2010
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofit for Program at Harvard Business School

January 25, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Receives $2 Million Bequest from Chauncey Loomis

January 20, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Hosts Seminar for Professional Advisors

January 15, 2010
Disaster Recovery Fund for Haiti

January 14, 2010
January 31 Deadline for Sweetbook Scholarship

January 13, 2010
Central Berkshire Fund Meets Neighbor-to-Neighbor Challenge

January 13, 2010
South County Fund Application Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program

January 11, 2010
January 20 Seminar for Nonprofits

January 6, 2010
February 1 Deadline for Nonprofit Learning Program

January 4, 2010
Berkshire Taconic Moves Headquarters to Sheffield, MA