Northern New York Community Foundation Provides $25,000 Matching Grant to Strengthen Canton Community Fund
From left to right: Neal Burdick (Board President), John Casserly, Barbara Beakman, Brett Thacher (Treasurer), Donors Katherine and Peter Wyckoff, Lenore VanderZee, Beth Larrabee, and Mary Ann Ashley. (Not present: board members Christopher Redeihs and Louis Tremaine (Secretary).
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The Northern New York Community Foundation has provided a $25,000 matching grant to the Canton Community Fund to support its Campaign for Canton and build its permanent endowment within the Community Foundation.
A portion of this grant was made possible by the Brookmar Fund, also a Community Foundation component fund. The Brookmar Fund’s advisors are Peter and Kathy Wyckoff of Canton. The Canton Community Fund began its 20th year in September as an affiliate of the Northern New York Community Foundation. It was the first geographic-specific fund within the Community Foundation, created to broadly strengthen quality of life in a specific community and provide donors with a designated option. “The people of Canton have led the way in building an opportunity for all to give where they live, in a way that has impact now and in the future,” said Rande Richardson, Community Foundation executive director. “This type of geographic-specific fund makes a meaningful difference in many ways. As the fund continues to grow and we are able to work more collaboratively than before, this will be a greater, broader force for good.” To celebrate this significant milestone, the Community Foundation and the Wyckoffs have partnered to offer a matching grant to build awareness and momentum that will further solidify the Canton Community Fund’s role in the betterment of Canton. Together, the Community Foundation and the Wyckoffs will match contributions to the Canton Community Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $25,000. |
“We hope our part of this matching grant with the Community Foundation will help to increase the Canton Community Fund’s grantmaking capacity and its recognition in our community,” Peter and Kathy Wyckoff said.
Canton Community Fund board president Neal Burdick said he and the board embrace the challenge to support and enable more and greater projects that will improve the quality of life in the Town and Village of Canton for residents and visitors.
“We are excited and honored to have been chosen for this generous matching grant from the Northern New York Community Foundation and the Brookmar Fund,” Mr. Burdick said. “The Community Foundation and Peter and Kathy Wyckoff have been exceptionally generous benefactors of the Canton community over several years.”
A portion of the Community Foundation’s commitment includes support from the Peter Van de Water Fund for St. Lawrence County. Mr. Van de Water, a Canton Community Fund charter board member, passed away in 2014. Mr. Van de Water was also the first St. Lawrence County resident to serve on the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors. His wife, Becky, remains an active Community Foundation supporter.
“We are also grateful that Peter Van de Water’s legacy will provide a meaningful impact as the Canton Community Fund continues to support an area that meant so much to him,” Mr. Burdick said.
Since its inception in 1999, the Canton Community Fund has supported a wide range of programs and projects, awarding nearly 100 grants totaling more than $75,000 to nonprofit organizations that have helped to improve the quality of life in the Village and Town of Canton. The Fund has been built by gifts from many individuals, families, organizations and businesses, as well as bequests and other planned gifts. Previous matching grants have also been provided by the Community Foundation’s board of directors.
To learn more about this permanent charitable resource, this challenge grant, and how to support its efforts now and in the future, visit cantoncommunityfund.org.
Canton Community Fund board president Neal Burdick said he and the board embrace the challenge to support and enable more and greater projects that will improve the quality of life in the Town and Village of Canton for residents and visitors.
“We are excited and honored to have been chosen for this generous matching grant from the Northern New York Community Foundation and the Brookmar Fund,” Mr. Burdick said. “The Community Foundation and Peter and Kathy Wyckoff have been exceptionally generous benefactors of the Canton community over several years.”
A portion of the Community Foundation’s commitment includes support from the Peter Van de Water Fund for St. Lawrence County. Mr. Van de Water, a Canton Community Fund charter board member, passed away in 2014. Mr. Van de Water was also the first St. Lawrence County resident to serve on the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors. His wife, Becky, remains an active Community Foundation supporter.
“We are also grateful that Peter Van de Water’s legacy will provide a meaningful impact as the Canton Community Fund continues to support an area that meant so much to him,” Mr. Burdick said.
Since its inception in 1999, the Canton Community Fund has supported a wide range of programs and projects, awarding nearly 100 grants totaling more than $75,000 to nonprofit organizations that have helped to improve the quality of life in the Village and Town of Canton. The Fund has been built by gifts from many individuals, families, organizations and businesses, as well as bequests and other planned gifts. Previous matching grants have also been provided by the Community Foundation’s board of directors.
To learn more about this permanent charitable resource, this challenge grant, and how to support its efforts now and in the future, visit cantoncommunityfund.org.
Canton Community Fund Remembers Founder
Severn P. "Sev" Brown died in Canton on May 4, 2019, "in the 97th year of what he referred to as 'a heck of a good run'" in the words of his obituary in the Watertown Daily Times. He was a geologist and teacher of geology at St. Lawrence University, and also one of several engaged citizens, such as Bob Wells and the late Peter Van de Water, who banded together to create the Canton Community Fund in 2000. An individual who prized modesty and did not seek attention for himself, he was a key figure in the establishment and smooth and successful operation of the Fund in its earliest years, serving as an officer on the Board of Directors. He leaves, besides his wife, Sally, and a son, a legacy of dedication to his community that sets an example for us all.
Neal Burdick
President, Canton Community Fund Board of Directors
May 8, 2019
Neal Burdick
President, Canton Community Fund Board of Directors
May 8, 2019
Canton Community Fund Awarded Canton Chamber of Commerce Recognition Award
At its Annual Dinner on February 7, 2019, the Canton Chamber of Commerce awarded the Canton Community Fund its prestigious Recognition Award. This award acknowledges the contributions the Canton Community Fund has made to area organizations to help make the lives of Cantonians ever better.
We thank the Chamber for this award, and pledge to continue providing resources to promising projects throughout the Town and Village of Canton! |