The Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation was pleased to award the following grants during our 2024 cycle:

2024 Grant Partners by Category *

Health ($162,550)

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care $800
Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County $160,500
Prevention Works $750
WCA Hospital Foundation $500

Environment ($312,993)

Audubon Community Nature Center $16,077
Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance $268,166
Chautauqua Lake Association $1,500
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy $500
Roger Tory Peterson Institute $26,750

Education ($168,352)

Bemus Point Library $19,000
Cornell Cooperative Extension $250
James Prendergast Library Association $2,000
Jamestown Community College $25,000 (JCC returned $24,898 from a previous grant for a program that did not come to fruition.)
Jamestown Community Learning Council $70,000
Junior Achievement of WNY $20,000
Lakewood Memorial Library $500
Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County $30,000
Minerva Free Library $25,000
Robert H. Jackson Center $1,500

Public Society Benefit ($187,030)

Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department $1,000
Buffalo-Toronto Public Media $250
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation $7,700
Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corp. $25,000
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame $500
Children’s Collaborative Solutions $250
Exponent Philanthropy $830
Fenton History Center $25,000
Jamestown Center City Development Corp. $51,000
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation $50,000
Lawson Boating Heritage Center $1,000
NY Funders Alliance $4,500
Village of Celoron $20,000

Arts, Culture & Humanities ($778,500)

Chautauqua Institution $217,500
Chautauqua Youth Symphony $5,000
Infinity Visual & Performing Arts, Inc. $66,250
Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown $2,000
National Comedy Center, Inc. $326,750
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts $153,500
Sukanya Burman Dance $7,500

Human Services ($838,454)

Allegheny Highlands Council $500
American Red Cross $10,500
Bemus Pt. United Methodist Church (Royal Family KIDS' Camp) $500
Camp Gross Foundation $250
Camp Mission Meadows $35,000
Chautauqua Area Habitat for Humanity $500
Chautauqua Co. Humane Society $750
Chautauqua Striders, Inc. $82,000
Community Helping Hands, Inc. $34,000
Conduit Ministries $750
Creche, Inc. $1,000
Family Service of the Chautauqua Region $20,000
FeedMore, WNY $15,000
First Presbyterian Church (A Children’s Place Day Care) $20,000
Friends of Child Advocacy Program $1,250
Jamestown Boys & Girls Club $47,500
Meals on Wheels of the Jamestown Area $38,500
Recovery Options Made Easy, Inc. (Eagle’s Nest Respite Home) $28,191
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (GROW Jamestown: Community Food System/ New Neighbor Coalition) $40,550
St. Susan Center, Inc. $3,500
The Relief Zone, Inc. $16,000
The Salvation Army $2,500
Toys for Tots $3,000
United Christian Advocacy Network (City Mission) $83,500
United Way of SCC $183,350
VIA WNY $4,613
YMCA of Jamestown $94,000
YWCA of Jamestown $70,500
Zion Covenant Church (Benevolence Fund) $750

* From year to year, an organization could be categorized differently depending on the type of grant awarded, but overall usually falls into the same category. Also, some grants could be considered to address more than one category, but we only pick one. As an example: The Audubon is categorized as “Environment,” but might also be considered as “Education.” Some of the organizations listed were only awarded Director/Staff Discretionary Grants.

2024 Grants Breakdown