Program/Project Support Grants
Grant to support innovative programs and projects that tackle a well-defined local need
Unrestricted Support Grants
Flexible grant of up to $10,000 to support not-for-profit
Rapid Response Grants
Grant reserved for urgent needs and emergencies that require flexibility.
Child Care Excellence Awards
Awards of $4,000 are available for each step of a five-step childcare quality improvement program administered by QUALITYstarsNY.
Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants
Grants that subsidize expanded learning for Boards & Staff, support org planning, leverage expert knowledge and stabilize/expand current and future org capacity
Grant Advisor support
Cloudsplitter program for nonprofit boards and staff to work with our Grants Advisor, for no charge, to help build grants and related capacity for your organization
Our Impact on the Region
Systems Change and Impact Philosophy
We believe that flexible money can cultivate creativity and be used to change the systemic conditions that are limiting. The Cloudsplitter Foundation strives to drive innovation to tackle the large scale social and environmental needs of our region.
Nonprofit Capacity Support
Along with financial support, we recognize the importance of supporting and expanding the capacity of our nonprofit partners. Since 2020, through our Grants Advisor program, Cloudsplitter has helped over 60 organizations work one-on-one with a Grants Advisor. Through this program, nonprofits have applied for over a combined $60 Million in grants and they have been awarded nearly $19 Million. As important as those numbers, these nonprofit partners have learned to professionalize their grants writing and built long-term organizational capacity to sustain their organizations.
Sustaining Essential Programs
While we value both creative systems level change and sustaining/expanding the capacity of the organizations that keep us strong, we also believe that there are successful programs that are invaluable to the future of the flora, fauna, communities, and people of the Adirondacks and will continue to support. Cloudsplitter believes in sustaining, replicating and scaling these existing essential programs.