LEE, Mass. Mass. — Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $50,000 to twelve Berkshire area organizations for their second-round of 2023 community funding. 

 

Recipients were awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support their local programming.

 

The following organizations received funding from Lee Bank Foundation:

 

Becket Athenaeum

Berkshire Bounty

Berkshire Center for Justice

Berkshire Children’s Chorus

Berkshire Community Diaper Project

Berkshire County Arc

Berkshire South Regional Community Center

Community Access to the Arts

Elizabeth Freeman Center

Greenagers

Mass Audubon- Pleasant Valley

Roots Rising

 

The deadline to apply for the next round of 2023 Foundation funding is Sept. 1. The application and more information can be found on the Community Impact section of Lee Bank's website.

 

To be considered for grant awards, applicants must be a (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Foundation is focused on funding programs that work to bridge income and opportunity gaps in our region. Funding requests should reflect one or more of Lee Bank Foundation’s primary focus areas:

 

Education and literacy

Food security and nutrition

Economic growth and development

Health and human services

Mentorship, internship and "school to work" initiatives

 

Applicants are only eligible to receive funding once in a 12-month period.