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Guest Essay

The Daily Messenger  5/31/2020 Meg LaDouce Reed Guest Essay: Fund assists our neighbors in need Back in the 1930s, when the entire world was mired in the Great Depression, hobos crisscrossed the country on freight trains in the hope of finding work, any work at all.  These were men who’d had jobs, who’d been supporting …

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GrantMaking

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES If your agency is assisting an individual or family whose financial need exceeds your resources, you may submit an Application for Financial Assistance (See button below). As a rule, our grant limit is $1,000 and will be given one time to any individual or household.  However, we will consider larger …

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Support Us

The Neighbor to Neighbor Fund enjoys 501(c)3 status as a community fund administered by the Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment (FLACE) at Canandaigua National Bank.  Your donation to the FLACE Neighbor to Neighbor Fund receives the maximum charitable deduction permitted under state and federal law.  Each gift of $250 or more to the FLACE Neighbor …

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Neighbor to Neighbor Fund

The Neighbor to Neighbor Fund was first established in the 1970s by George M. Ewing, then editor and publisher of the Daily Messenger.  It was conceived as a small fund that made one-time emergency grants on behalf of individuals facing financial difficulties.  The grants were sent directly to a vendor to pay for such needs …

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