Contributed a quarter million dollars along with staff and trustee time to partner with Adirondack Foundation and their Special and Urgent Needs (SUN) Fund for Covid-related rapid response
Created Emergency Sustenance Grants to support nonprofit organizations in danger of failure because of the pandemic
Won the Appeals Court case to save the historic St. Gabriel’s Church for Paul Smith’s College
Our Grants Advisor assisted 11 not-for-profits in raising $827,879 in new grants, $474,116 of which Cloudsplitter Foundation is directly responsible for
Added a Special Projects Coordinator to address infrastructure needs exposed by the pandemic
Financial Results
Made 127 gifts and grants to organizations, totaling $1,321,873
Started 2020 with $24.9M in assets and ended with $26M
100% of the Foundation’s expenses and distributions were program related
Reported $11,264,232 in ten-year grants (2011-2020) with 9.7% average annual investment returns over that period