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Helping Our Neighbors

Since 2002, the Renodin Foundation has awarded 500 small grants totaling $1.4 million to 86 worthy organizations. Foundation funding has allowed these local agencies to provide financial assistance, food, medicine and shelter to those living in poverty, among many other charitable efforts.

“Friendship is one of the poorest communities in Allegany County, with a very high percentage of transient people. Most of them move here with barely any personal belonings. Our church is constantly contacted for assistance for food and other resources. Without the help of the Renodin Foundation, we wouldn’t be able to provide for the community to the exent we have.” – Friendship Church of God in Christ, Mission Agape

Examples of funded programs:

  • Basic hygiene, food supplies, rent & utility assistance, medications and gas cards given by the Destinations-Bradford, Ischua Union Church, Olean First Baptist Church, Olean General Hospital’s emergency fund for the poor, Saving Grace Outreach, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, The Master’s Plan and The Salvation Army
  • Food supplies for Little Valley Food Pantry and The Warming House
  • Child safety with cribs and other programs through CARE for Children and Southern Tier Health Care System
  • Weekend brown bag lunches for school kids at Mission Agape (Friendship Church of God in Christ)
  • Produce and nutrition education for local families experiencing food insecurity from Canticle Farm and Veggie Wheels
  • Summer camp experiences for youth with Boy Scouts, Camp AHHSUM, Cuba First Baptist Church and the Youth Compeer Program
  • Support for senior transportation and medical equipment loans with Interfaith Caregivers
  • Emergency financial assistance to families after home fires through American Red Cross
  • Activities for individuals with disabilities through Directions in Independent Living
  • Financial assistance for patient families from the Southern Tier at Kevin Guest House

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Our Mission Statement

The Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation, attentive to the religious tradition and pastoral mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, is committed to the Gospel stance of social justice, which is lived out in a spirit of love, healing and compassion.

The Foundation will focus its energy and resources primarily in Cattaraugus / Allegany Cos. in NY and McKean Co. in PA and strive to improve the quality of life of our neighbors who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, disabilities, vulnerability and injustice.

For more information about the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, click HERE.

For the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany’s “Directional Statement Chapter 2021,” click HERE.

Grants

Grant Funding Vision

The Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation will provide grants for programs and projects whose public charitable purposes are carried out in a manner consistent with the tradition of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY. Requests for monies should show a connection to the mission of the Foundation to improve the quality of life of those who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, vulnerability and disabilities.

Applicants should also consider a connection to the Franciscan Sisters’ Chapter 2021 Directional Statement (click HERE), especially:

  1. Integral Ecology – how our role in ecology relates to restorative justice, affects creation and impels us to care for our Common Home.
  2. Interculturality – creating environments of peace and reconciliation, seeking meaningful ways of encountering those of other cultures and eliminating all forms of prejudice and discrimination.
  3. Defend All Created Life – promoting the dignity of every human person, with a preferential option for those who live in poverty or are on the margins and excluded from society.

For more information on Catholic Social Teaching, click HERE.

Projects that show sustainability to live on long after the award period will be given strong consideration. The Foundation does not want to discourage administrators from applying for funds, however, it should be known that requests may be declined or funded at a much lower level if organizations have already received multiple grants from the the Renodin Foundation.

Priority Criteria:

  • Basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, hygiene supplies)
  • Youth enrichment, care and education
  • Assistance for older adults and individuals with disabilities
  • Franciscan Sisters of Allegany’s three key Directional Statements (listed above)

Type of Support Provided by the Foundation:

The board of directors prioritizes support for basic human needs but also encourages program support for improving the quality of life those who are in need due to poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, injustice, disabilities and vulnerability.

Examples of funding support in the past have included, but are not limited to:

    • Hygiene items
    • Emergency housing and household items
    • Locally grown produce and nutrition education
    • Food in backpacks for students after school, weekends and holidays
    • Food pantry supplies and food baskets for families
    • Youth camp and enrichment activities, tuition assistance, child care & school supplies
    • Wheelchair ramps for those in need due to age, ability and lack of resources
    • Community meal programs
    • Gas cards for medical appointments, employment search, volunteer drivers
    • Infant needs (cribs, diapers, supplies, clothing, car seats)
    • New home start-up (appliances/furniture, cleaning supplies, cookware)
    • Pastoral Care (sacred texts, prayer aids, grief support)
    • Employment assistance

Type of Support Not Funded:

  • General operating support for the organization (utilities, rent, personnel, etc.)
  • Stipends, travel costs, lodging expenses, training, mileage and speaker fees
  • Capital improvements (building, housing, renovation, construction expenses, etc.)
  • Technology upgrades (software, website design/hosting, associated training)
  • Equipment, unless it is critical to the work of the organization, e.g. a refrigerator for a food pantry

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Not for profit organizations who possess a 501(c)(3) classification.
  • Programs must serve people in the Allegany/Cattaraugus Counties of New York and McKean County of Pennsylvania.

Application Process:

Applicants should complete an application online through the online grant form. Recommendantion: answer the questions in a Word document first, then copy and paste into the online fields.

*New applicants must provide a copy of your organization’s 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter.

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Grant Periods and Deadlines

  • The Foundation board of directors will review grants twice a year, in September and March.
  • Organizations are only eligible to receive ONE grant per year (period of April 1 – March 31).

  • Fall Grant Cycle
    • Fall Grant Deadline:  August 1
    • Funding Announcement:  October (checks issued)
    • Funding Reports Due:  July 1

  • Spring Grant Cycle
    • Spring Grant Deadline:  February 1
    • Funding Announcement:  April (checks issued)
    • Funding Reports Due:  January 1

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The required method of receiving grant requests is via our online application. All other  correspondence should be mailed or delivered to:

The Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
115 East Main Street
Allegany, NY 14706

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Children’s Shelter Receives Renodin Foundation Support

A recent $3,500 grant from the Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation, an affiliate of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, will improve the services at the Beacon Light emergency center for children. The grant will help by allowing shelter staff to inventory items owned by the children and supplementing their belongings with necessary items they do …

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Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation
115 East Main Street
Allegany, NY 14706
716.373.1130

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