POUGHKEEPSIE – The Junior League of Poughkeepsie (JLP) is now accepting applications from not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporations, for a $500 Grant, to address a certain and specific need in the community. The program, according to Hope Jankunas Frederick is not limited to Dutchess County but rather the greater Hudson Valley.
This year’s JLP Community Grants Chairwoman Hope Jankunas Frederick is excited to review the applications with her committee and granting the award. “I really love this project and the opportunity it gives the JLP to make a difference. We are looking forward to helping a local non-profit organization by providing funding so that they can better serve the members of our community.”
Applications are due back by FEBRUARY 10, 2020, in a scanned PDF form via email to JLPoughkeepsie@gmail.com (
Final awards and notification will be made by February 26, 2020. Winning recipient(s) will be asked to attend our March 2, 2020, General Membership Meeting to talk about their project, and be presented with a check in person!
For more information and to obtain an application package, please email or visit: https://jlpoughkeepsie.
Recent Past recipients of the JLP Community Grant include HV Region Special Olympics, Matt Herring Foundation, and Youth Mission Outreach.
