You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.“
James 2:8
The Clara Gott Fund is a grant-giving agency of St. Peter’s Church, established in 1976 from a gift left to the church by Clara Gott. Grants are awarded to:
- Individuals in need of help, and
- Organizations and projects intending to help others.
The Fund has supported a wide variety of programs, including a safe-water project in Guatemala, home building for low-income families through Habitat for Humanity, and giving money to individuals in times of crisis.
Past Recipients
- Camphill Village
- Chatham Public Library
- Clarion Concerts
- Family Resource Center
- Habitat for Humanity
- Project Guatemala
- Shakespeare Alive
- Special Olympics
- Town of Austerlitz
- Tri-Village Fire Company, Inc.
- Lucky Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding and Driving Center
- Columbia County Pathways to Recovery Outreach Center
- Many individuals
How To Apply
We urge you to apply to the Clara Gott Fund if you or your project needs financial assistance.
You can call the church for application information at (518) 392-3386. (Leave a message if no one answers.) Applications are also available on the narthex bulletin board above the mail slots.
Deadlines for applications are March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15.