What they reported doing
- #1 primary $38KThe Foundations General & Other Business fund acts as the operating entity for any short-term or one-time events, grants, or fundraising initiatives that are not associated with any specifically designated committees for which there are recurring operations. The General & Other fund assists in the organization and disbursement of any monies flowing into the Foundation for purposes beyond the scope of these specifically designated committees.
- #2 $21KThe Friends of Lakeview Cemetery committees mission is to restore, improve, and preserve the historic cemeteries located on West Main Street in Patchogue Village. This committee hosts regularly scheduled volunteer cemetery cleanup events and partners with professional gravesite restoration organizations to properly maintain historic headstones as necessary.
What they call their work
What they do
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Public Space Beautification and Maintenance 1 activity
- Conduct gardening, conservation, and beautification projectsImplements gardening, conservation, and beautification projects in Greater Patchogue, including a memorial bench program and support for the restoration and maintenance of the five-acre historical Lakeview Cemetery.
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Disaster Relief and Recovery Services 1 activity
- Facilitate community emergency response planning networkBuilds and maintains a collaborative network of community organizations, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to plan emergency and disaster response efforts.
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General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
- Manage and disburse funds for local events and initiativesOperates a General & Other Business fund to manage and disburse funds for short-term or one-time events, grants, and fundraising initiatives not handled by designated committees.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Organize community cultural eventsPlans, coordinates, promotes, and participates in community cultural events such as street fairs to promote cultural diversity and address community deterioration.
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Who runs it
- Thomas Ferb — Member at Large
Who they work with
- Lakeview Cemetary Restoration Committee Partner — Partner organization supported by the Beautification Committee for the restoration and maintenance of the historical Lakeview Cemetery.
- Professional gravesite restoration organizations Partner — Partner organizations collaborating with the Friends of Lakeview Cemetery committee to maintain historic headstones.
How they approach the work
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- Community Coalition Building for Resiliencemethodology: community coalition buildingBy convening a coalition of organizations and individuals to collaboratively plan emergency and disaster response, the foundation strengthens community resilience, because collective planning enhances coordination, resource-sharing, and local ownership of solutions.
- Flexible Funding for Emerging Needsmethodology: flexible funding modelBy allocating resources through a flexible General & Other Business fund, the foundation can respond to urgent or novel community needs that arise outside regular programming cycles, because agility in funding enables timely intervention and innovation.