WHAT DO WE DO?
Southern Tier West Development Foundation has a concentrated and deliberate focus on community vitality. We consider the community to be the primary customer of our products and services. Building better, stronger, more vital communities in the region is the principal business of the Southern Tier West Development Foundation. As such, our grantmaking, convening, donor services and other program work we do with community stakeholder, nonprofits, donors and partners are considered a means to the end of building stronger cities, towns, and villages that comprise the region.

Vision
Southern Tier West Development Foundation will be a philanthropic leader in building vibrant, strong communities for the region it serves.

Mission
The mission of the Southern Tier West Development Foundation is to strengthen the region by working in partnership with donors and community groups. We accomplish our mission by:

- Building philanthropic resources
- Connecting donors to organizations and programs they care about
- Making effective grants
- Providing leadership to address community issues

Values
In our work we value:

- Trust, accountability, integrity and objectivity
- Non-partisan activities that bring people together around important community issues
- Learning and innovation
- Openness, inclusiveness and representation of the region's communities
- Building on community strengths
- Privacy of our donors
- Local leadership and civic engagement
- Professional development of the Foundation's staff, board and volunteers and the contributions they make to the Foundation.
- The strength and breadth of being a regional organization