Organization: CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Mission: THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER A THRIVING CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY, INSPIRE GREATER GIVING, CELEBRATE LEGACY AND STEWARD CHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.
Activities: BROADLY RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING AND SPECIAL INITIATIVESTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS STRIVE TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE AND AMPLIFY ALL THAT THE REGION HAS TO OFFER. ITS GRANT PROGRAMS SEEK TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE AND IMPACT WHILE HONORING DIVERSITY AND BUILDING INCLUSION WITHIN AND ACROSS THE REGION. THE LARGEST FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IS ITS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FROM TAX-EXEMPT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ONONDAGA AND MADISON COUNTIES LOOKING TO FUND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO GRANT DOLLARS, SPECIAL INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL NONPROFITS AND ADDRESS THE REGION'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.
DONOR-ADVISED FUND DISTRIBUTIONSDONOR-ADVISED FUNDS ARE ESTABLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES OR BUSINESSES THAT CHOOSE TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE GRANTMAKING PROCESS. THEY ARE CONSIDERED A CONVENIENT WAY TO MANAGE A DONOR'S CHARITABLE GIVING BY ALLOWING THEM TO ADDRESS A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES AND FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE INTERESTS AS THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME.
SCHOLARSHIPSSCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE ESTABLISHED BY DONORS WHO WISH TO HELP STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL DREAMS. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS THE HOME TO SYRACUSE'S SAY YES TO EDUCATION ENDOWMENT. SAY YES GUARANTEES A PATH TO COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS OF THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDES SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ENHANCES THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
NTEE category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building