(February 3, 2011) - The Syracuse SIDS Prevention Fund, a component fund of the Central New York Community Foundation, recently awarded a $3,600 grant to Child Care Solutions and Spanish Action League. This collaboration project will bring education and training programs to the Latino Community through child care agencies and professional providers.
January 30, 2012 - The Future Fund of Central New York is requesting grant applicant letters of intent from nonprofits that provide art-enrichment programs to low-income youth or promote the arts to an underserved population.
January 25, 2012 (Pulaski) - The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund has awarded a $2,500 grant to The Salmon River Festival, which provides opportunities and exposure to local businesses and artists, and supports a sense of community in Pulaski and the surrounding areas. Specifically, this grant will help fund family-friendly entertainment at the Festival.
The Allen Speiser Memorial Fund for Vocational Rehabilitation is accepting grant applications from programs that promote the placement and retention of employees with disabilities in the workforce. The application deadline is March 3, 2012. Eligibility is limited to 501(c)(3) nonprofit, human service organizations that serve people with disabilities in Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Cortland and Cayuga Counties.
The Central New York Community Foundation is excited to announce the opportunity for local nonprofit organizations to win an $8,500 grant in support of a program that addresses the region's greatest needs.
The Greater Pulaski Community Fund, a pool of gifts made available for non-profit organizations addressing community needs in the village of Pulaski and the town of Richland, raised $18,425 in individual and business contributions during its annual fundraising appeal.
The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $506,837 in grants to 21 charitable organizations in Onondaga and Madison Counties from its unrestricted and field of interest funds.
November 30, 2011 – The Central New York Community Foundation has announced this year’s Marsellus Sabbatical grant recipients.
The Central New York Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund. The grant application deadline is December 31, 2011.
November 15, 2011 - With a current combined individual net worth of $57 billion, Central New York's five-county region is poised to experience an unprecedented 39 percent transfer of wealth between generations totaling $22 billion over the next 10 years.
October 26, 2011 (Auburn, NY) – Eleven Cayuga-based nonprofit groups received grants totaling $12,500 from the Cayuga Community Fund.
The Central New York Community Foundation received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Charity Navigator is one of America’s largest and most-utilized independent evaluators of charities.
Syracuse, NY (September 30, 2011) - The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $302,495 in grants to twelve charitable organizations in Onondaga and Madison Counties from its unrestricted and field of interest funds.
September 14, 2011 - Our 2011 Annual Report is now available for viewing online. We hope that you enjoy the personal stories and reflection that you will find within the pages.
August 30, 2011 – The Central New York Community Foundation has enhanced the offerings available to those who apply for the John F. Marsellus Sabbatical.
Press Release submitted by Front Row Motorsports.
STATESVILLE, N.C. (August 4, 2011) - The team announced today that
it will bring awareness to the Jenni-Lyn Watson Memorial Fund by
placing its logo on the C-Post (upper, rear side) of the No. 38 Ford
driven by two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte at Watkins
Glen (N.Y.) International during the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips race
weekend.
Le Moyne College announced the results of an early-childhood literacy development research study at a press conference on August 4, 2011. The study involved more than 700 families enrolled in the Onondaga County chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL.)
The Cayuga Community Fund is now accepting grant applications from tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations [501 (c)(3) or other publicly supported organizations] that reside within Cayuga County.
The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund awarded $12,430 in grants to Pulaski-area nonprofit organizations.
The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund launched its fall fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $15,000 this fall. The Fund has received a $15,000 challenge grant from the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust.
Margaret Moreno, a senior at Corcoran High School, has been named the first recipient of the Jenni-Lyn Watson Memorial Scholarship. Moreno will use the award to attend the prestigious Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive program.
The Central New York Community Foundation invites executive directors and senior management staff of nonprofit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties to apply for the 2011 John F. Marsellus Sabbatical. The deadline for submitting applications is October 31, 2011.
The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $587,427 in grants to 18 charitable organizations in Onondaga and Madison Counties from its unrestricted and field of interest funds.
On June 15, 2011, the Central New York Community Foundation Board of Directors elected four new members and appointed new officers.
On the evening of June 7, twenty-five representatives from five local grassroots nonprofit organizations gathered at the CNY Philanthropy Center to celebrate their completion of The Leadership Classroom (TLC).