The Cayuga Community Fund is a geographically-specific fund administered by the Central New York Community Foundation. Created in 2008, the Cayuga Community Fund benefits residents of Cayuga County by serving as a source of permanent charitable dollars available to not-for-profits serving that county. Thousands of dollars are expected to be granted from this endowment fund annually to aid vital programs in education, health, social services, the arts, civic and environmental concerns, as well as the preservation of historic resources in Cayuga County.

Mission

The Cayuga Community Fund enhances the quality of life for those who live and work within Cayuga County by:

• Encouraging the growth of a permanent charitable endowment to meet the community’s changing opportunities and needs;
• Providing vehicles for donors with diverse philanthropic interests which make giving easy, personally satisfying and effective;
• Serving as a catalyst, neutral convener and facilitator by stimulating and promoting collaborations among various organizations to accomplish common objectives;
• Carrying out a strategic grantmaking program that is flexible, visionary and inclusive.