Future Fund

The Future Fund of Central New York is a giving circle established to involve and empower emerging philanthropists to make the Central New York community a better place to live and work. Its membership is involved in building a charitable endowment and providing grants in program areas that change each year based on the vote of the membership.
 

Future Fund Grantee Stories
To join the Future Fund, make an endowment gift, become a matching donor, or nominate a new supporter, please download our membership form or contact the co-chairs:

Mathew Barber                                    

mathewebarber@gmail.com

Joyce Placito
joyramie58@aol.com

Contributions can be mailed with your membership form. If you prefer to process your contribution online, please email your completed form to Jenn Owens.
Recent News

Join the Future Fund of Central New York for their Spring Art Party and Grant Award Ceremony.
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.
May 9, 2011 (Syracuse, NY) – The Future Fund of Central New York awarded a $5,000 grant to Syracuse Grows’ Urban Gardening Capacity Building Initiative at its annual grant awards celebration on Thursday, May 19 at the CNY Philanthropy Center, 431 East Fayette Street in Syracuse.

May 13, 2010 - The Future Fund of CNY has awarded a $5,000 grant to Mercy Works, Inc. to support the organization’s seven-week Synergy professional workforce development program.

May 19, 2009 - The Future Fund, which has provided $25,000 in grants to take on community focus areas while working to expand the area’s charitable footprint, has awarded P.E.A.C.E., Inc. a $5,000 grant. The 2009 focus area was Financial Literacy.

April 27, 2009 - Future Fund of Central New York hosted a 5th Anniversary and Grant Presentation Event, celebrating the CNY community, on Tuesday, May 19 at the Palace Theater.

Emerging Philanthropists Group Has Distributed $20,000 in Grants Since 2005.

The Future Fund of Central New York, a young professionals "giving circle," has awarded its second annual grant of $5,000 to the Catholic Charities/Northside CYO.

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Steering Committee
Mathew Barber, Co-chair
Joyce Placito, Co-chair
Tracy Frank, Vice Chair


Kyrsten Bellen
Chris Murray
Jessica Murray
Cindy Mueller
Josh Shear
John Thomas
Peter Waack