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The Benji Fund
Established as a donor-advised fund in 1984, this anonymous donor wished that the fund become unrestricted at the time of death to continue supporting Central New York community causes in perpetuity. |
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Besse Family Fund
Dick and Janet Besse were devoted to the Central New York community and contributed time to countless volunteer endeavors. Upon their deaths, their donor-advised fund became unrestricted.
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Charles F. Brannock Fund
In 1927, Charles F. Brannock developed the “Brannock Foot Measuring Device,” which became the industry standard almost overnight, revolutionizing the retail shoe business. Before he died in 1992, Brannock generously included a charitable provision in his will establishing this fund so that its earnings would always be available to meet Central New York’s changing needs. |
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Clarke Family Fund |
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Shirley M. Brennan Fund
Upon the advice of her attorney, Miss Brennan included an unrestricted bequest in her will, knowing the Community Foundation would be supportive of charitable activities in her Eastwood neighborhood. |
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William L. Broad Fund
A long-time supporter of the Community Foundation and board member from 1966 to 1972, Bill Broad will always be remembered as an advocate for Syracuse. His wife, Hilda, and many friends established this fund to recognize his thoughtful generosity to the community throughout his lifetime. |
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Elizabeth Salisbury Brooks Fund
Elizabeth Salisbury Brooks, Vassar College ’35, was an active braillist and is remembered especially for her efforts to raise scholarship money for local students to attend her alma mater. The Brooks Fund was established in 1990 by a charitable bequest. |
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Kenneth P. & Charlotte C. Buckley Fund
Until his retirement, Kenneth P. Buckley was president of Buckley Petroleum. In 1986, the Buckleys made a gift to the Community Foundation Pooled Life Income Fund, which provided income during their lifetimes and became part of the Community Foundation’s unrestricted endowment after their deaths. |
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Thomas & Mary Cabasino Fund
Thomas and Mary Cabasino were active in many facets of their community. Through their gift of securities to the Community Foundation’s Pooled Life Income Fund they were able to earn monthly income and leave a generous gift to continue their thoughtful support of community issues. |
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Philip R. & Elizabeth E. Chase Fund
The Chases shared a great love of our community – Mr. Chase as a Councilor-at-Large and Assemblyman, Mrs. Chase as a member of many charitable organizations. Their philanthropy and concern for the quality of life in the Syracuse area will be reflected for generations to come through this unrestricted fund. |
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Solly & Belle Cohen
In 1999, Belle Cohen established a donor-advised fund in memory of her husband. Upon her death, the fund became unrestricted, enabling perpetual support to benefit their community. |
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Community Fund
This fund represents the thousands of unrestricted gifts not designated by their donors as named funds. This fund is available for general grantmaking and is used to fund a wide variety of projects that may not fit the more restricted funds. |
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Mary Frances Costello Fund
A bequest received from the estate of Mary Frances Costello in 1998 established this permanent unrestricted fund to support charitable causes in the Central New York community. |
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Alfred & Grace DiBella Fund
Alfred and Grace DiBella arrived at Ellis Island from Sicily in the early 1900s. Their greatest sense of accomplishment came from knowing their daughters and grandchildren would have educational and other opportunities their native country could not provide. One of their daughters and her husband established this fund in honor of the DiBellas’ commitment to providing a better way of life for others. |
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Margeret J. Early Fund
Margaret Early was a long time friend and benefactor of the Community Foundation. Before she retired in Gainesville, Florida,Margaret dedicated her life to teaching—first to students in the Syracuse City School District and then to student teachers at Syracuse University and the University of Florida. Her love for education was apparent throughout her life. The day that she passed away last May, her scholarship fund at the Community Foundation awarded over $126,000 to six graduating seniors of Fowler High School. A portion of her will was designated to the Community Foundation, forming an unrestricted fund that will broadly benefit our community.
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Carlton R. Estey Fund
Carlton R. Estey worked for many years as a custodian for the Syracuse City School District. His charitable bequest to the Community Foundation stands as a memorial to his lifetime of hard work and generosity to others. |
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Alice M. Gaylord Trusts
The Community Foundation receives income from the Alice M. Gaylord Trusts upon the death of the trusts’ primary beneficiaries, forming an unrestricted fund.
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Minnie O. Goodman Estate Fund
In 1978, the Community Foundation received a bequest from Minnie O. Goodman in memory of her parents, Moses L. & Sarah Light Oberdorfer, which has been used to meet general health and human service needs. |
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Frances & John Hancock Fund
Upon the 2007 death of John S. Hancock, a former Community Foundation board member and local bank executive, the Francis and John Hancock Donor-Advised Fund became unrestricted, forever benefiting the Central New York community.
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Carroll A. Hennessy Fund
A bequest established the Carroll A. Hennessy Fund in 1998. Professionally, Mr. Hennessy was a civil engineer and president of Lamson Corporation, but was additionally respected as an involved and civic-minded citizen. His philanthropy continues to benefit the Central New York area through this fund.
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Frances Singer Hennessy Fund
President of the Syracuse publishing firm L.W. Singer Co., Frances Singer Hennessy was a charter member of and a driving force behind Literacy Volunteers of America. An unrestricted charitable bequest from her estate established this fund in 1993. |
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Anthony A. & Susan E. Henninger Memorial Fund
After 30 years as New Process Gear’s chief executive, Anthony A. Henninger served as mayor of Syracuse. He is most remembered for his rehabilitation of the city’s educational system and for bringing International League baseball to Syracuse. His wife, Susan, helped charter the Corinthian Club in 1949 and was active in promoting early professional development opportunities for women. The Henningers’ fund was established by bequest in 1983. |
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Hills Family Fund
Upon the deaths of Willis and Barbara Hills, this family fund became a permanent unrestricted fund. A portion of its earnings each yearsupports grantmaking to wide-ranging activities and programs. |
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I.A. Hotze Fund
Irving A. “Whitey” Hotze, a Syracuse native and businessman, elected to transform his donor-advised fund to an unrestricted fund, recognizing the potential for greater and everlasting impact on the community.
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Iaconis, Iaconis & Baum Fund
Established in 1998 by Iaconis, Iaconis, & Baum, Attorneys-at-Law, this fund supports the charitable work of the Community Foundation, thereby enhancing the quality of life for those who live and work in Central New York. |
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Marjorie D. Kienzle Fund
The Kienzle Foundation transferred its assets to the Community Foundation in 2005 to continue to serve the community through unrestricted grantmaking as it did as a private foundation. |
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L.C. Maier Community Fund
Leonard C. Maier, Jr. established this donor-advised fund in 1985. Upon his death in 1997, his wife, Ann, continued to direct charitable contributions from the fund until it became unrestricted in 2005.
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Gay D. Marsellus Fund
The remainder interest of a Charitable Remainder Trust set up for Gay’s benefit by her father in 1999 is now used as an endowment fund to serve the broad charitable interests of this community. |
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John F. Marsellus Fund
Having served as a former director of several corporations and community organizations, as well as serving on the board of directors of the Community Foundation, John left the majority of his estate to the Community Foundation to carry on his charitable giving in perpetuity. As with his daily life, his legacy continues to enrich many lives because of his thoughtful planning and commitment to his community. |
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Helen Hancock McClintock Fund
Helen chose to make a gift to the Community Foundation’s Pooled Life Income Fund in 1993, allowing her to continue receiving income during her lifetime. Since her death in 1999, this fund has been an unrestricted gift for the benefit of her community. |
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James & Aileen Miller Fund
Jim and Aileen Miller, married for more than sixty years, spent the majority of their lives living and working in Central New York. Jim held a great aptitude for all things mechanical and founded the J.E. Miller Corporation. His wife, Aileen, worked as a school teacher. When Aileen’s health began to fail, Jim sold his company and visited Aileen twice a day while she was living in a nursing facility. The kindness and compassion they held for each other is something that their friends remember fondly. The Millers chose to name the Community Foundation as a beneficiary of their estate. Their foresight in establishing charitable provisions in their estate plan will allow both their kindness and the fruits of their success to continue supporting the community they called home. Grants from this fund will be distributed to meet broad community needs. inner-city neighborhoods. |
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Donald C. & Marion F. Newton Fund
The Newtons maintained a donor-advised fund with the Community Foundation dating back to 1987. Since their deaths it has been an unrestricted fund. |
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Alicia & George Lee Fund |
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Peggy Ogden Community Fund
This fund was created in 2008 in honor of Margaret “Peggy” Ogden, as an enduring tribute to the impact of her work and dedication to our community after 20 years of service as the Community Foundation’s President and CEO.
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Dorothy M. Olds = Fund
Dorothy M. Olds was a second grade teacher in the Fayetteville-Manlius school system for almost 30 years. A very generous person throughout her life, she established this fund in 1997 through a bequest. |
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Theodore & Marjorie B. Pierson Fund
Mrs. Pierson asked the Community Foundation to change her donor-advised fund to an unrestricted fund, which is a permanent charitable legacy of this community-minded couple. |
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Robert A. & Winifred S. Pond Family Fund
Robert Pond was owner of the A.H. Pond Company, established as a fine jewelry store in Syracuse in 1892. Upon his death in 1970, his wife Winifred established a donor-advised fund naming her daughter as successor advisor for twenty years, after which it became an unrestricted fund. |
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Brian Cole Retan Memorial Fund
Brian Retan, an excellent young diver who loved teaching children, died at an early age in Birmingham, Alabama. Brian’s family established this unrestricted charitable fund in 2001 to honor his joyful approach to life. |
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James A. & McDowell Smith Reynolds Fund
Jim and Mickey Reynolds discovered the benefits of having a donor-advised fund in the 1970s and were consistent supporters of the Community Foundation. Their dedication to this community was only surpassed by their devotion to one another, and this unrestricted fund honors their lifetime of giving.
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Robert M. & Dorothy M. Salisbury Fund
Established in 1971 with shares of Syracuse China Co. stock, this fund was previously a donor-advised fund. It now honors in perpetuity the former chairman of Pass & Seymour, Inc., and his wife. |
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Helene C. Schroeder Fund
Born in Brooklyn, Helene moved to Syracuse as a young woman to work in the offices of the L.C. Smith Typewriter Company. While working there, she met and married Arthur Schroeder, president of A.C. Schroeder Company. Helene and her husband were long-time residents of Skaneateles who enjoyed world travel. Her fondest memory was an exciting ride on a camel during a trip to the Far East. Despite her love of faraway lands, Helene never forgot her roots in Central New York. When she passed away, her will directed the formation of this Fund to benefit the area she loved.
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Frederick B. & Laura B. Scott Fund
Frederick Scott, a prominent member of the Syracuse Supply Company family, established this fund in 1969. It is a permanent legacy that continues to support the Community Foundation’s unrestricted grantmaking. |
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Levi & Alice Smith Fund
When Levi Smith, founder of Thursday Morning Roundtable, passed away in 2007, his donor-advised fund became unrestricted. Now in perpetuity, this fund will honor a man who in his lifetime created dozens of innovative educational programs serving adult learners.
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Frances M. Thompson Fund
An avid reader as both librarian and local news enthusiast, Frances Thompson established this fund through an unrestricted charitable bequest in 2001. |
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Olga Dietz Turner Fund
This fund was established in 1982 with stock from the R.E. Dietz Company, a locally owned manufacturer of lanterns, lighting and safety equipment. Now an unrestricted fund, its earnings are used by the Community Foundation to meet community priorities. |
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L.L. Witherill Fund
A prominent citizen and owner of Witherill Department Stores, Mr. Witherill established this fund through an unrestricted charitable bequest in 1978. A further bequest was added by his wife, Dorothy Crouse Witherill, in 1998. |
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Forrest H. Witmeyer Fund
An inaugural Legacy Society participant, Forrest Witmeyer, president of Excelsior Insurance Company for 24 years, participated in the Community Foundation’s Pooled Life Income Fund. He was an active participant in community life through civic, religious and political involvement and continues to support his community through this endowed fund. |
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Arthur W. & Mabel P. Wrieden Memorial Fund
Arthur W. Wrieden was general manager of the Lennox Furnace Co. from 1936 to 1961. In 1981, his unrestricted charitable bequest established this memorial fund. |