Donor-advised funds are established by individuals, families or businesses that choose to be actively involved in the grantmaking process. Donors with a range of community interests find these to be an ideal tool for conveniently fulfilling charitable wishes.
Lee & Chet Amond Fund
Anonymous Fund 23
Anonymous Fund 25
Anonymous Fund 27
Appleknocker Fund
Eugene G. Armani Fund
Kathie Y. & Richard W. Arnold Fund
Peggy & Tim Atseff Fund
Edward J. Audi Fund
B & B Lumber Company, Inc. Fund
Gail & Dennis Baldwin Fund
Charlotte & Donald Ball Fund
The Ballway Fund
Ronald R. & Carole S. Beckman Fund
R.R. & C.S. Beckman Family Fund
Erna Hofmann Berwick Fund
Lillie & Asher Black Fund
William T. & Ruth S. Bradner Fund
Bernard B. & Ona Cohn Bregman Family Fund
Hilda W. Broad Fund
Arthur & Ester Brooks Fund
Frank & Marie Brownell Fund
Craig & Carol Buckhout Family Fund
Rev. Karen V. & Albert J. Budney Fund
Jane Burkhead & Robert S. Sarason Fund
Burns Brothers Foundation Fund
James & Kathleen Burns Fund
CABLExpress Charitable Fund
Patricia M. & Vincent H. Callahan Fund
Russell & Nancy Carlson Fund
Cashier Family Fund
Mary Ellen Ash Clark Memorial Fund
Clarke Family Fund
Kay Clarke Fund
Paul & Linda Cohen Fund
Michael J. Connor Fund
Mary L. Cotter Fund
Crough Family Fund
Raymond W. & Alice B. Cummings Fund
Dale Family Fund
Sidney & Carol Dana Fund
Michael G. D’Avirro Fund
Louie Davis Memorial Fund
Carol F. Davison Fund
Derrenbacker Family Fund
Diefendorf Fund
Gerry J. & Cynthia G. Dietz Fund
John S. & Julia G. Dietz Fund
Seanna M. Donley Memorial Fund
George & Marion Dowley Fund
Peter A. And Brigid F. Dunn Family Fund
The Community Foundation’s new President and CEO, Peter Dunn, and his wife, Brigid, an adjunct faculty member at her alma mater, Le Moyne College, created this fund to coordinate their giving to charities in Central New York. They plan to use their fund to ultimately involve their daughters, Katharine and Elisabeth, in philanthropy and other local charitable activities.
James J. Dwyer, Jr. Memorial Fund
Thomas & Elna Dwyer Children’s Fund
The Empowerment Fund
Engel Family Fund
Paul M. Engle Fund
Michael J. & Noreen R. Falcone & Family Fund
Corinne H. Farnham Fund
Marion H. & Michael S. Fish Fund
Forbes-McNeilly Family Fund
Dorothea Fowler Fund
Fragnoli Family Fund
Dr. Frank L. Frani Fund
Dr. Gloria Fuller-Kimbrough Memorial Fund
Catherine A. & Kenneth E. Gale Fund
Nan & Howard Gartner Fund
Barbara W. Genton Fund
Gary & Maureen Germain Fund
Lewis & Annette Goodman Fund
Edward & Joan Green Fund
Jean J. Greene Fund
Virginia Sayre Hamlin Fund
Hancock & Estabrook, LLP Fund
Hancock Community Fund
Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. Fund
Hansen Family Fund
F. Michael Harms Memorial Fund
Helen R. Harris Memorial Fund
Haylor Family Charitable Fund
Haylor, Freyer & Coon Fund
Henderson-Johnson Company Community Fund
John P. & Rosemary F. Hennessey Fund
Richard & Janice Hezel Fund
Ann Mawhinney Hodgkins Memorial Fund
H. Follett Hodgkins Fund
Barbara & David Holstein Fund
Charlotte & Alexander Holstein Fund
The Holtz Family Fund
Homan Family Fund
Hood Family Fund
Herbert S. & Eleanore L. Howard Charitable Foundation Fund
Hueber-Breuer Foundation Fund
Molly A. Hughes Family Fund
Dr. Peter & Mary Huntington Fund
Judith & Giampaolo Huober Fund
Sandra Hurd & Joel Potash Fund
The Incaudo Family Fund
Dorothy Retan Irish Fund
Elaine & Steven Jacobs Foundation Fund
Jaquith Industries Fund
Sidney L. Johnson Memorial Fund
The Jubilee Fund
Bernard T. & Margaret L. King Fund
Russell A. & Joan S. King Fund
John H. Koerner Fund
George & Luella Krahl Fund
Alicia A. & George W. Lee Fund
Roland F. & Brigette H. Link Fund
Rosalia Hull & Robert H. Linn Fund
Anne Gilmour Lloyd Family Fund
Betty B. Lourie Fund
James & Therese Luckett Fund
Mackenzie Hughes LLP Fund
James E. Mackin Fund
Henry R. Mahshie Fund
Maier Family Community Fund
Brown Mallough Fund
John F.X. Mannion Charitable Fund
Nancy Fulmer & James F. Marquardt Fund
Candace & John D. Marsellus Fund
Molly & Lloyd Martin Fund
Raymond F. & Beverly Martino Family Fund
Hugh Joseph Matt Children’s Fund
Donald M. Mawhinney, Jr. Fund
The McCabe Family Fund
Wallace & Sally McDonald Fund
Jeffrey & Catherine Merrill Fund
Anne L. Messenger & Francis J. O’Connor Fund
John & Carmen Mezzalingua Fund
James & B.J. Mitscher Fund
Miyasaki-Morris Imagine Fund
Charles B. & Elsbeth W. Morgan Fund
Morton Family Fund
John & Ellie Mott Fund
Eric & Judy Mower Fund
Eileen C. & John J. Murphy, Jr. Fund
Joanne & John J. Murphy III Fund
H. Gillis & Letty M. Murray Fund
Newman Family Fund
Niles Fund
Paul & Daisy Nojaim Fund
The Northrup Fund
O’Connor Family Fund
Thomas & Karen Olenych Fund
Marian Oliver Fund
Oma Foundation Fund
P-D Family Fund I
Henry A. & Faye Panasci Fund
Christopher Wood Phillips Fund
Ralph & Barbara Phillips Fund
Kathleen Murphy & Richard Pietrafesa, Jr. Family Fund
Jane & Nathan Podkaminer Fund
POMCO Community Fund
Pomeroy Family Fund
Potter Family Fund
R & R Community Arts Fund
Margaret Raven Family Fund
Dorothy & Marshall M. Reisman Fund
Ridzi Family Fund
Frank and Jody Ridzi, along with their three children—Quinn, Kenna and Emma—established this fund to benefit a variety of civic, educational and social causes.
Rivette LaManna CareAge Fund
Rodormer-Soule Family Fund
Nancy M. & Stephen A. Rogers Fund
Joseph & Lynne Romano Fund
Rothenberg Fund
Yvonne Tasker-Rothenberg Fund
Ann & Alan W. Rothschild Fund
Elaine Rubenstein Fund
Rosalind & Seymour Rudolph Fund
Russell-Simons-Rolf Families Fund
Jalal & Mary Lou Sadrieh Fund
Ernest L. & Dene A. Sarason Fund
Phyllis & Doc Schwartz Fund
Sears Family Fund
Lowell A. Seifter & Sharon A. McAuliffe Fund
Shadowfax Charitable Fund
Indira & Mansukh J. Shah Fund
Kenneth And Mary Ann Shaw Fund
Mary Ann Shaw, a member of our board of directors for six years, and her husband, Kenneth, have been serving the local community for many years. Mary Ann helped create the SU Literacy Corps Tutors and the Center for Public and Community Service at Syracuse University, which promotes community service as a fundamental part of the educational experience. She also currently chairs the Golisano Children’s Hospital Advisory Board. Buzz served as the 10th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University for over 13 years and currently is the chairman of the Metropolitan Development Association. Together, they established this fund to benefit the region they have both served and to engage their three children and seven grandchildren in philanthropy.
The Shellenberger Family Fund
James Shope Jr. Family Fund
Rhoda Sikes Fund
Ethel L. Skinner Fund
Slotnick Family Fund
Smarzo Family Fund
Frank V. & Janet J. Smith Fund
Paula & Douglas Smith Family Fund
Paul & Kathleen Solomon Community Charitable Endowment Fund
Solomon Family Fund
Carol & Dirk Sonneborn Fund
James & Marcene Sonneborn Fund
Richard H. Spencer Fund
Srctec Corporate Community Fund
SRCTec, Inc., a high-tech manufacturing company, joined together with its parent corporation, SRC, a research and development company, to establish this fund. Together the companies are committed to philanthropy and acknowledge the role it plays in fostering the growth and development of its employees, the communities where they live and work, and the region where they conduct their business.
Stardust Charitable Fund
Edward Stephens Fund
Ralph & JoAnn Stevens Fund
Carolyn & Ronald Stott Fund
Sykes Family Fund
Syracuse Inner City Rotary Club Philanthropy Fund
Robert J. & Margaret J. Theis Fund
Sarah Theis & Robert Theis Jr. Family Fund
Larry & Sally Tully Fund
Elizabeth V. Tumbridge Fund
Bette Tumbridge established this fund to help track, manage and simplify her annual giving. Her late husband had also entrusted the Community Foundation to assist with his charitable giving during his lifetime, which bolstered Bette’s sense of comfort with her decision.
Jeff Unaitis Fund
John L. & Frances M. Vensel Fund
V.I.P. Structures Fund
Barbara B. & Harold H. Wanamaker Fund
Donald & Hilda Watrous Fund
Scott & Deborah Webster Fund
Nancy & Robert Weed Family Fund
Wheler Family Fund
Joseph & Rosemary Wiedenbeck Family Fund
Jerome M. & Dorothy A. Wilson Fund
Lee & Jim Wilson Family Fund
Larry & B.J. Wright Charitable Fund
Yeager-McLean Fund
Descriptions are currently only available for funds started after 2008. If you would like to add a description to your fund, contact Katrina Crocker at Katrina@cnycf.org or 315-422-9538.