News & Announcements

News & Announcements

February 26, 2010 - The Allen Speiser Memorial Fund for Vocational Rehabilitation is accepting grant applications.
February 19, 2010 - Syracuse New Times writer Ed Griffin-Nolan has called for 30,000 people to each contribute $10 to our Say Yes to Education Fund.
January 28, 2010 (Pulaski) - The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund has awarded $9,822 in grants to Pulaski-area nonprofit organizations. A check presentation was held today at the Snow Memorial Building in Pulaski to celebrate the awards.
January 14, 2010 (Pulaski, NY) – The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund raised $15,000 in its 2009 fundraising drive.
December 28, 2009 (Auburn, NY) – The Cayuga Community Fund, a community endowment established in 2008, is launching its first grant rounds in 2010.
December 11, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $337,711 in community grants to 18 charitable organizations in Onondaga and Madison Counties from its unrestricted and field‑of‑interest funds.
December 7, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation has announced this year’s Marsellus Sabbatical grant recipients.
November 13, 2009 - The Pulaski Community Endowment Fund’s Advisory Committee is halfway to its fundraising goal of $15,000 by December 1, 2009.
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October 23, 2009 – The Central New York Community Foundation recently awarded $450,000 in grants to twenty local arts and cultural organizations through its Program for Capacity and Excellence (PACE).
October 21, 2009 - The Cayuga Community Fund, a community endowment established in 2008, announced today that it has exceeded the amount needed to meet a challenge grant issued by The Stardust Foundation.
October 15, 2009 - The Syracuse SIDS Prevention Fund, a component fund of the Central New York Community Foundation, awarded a $3,737 grant to REACH CNY in an effort to decrease the number of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) cases in Central New York.
September 21, 2009 - Our 2009 Annual Report is now available for viewing online.
September 10, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation has awarded two grants from its new Strategic Partnership Fund.
September 10, 2009 - The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund launched its fall fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $15,000 this fall.
(August 20, 2009) – The Central New York Community Foundation has been awarded two grants from the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust.
August 10, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation is partnering with the Syracuse City School District and Clear Channel Radio to help raise the funds necessary to rebuild the Wallie Howard, Jr. Memorial Playground at Van Duyn School in Syracuse.
The Central New York Community Foundation invites not-for-profit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties to apply for a 2009 Syracuse SIDS Prevention Fund grant.
June 26, 2009 - The Say Yes to Education Fund, housed at and administered by the Community Foundation, is set to receive $2.5 million in donations.
June 18, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation invites executive directors and senior management staff of not-for-profit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties to apply for the 2009 John F. Marsellus Sabbatical.
June 12, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation awarded $407,332 in community grants to 15 charitable organizations in Onondaga and Madison Counties from its unrestricted and field of interest funds.
June 5, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation Board of Directors has elected four new members to serve three-year terms.
May 12, 2009 - We are pleased to provide you with the latest news regarding grantmaking changes at the Central New York Community Foundation.
April 22, 2009 - The Central New York Community Foundation has been named a Bronze Award Winner for Excellence in Communications by the Council on Foundations.
April 6, 2009 - In response to the current economic crisis, the Central New York Community Foundation has introduced a new grant opportunity for nonprofits during times when many are challenged with decreased revenue and increased demand. The Strategic Partnership Fund was established to foster collaboration and synergy among like-minded agencies.
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