News Releases
A $3.2 million gift is helping strengthen nonprofit leadership across Central New York through the Community Foundation’s Marsellus M.A.D.E. to Lead program. The first cohort of nonprofit managers recently completed the six-month experience, building skills, confidence, and connections to better serve their organizations and community.
We have selected members of our new Cortland County Advisory Group to help guide local grantmaking as our Community Grants program expands into Cortland County for the first time.
Community members invited to help decide how $75,000 will be invested locally.
A $1 million investment into the Housing Central New York Fund will help strengthen healthy, inclusive neighborhoods.
The Central New York Community Foundation has hired Rebecca Balara as Communications Manager, Izzy Foss as Program Associate and Kate Downes as Program Manager.
The Cayuga Community Fund is now accepting grant applications for 2026 from tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations, [501(c)(3) or other publicly supported organizations] that reside within, or serve residents of, Cayuga County.
$1.8 Million bequest from Teresa Motz establishes Hope and Healing Through Empowering Support Fund in Cayuga County.
The Central New York Community Foundation welcomes a new Black Equity & Excellence Fund advisory council member: Michael Jennings, wealth consultant at Brackens Financial Solutions Network, LLC.
The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed more than $765,000 in grants from our Community Fund and a variety of Field-of-Interest funds to local nonprofits.