Héritages vivants
La nature inattendue et illimitée du legs de Lucy fait écho à l'impact discret mais profond que les individus peuvent avoir sur les causes qui leur sont chères, même en l'absence d'un soutien manifeste de leur vivant.
L'éducation était la pierre angulaire des enfants Koerner, inculquée par leurs parents qui réussissaient et faisaient preuve d'esprit civique. Aujourd'hui, l'héritage de leurs parents, qui a consisté à former de jeunes esprits et à soutenir des causes essentielles, se perpétue par l'intermédiaire de la Fondation...
L'initiative 5forCNY de la Community Foundation, qui invite les membres de la communauté à rendre service à la région en réservant une partie de leurs actifs à des organisations caritatives du centre de l'État de New York, a immédiatement trouvé un écho auprès de Michael...
Gwen's parents grew up in the Jim Crow South and met while studying at North Carolina A&T, a historically Black college and university. Her father entered a segregated Army and her mother was a teacher. It is this keen awareness of the sacrifices and triumphs...
A century ago, Cleveland banker Frederick Goff had a vision: pool the charitable resources of his community’s philanthropists into a single permanent endowment for the betterment of the city. That vision led to the formation of the Cleveland Foundation and a movement that has transformed...
George listened to each constituent and valued their time. He appreciated talent whether it was from a high school student or a senior citizen.
“I realized that the people in this community were the same people who helped me build the business and become financially successful, therefore I knew I needed to give back to the community that helped me so much.”
“They were sensationally good parents,” Joe remarked. Lang and Nini will both be remembered fondly by their family as kind, patient caregivers who loved each other, their family and their community with every fiber of their beings.
Lee Gatta and her husband, Joe Reddick, feel blessed by the support they have received over the years from Syracuse and Central New York. It was the community’s support that inspired them to give back by establishing a charitable giving plan through the Community Foundation....
It is commonplace for many of us to avoid estate planning for a whole host of reasons, including avoidance or procrastination, the belief that it is strictly for older adults or those with lots of money or property, or simply because we don’t know where...