Ways to Give
The desire to give reveals the best in each of us – our greatest motives as members of a community and our finest values as individuals. To help you join the thousands of fellow community members who have provided for the future of Central New York through the Community Foundation, we offer the following options for giving.
Support the Community Foundation’s Work
Gifts to our Community Fund or any of our initiatives allows us to increase the impact of our grantmaking and programs. You can support us securely online or find instructions on how to give by check or other assets.
Give to a Fund
Create A Fund
Establishing a charitable fund, either now or in the future through a planned gift, offers you the benefits of a long-term vehicle to manage your giving.
Create A Fund
Add to An Existing Fund
You may give to any fund the Community Foundation administers. Visit our fund search tool to find the fund you are looking for.
Find a FundGiving Stories
Catherine Winger
Catherine Winger had always contributed to local charities but she wanted her engagement to go ...
Judge Neal P. McCurn
Around the time Neal McCurn was considering retirement, he established the McCurn Family Fund, which ...
Matt Wilson
After his wife’s sudden death, Matt Wilson set out to continue Kelly’s legacy with help ...
Patrick Wiese
Patrick Wiese and his mother, Kathleen, established the Patrick Wiese Foundation Fund after Patrick’s own ...
The Webbs
Both Jack and Linda came from families where giving and helping others was just a ...
The Watts
John and Marcia Watt believe that a path to higher education should be accessible to ...
Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan was deeply moved by Syracuse's poverty statistics and wanted to do something to ...
Rita Reicher
Feeling fortunate for all the community gave to her, Rita Reicher set out to express ...
The Pluffs
The Pluffs established a field-of-interest fund at the Community Foundation so that other families would ...
Catherine Winger
Catherine Winger had always contributed to local charities but she wanted her engagement to go ...
Judge Neal P. McCurn
Around the time Neal McCurn was considering retirement, he established the McCurn Family Fund, which ...
Matt Wilson
After his wife’s sudden death, Matt Wilson set out to continue Kelly’s legacy with help ...
Patrick Wiese
Patrick Wiese and his mother, Kathleen, established the Patrick Wiese Foundation Fund after Patrick’s own ...
The Webbs
Both Jack and Linda came from families where giving and helping others was just a ...
The Watts
John and Marcia Watt believe that a path to higher education should be accessible to ...
Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan was deeply moved by Syracuse's poverty statistics and wanted to do something to ...
Rita Reicher
Feeling fortunate for all the community gave to her, Rita Reicher set out to express ...
The Pluffs
The Pluffs established a field-of-interest fund at the Community Foundation so that other families would ...