Community Fund
Alfred and Grace DiBella arrived at Ellis Island from Sicily in the early 1900s. Their greatest sense of accomplishment came from knowing their daughters and grandchildren would have educational and other opportunities their native country could not provide. One of their daughters and her husband...
Learn More Donate NowJohn Sanderson Dietz was born in Albuquerque, N.M. He graduated from the Deerfield Academy and was an army veteran of World War II. He was past president of the former Dietz Lantern Co. He retired in 1988 as executive director of the Central New York...
Learn More Donate NowThis fund was established in 1982 with stock from the R.E. Dietz Company, a locally owned manufacturer of lanterns, lighting and safety equipment. Now its earnings are used to support the broad and changing needs of the community.
Learn More Donate NowMargherite Bonaventura was a board certified general surgeon at SUNY Upstate University Hospital and the Syracuse VA Medical Center. When she began her residency in Syracuse in 1974, Margherite was only the second female surgeon in Central New York; she helped to open doors and...
Learn More Donate NowThis fund was established by the Community Foundation to support education-based causes in the community.
Learn More Donate NowCarlton R. Estey worked for many years as a custodian for the Syracuse City School District. His charitable bequest to the Community Foundation stands as a memorial to his lifetime of hard work and generosity to others.
Learn More Donate NowThis fund was established by Alice M. Gaylord to support the broad and changing needs of the community.
Learn More Donate NowIn 1978, this fund was established with a bequest from Minnie O. Goodman in memory of her parents, Moses L. & Sarah Light Oberdorfer, which has been used to meet general health and human service needs.
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