Community Fund
Upon the 2007 death of John S. Hancock, a former Community Foundation board member and local bank executive, this fund was established to forever benefit the Central New York community.
Learn More Donate NowHelen Hancock McClintock established this fund to support the broad and changing needs of the community.
Learn More Donate NowCarroll Hennessy was a civil engineer and president of Lamson Corporation, but was additionally respected as an involved and civic-minded citizen. His philanthropy continues to benefit the Central New York area through this fund.
Learn More Donate NowUpon the deaths of Willis and Barbara Hills, this family fund became a permanent unrestricted fund. A portion of its earnings each year supports grantmaking to wide-ranging activities and programs.
Learn More Donate NowIrving A. “Whitey” Hotze, a Syracuse native and businessman established this fund to make an everlasting impact on the community.
Learn More Donate NowEstablished in 1998 by Iaconis, Iaconis, & Baum, Attorneys-at-Law, this fund supports causes that enhance the quality of life for those who live and work in Central New York.
Learn More Donate NowMartha Keppler, raised in Mexico, NY, and later a long-time resident of DeWitt, was a graduate of Le Moyne College and had multiple careers throughout her life — as a secretary, a mother, a software engineer and finally as a physician’s assistant. Martha was very...
Learn More Donate NowThe Kienzle Foundation transferred its assets to the Community Foundation in 2005 to continue to serve the community through unrestricted community grantmaking as it did as a private foundation.
Learn More Donate NowFrances was a Women’s Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving as an intelligence decoder. She volunteered with the American Red Cross and the United Way. When Frances and her husband Albert passed away, their charitable remainder trusts were converted to a community...
Learn More Donate NowEducation and community have always been important to Ron and Luella Krahl. While raising their family in Central New York, both dedicated their lives to the field of education. Luella received her degree in special education from Skidmore College and Ron moved up through the...
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