Community Fund
Friends and family of John F. Marsellus remember him as a civic leader who truly loved Central New York. His passion for the community was evident through his continuous involvement in many organizations including being a board member of the Community Foundation, Manufacturers Association of...
Learn More Donate NowLeonard C. Maier Jr. established this fund in 1985. Upon his death in 1997, his wife, Ann, continued to direct charitable contributions from the fund, which now supports the broad and changing needs of the 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...
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 NowDorothy “Dottie” Retan Irish traveled with her family during World War II because her father was a doctor for the U.S. Army. She recalled having some odd schooling during those years, in which every year her class read Silas Marner. She spent the years after...
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