Community Fund
Lawrence E. Root was born in Cambridge, MA, the son of Earl C. and F. Louise (Kearns) Root. Larry attended the Charles Andrews School in Syracuse before entering MIT in 1943. He was drafted into the infantry in 1943 and saw his first action at...
Learn More Donate NowThis fund was established to support the broad and changing needs of the community.
Learn More Donate NowElizabeth Salisbury Brooks, a 1935 graduate of Vassar College, was an active braillist and is remembered especially for her efforts to raise scholarship money for local students to attend her alma mater. This fund was established in 1990 by a charitable bequest to support the...
Learn More Donate NowRobert is a lifelong member of the Central New York philanthropic community. His family has roots in Syracuse business development, and his great grandfather was president of Onondaga Pottery Company (later renamed Syracuse China). He was a member of the Williams College Alumni Association of...
Learn More Donate NowBorn in Brooklyn, Helene moved to Syracuse as a young woman to work in the offices of the L.C. Smith Typewriter Company. While working there, she met and married Arthur Schroeder, president of A.C. Schroeder Company. Helene and her husband were long-time residents of Skaneateles...
Learn More Donate NowDan and Jeanne Schwartz were mainstays in the Village of Elbridge, where they lived for more than 60 years. Dan served as administrative assistant for business at Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, where Jeanne also served as the District’s first art teacher. The couple was very...
Learn More Donate NowFrederick Scott, a prominent member of the Syracuse Supply Company family, established this fund in 1969. It is a permanent legacy that continues to support the Community Foundation’s unrestricted grantmaking to support the broad and changing needs of the community.
Learn More Donate NowOtis Shuart served as a sergeant and cryptographer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In 1956, he began a 35-year career with General Electric where he became manager of Advanced Technology Development Planning in the Electronic Systems Division. Otis always had an interest in the...
Learn More Donate NowPresident of the Syracuse publishing firm L.W. Singer Co., Frances Singer Hennessy was a charter member of and a driving force behind Literacy Volunteers of America. An unrestricted charitable bequest from her estate established this fund in 1993.
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