Community Fund
Elizabeth 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 NowUntil his retirement, Kenneth P. Buckley was president of Buckley Petroleum. In 1986, the Buckleys made a gift to the Community Foundation Pooled Life Income Fund, which provided income during their lifetimes and became part of our unrestricted endowment after their deaths.
Learn More Donate NowIn 1927, Charles F. Brannock developed the Brannock Foot Measuring Device, which became the industry standard almost overnight, revolutionizing the retail shoe business. Before he died in 1992, Brannock generously included a charitable provision in his will establishing this fund so that its earnings would...
Learn More Donate NowUpon the advice of her attorney, Shirley included an unrestricted bequest in her will, knowing the Community Foundation would be supportive of charitable activities in her Eastwood neighborhood.
Learn More Donate NowCharlotte Rudolph Ball was the daughter of the late Bernard George and Lena Rudolph. She was born in Utica, New York, but raised and lived the rest of her life in Syracuse. She graduated from Nottingham High School and attended the University of Michigan. In...
Learn More Donate NowPeter and Barbara Baum established this fund in 2019 to support the community they love. Although their fund is unrestricted to meet the region’s greatest needs, the Baums have an affinity for a number of organizations, which they supported throughout their lifetimes. Those include the...
Learn More Donate NowAn anonymous donor established this fund in 1984 to continue supporting Central New York community causes in perpetuity.
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