Field-of-Interest Fund
First taking to the water in 1876, the sport of rowing is one of the longest reigning sports in the region and in the history of Syracuse University. For close to 150 years, the Orange rowing team has made its home on Onondaga Lake and...
Learn More Donate NowSophrona Davis Sayer was born in 1922 in Madison County to Milford and Isabel Gibson Davis. She graduated from Madison High School and Syracuse University and later received a Master’s Degree from Syracuse University. For more than 33 years she was employed as an accountant...
Learn More Donate NowDorothy Shoudy, a long-time resident of Central New York who dedicated her life to teaching others, stipulated the formation of this fund in her will to benefit the hearing impaired of Central New York. Programs that benefit include those providing sign language interpreters in schools...
Learn More Donate NowThis fund was established by a 1998 bequest to meet community needs in the areas of cancer and heart disease research, education and care.
Learn More Donate NowThe Southern Cayuga Agriculture Program Fund was established by the Southern Cayuga Agricultural Advisory Board to support the priorities of the SCCS Agriculture program and the SCCS Future Farmers of America (FFA) Program — including academic needs and supplies, FFA activities and leadership development.
Learn More Donate NowIn 1999, John Spanfelner and his wife, Anne, established this fund to support two objectives. John, an ardent fly fisherman, desired to promote the preservation of ecosystems, clean Central New York waterways and organizations that care for and train dogs that help humans.
Learn More Donate NowThe C.I.G.S. Foundation board of directors in 2001 chose to direct their assets to the Community Foundation to establish a fund to promote the vocational, educational, health and social needs of people with disabilities subject to social barriers. The fund is named in honor of...
Learn More Donate NowMichael and Elaine Crough established this fund in 2006 to improve opportunities for the career development of individual front-line, non-management, human service workers, providing them with professional development and training opportunities. By investing in the skills and competencies of these invaluable staff members, this initiative...
Learn More Donate NowEstablished in 1888 to provide medical and surgical aid for those who could not afford it, the Syracuse Free Dispensary closed its doors in 1964. In 1966, the State’s Supreme Court ordered the Dispensary’s endowment assets transferred to establish this fund. The Dispensary’s mission lives...
Learn More Donate NowEstablished on June 1, 1912, as Club Number 42 in the Rotary world, The Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc. has been a stalwart presence in the Greater Syracuse community for over a century. Throughout its rich history, the Club has consistently demonstrated uncommon distinction and...
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