Field-of-Interest Fund

When the Community Council on Careers was dissolved in 1990, its assets were transferred to this fund. Today, the fund continues to support projects that improve skill training in business and manufacturing industries in Central New York.

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After ceasing operation of their Wagon Wheel Senior Center, the Carriage House Foundation transferred its assets to the Community Foundation, thereby ensuring future funding for senior programs in the area.

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The Cayuga Community Fund is a geographically-specific fund administered by the Central New York Community Foundation. This philanthropic initiative serves as a collection of gifts from many donors who are committed to preserving and enhancing the quality of life for residents of Cayuga County through...

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The Cayuga Health Association served the Cayuga County community for more than a century by providing health and informational services, social activities, and other health and nutritional opportunities to area residents before it was forced to close its doors in 2011. After closing, the Association...

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Walter Brooks, recruited as a baseball player in the major leagues, kept alive his love of the game for many years through younger players. Friends and family sustained his legacy to future ballplayers by establishing this fund for support of youth baseball programs in Syracuse.

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This fund will provide flexible and responsive support to healthcare and animal care organizations in Central New York.

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Frank Borer and his family established this fund to support projects and programs that provide access and aid for people seeking post-secondary education. Frank passed away in 2014, but his desire to help others achieve their potential through education lives on through this fund.

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After traveling the world as a rubber buyer for his second cousin, tire magnate Harvey Firestone, William D. Barnet settled in Syracuse as a salesman for the J.P. Byrne tire company. A great believer in a solid secondary school education, he established this fund to...

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The Anonymous #33 Fund was established by a generous couple from Madison County who wish to remain anonymous until their deaths. The couple f irst had the idea to establish a charitable fund after reading an article regarding a grant awarded to provide disaster relief...

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This fund was established to support human service work with a preference for organizations that serve the needs of the hungry or support refugees and/or arts and culture organizations.

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