Accumulated earnings from the Syracuse SIDS Golf Classic established this permanent fund in 2007 to support the elimination of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome through increased community awareness and medical research as well as parent support programs and risk reduction education.

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Walter A. Thayer worked as a carpenter for many years. Through a charitable bequest in 1992, Walter established this fund to provide grants for programs helping women facing domestic violence and teenagers in need.

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Bob Vitkus was a successful oral surgeon and an avid hunter and fly fisherman who loved the outdoors. His hard work took him to Georgetown University Dental School and a general practice residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Soon after, he began his oral...

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Douglas Russell and other former parishioners of the Westminster Presbyterian Church created this fund to honor the legacy of their beloved more than 200 year-old church. The fund will support the greatest needs on the Northside of Syracuse with a preference for food pantries, reading...

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John Rinn Winter, Jr. had always admired the rolling hills and valleys of Upstate New York. Born in 1925 in Syracuse to Katharine and John, Winter hailed from a family with a deep history of roots weaved into Central New York. Winter’s great, great grandfather,...

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The Women’s Fund of Central New York established this fund to support, empower and recognize the advancement and full participation of women and girls in Central New York through grants and initiatives. For more information, visit our full Women’s Fund page.

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