新闻与故事

Leaders from five local groups completed The Leadership Classroom (TLC), a monthly training series that builds skills and connections; each received a grant to bring to life a community project—from newborn support and Karen cultural preservation to girls’ leadership trips, digital literacy, and grief-wellness pop-ups.

The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed $1,342,262 in grants from our Community Fund and a variety of Field-of-Interest funds to local nonprofits.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes timing everything for charitable planning: 2025 offers a window to bunch gifts and maximize deductions before 2026 limits change the math. Here’s what advisors need to watch—higher standard deductions, a coming non-itemizer write-off, and how the Community Foundation...

Signed July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes charitable giving—raising the standard deduction and tightening itemized write-offs for top earners, introducing a permanent post-2025 deduction for non-itemizers, and cementing today’s elevated estate-tax exemption. Here’s what donors, nonprofits, and advisors need to know...

2025 is a rare window to maximize both your charitable impact and your tax savings before new rules reduce the value of deductions. From bunching gifts and donating appreciated assets to savvy IRA strategies and gift annuities, here are 10 smart moves to give more...

A new Canine Mobile Unit means healthier dogs, safer travel and more veterans connected with the service dogs they rely on. With the help of a Community Grant, Clear Path for Veterans is making this possible by providing safe, reliable transportation for its canine program.

Colby Cyrus, CAPM and Frank Ridzi, Ph.D. examine the relationship between childhood lead exposure and third grade English Language Arts proficiency in Syracuse.

The Central New York Community Foundation's local impact investing program has closed on a $490,000 deal for WCNY’s Entertainment Academy−a 28-week workforce development training program−until funding from a state grant contract is fulfilled.