News Releases

Two groups will partner to lead ‘Kitchen Table Talks’ with families who have been identified through our Life Needs Assessment tool as having been impacted by lead issues in their housing.

The Community Foundation launched the Black Equity & Excellence Fund in June of 2020 to support projects that encourage self-sufficiency and improve the physical and economic conditions that affect Black community members’ quality of life.

The Community Foundation recently distributed a new round of grants from its Black Equity & Excellence Fund. Grants from the fund support Black-led nonprofit organizations and projects that counteract systemic racism. Fourteen grants were distributed, totaling $248,000. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Since its inception in 1998, the Women’s Fund has awarded $450,000 in grants, and has grown its endowment to more than $1 million.

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund is a union of gifts contributed by the people of the Pulaski community that makes grants to support programs and projects of importance to the area.

A policy paper outlines our rationale for investing intentionally and publicly in the support and celebration of Black members of our community.

The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed $301,000 in grants from the Dr. Robert J. Vitkus Fund; more than $1 million in additional grants distributed from other funds to local nonprofits.