Central New York Community Foundation

09/10/2026

Ready to claim your career? 🌟

Join us September 22 for Everything Rises and Falls On You: Claim Your Career, an interactive N.E.W.S. session featuring Gwen Webber-McLeod, President/CEO of Gwen, Inc.

Designed with early-career professionals in mind, this session will help you build the confidence, skills and mindset to take ownership of your career and grow as a leader.

📅 September 22 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
📍 Central New York Community Foundation
☕ Morning refreshments provided

Register today: https://buff.ly/JA4SAul

09/09/2026

🎉Congratulations to our newest Community Grant recipients!

We’re proud to support these wonderful organizations expanding opportunity and building a stronger CNY: Breadcrumbs Productions, Central New York Ballet, Earlville Opera House, Everson Museum of Art, Landmark Theatre, Restoreforlife, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Unchained, Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA), House of Psalms 23, Kool Kidz Foundation, Longhouse Council, BSA, Mercy Works, Oneida City School District, Onondaga Environmental Institute, Onondaga Nation, Our Local History at CCSI, Workforce Advancement Center (WAC), Write Out Syracuse, Aura A. Cole PTO, Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Caspar Gregory Camp, Fiver Children’s Foundation, Friends of Emerson Park, Haven at Skanda, HumaneCNY, Puerto Rican Environmental Action Lab, Purpose Farm, Salt City Harvest Farm, Town of Georgetown, Town of Montezuma and Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Click the link below to learn more about these organizations and the impact they’re making in our community! ⬇ https://cnycf.org/more-than-1-3-million-distributed-to-cny-nonprofits/

09/08/2026

For nearly 60 years, Larry Hoefler has called Central New York home. Through a thoughtful legacy gift to the Community Foundation, he is giving back to the community that shaped his life and creating a lasting impact for generations to come.

Read his story: https://cnycf.org/a-legacy-of-kindness-laurence-a-hoeflers-gift-to-central-new-york/

09/08/2026

We stand for students! 💚

Today, we were proud to stand alongside the Syracuse community for the Syracuse Stands for Students Initiative as we came together to celebrate the first day of school and show The Syracuse City School District students that they have a community cheering them on every step of the way!

09/04/2026

We stand for students! 💚

On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, we’re joining the Syracuse community for the Syracuse Stands for Students Initiative to welcome The Syracuse City School District students back to school and remind them that their entire community is behind them.

Learn more and find out how you can get involved: https://www.syracusecityschools.com/syracuse-stands-for-students

09/03/2026

Faith. Family. Purpose. 🧡

Fran and Teara Brown join Sincerely, CNY🎙️for a powerful conversation about the people who shaped them, the values that ground them and the role service plays in their family, leadership and community.

The full episode is available now on all major podcast platforms.

📸: Syracuse Football

09/01/2026

Meals on Wheels of Syracuse recently celebrated the completion of its expanded North Syracuse facility with a ribbon cutting.

We were proud to join in the celebration and to have supported the project through a Community Grant, which helped add space for meal preparation and distribution so the organization can continue serving more people across northern Onondaga County.

We look forward to seeing all that this expanded space makes possible for the community!

09/01/2026

Football isn't the only page in their playbook. 🧡 Full episode Thursday.

Visit cnycf.org/podcast to learn more.

08/28/2026

Calling all residents! We're inviting YOU to help decide how $75,000 will be invested in your community!

As we set out to celebrate 100 years, we’re not just looking back; we’re actively inviting you to help shape the next 100! This September will be a continuation of our centennial celebration by launching the fourth of five participatory budgeting initiatives across our service area.

Your voice matters. Your vote makes the decision. Learn More:

As the Central New York Community Foundation sets out to celebrate 100 years, we’re not just looking back; we’re actively inviting you to help shape the next 100! This September will be a continuation of our centennial celebration by launching the fourth of five participatory budgeting initiativ...

08/27/2026

Our staff takes pride in not just serving our community, but actively shaping its future. Check out our latest What We Are Up To post to learn about their passionate commitment as they drive positive change in our community.

Read here: https://cnycf.org/what-we-are-up-to-cnycf-staff-updates-11/