Designated Fund
Dr. Amina Akhtar created this fund to annually support a number of multicultural nonprofit organizations in Central and Western New York.
Learn MoreCreated in 2008 upon the death of John A. Santelli, this fund received the residual of his estate. The distributions from this fund are designated to benefit several local charities.
Learn MoreSince 1991, this fund has provided funding to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America and Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region.
Learn MoreBorn and raised in Liverpool, NY, World War II veteran Alfred W. Richberg returned to his native Central New York after serving in the South Pacific. He went on to an accomplished career as a chemist with Solvay Process. When he passed away at age...
Learn MoreOne of the highest locations in the Cazenovia area, the great stone hill, now known as Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, was thoughtfully shared by the Riesters with the community, preserving it as a source of inspiration for creating and enjoying all forms of art....
Learn MoreLettie H. Rohrig, at the suggestion of her attorney, provided a charitable bequest to the Community Foundation in 1998. Although from modest means, Lettie’s generosity provides support for the Syracuse Opera Company in perpetuity.
Learn MoreWhen a large group of fruit and vegetable growers, organized through a cooperative called Pro-Fac, learned they would receive a payout from the sale of Birds Eye Foods, many of the members saw this as an opportune time to set aside funds in support of...
Learn MoreThis fund was established to support the high school scholarship program at Pulaski Academy & Central School.
Learn MoreThe Sarah Lombardi Pietrafesa Scholarship for Mastery in Music is awarded annually to a Christian Brothers Academy student entering their senior year of high school who possesses an innate musical talent, a commitment to musical progress, a capacity to work diligently in both academics and...
Learn MoreJ. Daniel Pluff, a prominent local financial advisor, established this fund with his wife Diane to benefit a cause that was deeply personal to them — services for children with special needs. When their two daughters, Anna and Sophie, were born prematurely, they both were...
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