Giving Voice | Fall 2022

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A PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FALL 2022

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GIVING MATTERS

COVER STORY

DONOR STORY

COMMUNITY IMPACT

GRANTING MATTERS

WHAT’S HAPPENING

New 5forCNY Data

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Angela Winfield & Lance Lyons

$1,080,802 in Grants Distributed to 26 Nonprofit Organizations

Participatory Budgeting

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GRANTEE STORY

STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES

Home HeadQuarters

POINT OF VIEW Our board and staff are in the midst of a planning process that will lead us to adopting a new five-year strategic plan in 2023. Our next strategic plan dovetails with a key milestone ... our 100th year in 2027. A hundred years really is a long time!

Community foundations were created in cities across this country in the beginning part of the last century, starting with The Cleveland Foundation in 1914, and have been growing exponentially from there. We were created in 1927 to be the place where legacies and bequests, large and small, and gifts of all kinds for many different purposes, are invested to grow and be disbursed to impact the changing needs of Central New York over time. Legacy, history and stewardship are a part of our story.

The cover article in this newsletter speaks to these interlocking issues and is heartening on so many levels. The Westminster Presbyterian Church was founded on the Northside of Syracuse in 1810 — 15 years before Syracuse was incorporated as a village and 20 years before the Erie Canal was completed. We are honored that after more than 200 years of service, the church chose the Community Foundation to be the repository of its remaining financial assets by creating an endowed

fund to support the greatest needs of the Northside neighborhoods where the church made its home.

Over the decades, there have been many examples of organizations that have put their faith in our future by creating permanent funds at the Community Foundation. From social and community organizations such as the Corinthian Club and the Carriage House Foundation, to nonprofit human service organizations like the Syracuse Dispensary, Consolidated Industries and the Cayuga Health Association, all phased out their activities and entrusted their remaining assets to us to support charitable purposes in line with their missions. Over the last decade, more than a dozen local private and family foundations have also become funds at the Community Foundation. We are encouraged by the confidence that our friends, neighbors and partners have put in our work over so many years.

Our history helps inform our work and our strategy as we plan for the future. This kind of discernment, however, also has us resolutely focusing forward on what we aspire to be and hope to see in our community in years to come.

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PETER A. DUNN President & CEO

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UPDATED STUDY REVEALS OPPORTUNITY FOR REGION’S FUTURE Take a moment to think about what matters to you in our community. Perhaps it’s the schools your children attend, or the hospital where you receive care. It could be the park where your grandchildren love to play, or a local charity that’s a big part of your life.

What could you do to make sure the things that matter to you today have a secure future, long after you’re gone? How can you help ensure that future generations will benefit from the wonderful resources in our community?

The answer is surprisingly simple. The lives of current and future Central New York residents, including our children and grandchildren, would be immeasurably improved if everyone gave 5 percent of their

assets – whether they be large, small or anywhere in between – to charity through their estates.

children to maintain a charitable connection to the area where they grew up and made cherished memories.

This is the goal of our 5forCNY campaign, which we launched in 2011. Over the last decade, we saw a growing number of community members recognizing the importance of keeping their charitable dollars in their home communities. At the Community Foundation alone, the number of planned legacy and estate commitments – which will benefit a wide range of local charities and causes – has more than doubled as people are increasingly treating the community as one of their heirs in their financial and estate plans. Many individuals have also created funds that allow their children or grand-

A recent study conducted by LOCUS Impact Investing found that on average, $79,700 per household will transfer from one generation to the next in Central New York over the next 10 years. This adds up to a total projected transfer of $25 billion. If 5% of that – nearly $1.3 billion – was designated for local charity in a charitable endowment, an estimated $74 million would be available for nonprofit grantmaking each year! In other words, an average gift of $4,000 from each household transfer could make a significant difference in our community for generations to come.

Source: cnyvitals.org and U.S. Census American Community Survey *For the purposes of this illustration, Central New York includes Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, Madison and Cortland counties.

Various options are available to support the region – either through the Community Foundation or other nonprofits in the community. While the possibilities are endless, here are three easy options for giving a legacy gift to help you get started:

01 - GIVE TO THE 5FORCNY FUND By designating the Community Foundation’s 5forCNY Fund as a recipient in your will, retirement account or life insurance policy, your dollars will be pooled with those of other generous community members seeking to make a difference. Grants are distributed from this fund through our Community Grantmaking process, which addresses the region’s greatest needs.

02 - ESTABLISH YOUR OWN LEGACY FUND Your memories, life stories and giving priorities can be retained and carried on through your giving by developing a legacy plan and named fund at the Community Foundation. Funds can be designed based on your interests to support specific causes, fields of interest or general community needs.

03 - GIVE THROUGH YOUR LOCAL CHARITY Many local charities have endowment funds that you can contribute your gift to.

Contact your favorite nonprofits and ask them how to designate these organizations in your will or beneficiary designations.

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Just as the transfer of wealth is ongoing, so is our 5forCNY campaign.

While the list of community needs may be great, the opportunity we all have to make a difference together is even greater.

To learn more about 5forCNY, visit 5forcny. org. Want to help spread the word? Please contact us at legacy@cnycf.org to schedule a 5forCNY presentation.

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COVER STORY

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Former Syracuse Church Creates Fund to Continue Neighborhood Mission

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As a child, Douglas G. Russell often walked with his large family to Westminster Presbyterian Church on Syracuse’s Northside for Sunday services. He remembers seeing packed pews and partaking in youth fellowship programs, dances, church outings and afterschool programs over the 65 years he was a member.

“Our social circle was connected to the church,” said Russell, a former church trustee, financial secretary and treasurer who was baptized at the church when he was 5.

“It was always a safe place for anyone in the neighborhood to go.”

In August 2010, the church — thought to be among the oldest in Syracuse — marked its 200th anniversary with a community celebration for the neighborhood, which includes the historic Washington Square Park. By then, church membership was declining dramatically, following demographic shifts that have closed urban churches in Central New York and across the country.

Within 10 years of the bicentennial commemoration, church membership had dwindled to 63. Sunday services drew an average of nine people, compared to a congregation that once filled the church’s estimated 400 seats. About two and a half years ago, church leaders acknowledged the small, aging congregation could not pay the bills and continue its ministry for long. Reluctantly, they voted to dissolve the congregation and close the church.

But warm memories of Westminster Presbyterian Church and its decadeslong role as a neighborhood anchor spurred longtime members to use its remaining resources to create a field-of-interest fund at the Community Foundation to support the greatest needs on Syracuse’s Northside. The Westminster Presbyterian Northside Concerns Fund will begin grantmaking in spring 2023.

In a nod to Westminster’s former neighborhood activities, the fund will focus on immediate community needs like food pantries, reading programs and support for neighborhood youth, allowing the former church to leave a permanent lasting legacy of impact on the community.

“We’ve been blessed with angels who left us money,” Russell said. “That money was left to the church from wonderful families and we can keep that working in the community.”

Church members hope their assets will be used wisely to continue supporting the needs of a changing neighborhood where they spent decades worshipping, socializing and serving others. “The fund will do everything we were doing as Christians before,” Russell said. “Everyone who came to us for help, we would help them. We want to be able to keep providing help on the Northside.”

Through the church’s fund, “we can know our money is working in the neighborhood where we put in so much time,” Russell said.

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Pictured: Douglas G. Russell stands with other longtime church members in front of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

From left are: Judy Gill, Douglas G. Russell, Linda Harrington and John Proper.

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DONOR STORY

FORGING PATHWAYS FOR THE FUTURE Angela Winfield & Lance Lyons

A good quality of life. This idea is at the heart of Angela Winfield and Lance Lyons’ decision to live — and give back — in Central New York. In addition to its affordable cost of living, good weather, abundant natural resources, and rich arts and cultural landscape, Central New York is where they have made their home and where they are committed to making a difference.

Angela, a diversity, equity and inclusion executive; and Lance, a property manager, are involved with many local nonprofits as board members, supporters, patrons and beneficiaries. Common among these organizations — and Angela and Lance’s passion for them — is a mission to help people find independence, enrichment, opportunity and access.

Angela and Lance, both people who are blind, credit the support they received from Aurora of Central New York and other local service agencies as a catalyst for giving back. They dream of a future in which everyone has a chance to be successful and no one is limited by their circumstances.

Drawing from their own lived experiences, Angela, a Black woman, and Lance, a White man, are passionate advocates for racial equity and disability rights. In their own words,

“It shouldn’t be difficult to be Black and it shouldn’t be difficult to be blind. We want to increase justice and equity for future generations.”

Angela grew up in Newburgh, New York, with her siblings and parents who, as teachers and first-generation college students, always modeled the importance of education and giving back for their children.

Angela’s father grew up in the Hudson Valley, while Angela’s mother grew up in North Carolina, in the segregated South. As a second-generation college student who earned a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College and a law degree from Cornell University, Angela credits her education as a tool that helped her advance. She views education and access to knowledge, both formal and informal, as crucial ingredients for overcoming obstacles that she hopes will someday cease to exist.

Lance grew up in a lower-income household in Auburn, New York, raised by a single father who worked as a truck driver.

Lance was a first-generation college student. Though he didn’t feel privileged growing up, he now realizes he had unfair advantages. Through his marriage to Angela and becoming part of her family, he has gained deeper insight into the structural barriers and racial injustices she and other people of color continue to face across the country. Losing his sight later in life, at age 29, also transformed Lance’s awareness and perspective, as he went from merely perceiving barriers faced by people living with disabilities to feeling and experiencing them directly.

Angela and Lance want people to know that there are pathways through the barriers, even if it doesn’t always feel like it. “Anything’s possible,” Angela said.

“You can succeed and you can thrive.”

Left: Angela Winfield and Lance Lyons at the REV Theatre Company in Auburn

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“And it’s also important to keep in mind what success is for you,” Lance added. “Do the best you can and help everyone you can along the way.”

Angela and Lance also share a mutual love of the arts — mainly the theater and performing arts — as these mediums provide opportunities to empathize with different stories and perspectives and engage diverse audiences. They regularly attend perfor¬mances at Auburn Public Theater, Syracuse Stage and the REV Theatre Company, an organization for which Angela also serves on the board. The arts provide powerful platforms for inclusivity and representation, and Angela and Lance hope to improve access and accessibility — both onstage and off — for people of all abilities, means and backgrounds.

To help forge future pathways, Angela and Lance have chosen to leave an estate gift to the Community Foundation, which will create a legacy fund when they pass away.

Their legacy fund will support racial equity, disability rights, educational and vocational opportunities, and arts accessibility in Central New York — all causes that will advance their goal of helping to make people’s lives better.

“By going through the Community Foundation, our gift can evolve with the needs that may arise in the future,” said Angela. “We do the work that we can while we’re here. And then, while we’re gone, the work continues.”

CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNIT Y FOUNDATION

COMMUNITY IMPACT

In June, our board of directors approved $1,080,802 in grants to 26 nonprofit organizations through our Community Grantmaking program.

EDUCATION

$40,000

$10,000

$18,425

$50,000

$27,474

ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

PARTNERS IN LEARNING

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

THE READING LEAGUE

Expand its Diversity in Early Education and Care project, aimed at increasing the supply of skilled, bilingual early education and care professionals

Host a strategic planning retreat and train staff of the North Side Learning Center and Syracuse University’s Engaged Humanities Network

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY

Provide financial awards to students who participate in its OCC Advantage Program, which provides support for students who face a lack of home resources

Hire a director of community education and engagement to help expand its reach to historically excluded communities

Launch its Video Production and Visual Storytelling Summer Camp for Syracuse City School District students to learn about film and storytelling

ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS

$40,400

$13,000

$50,000

ESF COLLEGE FOUNDATION

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST

Preserve water quality and increase the health of the Skaneateles Lake ecosystem

Host its Youth Leadership Program, which teaches students about how to preserve Central New York’s declining bird species

Support its Central New York Ladders to the Outdoors Program to allow for year-round outdoor programming for youth

HEALTHCARE

$30,000

$40,000

$150,000

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY/ NORTHEAST REGION

AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK

ELMCREST CHILDREN’S CENTER

Transport cancer patients to appointments around Onondaga and Madison counties

Make technology upgrades in three training rooms to better accommodate both larger in-person and hybrid training sessions

Build a 28-bedroom home for its mental health crisis respite program, which provides children with professional counseling, peer support, healthy meals and recreational opportunities

$50,000

$15,000

$40,000

$27,578

$25,000

BRADY FAITH CENTER

BRIDGES/MADISON COUNTY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM

GREATER SYRACUSE WORKS (SHA)

HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF CNY & OF THE FINGER LAKES

JOSEPH’S HOUSE FOR WOMEN

HUMAN SERVICES

Support the Hope, Health, and Healing Workforce Training Model at the Brady Market

Hire a new coordinator and support a director of strategic initiatives position

Purchase a new web-based employer resource portal that will help expand its Employee Assistance Program

Upgrade data backup capacity and server space

Make fire and safety renovations to its new building that houses pregnant and parenting women and their children

$49,425 NATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP COMMISSION ON HEALTH Hire two LCSW mental health providers and a program manager to help implement a program that increases access to mental health services for Black residents of Syracuse

PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT

$25,000

$35,000

A TINY HOME FOR GOOD

ALTAMONT PROGRAM

Hire a construction manager to help build high quality homes more efficiently and increase its capacity for larger projects

Purchase new equipment and renovate a kitchen used for serving nutritious meals to Veterans on-site in East Syracuse

$120,000

$65,000

$22,500

$32,000

TOWN OF EATON

WCNY PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CNY

YMCA OF THE GREATER TRI-VALLEY – ONEIDA

YWCA OF SYRACUSE & ONONDAGA COUNTY

Purchase and replace broadcast equipment to continue broadcasting educational programs and local government proceedings

Purchase new fitness equipment for its Cardiovascular Rehab and Cancer Survivorship programs

Expand its Girls Inc. program, which helps develop girls’ potential and talents by focusing on financial literacy, college and career prep, STEM and ELA

Construct a public park with an amphitheater, restrooms, spray fountain, picnic tables and trees to address the lack of parks and recreational facilities in the town

$50,000

$20,000

$35,000

CENTRAL CURRENT

GIRL SCOUTS OF NYPENN PATHWAYS

MANLIUS SENIOR CENTRE

Launch Camp Beyond 10102, the first sleep away camp for LGBTQIA+ children in New York state

Renovate its activity center to create a comfortable gathering room for seniors

Support startup costs for its new digital newsroom, including hiring editorial and business staff

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Pictured: ESF College Foundation

THESE GRANTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING FUNDS To learn more about these funds and many others that make our grantmaking possible, visit: CNYCF.ORG/FUNDS 8

Shirley M. Aubrey Fund Ellen T. & David R. Bacon Fund Charlotte & Donald Ball Fund Harry & Helen Barnes Jewell Fund William D. Barnet Memorial Scholarship Fund Peter & Barbara Baum Fund Benji Fund Besse Family Fund Bilford Family Fund Borer Family Fund for Education Charles F. Brannock Fund Shirley M. Brennan Fund William L. Broad Fund Kenneth P. & Charlotte C. Buckley Fund Cabasino Fund Patricia M. & Vincent H. Callahan Fund Carriage House Foundation Fund Philip R. & Elizabeth Chase Fund Clarke Family Fund Laurie J. & Dr. William R. Clark, Jr. Community Fund Solly & Belle Cohen Fund William & Sylvia Cohen Community Fund CNYCF Community Fund The Coon Fund Mary Frances Costello Fund The DeBenedictis Fund Alfred & Grace DiBella Fund John S. & Julia G. Dietz Fund Olga Dietz Turner Fund Divot’s Fund Margaret J. Early Fund Education Endowment Fund Steven A. Endieveri Memorial Fund Environmental Fund Carlton R. Estey Fund Alice M. Gaylord Trust Minnie O. Goodman Fund Viola M. Hall Fund Frances E. & John S. Hancock Fund Carroll A. Hennessy Fund Anthony A. & Susan Henninger Memorial Fund Hills Family Fund I. A. Hotze Fund Ursula T. Hubby Fund John H. & Mary P. Hughes Fund Iaconis, Iaconis & Baum Fund Leo & Natalie Jivoff Fund Martha A. & Eugene F. Keppler Fund Marjorie D. Kienzle Fund David Kilpatrick Memorial Fund Frances C. & Albert C. Knight Charitable Fund George & Luella Krahl Fund Ruth E. Krull Fund Alicia A. & George W. Lee Fund Leonard Family Endowment LFM Fund Maier Family Community Fund L.C. Maier Community Fund Candace & John Marsellus Community Fund Gay D. Marsellus Fund John F. Marsellus Fund The Martha Fund Flora Mather Hosmer Fund Helen Hancock McClintock Fund Anne L. Messenger Community Fund James & Aileen Miller Charitable Fund H. Gillis & Letty M. Murray Fund Donald C. & Marion F. Newton Fund Peggy Ogden Community Fund Dorothy M. Olds Fund Carol W. & Emiel D. Palmer Fund P-D Family Fund John R. Pelkey Community Fund Theodore & Marjorie B. Pierson Fund Robert & Anne Pietrafesa Fund Robert A. & Winifred S. Pond Family Fund Maggie & Roger Reid Fund Brian Cole Retan Memorial Fund Dorothy Retan Irish Fund James A. & McDowell Smith Reynolds Fund Lawrence E. Root Fund Lynne Ross Scheer Fund Rosalind & Seymour Rudolph Fund Elizabeth Salisbury Brooks Fund Robert & Dorothy Salisbury Fund Helene C. Schroeder Fund Daniel & Jeanne Schwartz Fund Frederick B. & Laura B. Scott Fund Shuart Family Fund Adelaide Louise Silvia Community Fund Virginia C. Simons & Dr. C. Adele Brown Fund Frances Singer Hennessy Fund Winifred & DeVillo Sloan, Jr. Family Fund The Lee & Alice Smith Fund Spanfelner Fund Syracuse Dispensary Fund Walter A. Thayer Fund Frances M. Thompson Fund Dr. Robert J. Vitkus Fund Donald & Hilda Watrous Fund Virginia Wendel Fund Carolyn V. West Fund John Winter Family Fund Dorothy C. Witherill Fund The Witherill Fund Forrest H. Witmeyer Fund Arthur W. & Mabel P. Wrieden Memorial Fund Peter Zerebny Community Fund

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GRANTING MAT TERS

ADDING NEW FLAVOR TO GRANTMAKING WITH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Globally, one of the most trending tools for strengthening civic engagement and fortifying communities has been participatory budgeting (PB), an inclusive process that empowers residents to decide how to allocate grant funding through collaborative deliberation and decision-making.

QIANA WILLIAMS Program Officer

To learn more about our participatory budgeting program, please contact: qwilliams@cnycf.org 315.883.5568

We launched our first PB project this fall to address the issue of childhood lead testing.

We identified this priority by using the Life Needs Assessment, a data tool we designed to measure the well-being of our community in real time. It revealed that more than 45% of Syracuse residents have not had their homes or children tested for lead; the PB process will examine how we can increase lead testing of Syracuse children. The winning project(s) will be funded with a pool of $150,000 grant dollars.

People often say that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches come to mind when they first hear about PB, and they are not too far off, metaphorically speaking. Much like the sandwich, we have two layers of professional nonprofit specialists (slices of bread) that sandwich the critical work of neighborhood discernment (the peanut butter and jelly) on either end.

The first slice of bread represents the facilitators and expert presenters who set clear guidelines and expectations for discussion and the generation of ideas. It is this group that makes relevant data available and conducts extensive outreach to recruit residents, usually from historically disenfranchised communities. They make it possible for people to share their different perspectives and daily experiences, much like peanut butter and jelly come from their own separate jars to make their magic when mixed together.

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At the center of the PB process are the residents who drive the process by learning about the issues that empower their voices and inspire their ideation for proposals.

Then, once ideas are generated and ranked by residents, the process is sandwiched by the second slice of bread in the form of a different set of nonprofit and government professionals who can work the ideas that residents generate into concrete projects that their staff members can carry out. The process culminates in a communitywide vote on the vetted proposals to determine which proposal(s) will be funded.

By spearheading the PB process, we seek to journey with residents to transform our community. In preparation of this project, we conducted extensive outreach over the summer, directly engaging hundreds of residents all around the city through participation and funding of conferences, festivals and fairs.

Our participation at more than 20 events has afforded us the opportunity to discuss who we are, the work we do and to recruit residents to participate.

We look forward to working with residents on this unique approach to civic engagement and philanthropy. Those looking to learn more can visit cnycf.org/budgeting.

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W H A T ’S H A P P E N I N G

01 NEW TRAINING PLATFORM FOR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES We partnered with an exclusive online platform called Resilia to bring new training and coaching opportunities to nonprofits in Central New York for the first time. Resilia offers technology and one-to-one coaching to support effectiveness, creativity and workflow in nonprofits across the country.

Twenty-five Central New York nonprofit organizations led by and serving Black, Asian, Latino, Native American and LGBTQIA+ communities or people with disabilities were chosen to participate in the first cohort. They will have access to a suite of on-demand tools and resources to support organizational growth and impact, including online trainings, educational materials, and templates on fundraising, marketing, strategic planning and board management.

02 $240,000 IN GRANTS AWARDED TO BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS We awarded the fourth round of grants from our Black Equity & Excellence Fund this fall to support Black-led nonprofit organizations and projects that counteract systemic racism. Seventeen grants were distributed, totaling $240,000. The funding will support a variety of projects that serve the community through the implementation of the arts, human services and more. View the grants at cnycf.org/equity.

03 MEET THE FOUNDATIONS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS Individuals representing over 100 Onondaga County nonprofit organizations were in attendance for our Meet the Foundations event in September. This annual event provides local nonprofits an opportunity to speak with several foundations located in Central New York. We want to thank the following organizations that joined us for participating: The Gifford Foundation, Allyn Family Foundation, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, William G. Pomeroy Foundation, The John Ben Snow Foundation, Say Yes Syracuse, and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

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GRANTEE STORY

HOME HEADQUARTERS Lead Safe Training Builds Healthy Housing and Healthy Children

As contractors work to eliminate the lead paint that threatens Syracuse children’s healthy development, they risk creating poisonous dust and debris.

“Almost any time you touch it you have to be careful,” said Amanda Schaub, grants director at Home HeadQuarters, Inc., a Central New York housing and neighborhood revitalization organization. “If you’re going to disrupt lead in the course of building repair, we want to make sure workers can do that safely.”

Pictured: Davian Griffiths (middle), a contractor who received a scholarship from Home HeadQuarters to complete EPA-certified lead removal training, stands with his team from Global Construction

At least 200 Syracuse contractors and property owners have taken an eight-hour course to learn to set up safe workspaces, use appropriate protective equipment and tools, and correctly dispose of waste while removing lead paint through a Home HeadQuarters’ scholarship program made possible with support from our LeadSafeCNY Fund.

“Most of the housing in the city of Syracuse was built before lead paint was made illegal in 1978,” Schaub said. “We want contractors and small landlords who are making their own repairs, to be trained to safely and legally work on properties that need lead paint mitigation.”

A $20,000 grant from our LeadSafeCNY Fund provided funding to Home HeadQuarters for property owner and contractor scholarships to attend and complete EPA-certified workforce lead removal training and lead safe education. Local contractors and property owners also utilize scholarships for RRP (renovation, repair and painting) training and/ or abatement courses, the four-hour refresher course and EPA supervisor education, all provided by Lead Safe LLC. The agency reimburses fees for EPA certification, which is good for five years.

A separate $60,000 grant to CenterState CEO supported efforts to ensure that firms contracted to perform lead testing and remediation reflect the demographics of the impacted communities. The grant allows 11

CenterState CEO to implement a strategy that helps local, minority-owned contracting companies gain the skills to become more competitive in the bidding process for lead mitigation projects.

Both grants reflect our multiyear commitment to help decrease the region’s alarming childhood lead poisoning rates.

“The LeadSafeCNY Fund is a critical tool in our community to build the capacity to deal with lead paint problems,” Schaub said.

“It’s important to keep people living in older properties safe and children healthy.”

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families delayed well-child visits and a lot of people spent more time at home.

“The number of children in Syracuse and surrounding Onondaga County with elevated lead levels increased for the first time in six years. That really shows the problem is not over and why it’s important to keep working on this,” Schaub said.

Lead poisoning hinders children from entering the classroom ready to learn and is associated with lifelong socioeconomic impacts. “The effects of lead poisoning cannot be reversed,” Schaub said. “As expensive as it is to deal with mitigation, it’s cheaper than dealing with the lifelong impacts.”

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STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW STAFF MEMBERS

SUNDAY KULANG

Development Associate

Sunday Kulang was hired as development associate. Sunday assists with the administration of our constituent management database to help build and sustain relationships with current and potential donors, professional advisors and other constituents. Sunday attended the State University of New York at Oswego, where she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She is a longtime member of the Black Student Union.

CORY SCHAD

Senior Manager, Events & Communications Cory Schad was hired as senior manager, Events & Communications. Cory previously served as the director of Development and Communications at Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School. He joins the Community Foundation with over 10 years of experience in marketing, event planning and execution and athletics, formerly serving as an assistant athletic director at his alma mater, Cazenovia College. There he received a bachelor’s of professional studies degree in sport management. Cory lives in New Hartford, New York, with his wife Ashlea, their two boys, Easton (4) and Bryson (2), and their dog, Beesly.

QIANA WILLIAMS

Program Officer

Qiana Williams was hired as program officer. In her role she engages directly with community residents and nonprofit staff to assist in the design and implementation of the Community Foundation’s strategic initiatives and grantmaking. Qiana is deeply committed to community improvement and has an extensive background in education and the arts. She formerly served as curator of public programs at the Everson Museum of Art, education curator at the Community Folk Art Center and humanities educator for the Syracuse City School District.

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UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES Join us for our exciting events and workshops this year! Events listed below will be held virtually. To register, visit: CNYCF.ORG/EVENTS

EVENTS JANUARY 17, 2023 | 7-8 P.M.

Virtual Community Event

2023 National Day of Racial Healing

Heather McGhee: The Sum Of Us Save the date; registration coming soon!

GRANT DEADLINES APRIL 7, 2023

Community Grants APRIL 15, 2023

Cayuga Community Fund MAY 15, 2023

Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund JUNE 15, 2023

Women’s Fund of Central New York JULY 7, 2023

Black Equity & Excellence Fund JULY 7, 2023

The Leadership Classroom (TLC) JULY 7, 2023

LeadUp CNY JULY 15, 2023

Oswego County Community Foundation

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PETER A. DUNN

CATHERINE BERTINI KARIN SLOAN DELANEY, ESQ.

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION KIMBERLY P. SADOWSKI, CPA

DANIEL J. FISHER

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

STEPHEN D. FOURNIER

ELIZABETH T. HARTMAN, CPA

KATE FELDMEIER FRANZ

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KYMBERLE BENDERSKI

CAERESA RICHARDSON, PMP MARTIN A. SCHWAB, ESQ.

Senior Director, Grants and Programs

DARRELL D. BUCKINGHAM

Program Officer

QIANA WILLIAMS

Program Officer

COLBY CYRUS

Program Manager

ELISIA GONZALEZ

Program Associate

Accountant

DANA FIEL

Senior Finance Associate

DAVONA LAWRENCE

Finance Associate

TERRI M. EVANS

Administrative Associate

REBECCA BRONFEIN RAPHAEL KEVIN E. SCHWAB

FRANK M. RIDZI, PHD

Vice President, Community Investment

DANIELLE M. JOHNSON

WILLIAM H. BROWER III

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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

COMMUNICATIONS KATRINA M. CROCKER

Vice President, Communications

JULIET R. MALOFF

Communications Officer

CORY SCHAD

DEVELOPMENT THOMAS M. GRIFFITH, AEP ® , CAP ® , CHFC ®

Vice President, Development

MONICA M. MERANTE, CAP ®

Senior Director, Philanthropic Services

Senior Manager, Events & Communications

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT SUPPORT AHMEED H. TURNER

JAN L. LANE, CAP ®

Vice President, Scholarships and Student Support; Executive Director, Say Yes Syracuse

PRAGYA S. MURPHY, MBA, CAP ®

Scholarship and Student Support Officer, Say Yes Syracuse

GENERAL COUNSEL

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

MARY ANNE CODY, ESQ.

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

JENNY E. GREEN

Philanthropic Services Officer

SUNDAY KULANG

Development Associate

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