Giving Voice | Fall 2021

A PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

THE BASTABLE FAMILY COLLECTION PG. 3

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MUSICAL ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, A COMMUNITY GRANT RECIPIENT

02 GIVING MAT TERS Working with CNY Arts on COVID-19 Arts Impact Fund

03 COVER STORY The Bastable Family Collection

05 GRANTING MAT TERS A Rationale For The Black Equity & Excellence Fund

11 GRANTEE STORY Hopeprint to Invest in Micro-Neighborhood

13 STAFF PROMOTIONS & HIRES

14 UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES

07 COMMUNITY IMPACT $1,333,135 in Grants Distributed to 28 Nonprofit Organizations

09 SAY YES SYRACUSE Say Yes Takes Her From Scraps to Fashion School

10 WHAT’S HAPPENING

POINT OF VIEW The Community Foundation does a

agency fund program, we are able to

We have held coaching sessions for

lot of things – and I often find as I am

share our expertise to support local

nonprofit board leaders and staff

out and about in the community that

organizations in new and different

members on structuring conversations

some aspects of our work are more

ways.

around endowment gifts and bequests.

well-known than others. One area of service that we provide – agency funds for local nonprofit organizations – is a good example of our work that is not

We often find that nonprofit leaders have a modest amount of resources to start with, are challenged with the best

We have facilitated online gifts and gifts of stock and provided counsel on marketing messages. We have seen agencies reach goals that they weren’t

broadly understood.

way to invest and grow these resources

For more than 40 years, we have

limited staff and volunteer resources

been working with local nonprofit

on donor engagement and cultivation

organizations to help them build

rather than on the mechanics of

permanent funds – endowments at

fund administration. We aren’t an

In our experience, investing in capacity

the Community Foundation that are

investment manager or advisor – but

in this way can create new levels of

designated to support their efforts with

we do know a lot about best practices

confidence for agency leaders and

streams of income on a regular basis.

for good fiscal stewardship and

partners – and additional legitimacy

Today, we administer 80 agency funds

working with donors on all sorts of

for donor conversations and larger

for a wide-range of local organizations

large and complex gifts.

commitments from key supporters.

across our five-county Central New York footprint. This type of fund has been getting more popular. More than half of these funds have been created in just the last five years. For us, this work is fundamentally about building the capacity of the local nonprofit ecosystem to create permanent charitable resources. Through our

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over time, and want to focus their

Managing a fund itself is one component of these relationships – but we often find a deeper level of engagement. We have had agency fund partners ask us to manage the process for endowment campaign gift acknowledgments and multi-year pledge data tracking and reminders.

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initially sure that they could attain, including reaching goals for endowed funds that surpass $1 million for the

PETER A. DUNN

first time.

President & CEO

Ultimately, we believe that creating permanent charitable capital is a good approach for helping our local nonprofit partners to move from surviving from year to year to thriving over the long term.

ART IN THE WINDOWS INSTALLATION FEATURES QUILTS BY SANKOFA PEACEMAKERS VIA SYRACUSE POSTER PROJECT, A CNY ARTS COVID-19 IMPACT FUND RECIPIENT.

GIVING MATTERS

Foundation, Allyn Family Foundation, Jim and

WORKING WITH CNY ARTS ON COVID-19 ARTS IMPACT FUND

Juli Boeheim Foundation, Richard S. Shineman

As Peter Dunn mentioned in his letter on

grants from the fund through 2022.

Foundation, and Gladys Krieble Delmas

CNY ARTS COVID-19 IMPACT FUND RECIPIENTS

Foundation.

Based on a survey this spring, CNY Arts determined that in 2020, on average, individual artists lost $12,000 and arts organizations lost $200,000 due to the pandemic. While many organizations are planning to resume their activities, the continued impact of the pandemic is slowing that reopening. This is why CNY Arts is continuing to fundraise and deploy

page one, agency funds are designed to build capacity for nonprofits as they grow sustainable

Steve Butler, executive director of CNY Arts,

resources. Occasionally, nonprofits will

said, “We are grateful to the Community

establish an agency fund for reasons other than

Foundation for hosting and promoting the

sustainability – for example, if they are planning

fund. The reputation and reach of the CNYCF

a fundraising campaign. The campaign may be

as a trusted financial steward helped to attract

for a new building, a major renovation or some

significant individual donors and family funds.”

other one-time project.

JAMS RAYDIO

CNY Arts is committed to ensuring that our arts,

In August of last year, we had the opportunity

culture, and heritage sector will survive and

to build a campaign fund with CNY Arts

thrive and the Community Foundation is proud

designed to support arts organizations in

to be a resource to them in this work.

Central New York impacted by the pandemic:

NADA ODEH

the CNY Arts COVID-19 Impact Fund.

Specifically, this fund supports artists and nonprofit arts organizations in three categories: restart, reopening, and resiliency.

When we work with an agency in this way, since the resources have a near-term need, the fund is typically not invested for growth. The fund essentially acts as a pass-through and a common donation vehicle where we receive and acknowledge gifts, thereby lessening the administrative burden on the nonprofit. Often

MONICA MERANTE, CAP® Senior Director, Philanthropic Services

times, the campaigns succeed beyond their goal and those resources that remain in the fund are then invested for long-term growth.

As of Labor Day, CNY Arts reached its $1 million goal for this fund. This support came from individual donors and businesses, grants from national, state, county and local governments, as well as support from the Community Foundation, The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, the John Ben Snow Foundation and Memorial Trust, Gifford

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COVER STORY

THE BASTABLE FAMILY COLLECTION

As a boy, Jeff Bastable would sit with his grandma on Sunday mornings while she told him stories about her family’s life – tales of traveling by ship across the ocean to their roots in England, experiencing life early in the growth of the Syracuse area, being part of the daily hustle-bustle along Bastable Block.

JEFF AND SUSAN BASTABLE AT THE ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

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Years later, Jeff took one of his first trips to

key to the Bastable building, glass apothecary

connect to others,” said Jeff. “There are so many

the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA),

jars from the pharmacy, a steamer trunk

other families and individuals who, through

prompted by a desire to fill in the gaps in what

that accompanied Jeff’s ancestors across

circumstance or sacrifice, shaped the evolution

he knew of his family’s history in Central New

the Atlantic, photographs and records of

of our community.”

York.

family military service, and many paper files

Inspired by the strength and determination of their ancestors to build for the future, Jeff and Susan Bastable are proud and grateful for the community-building contributions their families made and wish to honor and preserve that history for the generations to come. Both descended from entrepreneurs.

Susan’s grandfather started the essential

to supplement the newspapers and written historical accounts already housed at OHA.

“IT’S NOT JUST STUFF,” SAID LISA MOORE, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT OHA. “IT TELLS A STORY.”

History, service and education are the common values at the heart of what drives Susan and Jeff in their giving and their vision to preserve the community’s untold stories. For them, education provides a foundation for learning and embracing multiple perspectives, service brings us all together, and history informs our past, present and future. Of her children, grandchildren and future Central New Yorkers,

oil food flavoring industry in Elmira. Jeff’s

“We’re known for our things and our collections

Susan said, “I think knowing their history will

family’s namesake real estate development

at OHA, but it’s really about people,” continued

give them a sense of pride and a sense of

venture was the Bastable Block in Syracuse,

Moore. “These are the permanent things

belonging and a sense of placement that they

which once sat on the site of the current State

of people who lived and walked our streets

might not otherwise have had and that might

Tower Building. The Bastable Block included

and built our city and our reputation. Family

have been lost.”

a post office, pharmacy, Syracuse University’s

collections are the connective tissue of the

first college of law, and the iconic Bastable

items that are here in our museum. They’re the

Shakespeare Theater that provided the start

storytellers, the people who preserved these

for the famous Shubert brothers’ movie theater

items in their own homes and now are sharing

empire. Jeff still feels connected to what the

them with future generations to use and

building represented and how it contributed to

understand and learn from.”

a puzzle.” Together, the Bastable Family Fund

Syracuse.

It is precisely this story of how their family

ensure that story lives on.

Rather than taking a page from the family

that the Bastables wish to preserve. Using

history books, Jeff and Susan are adding

their donor-advised fund at the Community

pages and artifacts to the archives at OHA

Foundation, Jeff and Susan are supporting

from their own personal collection, which had

OHA’s work to create a permanent home for

previously been stored at their home. Among

their family collection and they hope to inspire

the items from the Bastables’ collection are a

other families to do the same. “I want it to

a sense of community in the heart of downtown

“A lot of people throw things away today and don’t think twice about it,” said Susan. “They may be throwing things away that would’ve told that story and fit the pieces together like and the Bastable Family Collection at OHA will

history intersects with the community’s history

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GOD’S TEMPLE OF FAITH, A BLACK EQUITY & EXCELLENCE GRANT RECIPIENT

GRANTING MATTERS

THE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SUPPORTING BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS A Rationale For The Black Equity & Excellence Fund

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BLACK ARTIST COLLECTIVE, A BLACK EQUITY & EXCELLENCE GRANT RECIPIENT

No matter where you come from, what you

likely to live in poverty than White children

help build the capacity of local organizations

look like, or how much money your family

across the nation. The life expectancy of Black

and philanthropic projects created by the Black

has, everyone should have the opportunity to

people is 7% lower than of White people and

community.

learn, grow, and thrive. However, opportunity

White infant mortality is 70% less than it is for

in America has traditionally depended on your

Black infants. The data speaks for itself.

According to the policy paper, Black-led

The concentration of Black people living in

up to 76% smaller than those of their White

poverty and in neighborhoods that contribute

counterparts. And while Black people make

to poor health in Syracuse is not an accident

up 14.2% of the population nationally, Black

but rather an outcome of policies and practices

businesses make up only 2.2% of all businesses.

fulfilling their potential.

rooted in structural racism that deeply affect

These businesses often lack access to credit

the quality of our neighborhoods, economic

and investment capital, stunting their growth

We recently published a policy paper entitled

opportunity, health indicators and educational

and holding back community and economic

The Social & Economic Impacts of Supporting

attainment. Communities that invest in efforts

development.

Black-Led Organizations: A Rationale for the Black

to build racial equity will see a significant and

Equity & Excellence Fund that demonstrates

broadly based return on investment in the form

this through data. The paper outlines why we

of higher educational levels, higher household

are investing intentionally and publicly in the

incomes and lower levels of poverty.

we seek to reverse this pattern of historic

our community.

That is why one year ago we committed to

positive change for the Black community.

In Onondaga County, Black median household

the Black Equity & Excellence Fund, which

wages are 48% of that of White households. The

supports community-based projects for the

percentage of Black third graders reading on

Black community of Central New York. So

grade level is a third of that of White students.

far, the fund’s all-Black advisory council has

Black children are more than three times more

distributed $798,000 in grants to programs that

address, race and wealth. Policies, practices, and beliefs—rooted in history and still affecting people today—continue to prevent people in the Black, Latino, Native American and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities from

support and celebration of Black members of

nonprofits find themselves with net assets

By supporting organizations whose boards and staff leadership are primarily Black, underinvestment and support lasting and

invest $1 million in the establishment of TO VIEW THE FULL PAPER, VISIT CNYCF.ORG/EQUITYPAPER

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EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES AT THE ALBANESE PRESERVE ON SKANEATELES LAKE, A COMMUNITY GRANT RECIPIENT

COMMUNITY IMPACT

In June, our board of directors approved $1,333,135 in grants to 28 nonprofit organizations through our Community Grantmaking program.

Arts, Culture & Humanities

$35,000

SYMPHORIA/ MUSICAL ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK

Implement a Diversity Fellowship and a literacy/ music project for elementary schools

Education

$15,000 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES

Launch its Youth Violence and Peer Leadership Program

Environment & Animals

$64,000 CAZENOVIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

Purchase a 27.5-acre property in Cazenovia, NY for habitat and open space conservation

$50,000

$18,000

Support its Save the Roof preservation project that protects the historic building

Make necessary renovations to its historic building on James Street

ONEIDA COMMUNITY MANSION HOUSE

$30,000 MERCY WORKS

Expand its Synergy and Digital Music Labs

$150,000

CENTRAL NEW YORK LAND TRUST

Support enhanced outdoor recreation and water quality at Skaneateles Lake

$2,000

FRIENDS OF WILDLIFE

Purchase a new security camera at Webster Pond

Healthcare

$50,000

$50,000

Renovate and expand its Emergency, Radiology, Lab and Rehab departments

Support the Golisano Center for Special Needs– AccessCNY Sensory Movement Exploration Center

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

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THE GEORGE & REBECCA BARNES FOUNDATION

THE UPSTATE FOUNDATION

$10,000

CHARLES N. GORDON WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER

Construct a plumbed building to assist with wildlife rehabilitation efforts

$100,000

FRIENDS OF ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO

Construct a 20,000 square-foot free-standing animal health center

Human Services

$33,000 CDS WOLF FOUNDATION

Construct Monarch Commons, an affordable and supportive housing community for homeless veterans

$25,000

FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ CENTER FOR COURT INNOVATION

Hire Peacemaking staff to coordinate a new Community Impact Team

$27,000

REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT SELFEMPOWERMENT

Purchase a passenger van to transport New Americans participating in the Syracuse Refugee Agriculture Program

Public & Societal Benefit

$50,000

GREATER SYRACUSE LAND BANK

Restore and repurpose a nationally registered historic church on the Southside

$4,350

$30,000

Purchase new software to create a safe and reliable communication space for parents and caregivers

Create service provider and client matching software

$5,785

$45,000

$50,000

Host its Amina Grace Speech & Language Program

Compose and implement a business and sustainability plan

Hire new therapists to increase staff diversity

$50,000

$25,000

$5,000

$20,000

CHADWICK RESIDENCE

Implement a new Senior Resident Advisor position to facilitate the HEAL Together Program

GIGI’S PLAYHOUSE OF SYRACUSE

VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT

Expand Immigration Program that supports New Americans with legal services

$40,000

GREATER SYRACUSE WORKS

Launch workforce development programs in response to increased needs within the community

CHENANGO NURSERY SCHOOL

INCLUSIVE ALLIANCE IPA

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Create a succession plan to help facilitate a smooth transition in senior leadership

EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCES

MCMAHON RYAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

WORKERS JUSTICE CENTER

Conduct a landscape analysis to help create more targeted education and outreach

$274,000

$75,000

The first of two years of operating support to revitalize Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corp. affordable housing

Replace a spray fountain at Washington Square Park

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TNT-TOMORROW’S NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY

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

ANONYMOUS #34 FUND SHIRLEY M. AUBREY FUND CHARLOT TE & DONALD BALL FUND HARRY & HELEN BARNES JEWELL FUND BENJI FUND BESSE FAMILY FUND BILFORD FAMILY FUND CHARLES F. BRANNOCK FUND SHIRLEY M. BRENNAN FUND WILLIAM L. BROAD FUND KENNETH P. & CHARLOT TE C. BUCKLEY FUND CABASINO FUND PATRICIA M. & VINCENT H. CALLAHAN 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 J. HENRY & MARTHA E. DEBOER FUND ALFRED & GRACE DIBELLA FUND JOHN S. & JULIA G. DIETZ FUND OLGA DIETZ TURNER FUND DIVOT’S FUND MARY LOUISE DUNN FUND #2 M. HAROLD DWYER & FRANCES M. DWYER FUND MARGARET J. EARLY FUND EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND HAROLD & MARIAN EDWARDS & O. M. EDWARDS CO. FUND CARLTON R. ESTEY FUND ALICE M. GAYLORD TRUST

MINNIE O. GOODMAN FUND FRANCES E. & JOHN S. HANCOCK FUND CARROLL A. HENNESSY FUND ANTHONY A. & SUSAN HENNINGER MEMORIAL FUND HILLS FAMILY FUND I. A. HOTZE FUND JOHN H. & MARY P. HUGHES FUND IACONIS, IACONIS & BAUM FUND MARTHA A. & EUGENE F. KEPPLER FUND MAR JORIE 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 LEWIS-TRINITY FUND LFM FUND MAIER FAMILY COMMUNITY FUND L.C. MAIER 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 & LET TY 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 & MAR JORIE B. PIERSON FUND ROBERT & ANNE PIETRAFESA FUND ROBERT A. & WINIFRED S. POND FAMILY FUND BRIAN COLE RETAN MEMORIAL FUND DOROTHY RETAN IRISH FUND JAMES A. & MCDOWELL SMITH REYNOLDS FUND LET TIE H. ROHRIG FIELD-OF-INTEREST FUND LAWRENCE E. ROOT 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. SCOT T FUND SHUART FAMILY FUND FRANCES SINGER HENNESSY FUND WINIFRED & DEVILLO SLOAN, JR. FAMILY FUND THE LEE & ALICE SMITH 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 DOROTHY C. WITHERILL FUND THE WITHERILL FUND FORREST H. WITMEYER FUND ARTHUR W. & MABEL P. WRIEDEN MEMORIAL FUND

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SAY YES TAKES HER FROM SCRAPS TO FASHION SCHOOL From the time she was a little girl, Niamh Lacey has loved color and sparkle and fashion.

“I was always doing designs on random pieces of scrap paper,” said Lacey, a 2019 graduate of Syracuse’s Corcoran High School now studying fashion business management at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).

“I used to draw what I wanted to wear because I couldn’t always have it,” she said. “We did not always have the money for nice clothes and new toys. I would make doll clothes out of things like scrap fabric and tin foil. A lot of my creativity came from not coming from a lot of money and resources and learning to use what I had.”

As a high school junior and senior, Lacey served as costume designer for Corcoran’s musicals, “Cinderella” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” She created a “magic” dress (with Velcro and a pouch) for Cinderella’s rags to riches scene.

For “Little Shop,” she sewed 25-foot arms for Audrey II, the human blood-eating Venus fly trap.

Her dad didn’t go to college, and her mom left school – where she was studying art – because of a family illness. But they were adamant that Niamh and her three siblings would attend good colleges. Say Yes Syracuse supports Niamh’s FIT education. Say Yes also supports the youngest Lacey, Orla, a first-year student at Syracuse University.

“IT DEFINITELY HELPS ME AND MY LITTLE SISTER,” SAID LACEY, WHO LIFEGUARDS AT ONEIDA SHORES DURING SUMMERS TO EARN COLLEGE MONEY. “IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARDER FOR ME WITHOUT SAY YES. ORLA WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO SU.” Say Yes Syracuse has sent nearly 5,000 Syracuse City School District graduates to state and participating private colleges and universities since 2009. We have administered the Say Yes scholarship endowment since the beginning.

In 2020, the local Say Yes staff joined us and relocated to the CNY Philanthropy Center, deepening our support for Say Yes and its local impact.

Lacey praises Corcoran’s International Baccalaureate program for teaching collegelevel skills that “made me feel really prepared.”

She especially appreciates learning to analyze and develop her own opinions.

FIT’s program also draws on strong math and logic skills. “In pre-calculus I realized I like this analytical stuff and using this part of my brain,” she said. “Fashion management is perfect for me.”

Lacey envisions working as a buyer for a store like Macy’s or researching fashion trends. She’s also keeping an eye on a luxury website with unique designs. “I’ve always been someone who doesn’t just follow what other people are

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Say Yes Syracuse recently released its 20192020 Report Card to demonstrate the positive impact the program is having for Syracuse City School District (SCSD) students by providing them new opportunities to pursue a higher education.

HERE ARE A FEW RECENT HIGHLIGHTS: Since 2009, 4,900 Say Yes Syracuse scholars have enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities after high school graduation.

The graduation rate for SCSD students increased by 26% over the past ten years from 45% in 2010 to 71% in 2020. Notably, while the graduation rate for students across all racial backgrounds increased during this period, the rate for Black, Latino and Asian American/ Pacific Islander students met or exceeded that of White students, signaling that the program is helping students break through challenges historically rooted in systemic racism.

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DUSTY AND DOT MAKE LEARNING FUN Pittsburgh is to Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood as Syracuse is to… Dot and Dusty! At least that is the hope of two of our local entrepreneurial grantees, The Reading League and WCNY public television. These organizations partnered together to create this innovative program that responded to a moment in time when schooling and the fundamentals of teaching reading were challenged by disruption and remote learning.

Appearing in the time slot just before Sesame Street, we anticipate this new locally grown program will have a bright future, not only for its adorable characters but also for the many merry children who learn to love the written word by being caught up in the playful antics of this charming new show.

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FIRST-EVER GRANTS DISTRIBUTED FROM DR. ROBERT J. VITKUS FUND When Bob Vitkus (standing on the right in this photo) passed away last year, his estate named the Community Foundation the recipient of $10 million to support outdoor parks and recreation areas, a cause that had significant importance to him. We recently distributed the fund’s first-ever grants totaling $301,000 for projects that promote outdoor parks and recreation and improve wildlife habitat and forest health. Grants distributed from the fund supported Cazenovia Preservation Foundation, Central New York Land Trust, Charles N. Gordon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Friends of Wildlife and Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT).

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

2019-2020 SAY YES REPORT CARD RELEASED

GRANTEE STORY

HOPEPRINT TO INVEST IN MICRO-NEIGHBORHOOD to provide quality, affordable housing on the Northside.

WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR LEADSAFECNY INITIATIVE, HOPEPRINT WILL RENOVATE VACANT HOUSES TO BE LEADSAFE.

Jung Hoon Ryu moved to Syracuse from South

opportunities for other New Americans.

Korea in 2005. During his mission work with the

Through his involvement with Hopeprint, he

Boaz Project at his church, Korean Church of

was hired as the general contractor for one of

Syracuse, he encountered abandoned, broken

its first renovation projects.

and neglected housing on the Northside.

developer himself, Jung shares Hopeprint’s

living in those conditions,” said Jung. “I realized

desire to see the Northside be a place where

then that God led me to Syracuse to help make

people can prosper in place.

change for them.”

“This is the first big step to reaching the light

Using his construction and architecture

at the end of the tunnel and opening the door

background, Jung established Building the

to the future for residents on the Northside,”

Bridge USA to rebuild broken homes and

he said.

communities and provide construction job

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As a Northside property owner and budding

“I could see the broken hearts of the residents

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JUNG HOON RYU AND NICOLE WAT TS

On a warm August Day, Nicole Watts, CEO

neighborhood reinvestment strategy, which

driven investments to eradicate childhood

and founder of Hopeprint, toured us around

seeks to address the area’s lack of quality,

lead poisoning that disproportionately affects

the Northside neighborhood. She loves the

affordable housing. The strategy is multi-

communities of color in the county.

community of neighbors, the sound of the

stepped with a focus on advocating for

Assumption Church bells that play every hour

equitable transit options, right-sized housing,

and the kids playing in their yards. And she’s

and business development. The chosen micro-

not the only one. The New Americans that

neighborhood is a stretch of 30 blocks inside

settle in this neighborhood and find community

a boundary of 4 Northside streets (Park St., E.

through Hopeprint’s programs do, too.

Division St., North Salina, and Kirkpatrick).

“FOLKS COME TO US, AND WE BUILD TOGETHER,” WATTS SAID. “WE HELP THEM ON THEIR TRAJECTORY TO THRIVING, AND AFTER A FEW YEARS, MANY ARE READY TO BE HOMEOWNERS, BUT THEY AREN’T STAYING HERE.” For more than a decade, Hopeprint has served the local resettled New American community through family empowerment programs, community navigation supports, and neighborhood development.

After a series of community dialogues, Hopeprint recently launched its micro-

“We want to invest in these 30 blocks, so that residents can prosper in place,” Watts said. “So they don’t have to move away, and leave the community they’ve built here.”

Hopeprint approached Greater Syracuse Land Bank to purchase vacant homes and properties in the area, and hopes to start renovations on properties this fall. With support from our LeadSafeCNY initiative, Hopeprint will remodel

“Our focus is on the people that call this place home,” Watts said. “This initiative is an investment in housing, but ultimately it’s an investment in people.”

As we walked the streets on the Northside, Watts pointed out the vacant houses and empty lots that she’s hoping to one day move families into. Some are full tear-downs, and others will take a lot of love and care, but it’s easy to see her vision as she talks.

She sees the problems – the broken windows, the faltering foundations – but just as easily sees the businesses that might one day root the corner of DeMong Park, or the new parents

the houses to be lead-safe.

moving into their first home on North Alvord.

According to the Onondaga County Health

“We want to make sure that there are viable

Department, more than 10 percent of Syracuse children tested in 2019 were shown to have elevated lead levels. On the Northside, such

options for our families who want to stay on the Northside, and that there’s a quality home available to them,” Watts said.

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STAFF PROMOTIONS & HIRES PROMOTION

DARRELL BUCKINGHAM PROGRAM OFFICER

Darrell Buckingham has been promoted to Program Officer. Buckingham has been working for the Community Foundation since 2019, where he previously served as Manager, Foundation and Facility Operations. He assists in managing and implementing our strategic initiatives and grantmaking to advance racial, social and economic equity.

Before joining the Community Foundation, Buckingham served as personnel officer for Onondaga County Public Libraries and is the former chapter president for CNY/ Mohawk Valley International Association of Workforce Professionals. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Cazenovia College and is a graduate of the Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders program and the Focus Greater Syracuse Citizens Academy. He serves as Board Trustee & Co-chair of the Equity & Engagement Committee for the Everson Museum and as secretary on the Vera House Board of Directors, where he is also a Board Trustee.

PROMOTION

GERIANNE CORRADINO SENIOR MANAGER OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Gerianne Corradino was promoted to Senior Manager of Business Operations. Corradino has worked for the Community Foundation since 2015, where she previously served as Finance Associate and Finance Manager. Corradino is now responsible for overseeing the Central New York Philanthropy Center building and assisting with operational, IT and personnel-related support. Corradino holds a dual Bachelor of Arts in French literature and language and international trade from the State University of New York at Oswego.

PROMOTION

DANA FIEL SENIOR FINANCE ASSOCIATE

Dana Fiel was promoted to the position of Senior Finance Associate. Fiel has worked for the Community Foundation since 2020, where she previously served as Finance Associate.

She is now responsible for managing the grants and accounts payable process, as well as preparing reports and reconciliations. Fiel graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and art history.

NEW HIRE

ELISIA GONZALEZ PROGRAM ASSOCIATE

Elisia Gonzalez was hired as Program Associate. Her role is to provide support that guides the grant distribution process and execution of initiatives. She was born and raised in Syracuse and graduated from Corcoran High School. Gonzalez also attended Syracuse University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in geography. Before starting at the Community Foundation, she worked at the Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union and Home HeadQuarters.

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