Our Funds
Our funds are carefully invested, creating both short-term impact and permanent resources to benefit the community far into the future.
An agency fund to benefit Empowered Pathways, a nonprofit organization with a focus on providing employment, mediation and advocacy services to women, youth and families in the area.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2021
A scholarship fund created by Peter Kupfer and Paul Sinclair to provide a community service award to a Little Falls high school graduate in honor of their cousins and longtime Little Falls residents Erich and Ruth Kupfer.
- Fund Type
- Scholarship Fund
- Established
- 2014
A discretionary fund created through a bequest from Erich Kupfer of Little Falls, a gesture his family described as a reflection of his gratitude to the community that embraced him.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2011
A discretionary fund established by F. Eugene Romano for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2013
A donor-advised fund established by Lillian D. Matt for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2001
A donor-advised fund established to provide support for charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2017
A designated fund that benefits Planned Parenthood of Greater New York and Planned Parenthood of North Country New York.
- Fund Type
- Designated Fund
- Established
- 2008
A field-of-interest fund to benefit organizations which are engaged in providing protection, care, assistance and support to aged persons.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 1987
A donor-advised fund established by Keith and Cara Fenstemacher for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2014
An agency fund established by Flavored Layers Art, Inc. to support artists, creative experiences, and community-based programming in Utica, across Oneida County, and throughout the Mohawk Valley. It also plays a vital role in advancing a capital campaign to acquire and transform the historic Egbert Bagg Elementary School on Mandeville Street, located in Downtown Utica’s Arts & Historic District, into a permanent hub for creativity, learning, workforce development, and community cultural connection.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2026
The Fort Schuyler Club Historic Preservation Fund supports the preservation and maintenance of the historic exterior of the Fort Schuyler Club building at 254 Genesee Street in downtown Utica. Founded in 1883 and housed in a building originally constructed in 1830, the Fort Schuyler Club remains one of Genesee Street’s enduring architectural landmarks. Contributions help protect the building’s exterior character, historic integrity, and presence in the downtown corridor for future generations.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2005
A designated fund established by the Estate of Rev. Vincent J. Kelly for the benefit of Notre Dame Schools to award student scholarships.
- Fund Type
- Designated Fund
- Established
- 2025
A donor-advised fund established by Francis Pugliese, Jr. for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2007
A field-of-interest fund established through the estate of Francis J. Jenny to benefit organizations which are involved in carrying out programs dealing with the care for patients suffering from arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 2006
A discretionary fund established by the estate of Francis W. Darling for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2008
A discretionary fund established by John W. and Jane Crego for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1983
A discretionary fund established by Frank W. and Gertrude Baker for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1992
A discretionary fund established through the estate of J. Lansing Reed for general charitable purposes with a preference for assisting hospitals and patients.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1998
A field-of-interest fund to benefit programs and organizations serving the Utica, Old Forge and Adirondack areas in the fields of education, culture, social services and health.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 2003
An endowed scholarship fund established by the Fred C. Snyder Education Scholarship Trust to benefit graduates of Dolgeville Central School pursuing an engineering degree.
- Fund Type
- Scholarship Fund
- Established
- 2024
A donor-advised fund established by Frederick M. Genung for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2020
A field-of-interest fund established by family in memory of Frederick B. Griffin, Jr. to benefit persons from Oneida and surrounding counties who have special needs or are engaged in worthwhile activities, scholarships to campers who could not otherwise afford the charges and organizations which promote artistic endeavors such as acting, dancing and music.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 1995
An agency fund to benefit Empowered Pathways, a nonprofit organization with a focus on providing employment, mediation and advocacy services to women, youth and families in the area.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2021
A scholarship fund created by Peter Kupfer and Paul Sinclair to provide a community service award to a Little Falls high school graduate in honor of their cousins and longtime Little Falls residents Erich and Ruth Kupfer.
- Fund Type
- Scholarship Fund
- Established
- 2014
A discretionary fund created through a bequest from Erich Kupfer of Little Falls, a gesture his family described as a reflection of his gratitude to the community that embraced him.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2011
A discretionary fund established by F. Eugene Romano for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2013
A donor-advised fund established by Lillian D. Matt for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2001
A donor-advised fund established to provide support for charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2017
A designated fund that benefits Planned Parenthood of Greater New York and Planned Parenthood of North Country New York.
- Fund Type
- Designated Fund
- Established
- 2008
A field-of-interest fund to benefit organizations which are engaged in providing protection, care, assistance and support to aged persons.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 1987
A donor-advised fund established by Keith and Cara Fenstemacher for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2014
An agency fund established by Flavored Layers Art, Inc. to support artists, creative experiences, and community-based programming in Utica, across Oneida County, and throughout the Mohawk Valley. It also plays a vital role in advancing a capital campaign to acquire and transform the historic Egbert Bagg Elementary School on Mandeville Street, located in Downtown Utica’s Arts & Historic District, into a permanent hub for creativity, learning, workforce development, and community cultural connection.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2026
The Fort Schuyler Club Historic Preservation Fund supports the preservation and maintenance of the historic exterior of the Fort Schuyler Club building at 254 Genesee Street in downtown Utica. Founded in 1883 and housed in a building originally constructed in 1830, the Fort Schuyler Club remains one of Genesee Street’s enduring architectural landmarks. Contributions help protect the building’s exterior character, historic integrity, and presence in the downtown corridor for future generations.
- Fund Type
- Agency Fund
- Established
- 2005
A designated fund established by the Estate of Rev. Vincent J. Kelly for the benefit of Notre Dame Schools to award student scholarships.
- Fund Type
- Designated Fund
- Established
- 2025
A donor-advised fund established by Francis Pugliese, Jr. for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2007
A field-of-interest fund established through the estate of Francis J. Jenny to benefit organizations which are involved in carrying out programs dealing with the care for patients suffering from arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 2006
A discretionary fund established by the estate of Francis W. Darling for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 2008
A discretionary fund established by John W. and Jane Crego for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1983
A discretionary fund established by Frank W. and Gertrude Baker for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1992
A discretionary fund established through the estate of J. Lansing Reed for general charitable purposes with a preference for assisting hospitals and patients.
- Fund Type
- Discretionary Fund
- Established
- 1998
A field-of-interest fund to benefit programs and organizations serving the Utica, Old Forge and Adirondack areas in the fields of education, culture, social services and health.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 2003
An endowed scholarship fund established by the Fred C. Snyder Education Scholarship Trust to benefit graduates of Dolgeville Central School pursuing an engineering degree.
- Fund Type
- Scholarship Fund
- Established
- 2024
A donor-advised fund established by Frederick M. Genung for general charitable purposes.
- Fund Type
- Donor-Advised Fund
- Established
- 2020
A field-of-interest fund established by family in memory of Frederick B. Griffin, Jr. to benefit persons from Oneida and surrounding counties who have special needs or are engaged in worthwhile activities, scholarships to campers who could not otherwise afford the charges and organizations which promote artistic endeavors such as acting, dancing and music.
- Fund Type
- Field-of-Interest Fund
- Established
- 1995