Our Funds

The SHINE Fund is an endowed designated fund dedicated to providing youths of low-income households with the opportunity to attend private school tuition-free. This fund was created out of collaboration between Johnson Park Center, Notre Dame Schools, the Community Foundation and a generous anonymous donor. 

A donor-advised fund established by the Philipson family for general charitable purposes.

A designated fund established by Joan M. Sinnott to benefit the Utica Zoo.

A discretionary fund established by Roger J. Sinnott for general charitable purposes.

A discretionary fund established by Roget J. Sinnott and Marjorie N. Sheldon for general charitable purposes, with a preference for cultural grants.

A donor-advised fund established by Sissy's Kids Foundation for general charitable purposes.

An agency fund benefitting St. William's on Long Point, a Catholic church that has served the families of the great camps of Raquette Lake since 1890.

A donor-advised fund established by Anita A. Vitullo and Staffworks, Inc. for general charitable purposes.

A field-of-interest fund established by Julie and Jeff Rubenstein for the charitable purpose of supporting organizations in Herkimer and Oneida counties that promote safe and responsible hunting practices or encourage sustainable forest stewardship through land management, productive timber harvesting, and conservation of the natural environment.

An agency fund established by the Stanley Theatre to support fundraising activities.

A scholarship fund established by Kay Sinclair to provide scholarships to female students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute pursuing coursework related to a career in science, technology, engineering and/or math.

A donor-advised fund established by David and Ann Smallen and Linda Buschatzke for general charitable purposes.

A donor-advised fund established by Strategic Financial Services, LLC for general charitable purposes.

A field-of-interest fund established in memory of Catherine H. Streichert to benefit and enhance the lives of residents of the City of Utica.

A field-of-interest fund established through the dissolution of the Swancott Home to support women's shelters.

A discretionary fund established by John H. Talley for general charitable purposes.

A donor-advised fund created by the Huggins family in memory of Teresa D. Huggins.

A field-of-interest fund established to support refugees' essential needs, including housing, food, clothing, healthcare, and case management services, as The Center navigates organizational funding shifts. This assistance is vital to ensure that individuals and families can continue to integrate into the community, without the financial instability that would otherwise compromise their well-being.

A donor-advised fund established by Colleen and MJ Gaetano for general charitable purposes.

A donor-advised fund created by The Kenwood Benevolent Society through which it pursues its charitable vision for communities in and around Kenwood, Sherrill and Oneida.

A donor-advised fund established by Andrea Lynch for general charitable purposes.

An agency fund to support The Ride for Missing Children - Mohawk Valley, a nonprofit that supports the mission of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to help find missing children, reduce child exploitation, and prevent child victimization by organizing an annual fundraising bicycle ride.

A donor-advised fund established by Robert and Kathleen Bojanek for general charitable purposes.

A discretionary fund established by Joyce S. Rucker for general charitable purposes.