Building on our $10 million community initiative for racial equity and social justice, the Community Foundation is urging community residents to take the Mohawk Valley Equity Pledge to build grassroots support for meaningful change.

Ashley Giaccio, a 2020 New Hartford High School graduate, is the first recipient to be awarded a scholarship through the Jef Billings Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties is offering a series of free webinars for staff and board members of area nonprofit organizations.

Your donation to the Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund helped us award more than $1 million to support over 60 organizations and thousands of residents. 

Ajla Ademovic, a rising senior at Thomas R. Proctor High School, was selected as the winner of the annual Give Back to Utica essay contest. 

The Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved a $10 million plan as an initial 10-year commitment to address racial equity and social justice issues.

The Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund has awarded more than $1 million to over 60 organizations throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties.

The Utica National Group Foundation awarded $250,000 to nearly three dozen food pantries and soup kitchens throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer announced the first step in a long-term strategy to challenge and overcome systemic racism and a broad range of longstanding barriers to opportunity for persons of color.