The Community Foundation marked another year of community impact in 2018, awarding nearly 750 grants totaling more than $6.9 million.

The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) announced that it raised $1,057,908 as a match to a $500,000 challenge issued in 2018.

Community Foundation and Town of Webb Union Free School District (UFSD) representatives announced the creation of the Martin M. Martin Scholarship Fund.

Utica Dollars for Scholars (UDFS), announcing its 25th anniversary of distributing scholarship dollars to local students, also is expanding the number of named awards.

M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund (MTPT) awarded $110,548 in grants to eight local nonprofits in the fourth quarter of 2018. 

Efforts are underway to breathe new life into the former Utica Free Academy gymnasium in the city’s Cornhill neighborhood.

In light of the continuing federal government’s partial shutdown and its local impacts, The Community Foundation is preparing to convene a meeting next week of agencies and not-for-profits.

Staffworks Commits Additional $1 Million to Regional Animal Welfare Initiatives.

Utica National Insurance Group continues to invest locally through the Utica National Group Foundation Fund.