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    Gifts to grow current Community Foundation funds and options for creating your own funds empower you to engage in your own philanthropy.

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    OUR FUNDS
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    Connecting

    Grantmaking is a dynamic learning process that supports an ongoing conversation about need, best practices and collaborative opportunities.

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    GRANTMAKING
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    Create a fund in honor of an individual, a family, an organization or a business to give lasting tribute to the values and passions of those honored or memorialized.

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    FUNDING OPTIONS
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    Supporting

    General gifts support philanthropy and improve our quality of life. Your donations help solve problems now and in perpetuity.

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    GENERAL GIFTS
  • Sponsored by the Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund
  • The TST-BO CES, Even Start program, preserved by a designated gift of $25,000 from Cornell’s Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
  • Tom and Maria Eisner, creators of The Butterfly Fund
  • Sweedler Preserve at Lick Brook, part of the Finger Lakes Land Trust

Our Mission

The mission of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County is to encourage and develop sustainable philanthropy for a broad range of community efforts.

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Inspiration Within the Foundation

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Jean and Carl Gortzig have long been active community volunteers and know firsthand the importance of “planned giving” as part of their overall philanthropic strategy.

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Grant Success Story
Grant Success Stories

The Even Start program in Newfield and Groton was preserved by a $25,000 designated gift. The grant generated by the gift facilitated a connection between Cornell’s Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and TST-BO CES.

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