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    Build Community

    We’ve enabled our community to participate in the planning and decision-making processes of our grant cycle. We are recruiting new reviewers.

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    Engage Partners

    Your Community Foundation works with mission driven sector leaders to provide Let's Talk briefings for up to date issues on pandemic challenges and commitments to DEIJ.

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    Design Your Philanthropy

    Many generous people give their time, talent, treasure, testimony (voice) and ties (social networks) to philanthropy. We work closely with donors to clarify what you wish to accomplish for yourself, for your heirs and for your community.

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    Why I Give

    Your gifts provide resources to ensure the quality of life in Tompkins County for today and tomorrow. Your giving matters. Individuals and businesses can designate your gifts to specific funds at Community Foundation.

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    Seek Grant Support

    We provide grants to local nonprofits through our Library Grant Cycle, our 2026 Grant Cycle, and by accepting off-cycle grant requests for emergent needs.

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    Commit to Social Justice

    At our annual Women's Fund Celebration Luncheon, the Women’s Fund Advisory Committee highlights the invaluable contributions of women in all walks of life, acknowledging their significant impact on society, culture, business, philanthropy, and beyond.

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  • Staff with Ithaca Mural's Caleb Thomas at Ribbon Cutting for 25th anniversary mural by Hugo Medina, reflecting our shared values of equity, inclusion, and justice
  • Let’s Talk Black History Month Edition: Black-led Food Justice & Cultural Preservation. On Zoom February 11th, 2026
  • Philanthropy Magnified Reception at Greystone, 2025
  • Katie Foley, Vice President for Marketing & Sales, Beginnings Credit Union, corporate multiyear donor
  • A partnership engagement visit to Coddington Road Community Center, a Community Foundation grantee.
  • Schelley Michell-Nunn, Board Member and Holmberg Awardee, Phoebe Brown, Holmberg Awardee, Millie Clarke-Maynard, donor, and Laura Branca, donor

We are Here to Help You Make Gifts which Deliver Impactful Grants in 2026

You’re ready to roll into a new year, and that includes staying involved with the organizations you love, whether as a donor, volunteer, board member, or all of the above.

The team at your Community Foundation is here to support your charitable endeavors, no matter where your passions lie.

Our region is full of mission driven organizations that do amazing work to improve the quality of life for everyone every single day. We are happy to help you gather the information you need to be confident in your gifts to any organization, large or small, new or well-established.

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Your philanthropy and community engagement makes our special place we call home even better. Thank you.

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