In the Fall of 2013, four Community Foundation funds came together to support two Civic Ensemble community-based plays over two years. The Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund, theCommunity Enrichment Fund, the Arts and Culture Fund, and the Social Justice Fund all responded to a single request for funding in our 2013 Fall Grant Cycle.
Wood's Earth, a project of the Center for Transformative Action, is now serving fresh snacks to the 368 students at Belle Sherman Elementary school, becoming the third school to benefit from the Fresh Snack Program in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD).
Charity vs. Philanthropy: Different sides of the same coin?
Philanthropy
means far more than simply having a large bank account, it means using your resources - whatever they may be - to the make the world a better place by tackling its problems at their roots.
Charity
describes operating with a direct impact or with a hands-on response to the immediate needs - food, shelter, health care, and the like.
News from the Hill - Washington Snapshot, Council on Foundations
The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held their hearing on Oct. 7 to examine the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities to probe whether institutions' endowments might provide an antidote to rising costs of tuition.
Nearly one hundred thousand organizations in New York state have qualified for tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service. This database contains information on each of those organizations based on
Celebrate the generosity that lives in our community on November 13th at the Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Finger Lakes Chapter. Speakers include Community Foundation CEO, George Ferrari.
