Bubba Crumrine, IU's leader (pictured at left at our 2015 Spring Grant Cycle Awards Celebration), attended a Community Foundation Q&A grant application session, immediately applying for a grant in Spring 2015.

He said, "We clearly feel that the project was a resounding success. Thanks in large part to this grant, the youth bands that play at Ithaca Underground shows are exposed to far more people than ever before, thus expanding their fan base and increasing their confidence in their ability to play in front of larger audiences."

At Community Foundation, our strength is our ability to bring needs to the general public eye to leverage charitable resources. Now aware of the experiences IU brings to young people, our donor advisors are supporting an effort that they would not have otherwise known.

How can you help assemble resources to continue making Tompkins County thrive? Come see us or attend an event, like our 2016 Spring Grant Cycle Awards Celebration, to get information and advice. We are your curious community partner and constantly looking for ways to help.

Thank you to those attended our Annual Meeting on May 23 at The Space @ GreenStar. About 120 attendees celebrated and reviewed our 2015 Annual Report, "The Ripple Effect: One Action, Many Results." A panel of donors and nonprofit leaders discussed how community philanthropy and connections go beyond an initial gift.