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CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 15-0626910 SYRACUSE, NY

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Revenue 2024
$50,696,520
Expenses 2024
$31,016,629

Program services were 89.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T310
Classification
1000
Street
431 E FAYETTE STREET

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER A THRIVING AND EQUITABLE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION BY LEADING AND INSPIRING A COMMUNITY CULTURE OF GIVING, CELEBRATING LEGACY AND STEWARDING CHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A PUBLIC CHARITY THAT TURNS COMMUNITY DOLLARS INTO COMMUNITY CHANGE. IT RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONORS, MANAGES THEM TO GROW OVER TIME AND THEN DISTRIBUTES FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE REGION'S GREATEST NEEDS. IT ALSO SERVES AS A CIVIC LEADER, CONVENER AND SPONSOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER A THRIVING AND EQUITABLE REGION AND ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME.

  • PROGRAMS: GRANTMAKING AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS ACROSS THEIR LIFECYCLE. THIS RANGES FROM THE BIRTH OF NEW ORGANIZATIONS OUT OF COMMUNITY CONCERNS, TO THE LAUNCH OR EXPANSION OF NEW IDEAS FOR WAYS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES. OUR PROGRAMS SEEK TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE AND IMPACT WHILE HONORING DIVERSITY AND BUILDING INCLUSION WITHIN AND ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR INVOLVEMENT AND INVESTMENTS IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT EFFORTS, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES THAT MOVE OUR REGION FORWARD.

    Expenses $6,306,376 · Grants $5,685,644 · Revenue $249,317

  • DONOR-ADVISED FUND DISTRIBUTIONSDONOR-ADVISED FUNDS ARE ESTABLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES OR BUSINESSES THAT CHOOSE TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE GRANTMAKING PROCESS. THEY ARE CONSIDERED A CONVENIENT WAY TO MANAGE A DONOR'S CHARITABLE GIVING BY ALLOWING THEM TO ADDRESS A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES AND FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE INTERESTS AS THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME.

    Expenses $16,132,936 · Grants $15,167,467 · Revenue $16,500

  • SCHOLARSHIPSSCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE ESTABLISHED BY DONORS WHO WISH TO HELP STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL DREAMS. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS THE HOME TO SYRACUSE'S SAY YES TO EDUCATION ENDOWMENT. SAY YES GUARANTEES A PATH TO COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS OF THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDES SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ENHANCES THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

    Expenses $2,305,318 · Grants $1,720,640

  • DESIGNATED FUNDSDESIGNATED FUNDS ARE PERSONALIZED BY DONORS TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS THEY CARE ABOUT. THESE FUNDS PROVIDE LONG-TERM, CONSISTENT SUPPORT TO ONE OR MORE CHARITIES SELECTED BY THE DONOR. GRANTS FROM THESE FUNDS REPRESENT A PAYOUT OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S BOARD-APPROVED SPENDING POLICY RATE FOR PERMANENT FUNDS.

    Expenses $3,013,742 · Grants $2,625,302 · Revenue $457

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Bethaida Gonzalez

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Furtney

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Lazzaro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin A Schwab

    COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa D Alford

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jaime Alicea

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine A Bertini

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Bronfein Raphael

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William H Brower

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin T Durkin Jr

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen D Fournier

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa S Germain

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark S Hall

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Warren Hilton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leyla Z Morgillo

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Duane B Owens

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin E Schwab

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen L Wiese

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melanie Littlejohn

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $357,705
    From this org
    $331,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,651
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,960
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $28,094
    Deferred
    $25,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $988
    Filer's total
    $357,705

  • Kimberly Sadowski

    VP & CFO

    Total calculated
    $219,561
    From this org
    $200,163
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,398
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,887
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,276
    Deferred
    $18,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,240
    Filer's total
    $219,561

  • Katrina Crocker

    VP OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $172,435
    From this org
    $147,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,923
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,350
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $162
    Deferred
    $13,748
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,175
    Filer's total
    $172,435

  • Thomas Griffith

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $206,613
    From this org
    $188,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,486
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,851
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $6,276
    Deferred
    $17,246
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,240
    Filer's total
    $206,613

  • Frank Ridzi

    VP OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

    Total calculated
    $176,093
    From this org
    $160,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,663
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,180
    Deferred
    $14,423
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,240
    Filer's total
    $176,093

  • Ahmeed Turner

    VP OF SCHOLARSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $162,523
    From this org
    $147,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,537
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,111
    Deferred
    $13,309
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,228
    Filer's total
    $162,523

  • Elizabeth Hartman

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $134,531
    From this org
    $122,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,253
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $50,696,520
    Expenses
    $31,016,629
    Contributions
    $39,709,842
    Grants paid
    $25,199,053
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $34,290,952
    Expenses
    $25,334,728
    Contributions
    $29,283,609
    Grants paid
    $20,688,566

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $49,020,873
    Expenses
    $22,148,773
    Assets (EOY)
    $395,864,792

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $37,517,618
    Expenses
    $24,296,183
    Assets (EOY)
    $363,941,689

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $28,975,923
    Expenses
    $18,866,618
    Assets (EOY)
    $258,034,360

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $25,897,424
    Expenses
    $15,830,483
    Assets (EOY)
    $279,278,951

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,771,640
    Expenses
    $22,768,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $270,795,761

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • CNY PHILANTHROPY CENTER LLC

    HOLDS THE REAL PROPERTY AT 431 E. FAYETTE STREET · NY · income $107,796 · assets $3,506,663

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.