Miss Siggy: A Student’s Best Friend

By avorio / March 31, 2014 / 0 Comments

During the 2004-2005 school year, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region gave a grant to the Guilderland School District to purchase Miss Lily Sigmund, a.k.a. Miss Siggy, a … Read more

Capacity Building Initiative for Nonprofit Organizations

By avorio / March 18, 2014 / 0 Comments

This program has been made possible with funding support from: Albany Guardian Society, KeyBank, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, Pavonia Fund, Standish Family Fund, Linda G. Toohey Donor … Read more

Media: Coverage on grant to NYCON

By avorio / March 18, 2014 / 0 Comments

A nice notice on our grantmaking from our friends at the New York Council on Nonprofits (NYCON) and the New York Nonprofit Press!

Community Foundation Hits New High Point with $4.87 Million in Grants, Scholarships Awarded in 2013

By avorio / January 1, 2014 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region ended 2013 by hitting a new high point in generosity. The Foundation awarded more than $4.87 million in grants to nonprofit organizations … Read more

From the WSJ: A Buffett Rule Worth Following

By avorio / March 23, 2013 / 0 Comments

Oilman Joseph Pew likely didn’t expect the charity endowed with his fortune to fund environmentalism and other leftist causes. In 2011, a research study conducted by Indiana University’s Center on … Read more