Charitable Causes

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of CNY (RMHC of CNY) provides a temporary home for families with seriously ill children that travel to Syracuse for medical care. While we cannot make medicine taste better or take away painful treatments, we can help lessen the burden and ensure families have the stability and resources to get and keep their child healthy and happy.

United Way of Central New York, Inc., is an innovative and collaborative local nonprofit organization that drives solutions to the most pressing human service community needs of Central New York.

Through our advocacy and relevant leadership, we provide options for impactful giving and we fund programs and initiatives that help create a thriving community. We are guided by our values of compassion, empowerment, collaboration, leadership, and inclusion.

Sarah’s Guest House provides lodging, transportation, meals and comfort to patients and families of patients receiving medical care in Central New York.

As a guest of Sarah’s Guest House, you’ll share our hospitality with other families in similar circumstances – people who can relate to you and your present needs and experiences. Sarah’s Guest House serves its guests by providing a home that cares.

St Joseph’s House for Women provides a safe home and family environment for moms and babies who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

Our residence provides the women in our home a private room for themselves and their child(ren) and a family living environment complete with kitchenette, kitchen, family room, and dining room common to all. The home is staffed 24/7 by trained professionals who provide support, guidance and assistance to help women with young children to grow and transform to reach independence.

The Landmark Theatre and its role in the history of Central New York, architectural design and our nation’s culture has been well documented in a wide variety of industries. From being listed on the United States Park Service National Register of Historical Places to being reviewed by Cinema Treasure, the Syracuse treasure is noted for its historical and cultural significance.

The Landmark Theatre Fund at the Central New York Community Foundation, is restricted to the support the capital investments into the Landmark Theatre property. You can help the Landmark achieve its restoration, preservation, and improvement goals by contributing to the fund.

CenterState CEO works with companies and organizations to provide the tools they need to advance in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work within their organizations and workplaces, ultimately creating more just, equitable and welcoming communities.

The Racial Equity and Social Impact (RESI) division works to ensure CenterState CEO’s internal processes and external programs reflect the organization’s value of inclusiveness. Led by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, this division leads CEO’s race and equity work within the organization, community and beyond, including diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) services for staff and members. RESI is also focused on the development and advancement of organizational metrics and processes to ensure CenterState CEO’s DEI goals are being met.

The YMCA of Central New York comprises people of all ages and from every walk of life working side by side to strengthen our communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race, sexual orientation, body type/shape, physical and mental well-being, and any other dimensions of diversity has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. This is what we mean when we say we are “FOR ALL.” Our core values are caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility – they guide everything we do.

We are traveling on a journey to identify how to remove systemic barriers and build equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging into all our operations, as well as model those principles as we advance our mission. We believe that embracing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as an organization is a path to create space for positive outcomes to flourish intentionally.

he Mission of Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital is to provide safe, effective, innovative, and family centered care to children while promoting wellness and safety of the families in the communities we serve.

The Vision of Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital is to be the leading children’s hospital in Upstate New York.  Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital will:

• Provide an exceptional patient experience while promoting a culture of respect, compassion, and trust.
• Partner with children and families on quality and safety to improve health outcomes and prevent illness.
• Provide care integrating evidence based practice, education, and innovative research and technology.
• Foster an environment where employees and volunteers are personally and professionally valued, recognized and supported through education and professional development, in a child friendly and state-of-the art facility.