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What We Do

We award grants to organizations that are within our geographic focus and areas of interest. Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code and cannot be classified as private foundations under Section 509(a) of the Code. In select cases, we may consider support for special projects sponsored by governmental entities.

We do not award grants to individuals; debt reduction drives; or for lobbying activities as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.

Policy on Non-discrimination

The Gorman Foundation will not award grant support to organizations that, in their constitution, bylaws or practices, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious belief. Grantees may target services to a particular population when the targeted groups require specialized programs to meet specific needs not shared by the general population.

Deadlines & Site Visits

Grant requests are reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may request additional information or a site visit after reviewing your submitted application.

Geographic Focus

The Gorman Foundation Areas of Focus

Our primary geographic focus is Madison County, New York State.

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Areas of Interest

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Social Welfare

Programs and services designed to help people in need gain access to healthcare, education, food, and shelter.

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The Environment

Efforts to support local farming, preserve wildlife or rehabilitate animals.

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Community Education & Enhancement

Educational or recreational outreach programs, musical performances, or historical preservation efforts.

Previous Grant Recipients

  • 2011 Grants Awarded: $798,171.44*

  • American Cancer Society - (Utica, NY) Website

    $500

    To support the “Oneida Relay For Life” event which helps fund cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.

  • American Red Cross - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $250

    To support emergency preparedness programs and disaster relief services.

  • ARC of Madison-Cortland - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $250

    To support developmental disabilities programs.

  • Cancer Connects - (E Syracuse, NY) Website

    $1,495

    To empower cancer patients and survivors through a volunteer mentor program and complementary therapy programs.

  • CAP of Madison County - (Morrisville, NY) Website

    $76,935

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $154,305)
    To operate the Mary Rose Center, a free health clinic for the uninsured.

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $240,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    Support for the Catherine Cummings theatre and a student scholarship in memory of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925.

  • City of Sherrill Concert Series - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $10,376.44

    To fund a free, public concert series.

  • CNY Community Arts Council - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)

    Support for the Stanley Theatre Center for the Arts.

  • CNY Compassion Connection - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $3,000

    To help fund their food pantry which feeds over 150 families each month.

  • Consumer Services of Madison County - (Oneida, NY)

    $5,000

    For the installation of a commercial kitchen.

  • Cornell Cooperative Ext. of Madison County - (Morrisville, NY) Website

    $2,000

    Support for local agricultural economic development efforts.

  • C.U.R.E.(Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) Website

    $1,000

    For epilepsy research.

  • Food Bank of CNY - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $10,000

    For a new food distribution center which helps supply food to 277 emergency food programs including food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters.

  • Fordham University School of Law - (New York, NY) Website

    $250,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $2,000,000)
    To establish the Owen T. Gorman Moot Courtroom in honor of Owen T. Gorman, who graduated first in his class in 1929.

  • Heifer International - (Little Rock, AR) Website

    $38,673

    For general support of their programs and services which help individuals with developmental disabilities.

  • Helping Hammers* - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,200

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $117,346)
    To support a cooperative of seven area churches in their efforts to provide household repairs to the elderly and disabled. * Oneida First Presbyterian Church served as their fiscal agent.

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $250

    For general support.

  • Kelberman Center/Upstate Cerebral Palsy Association - (Utica, NY) Website

    $1,500

    For programs and services for autistic children and their families.

  • Kirkland Art Center - (Clinton, NY) Website

    $80

    For general operating support.

  • Lituanus - (Chicago, IL)

    $120

    For publication support of a journal dedicated to Lithuanian and Baltic art, history, and language.

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    Support for “Hop Fest,” an annual event that promotes the art of craft brewing and central New York’s influence on the hop industry.

  • Madison County Literacy Coalition* - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    o create a five-year strategic plan that will increase high-school graduation rates and expand access to literacy services for people in need. *Oneida Public Library served as their fiscal agent.

  • National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum - (Peterboro, NY) Website

    $3,500

    To help fund a “Traveling Abolition Museum” that can be moved to and installed at various sites throughout the region.

  • Oneida Area Day Care Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $500

    To support the annual “Run for the Children,” which raises money for daycare supplies.

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $800

    To help fund educational programming and museum exhibitions.

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $100,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To fund a new ambulatory surgery suite.

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,500

    To help purchase an aquatic bicycle for the outpatient therapy pool and a new nurse call system for patient rooms.

  • Oneida P.B.A. - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $150

    Support for “Shop with a Cop,” a holiday gift-giving program for kids in need.

  • Oneida P.B.A. - (Oneida, NY)

    $100

    For the annual “Charlie Decker” public safety dinner.

  • OnPoint for College - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $3,000

    For basic college supplies, bedding and towels for 20 low-income, residential college students.

  • OnPoint for College - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To help sponsor a local student at the Congressional Youth Leadership Council’s National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC.

  • Pegasus Soccer Club of CNY - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $250

    To help fund soccer programs for low-income youth.

  • Rotary Club - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $185

    To support community outreach programs and services.

  • Samaritan Center - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $705

    For the soup kitchen.

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $160

    For the Park Festival fundraiser.

  • Sherrill Merchants Assoc. - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $58

    For the 9/11 “Field of Honor” memorial display.

  • St. Patrick's School - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $125

    For the annual Basket Bonanza fundraiser event.

  • Town of Verona Food Pantry * - (Verona, NY) Website

    $600

    To purchase Thanksgiving Day food items for families in need. *Verona United Methodist Church served as their fiscal agent.

  • Utica School of Commerce - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $15,000

    To fund a student scholarship program at the Canastota campus.

  • Woodhaven Wildlife Center - (Chadwicks, NY)

    $8,000

    For animal rehabilitation services.

  • 2011 Grants Awarded: $798,171.44*


    *2011 total is comprised of $793,762.44 in grants awarded plus $4,409.00 in direct grant-related expenditures.

  • 2010 Grants Awarded: $801,665

  • ALS of Utica - (Utica, NY) Website

    $100

    For sponsorship support of the “Jerry Walsh Memorial Cake Eater Classic,” an event that benefits Lou Gehrig's disease research.

  • American Cancer Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To support the “Oneida Relay For Life” event which helps fund cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.

  • American Diabetes Association - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $250

    To help sponsor a local cyclist in the “Tour de Cure,” an annual event which raises money to help prevent and cure diabetes.

  • American Red Cross/Madison-Oneida Chapter - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,060

    To support emergency preparedness programs and disaster relief services.

  • Boys & Girls Club - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $25,000

    (Part of a two-year grant totaling $50,000)
    For teen tutoring programs, literacy initiatives and after-school meals for children in need.

  • CazCares, Inc. - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $7,500

    (Part of a two-year grant totaling $15,000)
    To provide food and clothing to low-income families and for the children’s “Story Room” program.

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $200,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    Support for the Catherine Cummings theatre and a student scholarship in memory of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925.

  • Central New York Community Arts Council - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)
    Support for the Stanley Theatre Center for the Arts.

  • Church on The Rock - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To fund new carpeting and flooring in the children’s area and in “Hidden Treasures,” a free clothing and furniture store for those in need.

  • City of Sherrill Concert Series - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $11,066

    To fund a free, public concert series.

  • Community Bikes * - (Hamilton, NY) Website

    $3,000

    For the distribution of over 250 free bicycles, helmets and bicycle locks to children in need.
    * Youth Policy Institute served as their fiscal sponsor.

  • Divine Nature at BMR Acres - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the installation of concrete flooring in their wildlife rehabilitation and education center.

  • The Farmers' Museum - (Cooperstown, NY) Website

    $2,000

    For “Pre-K Field Days,” an educational program for children enrolled in Head Start.

  • For The Good Inc. - (Utica, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For “The Community Gardens” project.

  • Heifer International - (Little Rock, AR) Website

    $38,673

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $117,346)
    To help feed and support orphaned children living in the Beisioniai Village of Lithuanian by introducing animal husbandry and the preservation of biodiversity.

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For general renovations to the community center.

  • The Kelberman Center - (Utica, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To help sponsor the “Walk for Autism,” an annual event that funds programs and services for autistic children and their families.

  • Madison-Cortland ARC - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $250

    For general support of their programs and services which help individuals with developmental disabilities.

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    Support for “Hop Fest,” an annual event that promotes the art of craft brewing and central New York's influence on the hop industry.

  • The Mary Rose Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,740

    For legal fees associated with the establishment of a free health clinic for the uninsured.

  • Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters, Inc. - (Utica, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To help fund the Court Interpreting Initiative for refugees and immigrants.

  • National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum Website

    $2,500

    To support the 160th anniversary event of the Great Cazenovia Fugitive Slave Law Convention, which was the nation's largest organized protest against this Congressional Act in1850.

  • National Association of Free Clinics * Website

    $100

    For educational resources that aided in the founding of the Mary Rose Center, a free clinic for the uninsured.
    * Network for the Good served as their fiscal sponsor.

  • Oneida Area Arts Council - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help fund an annual performing arts series.

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $7,984

    To install new emergency exit sidewalks for the infant rooms.

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,700

    To help fund their educational programming and museum exhibitions.

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $100,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To fund a new ambulatory surgery suite.

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    To help sponsor the Oneida Healthcare Auxiliary fund, which provides comfort and care items to patients.

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,500

    To help fund an employee scholarship program.

  • Oneida's Club - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $100

    For support of the Charlie Decker Public Safety Dinner.

  • OnPoint for College - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $15,000

    For guidance, support and retention programs that help inner-city youth gain access to a college education.

  • Rescue Mission Alliance - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $10,000

    To update and repair the Attended Donation Center.

  • Rosamond Gifford Zoo - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help fund a new e-commerce platform for their website.

  • Rotary Club - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,130

    To support community programs and services.

  • Website Rural and Migrate Ministry - (Oswego County, NY)

    $1,000

    For the “Open Hands Clinic,” a free health clinic for the uninsured.

  • Salvation Army—Oneida Corps. - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $298,727

    To purchase of a new building for the Oneida Corps office.

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $160

    For the Park Festival fundraiser, an event organized to raise money for a new community playground.

  • St. Patrick's School - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $125

    For the annual Basket Bonanza fundraiser event.

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For a student scholarship fund.

  • Special Olympics New York -(Utica, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To help sponsor the 2010 State Summer Games.

  • Utica School of Commerce - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $15,000

    To fund a student scholarship program at their Canastota campus.

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For student scholarships

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For school-age childcare assistance programs.

  • YWCA of the Mohawk Valley - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    To provide transitional housing to victims of domestic violence.

  • 2010 Grants Awarded: $801,665

  • 2009 Grants Awarded: $824,272

  • American Cancer Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For the Oneida Relay for Life which supports cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.

  • American Red Cross/Madison-Oneida Chapter - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $8,240

    For local emergency services, educational outreach efforts and health programs.

  • Boys & Girls Club - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $25,000

    (First installment of 2) Support the Youth Initiate Afterschool Program which provides Educational and Career Development, Health and Life skills training, and Arts, and Fitness Programs.

  • CazCares, Inc. - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $7,500

    (First installment of a two year grant totaling $15,000)
    Sponsor the Children's Story Room - which is a reading/developmental/literacy program for young children.

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $210,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    For campus theatre renovations and a student scholarship in memory of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925.

  • Church on The Rock - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For new computers and equipment at the Pillar Youth Center.

  • Central New York Community Arts Council - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)
    For the Stanley theatre renovation and expansion project.

  • Community Memorial Hospital - (Hamilton, NY) Website

    $25,000

    For the purchase of digital mammography equipment.

  • CNY Bounty - (Morrisville, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For an online farmers' market, created to enhance community access to healthy, locally grown food.

  • The Farmers' Museum - (Cooperstown, NY) Website

    $2,000

    For Pre-K Field Days, an educational program for children enrolled in Head Start.

  • Food Bank of CNY - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $10,000

    For emergency supplemental food donations to Madison County food pantries.

  • Fordham University School of Law - (New York, NY) Website

    $250,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $2,000,000)
    To establish the Owen T. Gorman Moot Courtroom in honor of Owen T. Gorman, LAW '29.

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For new barn doors and windows.

  • Heifer International - Northeast Region - (Little Rock, AR) Website

    $40,000

    (1st installment of 3) To help feed and support orphaned children living in the Beisioniai Village of Lithuanian by introducing animal husbandry and the preservation of biodiversity.

  • Heifer International - (Little Rock, AR) Website

    $3,500

    To support educational outreach efforts and sustainable agricultural programs in the Baltic region.

  • International Medical Health Organization Website

    $5,000

    To help fund a medical health clinic in Sri Lanka for displaced women and children.

  • Jewish Community Center Association - (Utica, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To install a new stairway outside so that children have safe access to the playground and back yard.

  • Lituanus - (Chicago, IL) Website

    $200

    For publication support of Lituanus, a journal dedicated to Lithuanian and Baltic art, history, language, literature and related cultural topics.

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To celebrate Madison County Fair's 170th Anniversary with a historical reenactment of a Frederick Douglass speech given at the same fair in 1856.

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    Annual support for "Hop Fest," an event that promotes the history of hops in Central New York.

  • Oneida Kids Club - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For transportation expenses, supplies and tools needed for volunteer efforts at local nonprofit organizations such as food pantries, senior centers and animal shelters.

  • Oneida Area Arts Council - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    "Arts with a Heart" introduces the arts by providing 20 season tickets to local seniors, Madison Cortland ARC members, and to Kid's Club members to various shows throughout the season.

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    For general operating support.

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $250

    To help sponsor the "High Tide of the Spirit" event which supports their educational outreach efforts.

  • Oneida HealthCare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,500

    For general operating support.

  • OnPoint for College - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $15,000

    (1st Installment of 2) For college access and retention programs for inner-city youth.

  • Rescue Mission Alliance - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $10,000

    Support for "Transformations," an emergency shelter for the homeless.

  • Rural Health Initiatives - (Hubbardsville, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help fund the "Emergency Prescription Program,"which helps the uninsured obtain affordable prescription medication.

  • The Salvation Army - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,500

    General operating expenses to continue to provide assistance to any/all individuals in need.

  • The Salvation Army - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $25,000

    For the relocation and expansion of the "Booth House" a shelter for runaway and homeless 12- to 17-year olds.

  • Samaritan Center - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help feed and assist hungry men, women and children.

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $5,150

    To help build a new playground for children.

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $15,000

    For the renovation and expansion of the "Children's Room."

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs, NY) Website

    $50,432

    To increase student scholarships & financial aid programs.

  • Sherrill Summer Concert Series - (Sherrill, NY)

    $10,000

    For a community music concert series.

  • Trevor Roy Hart Charitable Trust - (Whitesboro, NY)

    $5,000

    For student scholarships.

  • Utica School of Commerce - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $10,000

    For the "Gorman Foundation Scholars Program," which helps defray the cost of tuition to high-achieving students enrolled at the Canastota campus.

  • Vera House, Inc. - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $25,000

    For outreach and advocacy efforts on behalf of victims of domestic violence & to help fund an emergency shelter program.

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For a student scholarship.

  • Wanderers' Rest Humane Association - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For safety and disease prevention equipment.

  • Whole Me - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $2,500

    Support for educational and social services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

  • Woodhaven Wildlife Center - (Chadwicks, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For wild animal rehabilitation services.

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    For general operating support.

  • 2009 Grants Awarded: $824,272

  • 2008 Grants Awarded: $529,865

  • American Cancer Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,000

    For the Oneida Relay for Life which supports cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.

  • Central New York Community Arts Council - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)
    For the Stanley theatre renovation and expansion project.

  • Cluster 13 Ministries - (Camden, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To support their food pantry, housing program and clothing exchange

  • Community Memorial Hospital - (Hamilton, NY) Website

    $25,000

    For the purchase of digital mammography equipment.

  • Connections of CNY - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To support programs for adults with developmental disabilities

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County Website

    $5,000

    To help develop an artisan cheese-making program for local dairy farmers

  • Council on Foundations - (Washington D.C.)

    $2,290

    For membership & philanthropic services

  • Food Bank of CNY - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help fund the Madison & Oneida County Emergency Supplemental Food Delivery program

  • For The Good - (Utica, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For support of the "Study Buddy Club" which pairs at-risk elementary students with Hamilton College & Utica College students for tutoring and mentoring

  • Freedom Guide Dogs - (Cassville, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the training and placement of guide dogs to blind and visually impaired

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY)

    $12,500

    For the creation of the Great Swamp Conservancy's Museum of Natural History &Sciences

  • Hospice Care - (New Hartford, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To support end-of-life, counseling and bereavement services

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the purchase of new tables and chairs for their facility

  • Kelberman Center - (Utica, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To sponsor summer camp programs for autistic children.

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $3,610

    To help commemorate the historic New York Central Railroad Depot's Oneida station

  • Madison County Historical Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Annual support for "Hop Fest" an event that promotes the history of hops in Central New York.

  • Madison County Office for the Aging - (Canastota, NY)

    $17,000

    For the acquisition of a meal delivery van to be used for the senior nutrition program

  • Make-A-Wish Foundation - (Syracuse, NY)

    $6,000

    To sponsor a wish for a child with a life-threatening medical condition

  • Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters (MAMI) - (Utica, NY)

    $5,000

    To fund the Somali Mothers and Infants Learning Experience program

  • Oneida Area Arts Council - (Oneida, NY)

    $5,000

    To sponsor "The Letterman: Best of Broadway" musical program

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $7,250

    For the purchase & installation of new cubbyholes

  • Oneida City School Foundation - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To sponsor a student scholarship

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $12,195

    To fund a photo exhibition space and for general support

  • Oneida Firemen's Benevolent Association - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $200

    To help fund an annual children's holiday party

  • Oneida HealthCare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $240,000

    For the Alice M. Gorman Imaging Center & MRI equipment

  • Oneida Public Library - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    For the purchase of literacy program materials such as books, subscriptions and CD's

  • OnPoint for College - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $15,000

    For college access and retention programs for inner-city youth

  • ProLiteracy - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To support the Global Cross Cultural Literacy Project which helps African new learners and local literacy programs in CNY

  • Rescue Mission Alliance - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $4,600

    For upgrades and renovations to frozen and refrigerated food storage systems which aid in feeding the homeless

  • Ronald McDonald House - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the relocation & expansion project aimed at accommodating more families with children in pediatric care at local hospitals

  • Rotary Club of Oneida - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $6,130

    To support the National World War II Memorial trip for local WWII veterans. To sponsor a fundraiser for programs helping missing & exploited children

  • Rural Health Initiatives - (Hubbardsville, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For support of the Emergency Prescription Program which helps the uninsured obtain prescription medication

  • Saint Patrick's Church Food Pantry - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $4,000

    For Thanksgiving & Holiday food baskets for the needy

  • Saint Patrick's School - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the purchase & installation of a playground privacy fence

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs, NY) Website

    $67,000

    For the Gorman Foundation endowed scholarship fund, the Palamountain scholarship fund and a music education fund

  • Syracuse Symphony Orchestra - (Sherrill, NY)

    $5,000

    For an education program and concert at Oneida City Schools

  • Utica College - (Utica, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For the "Youth Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program" which provides books and transportation to low-income youth attending college

  • Utica Library - (Canastota, NY)

    $5,000

    For the purchase of children's books and DVDs in the Foreign Language & English as a Second Language (ESL) collection

  • Verona Fire Department - (Verona, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For support of the new fire training facility used by local fire departments

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $2,000

    For a student scholarship fund for graduating seniors

  • VVS Dream Team - (Sherrill, NY) Website

    $1,200

    For science lab equipment at McAllister Elementary School including an 'Eyeclops Bionic Eye'

  • Wanderers' Rest Humane Association - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To help fund the 'Life's Breath' air exchange unit

  • Woodhaven Wildlife Center - (Chadwicks, NY) Website

    $5,000

    For wild animal rehabilitation services.

  • 2008 Grants Awarded: $529,865

  • 2007 Grants Awarded: $1,113,389

  • Alzheimer's Association - (CNY Chapter) Website

    $1,000

    To help support people with the disease

  • American Cancer Society - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,000

    For the Oneida Relay for Life which supports cancer research, education & advocacy efforts.

  • American Red Cross/Madison-Oneida Chapter - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $4,900

    For the purchase of equipment used in local Health & Safety course

  • Bassett Healthcare - (Cooperstown, NY) Website

    $50,000

    For the purchase of a new Community Cancer Screening & Early Detection Medical Coach

  • Bon Secours Community Memorial Hospital - (Port Jervis) Website

    $15,000

    For physical renovations & new equipment

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $34,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    For campus theatre renovations and a student scholarship in memory of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925.

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY) Website

    $2,850

    To sponsor John Bul Dau's speaking engagement. John Bul Dau is a 'Lost Boy' from Sudan.

  • Central New York Community Arts Council - (Utica, NY) Website

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $50,000)
    For the Stanley theatre renovation and expansion project.

  • Community Action Partnership - (Madison County) Website

    $165,000

    To fund a homeless youth shelter

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY) Website

    $12,500

    For the creation of the Great Swamp Conservancy's Museum of Natural History & Sciences

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To replace worn and tattered theatre curtains

  • Madison County Children's Camp Website

    $24,341

    To renovate and update the Main Cabin kitchen facility

  • Madison County Historical Society Website

    $3,610

    To help commemorate the historic New York Central Railroad Depot's Oneida station

  • Madison County Historical Society Website

    $1,000

    Sponsorship for the Hop Fest-an event that promotes the art of craft brewing & the influence of the hop industry on Central New York

  • Mohawk Valley Christian Education Foundation Website

    $25,000

    To support the new 'Messiah Academy'

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Website

    $5,000

    Great Artists Series-Student tickets

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $4,900

    To purchase sterilization equipment

  • Oneida City School Foundation - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To sponsor a student scholarship

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $320,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.6 million dollars)
    To acquire historically significant properties

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $100

    General Support

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $240,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.2 million dollars)
    To establish a new imaging center and purchase new MRI equipment

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    General support fundraiser

  • Oneida Healthcare Foundation - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    Nursing Scholarships

  • Oneida Public Library - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $11,000

    To acquire and install a new circulation desk.

  • Oneida Rotary Club - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,130

    To sponsor a National World War II Memorial trip for local WWII veterans

  • The Salvation Army (Oneida Corps) - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    Support for the food pantry and soup kitchen

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest Website

    $25,000

    Support for local clubs & civic organizations

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs , NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $310,000)
    Endowed Gorman Foundation scholarship fund

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs , NY) Website

    $2,000

    General support fundraiser

  • St. Joseph's Hospital-College of Nursing - (Syracuse, NY) Website

    $10,000

    For renovations & the installation of a central air system

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Student Scholarship

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To expand and renovate Oneida facility

  • 2007 Grants Awarded: $1,113,389

  • 2006 Grants Awarded: $ 982,261.65

  • American Cancer Society (Oneida Relay for Life) - (Oneida, NY)

    $400

    To help fight cancer through research, education & advocacy

  • American Red Cross (Madison-Oneida chapter)

    $150,000

    To help fund a new day habilitation building

  • Canal Boat Museum/Chittenango Landing

    $13,800

    Installation of a new air conditioning system

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY)

    $33,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    Campus theatre renovations & memorial scholarship in honor of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925

  • Council on Foundations - (Washington, DC) Website

    $2,180

    Support for philanthropic resources

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY)

    $4,500

    For research & archiving of important artifacts

  • Hospice - (New Hartford, NY)

    $1,000

    For the purchase of bedside computer equipment

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,400

    To sponsor a musical performance

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - (Syracuse, NY)

    $250

    To help sponsor a local relay team

  • Madison County Historical Society

    $1,000

    Support for the 2006 Hop Fest-an event that promotes the influence of the hop industry on Central New York

  • Madison County Office for the Aging

    $22,200

    To purchase a new van to be used for the senior nutrition program

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute - (Utica, NY)

    $5,000

    Great Artists Series-Student tickets

  • Oneida Area Arts Council - (Oneida, NY)

    $5,000

    To sponsor a local musical performance

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $3,201

    To fund the installation of a security system

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $250

    Support for new toys and equipment

  • Oneida City School Foundation - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,000

    To sponsor a student scholarship

  • Oneida City School Foundation - (Oneida, NY)

    $2,700

    To fund a dental sealant program for elementary school children

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $320,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.6 million dollars)
    To acquire historically significant properties

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,100

    To sponsor a musical performance

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,100

    General Support

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $240,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.2 million dollars)
    To establish a new imaging center and purchase new MRI equipment

  • Oneida Healthcare Center Auxiliary - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $5,000

    To support their Follies musical fundraiser

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $450

    General support fundraiser

  • Oneida Healthcare Foundation - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Nursing Scholarship

  • Rotary Club of Oneida - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,130

    To support local community programs

  • Sauquoit Valley Central School

    $500

    To fund a student scholarship

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest

    $25,000

    Support for local clubs & civic organizations

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs , NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $310,000)
    Endowed Gorman Foundation scholarship fund

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs , NY) Website

    $2,300

    General support fundraiser

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Student Scholarship

  • VVS School District - (Verona, NY) Website

    $2,300

    To fund a dental sealant program for elementary school children

  • Wanderers' Rest Humane Society - (Canastota, NY)

    $2,000

    For new computers and database system

  • Wee Care Daycare - (Oneida, NY)

    $2,500.65

    To help fund new toys and equipment

  • Woodhaven Wildlife Center - (Chadwicks, NY)

    $5,000

    General support for an animal rehabilitation center

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To expand and renovate Oneida facility

  • 2006 Grants Awarded: $ 982,261.65

  • 2005 Grants Awarded: $ 934,197

  • American Cancer Society (Oneida Relay for Life) - (Oneida, NY)

    $2,500

    To help fight cancer through research, education & advocacy

  • American Red Cross (Madison-Oneida chapter)

    $15,000

    To purchase new computer equipment

  • Bassett Healthcare - (Cooperstown, NY)

    $50,000

    To fund a new endovascular surgery suite

  • Cazenovia College - (Cazenovia, NY)

    $33,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1,000,000)
    Campus theatre renovations & memorial scholarship in honor of Catherine Cummings Gorman, Class of 1925

  • Community Action Program - (Madison County)

    $5,000

    Support for low-income community programs

  • Council on Foundations - (Washington, DC) Website

    $2,130

    Support for philanthropic resources

  • First Presbyterian Church - Kids' Korner - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,500

    To help low-income children attend summer camp

  • Freedom Guide Dogs - (Cassville, NY)

    $5,000

    For breeding, raising & training guide dogs for the blind

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY)

    $19,750

    Matching grant for the purchase of land and equipment

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY)

    $3,752

    To fund a children's fishing pond & pier

  • Great Swamp Conservancy - (Canastota, NY)

    $4,800

    Repair and renovation of main facility

  • Kallet Civic Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    To sponsor a musical performance

  • Mud Creek Farm - (Verona, NY)

    $4,980

    To fund an Equimuse program for disabled children

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute - (Utica, NY)

    $10,000

    To help fund the European Masterworks exhibition

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute - (Utica, NY)

    $5,000

    Great Artists Series-Student tickets

  • Oneida City School Foundation - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,000

    Student Scholarship

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $320,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.6 million dollars)
    To acquire historically significant properties

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $2,500

    To sponsor a musical performance

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    General Support

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $240,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.2 million dollars)
    To establish a new imaging center and purchase new MRI equipment

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $800

    General support fundraiser

  • Oneida Healthcare Center Auxiliary - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $500

    General support

  • Oneida Healthcare Foundation - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Nursing Scholarship

  • Plymouth Alliance Church - (Sherrill, NY)

    $1,000

    To support community outreach programs

  • Rochester Grantmakers Forum - (Rochester, NY)

    $6,180

    Support for Upstate New York philanthropic resources

  • Rotary Club of Oneida - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,000

    To support local community programs

  • The Salvation Army - (Oneida Corps)

    $1,000

    To help fund their holiday toy drive

  • Save the Light - (Charleston, SC)

    $33,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $100,000)
    Restoration of the Morris Island Lighthouse

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest

    $25,000

    Support for local clubs & civic organizations

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs , NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $310,000)
    Endowed Gorman Foundation scholarship fund

  • Smithfield Community Association

    $5,000

    Preservation of the historic Gerrit Smith Estate

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars - (Verona, NY) Website

    $1,000

    Student Scholarship

  • WCNY - (Syracuse, NY)

    $10,000

    To support Classic FM

  • Wee Care Daycare - (Oneida, NY)

    $2,385

    Matching grant for new toys and equipment

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley - (Oneida, NY) Website

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To expand and renovate Oneida facility

  • 2005 Grants Awarded: $ 934,197

  • 2004 Grants Awarded: $1,407,099

  • Fordham University - (New York, NY)

    $1,030

    General support for the law school

  • Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart - (Peekskill, NY)

    $500,000

    To build Villa St. Francis, a housing project for elderly women in Peekskill, NY

  • Hazel L. Carpenter Home - (Oneida, NY)

    $5,200

    Bathroom renovations for disabled seniors

  • KEYS, Inc. - (Sherrill, NY)

    $9,420

    Matching grant to fund children’s musical programs

  • Make-a-Wish Foundation

    $20

    Oneida Ducky Derby sponsorship

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

    $5,000

    Student tickets for the “Great Artists Series”

  • Oneida Area Arts Council - (Oneida, NY)

    $13,929

    To sponsor the children’s musical play, “The Adventures of Lewis & Clark”

  • Oneida Area Daycare Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $120,000

    To establish a new daycare facility

  • Oneida City School District Foundation - (Oneida, NY)

    $1,000

    College Scholarship

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY)

    $320,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.6 million dollars)
    To acquire historically significant properties

  • Oneida Community Mansion House - (Oneida, NY)

    $2,445

    To sponsor “A Tenor” musical event

  • Oneida Healthcare Center

    $240,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.2 million dollars)
    To establish a new imaging center and purchase new MRI equipment

  • Oneida Healthcare Center - (Oneida, NY)

    $200

    “Light-a-Light” memorial sponsorship

  • Oneida Healthcare Center

    $1,000

    Nursing Scholarship

  • Oneida Public Library - (Oneida, NY)

    $3,250

    To support adult literacy program

  • Save the Light - (Charleston, SC)

    $33,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $100,000)
    Restoration of the Morris Island Lighthouse

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Community Chest -(Sherrill, NY)

    $26,000

    Local community clubs & organizations grant

  • Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library -(Sherrill, NY)

    $2,500

    Install new energy-efficient lighting

  • Skidmore College -(Saratoga Springs, NY)

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $310,000)
    Endowed Gorman Foundation scholarship fund

  • Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association -(Canastota, NY)

    $1,000

    Companion Animal Information Telephone Helpline

  • Wee Care Daycare Center -(Oneida, NY)

    $1,980

    Matching grant for new toys and equipment

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To expand and renovate Oneida facility

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley

    $125

    To support Rotary Club of Greater Oneida’s mission to eradicate polio throughout the world

  • 2004 Grants Awarded: $1,407,099

  • 2003 Grants Awarded: $435,240

  • Great Swamp Conservancy, Inc. - (Canastota)

    $1,000

    Support for the Nature Center

  • Loretto Utica Center

    $1,000

    Transportation for disabled senior citizens

  • Madison County Historical Society

    $6,200

    Restoration of Cottage Lawn headquarters

  • Madison County Historical Society

    $1,000

    Hops Fest 2004 sponsorship—an event that promotes the influence of the hop industry on Central New York

  • Oneida Community Mansion House

    $320,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $1.2 million dollars)
    To acquire historically significant properties

  • Oneida Healthcare Center

    $1,000

    Oneida Healthcare Nursing Scholarship

  • Save the Light - (Charleston, SC)

    $34,040

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $100,000)
    Restoration of the Morris Island Lighthouse

  • Skidmore College - (Saratoga Springs, NY)

    $10,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $310,000)
    Endowed Gorman Foundation Scholarship Fund

  • VVS Dollars for Scholars

    $1,000

    College Scholarship

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley

    $60,000

    (Part of a multi-year grant totaling $300,000)
    To expand and renovate Oneida facility

  • 2003 Grants Awarded: $435,240