Syracuse, N.Y. -- The United Way of Central New York is cutting off two agencies from its funding stream – the Dunbar Association and Liberty Resources. The United Way announced today it is inviting 42 nonprofits to submit applications for funding for a new three-year funding cycle that begins in 2011. The invites are going to nonprofits that passed...
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center employees and officials join a parade of local companies On James Street to "drop off" donations to the United Way of Central New York. The St. Joseph's group included (from left) Kerri Ganci (dressed as Sister Marianne Cope, founder of St. Joseph's), Frank Panzetta, Denise Blowers, Valerie Fedele, Michele Molinari and Lisa Laribee.
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The United Way of Central New York is cutting off two agencies from its funding stream – the Dunbar Association and Liberty Resources.
The United Way announced today it is inviting 42 nonprofits to submit applications for funding for a new three-year funding cycle that begins in 2011. The invites are going to nonprofits that passed a fiscal and management review conducted by United Way volunteers who are experts in finance, accounting, law and business.
Dunbar, which serves Syracuse’s black community, and Liberty, which serves people with developmental disabilities and the mentally ill, were the only two of the 39 agencies getting United Way funding now not invited to reapply for money.
Friends of the CanTeen, a youth program in Cicero which was seeking to become a new United Way-funded agency, also did not pass the review.
Frank Lazarski, president of the United Way, said he would not discuss why those agencies failed to make the cut until he meets with officials of those organizations next week to give them an explanation. Officials of those agencies could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon.
The final decision on which agencies are getting invitations was made by the United Way board today. Six of the agencies that passed the review are new to the United Way.
Just because an agency gets an invitation does not necessarily mean it will get funding, Lazarski said. The agencies now will have to submit specific program funding proposals to the United Way by Dec. 17. Those proposals will be reviewed and funding decisions will be made by the end of April. The United Way anticipates $9.5 million to 10 million in funding requests.
“It’s a whole new ballgame,” Lazarski said.
The United Way also announced Friday it has raised $4.1 million so far in its annual fundraising campaign, about half of its $8.2 million goal. Lazarski said he is pleasantly surprised by the amount raised so far.
Here are the agencies getting invites:
AIDS Community Resources
American Red Cross of Central New York
ARISE Child and Family Service Inc.
Aurora of Central New York Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse
Catholic Charities of Onondaga County
Center for Community Alternatives Inc.
Child Care Solutions
Children’s Consortium
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central New York*
CONTACT Community Services
Elmcrest Children’s Center
Enable Inc.
Epilepsy Foundation of Rochester-Syracuse-Binghamton*
Exceptional Family Resources
Food Bank of Central New York
Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
Hillside Children’s Center
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection*
Huntington Family Centers
InterFaith Works
Jewish Community Center of Syracuse
Learning Disabilities Association of CNY
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse
Longhouse Council, Boy Scouts of America
McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site*
New Justice Conflict Resolution Services
On Point for College
PEACE Inc.
Spanish Action League of Onondaga County Inc.
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare
Syracuse Jewish Family Services
Syracuse Northeast Community Center
The Salvation Army
The Samaritan Center
Transitional Living Services of Onondaga County
Vera House Inc.
Welch Terrace Housing Development Fund Inc.
Whole Me*
Women’s Opportunity Center*
YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County
(*Agencies new to the United Way)