Letter from the Leadership

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The Community Foundation's dedication to partnerships invigorates our work and helps produce effective and efficient solutions to problems in Tompkins County . We trust that you have enjoyed learning about the many ways in which we enter into alliances and how so many partners are growing a permanent charitable asset for today and tomorrow.

We are excited about the future of locally guided philanthropy and the opportunities to work with each of you. We acknowledge with appreciation your participation with the Community Foundation and thank you for making our shared success possible. Thanks to you the philanthropic sector continues to grow in resources, responsibilities, and results.

As a member of the national Council on Foundations we have achieved compliance with national standards for community foundations. The Council's ethical principles guide our work and demonstrate our commitment to partnerships. All of these ideals require working together with our community.

• Dedication to public benefit
• Stewardship of communal assets
• Accountability and Transparency
• Diversity and Inclusiveness
• Governance
• Respect

As we continue to advance partnerships which solve problems, create possibility, and nurture optimism we eagerly seek opportunities to work with individuals, businesses, government, and neighbors to improve the quality of life for all in Tompkins County. In our hopes, our challenges, our successes, and our love for our community, we are truly linked to one another.

George P. Ferrari, Jr.         Jean L. Gortzig

E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR          Chairperson, Board of Directors