Keeping our communities healthy

The Upstate Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to improving the communities we serve through
support of patient care, education, scientific research, and community health and well-being. Learn more about us...

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1,200+

Unique healthcare funds covering all aspects of the Foundation’s mission

$14 Million

2024 awards, scholarships and grants – to benefit patients, students, researchers, the community

News

Recent Categories
Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital turns 16 with weeklong celebration
Upstate was recently ranked among the top 20 hospitals for pediatric care in the nation by Money magazine.
Thursday, September 4, 2025 4:21:00 PM

Upstate New York Poison Center warns of back-to-school poisoning risks
Poison Center reports top exposures among school-age children and offers guidance for staying safe.
Thursday, September 4, 2025 12:02:00 PM

Upstate strengthens mosquito-borne disease surveillance through ongoing partnership with Onondaga County
Enhanced dead bird testing and community involvement bolster early detection of West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne threats.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 3:54:00 PM

Six Upstate Medical University faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system
Gennady Bratslavsky, MD; Robert Cooney, MD; Timothy Damron, MD; Robert Gregory, MD; Henry Roane, PhD; and Stephen Thomas, were appointed to the distinguished professor ranks by the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 3:29:00 PM

Events

Upstate Foundation events

Upstate Walk Run for Kids
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Upstate Legacy Society Luncheon
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Call In for Cancer
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Upstate Gala
Friday, November 21, 2025

Community events

Shop & Give – August
7-Eleven, Love’s, Marriott Hotels & Resorts

3 Rivers Cruz-in
Wednesdays through September, weather permitting

Upstate Golisano – Sweet 16 Shop and Give
View full list of local companies participating

Upstate Golisano – Sweet 16 Giving Days
Tuesday & Wednesday, September 9 & 10, 2025

Paige’s Butterfly Run Toast for Gold
Friday, September 12, 2025

Paige’s Butterfly Run NY Childhood Cancer Summit
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Lisa Smith Memorial Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Dining in a Field of Dreams
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Connor’s Way Run/Walk
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Clark Burn Center Trivia
Friday, September 26, 2025

Pouring with a Purpose
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Matthews Auto Annual Walk-A-Thon
Saturday, October 4, 2025

Mountain Top Mimosas
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Sock Out Cancer Benefit Concert
Saturday, October 18, 2025