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...

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
Interim chairs named for Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fenghua Li, MD, and Maureen Burke, MD, tapped for interim posts.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 3:47:00 PM

New survey data shows impact of diaper need as issue gains national attention as Upstate physicians pen perspective in New England Journal of Medicine
Drs Winter Berry, Steven Blatt and Joshua Bonville report that 62 percent of UPAC families now screen positive for diaper need—more than double the rate from 2017.
Monday, October 6, 2025 8:42:00 PM

Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, named nation’s first B. Thomas Golisano Professor of Pediatrics
Endowed professorship celebrates Dr. Conners’ national leadership in pediatric medicine and honors Tom Golisano’s transformative legacy in children’s health care.
Friday, October 3, 2025 5:49:00 AM

Upstate nurse navigator to study mental health of trauma patients
Patients will answer surveys about their mental health during and after their care.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 3:43:00 PM

Events

Upstate Foundation events

Call In for Cancer
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Upstate Gala
Friday, November 21, 2025

Community events

Shop & Give – October: Speedway, Spirit of Children, Tops Friendly Markets, Valvoline

Power in Pink Yoga class
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Sock Out Cancer Benefit Concert
Saturday, October 18, 2025

SU Charity Sports Auction
In-person: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Virtual: November 18-23, 2025