Jan 11, 2017 | Donor Stories
“Together they committed themselves to make Kingston a vibrant place to live” The Zal and Rose Yanovsky Breakfast Fund, in memory of Zal Yanovsky and Rose Richardson, supports school breakfast programs for children in Kingston and area. Zal...
Jan 5, 2017 | Donor Stories
“Robert (“Bob”) and Ethel Sutton wanted to leave a legacy that would help young people and enrich their lives” With the help of the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area, they’ve done exactly that. The Suttons were married for 67 years. Though they...
Dec 20, 2016 | Donor Stories
“Why not consider making the first Tuesday of every month your #GivingTuesday?” Tuesday, November 29th, was #GivingTuesday, a day celebrated Nationally to encourage all people, from all walks of life, to give to a local charity. Our focus this year was our...
Dec 13, 2016 | Donor Stories
“It was Nan’s wish to fund a grant for promising young artists and artisans developing their talents in the greater Kingston area” Nan Yeomans was a prominent Kingston artist dedicated to supporting local and emerging artists in the visual arts. In...
Nov 23, 2016 | Donor Stories
“They led ordinary, hardworking lives and they loved their community” In 2002 the Community Foundation board was informed that it would be entrusted with a $1.3 million bequest, “a special family legacy for a beloved community”, from a well-known Prince...
Nov 23, 2016 | Donor Stories
“The breadth of the Foundation appealed to them, as did the idea of a lasting legacy.” Ruth Barton called our first Executive Director, Katherine Manley, in the spring of 1996. She and her husband Stuart had read about us in The Kingston Whig-Standard and...
