Mission Statement

The Cortland Community Foundation, through use of its endowment, shall enhance the quality of life for those who live and work within the Cortland community by:

• Encouraging a permanent charitable endowment to meet the needs of the Cortland community
• Providing a vehicle by which donors with diverse philanthropic interests may make gifts to benefit the community
• Carrying out a grant of gift making programs that is visionary, inclusive and enhances the quality of life in the Cortland community.