Scott, a patient born with cerebral palsy and reliant on a wheelchair, faced challenges when his overhead lift began to fail, making it difficult to transfer to his chair without help.

Repairs were costly and not covered by insurance, leaving him and his family unable to afford them. Thanks to collaboration between his care team and the Charitable Foundation, a new lift was installed, enabling him to regain his mobility and independence.

Scott, a patient born with cerebral palsy and reliant on a wheelchair, faced challenges when his overhead lift began to fail, making it difficult to transfer to his chair without help. Repairs were costly and not covered by insurance, leaving him and his family unable to afford them.

Thanks to collaboration between his care team and the Charitable Foundation, a new lift was installed, enabling him to regain his mobility and independence.

Helping one person might not change the world,
but it could change the world for one person!

The Nascentia Health Charitable Foundation’s mission is to increase community awareness of our most vulnerable populations, to raise funds to address their unmet needs and to better serve their well-being across the regions that we serve. It also supports the education and development of in-home care providers, to enhance the availability of highly qualified caregivers that attend to our most vulnerable, well into the future.

2023 foundation annual report

Annual Report

Learn more about our recent giving, impacts to our patients, and how you can help.

Giving Back

Each year, support for our foundation has enabled us to improve the quality of life for countless patients and their families throughout Upstate New York. We graciously thank everyone who has supported our foundation over the years through donations, volunteer hours and more.

Your donation makes all the difference

The gifts of comfort, safety, and self sufficiency that we give to our patients change their lives for the better in both small and large ways. Your generosity is what enables us to continue bringing joy and security to the people we serve daily.

Please consider giving the gift of hope to a local Central New Yorker. For online donations, please use our secure online donation form.

Additional ways to support us

  • CheckTo donate by check, please make your check out to the Nascentia Health Charitable Foundation and mail it to: 1050 W Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13204, Attn: Foundation
  • Honor & Memorial Gifts – Make a difference in the name of someone important to you! On the payment form, just indicate the name(s) of anyone you’d like to donate on behalf of.
  • Employer Match – Check out your employer’s giving programs. Many companies match gifts, so see if your donation can go even further with a company match.
  • Planned Giving – Planned giving allows you to make a lasting impact on the services that our foundation provides. By including a charitable bequest in your will, you help continue our tradition of caring. We can accept gifts of cash, appreciated securities, and real property.
  • Grateful Patient Program – Our Grateful Patient Program provides an opportunity to recognize the care you or a loved one received as a patient of Nascentia Health.

Events

Raise a Glass is our annual fundraiser that help us provide direct support to improve the quality of life for our financially challenged patients and their families. The funds raised through this event not only support vulnerable members of our community, but also enable us to continue training our clinical staff to deliver the highest quality of care.

Our 12th Annual Raise a Glass event was held on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at the Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville. To learn more about the event, visit our Raise a Glass page.

We thank you for your support, whether it be through sponsorships or attendance, and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!


Newsletter

Nascentia Charitable Newsletter Spring 2024

Latest Issue – Spring 2024 (pdf)

  • Issue highlights:
    • Heather and Scott’s Story – by Heather Fisher, Physical Therapist
    • Foundation Champion, JoAnn Racino, Director of Community Health & Clinical Education Program
    • A Note From our Foundation Board Chair – Rachel Galusha

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For more information on the Nascentia Health Charitable Foundation and/or to sign up to volunteer, please contact us at foundation@nascentiahealth.org, (315) 477-9547, or fill out the form below.