The mission of the Allyn Family Foundation is to build strong families and vibrant neighborhoods in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties by providing leadership and support for initiatives aimed at economic development, early childhood development, community prosperity, and women's health. They focus on empowering residents, supporting community-owned businesses, improving access to economic opportunities, enhancing early childhood systems and supports for vulnerable families, and promoting women's health and reproductive justice.
The grant program of the Allyn Family Foundation is designed to support community initiatives that align with its mission of fostering strong families and vibrant neighborhoods. The foundation focuses on three key areas: Early Childhood, Community Prosperity, and Women's Health. It aims to address poverty and social inequality by investing in strategies that have been shown to make a difference. For Early Childhood, this includes supporting comprehensive systems and programs that advance cognitive, social, and emotional development from birth to age five. In the realm of Community Prosperity and Economic Development, the foundation supports efforts to disrupt concentrated poverty, create good jobs, and empower residents towards financial stability and neighborhood revitalization. In Women's Health, it focuses on empowering young women and their partners through comprehensive contraceptive information and access. The foundation accepts grant applications from 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties that align with these goals, offering support for programs, capital projects, improved infrastructure or technology, and organizational capacity building.