Our mission
The Six Town Community Fund supports programs, projects, and activities that enhance the quality of life for our communities in perpetuity.
Our history
The Six Town Community Fund was established at the Community Foundation in 2013 as a geographic-specific fund to support initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in the south Jefferson County region, specifically in the towns of Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman, and Worth.
The Community Foundation stewards this charitable fund. To build initial support, the Foundation awarded a $50,000 challenge grant to donors interested in giving to this philanthropic resource. By the end of 2014, people from across the six towns came together to create a $100,000 community fund.
The Community Fund is available to any qualified, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving residents of the Six Town area. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you who make charitable gifts to the Fund each year, grants are awarded annually in perpetuity. Families from across the region can now give to support the place they love and call home, forever.
Our impact
Since 2015, the Community Fund has awarded $62,630 in grant funding to support nearly 60 projects and programs across communities in the Six Town region. The following organizations have been awarded one or more Community Fund grants since grantmaking began:
• Adams Center Free Library
• Adams Free Library
• Adams Revitalization Committee
• Adams Village Baptist Church
• Belleville Philomathean Free Library
• Belleville Volunteer Fire Department
• Christopher Community
• Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County
• Henderson Free Library
• Henderson Harbor Performing Arts Association
• Henderson Harbor Water Sports Programs
• Henderson Historical Society
• Historical Association of South Jefferson
• Historical Society of Mannsville
• Kripalu Yoga Fellowship of Northern
New York
• Lorraine Volunteer Fire Company
• Mannsville Free Library
• Six Town Chamber of Commerce
• South Jeff Backpack Program
• South Jefferson Central School District
• South Jefferson Housing Development
Fund Co.
• South Jefferson Rescue Squad
• The Rohde Center
• Town of Ellisburg
• Town of Lorraine
• Union Academy of Belleville
• Volunteer Transportation Center Foundation
Support the Community Fund
Click the button below to make a gift to help strengthen the Six Town Community Fund.
“Together, we made this happen by not attempting to solve someone’s problem, but by helping to make good things possible in our communities.”
— Dave Stone, Six Town Community Fund charter member
Want to support Six Town forever?
Click the button below to explore the many planned giving options available to forever support the Six Town Community Fund.
Community Fund newsletter
Read past issues and learn more about the Community Fund’s work to strengthen the quality of life in the Six Town region. Email our Director of Communications, Ken Eysaman, ken@nnycf.org, and join our mailing list to stay informed about the Clifton-Fine Community Fund.
Steering Committee
The following volunteers proudly serve as Six Town Community Fund Committee members:
• Karen Denny, Adams, Chair
• David Geurtsen, Rodman, Vice Chair
• David Zembiec, Adams, Secretary
• Joe Brown, Ellisburg
• John Crimi, Lorraine
• John Gleason, Henderson
• Barb Greene, Henderson
• Vince Guarrera, Worth
• Laurie Hudson, Adams
• Bilkey Moore, Lorraine
• Marlene Norfolk, Adams
• Barry Ormsby, Ellisburg
• Lisa Porter, Rodman
• Rockett Stockwell, Mannsville
• Dave Stone, Watertown
• John Treadwell, Henderson
Honorary Members
Next grant funding opportunity
The next competitive round of grant funding for the Six Town Community Fund will open this fall. Grant awards for the spring 2026 funding cycle will be announced soon.
Community Philanthropy
The Six Town Community Fund and Northern New York Community Foundation gratefully thank all donors who help support and strengthen the quality of life for all in the towns of Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Rodman, and Worth. Thank you so much!
Sustaining Gifts
The following supporters made gifts to
the Six Town Community Fund from
Oct. 23, 2024, to Sept. 2, 2026
Ann M. Adams
Timothy & Renee Alford
John J. W. Allen
Deacon Larry & Vickie Ambeau
Anonymous (4)
John P. & Judith A. Bailey
P.J. & Jen Banazek
David Belloff, Belloff’s
George & Christine Bibbins
Charlene N. Bickford
Carl & Janna Bingle
David & Polly Brown
Charles & Fern Brown Fund
Jay Canzonier
Christopher L. Castle & Tammy L. Bossinger
Frank & Ann Cean
Peggy Coe
Susan A. Cole
Katie & Jason Compo
Jody & Zoe Cook & Family
John & Sheila Crimi
Max & Sara DelSignore
Warren & Mary Beth Denny
Kirk & Karen Denny
William & Carol Doe
Connie Elliott
The Estal Family
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Gretchen G. Eysaman
John Ferry
Rob & Julie Gayne
Clint & Barbara Gillett
Jeff & Natalie Ginger
John & Sara Gleason
Brian Gorman
Arden Greene
Dwight & Barbara Greene
Harvey & Susan Grimshaw
Vincent Guarrera
Mike & Kathy Hannon
Denny & Laurie Hudson
Lynn & Sandra Hunneyman
Brianna Jaspersohn
Pamela Jones
Fred & Virginia Karnas
Sally & George LaPlante
James A. & Constance B. Leana
Chaz & Joanna Loomis
Dave & Kathy Lunman
MacIlvennie & Brown Insurance Agency
William & Beth Maguire
Candace & John* Marsellus
Jeff & Claudia Marsh
Bud & Marvel Masters
Dee C. McConnell
John McNeely & Robert Woodside
John & Jamie Moesel
Bilkey L. Moore
Fred & Marlene Norfolk
O.D. Greene Lumber & Hardware
Brian & Mary O’Keefe
Barry & Betsy Ormsby
Peter & Nancy Ouderkirk
Thomas & Katrina Overton
Lisa & Jeff Parsons
Lee & Margaret Pennock
Mark Pennock
Keith & Elizabeth Perry
Alan & Gayle Peters
Jill & David Peters
Billie & Lyle Pickert
The Pitrone Family
Scott & Tammy Pooler
Greg & Lisa Porter
The Porter Family / Bruce & Jenny Porter
Bob & Janet Quinn
Mark & Patricia Randall
Bill & Wanda Reardon
Alan Reed
Rande Richardson
Glenn & Michele Richter
Ed & Karen Ringwald
Betsy & Rick Roberts
Rudd Spray Service
Mark & Beth Shelmidine
Robert & Patricia Simpson
Nancy A. Smith
Rosanne Sorensen
Dale & Donna Stevens
Leone Stinson
Brian & Amy Stone
Dave & Mary* Stone
Dawn Stone
John & Abby Stone
Teresa & Chris Stone
David & Carol Stoodley
Pat & Sandra Storino
Robert & Julia Storms
Mark Sugden & Sarah Sugden
Robin Thorne
Martin W. Tokos
Anna J. Van Slyke
Craig C. Veley
Tom & Audrey Voss
Barry & Julie West
Joan Treadwell Woods
David & Barbara Zembiec
Recent Tribute Gifts
Includes only gifts made to the Six Town Community Fund in memory or in honor of a loved one from Oct. 23, 2024, to Sept. 2, 2026
In Memory of
Given by
Isadore & Agnes Belloff
Betsy & Rick Roberts
Anne Sprague Brown
Rande Richardson
Bonnie J. Clark
Rande Richardson
Ann Denny
Warren & Mary Beth Denny
David Estal
The Estal Family
Kenneth J. Eysaman II
Gretchen G. Eysaman
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Donald H. Feickert
Connie Elliott
Mary Lou Edmonds Ferry
John Ferry
Jeff & Natalie Ginger
Beverly Franklin
Sally & George LaPlante
Timothy J. Hall
Connie Elliott
Sue Lyman Herse
Lynn & Sandra Hunneyman
Karen Jamieson
Mark & Patricia Randall
Randy R. Jerome
John J. W. Allen
David Belloff, Belloff’s
Richard “Dick” G. Jones
Pamela Jones
Michael C. MacMillan
Rande Richardson
Rhonda McNeely
Connie Elliott
Donald & Arlene Moore
Bilkey L. Moore
Barbara Moran
Thomas & Katrina Overton
Dick Mullin
David Belloff, Belloff’s
John Ramus
Mark & Patricia Randall
Barbara Elizabeth Riccio
Rande Richardson
Rick Stevens
Bob & Janet Quinn
Jay F. Stone
Dawn Stone
Mary C. Stone
Ann M. Adams
John P. & Judith A. Bailey
David, Polly, Kevin & Mary Brown
Peggy Coe
Susan A. Cole
Katie & Jason Compo
Jody & Zoe Cook & Family
Max & Sara DelSignore
Kirk & Karen Denny
Connie Elliott
Gretchen G. Eysaman
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Rob & Julie Gayne
Brian Gorman
Barbara & Dwight Greene
Denny & Laurie Hudson
Brianna Jaspersohn
James A. & Constance B. Leana
William & Beth Maguire
Jeff & Claudia Marsh
Bilkey L. Moore
Fred & Marlene Norfolk
Lisa & Jeff Parsons
Lee & Margaret Pennock
Mark Pennock
The Pitrone Family
Greg & Lisa Porter
Rande Richardson
Ed & Karen Ringwald
Betsy & Rick Roberts
Robert & Patricia Simpson
Nancy A. Smith
Teresa & Chris Stone
David & Carol Stoodley
Robin Thorne
Anna J. Van Slyke
David & Barbara Zembiec
Brian C. Thomas
Peter & Nancy Ouderkirk
John & Marcia Treadwell
Joan Treadwell Woods
Ann Williams
David & Polly Brown
Connie Elliott
Robert C. & Elaine M. Zembiec
Denny & Laurie Hudson
In Honor of
Given by
Connie Elliott’s 88th Birthday
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
David Kellogg’s Retirement
from the Town of Adams
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Denny & Laurie Hudson
Dave Peters
Alan & Gayle Peters
Bob Simpson
Carl & Janna Bingle
Amy Starnes & Lori Porter & the donors
Connie Elliott
Dave Stone’s 90th Birthday
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Dave & Mary* Stone’s 90th Birthdays
Mike & Kathy Hannon
Brian & Amy Stone
John & Abby Stone
John Stone’s Retirement from Teaching
Kenneth J. Eysaman III
Dave and Carol Stoodley’s
45th Wedding Anniversary
Rande Richardson