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    Dr. Richard S. Shineman Professor of Chemistry

    Dr. Arsalan Mirjafari and his students meet with Barbara Shineman in the Richard S. Shineman Science and Engineering Center on SUNY Oswego's campus.

    Dr. Mirjafari serves as the Richard S. Shineman Endowed Chemistry Chair and shared his vision for teaching and engaging students and his upcoming plans for research and programming.

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    Virtual Library

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    Workshops and Professional Development Opportunities

    More than a grant-maker, we offer a range of opportunities for training, networking and capacity building to qualified nonprofit organizations in Oswego County.

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The Shineman Foundation by the Numbers

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222

Organizations Supported
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415

Grants To Date
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$17,764,000

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Stories from our Grantees

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Shineman Foundation Awards Fulton Block Builders Matching $125,000 Grant for 2023 Block Challenge Program

$125,000

“We did it, Fulton! Once again, you came through to support the Fulton Block Builder (FBB) program…

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Oswego County Habitat for Humanity Awarded a Two-Year Grant

$87,500

The Oswego County Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to improving the stability of families through…

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Shineman Supports Critical Community Need - A True Catalyst for Change

$130,000

Stan and Ann Long served the Oswego County community for decades as the owners of Harbor Lights…

About the Shinemans

Dick Shineman and Barbara Palmer, two middle-aged, respected professors at SUNY Oswego in Upstate New York. A meeting in a church parking lot. A romance. A marriage. Two lives lived generously, despite vastly different backgrounds.

Few knew that Richard Shubert Shineman, a bachelor and founding chair of the college's chemistry department, had a privileged childhood, later inheriting and further building a fortune beyond most people's imaginations.

Our Founders

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Latest Newsletter
Winter 2023

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