The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation (The Gifford Foundation) is a private foundation dedicated to the stewardship of the funds entrusted to its care by Rosamond Gifford in 1954. The Foundation is committed to using its financial and human resources to build the capacity of individuals and organizations to enhance the quality of life for the people of Central New York.

As an independent private foundation with a visionary board, the Gifford Foundation is uniquely positioned as an innovative presence in Central New York. Through their initiatives, grantmaking and community engagement, they direct their support in an intentionally transformative and flexible manner. It is their fundamental belief that change at the individual or organizational level holds the potential to institute change at broader community levels.