The Erie Canalway Heritage Fund has launched its Next Century Campaign to help steer a course toward an ever more vibrant, sustainable future along New York's extraordinary canals.
Together, we can achieve a bold new vision that solidifies the Erie Canal at the center of a vibrant recreationway that drives economic investment in New York, contributes to community quality of life, and serves as a national model for accessibility and stewardship.
Join us in shaping the canal's next century.
Key Focus Areas
Promote Heritage Tourism
Foster Diverse and Accessible Recreation
Conserve Our Unique Heritage
Educate Current and Future Generations
Support Legacy Projects
Your generous support today will ensure that the canals that transformed America continue to be cared for and serve as an engine of economic and community development now and into the next century.
For more information on the Next Century Campaign or to discuss campaign corporate sponsorship, please contact:
Bob Radliff, Executive Director
518-237-7000, ext. 203
bob_radliff@eriecanalway.org
The Erie Canalway Heritage Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works hand-in-hand with the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. Your contribution to the Heritage Fund supports our efforts to preserve and share our extraordinary canal heritage. It helps us continue to work with partners to promote the Canalway Corridor as a world-class tourism destination. And it leverages additional financial support to advance the entire region.
Thank You to our 2024 - 2025 Next Century Campaign Donors
For the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
Leadership Circle
Gifts of $10k or greater
Amy P. Goldman Foundation
M&T Bank
Marcia Osterhout Kees and Charles F. Kees
Eric and Dr. Judy Mower
National Park Foundation
Legacy Partners
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Brookfield Renewable
Amy Durland
The Harrison Studio
Ayco Charitable Foundation - A program of Goldman Sachs Donor Advised Funds
Carl & Suzanne Blowers
Brookfield Renewable
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Paul L. Comstock
Amy Durland
Mark P. & Roxanne A. Hettler
Ted & Bonita Hock
KeyBank
Miller/Howard Investments Inc.
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Promoters
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Nancy Castillo & Lois Geshiwlm
Last Man Standing Club
Northwest River Supplies, Inc. (NRS)
Harry R. Sicherman
Stewart’s Shops
Travel Alliance Partnership, Nicole Mahoney
Canal Bank, A Division of Chemung Canal Trust Company
Heritage Supporters
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Judy & Philip Cherry
Keegan Family Charitable Foundation
Katy Martin
Paul & Linda Neureuter
Brad & Amber Packard
Pieter & Carol Smeenk
Spruce Creek Campground
Alan Vincent
The Weeks Family Foundation
Kal Wysokowski
1825 Society
Gifts of $500 - $999
Barbara Blanchard
Tom & Paula Blanchard
Jed Fife
Marilyn Higgins
Dana Scofund
Mary Liz & Paul Stewart
Erin Tobin
Robert and Susan Touhsaent Charitable Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation
Businesses, Organizations, and Foundations
Gifts up to $999
2k Design
Avantor Sciences - employee match program
Bass Pro Shops & Cabela Outdoor Fund
Bemus Point Pottery
Brighthouse Life Insurance
Cape dory 24c
CDPHP
Collins Marine Inc.
Disney Corporation – Employee Matching Program
Ess-Kay Yards, Inc.
GE Aerospace Foundation – Employee Matching Program
KeyBank - Employee Donation
Mohawk Valley Marine
Roth Consulting Group Inc., Linda S. Roth
Swagelok Western New York
United Way of Central New York, Inc.
2025 World Canals Conference Sponsors
Co-Hosts and Sponsors
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
NYS Canal Corporation
Visit Buffalo
Lead Support ($75,000)
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Platinum ($10,000)
M&T Bank
National Grid
100 Must See Miles on the Erie Canal
Gold ($5,000)
AECOM
BoardSafe Docks
Canal Bank, A Division of Chemung Canal Trust Company
Colliers Engineering & Design
Fairport Office of Community and Economic Development
Frey Electric Construction Co, Inc.
Greenman - Pedersen, Inc.
HDR, Inc.
IPL Electrical & Communications
Kaleida Health
Labella Associates, D.P.C.
Anne & Chris McCaffrey
National Fuel Gas Distribution
Rigidized Metals Corporation
Schnabel Engineering
Visit Seneca Nation
Wendel Companies
WSP
Silver ($2,500)
BGI Millwork
Big Ditch Brewing Company LLC
BoatUS
Hodgson Russ LLP
Hudson River Valley Greenway
Millington Lockwood Business Interior Solutions
People Inc.
Phillips Lytle, LLP
RP Oak Hill Building Company Inc.
Takeform (Quorum Group, LLC)
The Harrison Studio
The Thomas X. Grasso Education Fund
Visit Montgomery County, NY
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Friend ($1,000)
Brown Security Solutions
Buffalo Construction Consultants, Inc.
Confer Plastics, Inc.
D.V. Brown & Associates, Inc.
LeChase Construction
Mollenberg-Betz, Inc.
Pike Construction Services Inc.
Roux Environmental Engineering & Geology, D.P.C.
USC Builds