Spotlight on Community Fund Executive Director Amy Korb
Amy and Andy Korb
By Katharine Outcalt
Feb. 3, 2021: The Community Fund’s Executive Director, Amy Korb, is an avid runner from New Jersey who is continually surprised to find herself in what she considers “my dream job.”
Raised in Ringwood, NJ, Korb graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in retail merchandising and textiles. Her first job took her to San Francisco, where she was a buyer for Macy’s.
After several years, Korb returned to the East Coast to further her career in product development and design, landing jobs with various high profile retailers, including Tommy Hilfiger and Federated Department Stores.
In New York, Korb met her husband Andy, an investment banker and now real estate developer. The two were introduced through mutual friends and shared a beach house in Fire Island one summer. After dating long distance for a few years, they were married and began their search for an ideal community to raise their family.
“Neither of us knew anything about Bronxville. We literally drew a 20-mile circle around a map of NYC and then closed our eyes and picked a point in the circle with my finger.” The area they chose was Cedar Knolls.
The Korbs eventually moved into the village when their children, Jack and Katie, were entering 5th and 2nd grades. In an effort to get to know her new community, Korb started volunteering with local organizations. This eventually led to serving as president of the Jr. League, governance roles with the Bronxville School PTA, and seats on the boards of the Bereavement Center of Westchester and the Community Fund.
In 2017, when then Community Fund Executive Director Melinda Burge made the decision to retire for a move to Steamboat, CO with her husband, many eyes turned to Korb to apply for the position. “I was a little nervous because I hadn’t worked in 10 years, and it was a totally different field. I had volunteer experience but never any business experience running a small non-profit.”
As Executive Director of the Community Fund, Korb is tasked with managing an annual fundraising campaign that supports 26 social service agencies and community programs in Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe. She works closely with community leaders and is constantly forging liaisons with the agencies that the Community Fund supports.
Korb credits Sheridan Denfeld, the Fund’s finance administrator and only other employee, in contributing to her success thus far, as well as the Fund’s 32 board members. “I have been very lucky because I work with a huge contingent of residents who really care what happens here and want to take care of others,” says Korb. It’s the “ultimate job,” adds Korb. “Everyone wants you to succeed, so I always feel like I have the backing of everyone who lives here.”
Karen Goldman-Hertz (l) and Lilly Newman (r) from the Maxwell Institute with Amy Korb (c)
How about the COVID-19 pandemic? At a time when just about everyone in the non-profit world is feeling the pinch, Korb coolly responds that “there has never been a more exciting time to work at the Community Fund.” Last March, as the world essentially shut down in response to the pandemic, the Community Fund, almost overnight, created an Emergency Community COVID-19 Relief Fund. To date, they have granted over $200,000 to local agencies with dire needs related to the coronavirus.
And is there anything Korb wishes she could improve, add or achieve? Yes, and it’s in the form of a first ever Youth Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe, which is already in the works. Founded last year, the group consists of teen volunteers who reside in Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe. Together they work on raising funds, identifying youth causes in the area, evaluating the needs, and allocating grant money. “It’s a mini Community Fund but for high school students,” says Korb. It’s an idea that Korb presented in her interview for the position in 2017, and she’s thrilled to see it in action and growing so quickly
While Korb spends her time these days working diligently on the needs of her community, the one thing she never loses sight of is her husband, two kids, extended family, and friends. These are her greatest cause – along with running, which really makes her happy.
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HOME & GARDEN
Bronxville Beautification Council
Organized in 1982, the Bronxville Beautification Council (BBC) is a not-for-profit organization administered by a volunteer Board of Directors. The mission of the BBC is to enhance and maintain the natural and man-made beauty of the village of Bronxville, with an emphasis on the downtown business district.
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Boulder Ledge Garden Club
Founded in 1966, the Boulder Ledge Garden Club is rooted in a mission to inspire a deeper appreciation and love for gardening and flower arranging. The club is dedicated to fostering and promoting interest and knowledge in gardening.
The Club maintains Bronxville’s Bicentennial Park and other civic gardens. In 2019–2020 the club raised $18,000 to replace trees in the village, reflecting its active role in community beautification. It also holds garden therapy projects and educational garden trips for members.
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Bronxville Giving Garden
The Bronxville Giving Garden is a community-centered garden that donates organic produce to Eastchester Community Action Partnership in Tuckahoe and Community Service Associates in Mount Vernon. The garden is also a gathering place where school children and volunteers can discover the joy of tending plants and growing food.
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Bronxville Green Committee
The Bronxville Green Committee is a volunteer organization that is part of the Village of Bronxville. It proposes and implements environmentally sustainable programs in our community.
You can contact them HERE.
SCOUTING
Bronxville Boy Scouts
The village of Bronxville has a long tradition of scouting. “The troops and packs of Bronxville have maintained the finest scouting organizations and have taught the boys of the Bronxville area to be leaders and outstanding members of the local, national and global communities.”
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Bronxville Girls Scouts
The Girls Scouts is “the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.” In Girl Scouts, “girls discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Through the many enriching experiences provided by Girl Scouts, they can grow courageous and strong.”
Here is more information about girl scouts.
HISTORY
Bronxville Historical Conservancy
Inspired by the highly successful Bronxville Centennial Celebration in 1998, the Bronxville Historical Conservancy was founded to record and preserve Bronxville's history and life in the village today.
BRONXVILLE SCHOOL
Bronxville School Foundation
The Bronxville School Foundation, founded in 1991, is a non-profit organization independent from the school with the sole purpose of supporting the school.
The mission of the Bronxville School Foundation is to enhance the quality of public education in our community by engaging the support and energies of educators, citizens, parents, students and alumni.
The Foundation awards grants for projects
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LECTURES, EXHIBITS, CONCERTS
Bronxville Women's Club
The Bronxville Women’s Club offers lectures, exhibits and concerts. It also has a beautiful clubhouse which is available for rental for events.
135 Midland Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-3252
Concordia Conservatory
Concordia Conservatory, a preeminent center for music education in Westchester and Fairfield Counties, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music.
The Conservatory’s mission is to inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music offering excellence in education and performance.
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COUNSELING
Counseling Center
Founded in 1971, the mission of the Counseling Center “is to provide a wide range of psychotherapeutic and counseling services to individuals, couples and families by a staff of highly trained, experience and dedicated psychotherapists.
The Counseling Center
180 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-793-3388
www.counselingcenter.org
SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester & Tuckahoe
The mission of the Community Fund is “to support broad social services in Bronxville 10708, Eastchester and Tuckahoe through grants and technical support to local agencies and community projects. All money raised here in our community stays here in our community.”
15 Park Place
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-8808
www.thecommunityfund.org
Junior League of Bronxville
The Junior League of Bronxville is “an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.”
Rotary Club of Bronxville
The Rotary Club of Bronxville is part of a national network of 1.25 million problem-solvers. They see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
READING & LEARNING
Friends of the Bronxville Library
The Friends of the Bronxville Library is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to focus attention on the “Library’s services, facilities and needs” as well as sponsor projects and provide materials that are beyond the reach of the Library's regular budget and perform other services.
SENIORS
Gramatan Village
Gramatan Village is a unique community model offering programs, services and social connections that help members continue to live independently in their homes as they age. In addition, GV offers one-on-one consultations and counseling with our experienced staff to guide members through life’s transitions.
Senior Citizens of Bronxville
Senior Citizens of Bronxville is a not-for-profit organization that provides services and programs to seniors within the 10708 zip code area. “Programs cover a wide range of activities from educational seminars and cultural enrichment to community services, bridge classes and exercise.”
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