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Your gift to Rochester Area Community Foundation helps build our region’s endowment to support changing needs and worthy causes, now and forever.
The Community Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
If you prefer to give to a specific fund, search our database below.
To find a specific fund: Enter one or more words in the search box below. You can type in a word that appears in the name of the fund or the fund description (e.g., “Bullis” or “scholarship”). If you are interested in seeing all of the funds that support a cause, type in a general keyword like “historical preservation.”
Iris and Thomas Banister Memorial Fund
The family of these community and social justice activists and advocates established this fund to honor their parents and their lives’ work.
Opportunities Fund
Invest alongside us to close funding gaps for summer and after-school programs that keep youth safe, inspire an interest in learning, and support working parents.
- Sponsor a reading nook with books, seating, and educational materials to encourage youth to explore the wonders of reading – $5,000 per reading nook with a target of 10 reading nooks.
- Invest in cutting-edge software, computers, and teacher training to improve youth literacy and math skills – $10,000 per program with a target of two programs.
- Contribute to summer learning program capacity to allow more children to participate – $30,000 will help fully fund three additional summer programs.
In the form below, please use the additional comments box to indicate which project(s) you want to support.
Tomaino Family Scholarship Fund
To honor the memory of Rosemary and Joseph M. Tomaino, Sr. and provide scholarships to students at McQuaid Jesuit High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. The Tomaino Scholarship Fund is accepting gifts in memory of Beverly Tomaino.
19th Ward Community Association Endowment Fund
The fund was established in 2007 with the proceeds of a building sale to ensure the future of the organization.
A & B Associates
A graduate of Cranston High School East in Rhode Island established this fund to provide an annual award to a graduating senior who plans to attend Brown University in Providence and live on campus.
AAIR Charitable Trust Fund
Established by Allergy, Asthma, Immunology of Rochester, the fund supports the charitable interests of the fund founder.
GRAB AAUW Educational Loan Fund
This fund, created by the Greater Rochester Area Branch of the American Association of University Women, offers financial support to women who want to further their education.
Greater Rochester AAUW Fund
This endowment fund provides ongoing support to American Association of University Women.
ABC Basset Hound Rescue Fund
This organization endowment fund supports the fostering and adoption of Basset Hounds in Buffalo and Rochester.
ACT Rochester Fund
ACT Rochester is a data initiative of Rochester Area Community Foundation that uses community indicators, research expertise, and narrative to improve the culture of decision-making and establish a more equitable, inclusive, and vital Rochester region. ACT Rochester’s work is guided by the 4 Cs:
- Curate the overwhelming amount of information available;
- Communicate data in context;
- Catalyze more informed decision-making toward equity, inclusivity, and vitality; and
- Connect people to people, people to organizations, and people/organizations to information in support of catalytic community impact.
Questions About Your Search?
Email Philanthropic Services Officer Kate Kidera, or call her at 585.341.4337. She will be happy to assist you.