Everyone Deserves Green Spaces
Protect Her Independence
Give Kids a Fair Chance
Preserve Our History
Expand Access to the Arts
Demand Racial Equity
Everyone can take action to make our world a more equitable and vital place. Since 1972, Rochester Area Community Foundation has connected donors to the critical needs of our eight-county region, leveraging financial expertise and community knowledge to maximize impact. At the Foundation, donors are partners and every gift is an investment in a better future.
By braiding our funding with the Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Rochester Area Community Foundation is proud to announce nearly $1 million co-invested in local healthcare and Social Determinants of Health.
Grounded in Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog, our latest Upward Mobility grant round focuses on data-informed, whole-person care — funding evidence-based initiatives that connect physical health, housing, and social well-being.
Real, lasting change happens when we tackle community health together. Thank you to our donors and partner organizations for making this our largest healthcare grant round yet. 🎉 ...
We're hiring!
The Community Foundation is looking for a Program Officer, Upward Mobility to join our team.
Are you curious, bold, and interested in overseeing regional grantmaking for Upward Mobility?
Upward Mobility is a grantmaking framework that includes high-quality education, rewarding work, health and well-being, and community voice.
Share this posting with your network, and apply today: racf.org/employment ...
📅 Mark your calendar!
Join us on Wednesday, November 4th, for our fall evening event, Celebration of Giving.
Together, we’ll celebrate what giving makes possible and the shared commitment that moves our community forward.
Reserve a ticket or a table to celebrate with colleagues and friends: ...
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We're seven days out from Rochester Fringe Festival — a multi-week spectacle when our city transforms into a patchwork of performances across more than 40 unique venues.
At Rochester Area Community Foundation, we are proud to be a long-standing partner to the local artists who make Fringe magic. Through the Production Launch Fund, we ensure local performers can take risks and experiment without facing financial barriers through specific artist-based grants.
What performers are you most excited to see this year? Let us know in the comments below! 👇 ...
Summer fades, but its impact endures. ☀️
Together this summer, we invested nearly $300,000 in local arts & culture across our eight-county region, brought Juneteenth to the heart of downtown Rochester, and supported community festivals all season long.
Take a look back at a summer of community connection and celebration, and let us know your favorite memory in the comments below.
🎨 Support arts and culture: www.racf.org/about/community-impact/arts-and-culture/ ...
Our Yates County Community Endowment grants reception is just two weeks away!
Network with fellow residents, hear about the collective impact of regional grantees, and learn how to co-create change right in Yates County.
🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: racf.org/yates-reception ...
“Meet me at the clock!” The Clock of Nations was an iconic feature of downtown Rochester for 40 years. Now, the clock is restored and attracting visitors supported in part by a $25,000 Community Foundation grant.
In our most recent grant cycle, the Foundation distributed more than $300,000 in historic preservation grants that make sure that the past we protect — from buildings to oral histories — reflects all of us.
Learn more: racf.org/news/clock-of-nations/ ...
This Black Business Month, we’re highlighting a multi-generational story of partnership right here in Greater Rochester.
When Eric Johnson, former president of Baldwin Richardson Foods, first met Tony Jackson, founder of Panther Graphics, decades ago, a natural friendship formed between the two.
Today, their daughters, Erin Tolefree and Tae'lor Jackson, are leading those same companies and continuing that legacy through a powerful new business partnership.
Commercial printer, Panther Graphics, and food manufacturer, Baldwin Richardson Foods, connected through Rochester Area Community Foundation's Rochester Procurement Expansion Program (RPEP) — an initiative designed to help both large and small businesses in Greater Rochester direct contracts to under-utilized local vendors.
By matching regional purchasers with local suppliers, RPEP is turning everyday business spending into local opportunity and community ties into strategic partnerships.
Read the full story of this multi-generational partnership: www.racf.org/news/rpep-launch/ ...