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Community Sponsors

Become a Community Sponsor

Every year, Rochester Area Community Foundation asks people like you who care deeply about this region to support our annual Community Sponsors Campaign. Together we can leverage our resources to build a community in which we can all take pride and create positive, enduring community change.

Make a Gift Today

As a contributor, you provide essential support for the Foundation’s work focusing on issues of equity and vitality in our eight-county region, which includes Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties. You can be sure that your donation is an investment in greater Rochester.

Any gift is greatly appreciated, but you may also choose from the following levels:

  • Investors: $5,000 or more to the current annual campaign;
  • Benefactors: $1,000 to $4,999
  • Patrons: $500 to $999; or 
  • Sponsors: $250 to $499

The Community Foundation is also here to help if you wish to contribute beyond our annual campaign in order to:

  • Provide for our community’s future
  • Leave money to charity through your will
  • Increase your income today and leave a gift for charity tomorrow
  • Support your favorite nonprofit forever
  • Make one gift that will support many charities
  • Turn retirement assets into giving opportunities

If you have questions about these opportunities or anything else related to charitable giving, email Kate Kidera, philanthropic services officer, or call her at 585.341.4337.

2021-22 Community Sponsors Contributors

The list below includes those who gave $250 and above to the 2021-22 campaign:

Investors ($5,000 or more)

Kate and Jerry Alonzo
Janet Buchanan Smith
Mr. George Ewing Jr.
Warren and Joyce Heilbronner
Dr. Alvani D. and Carol McCullough Santos

Benefactors ($1,000-$4,999)

Susan E. Acker
Louise E. Allison Fund
Anonymous (6)
Mollene B. Benison and Dan Lynck
Abby and Doug Bennett
Richard A. Bloom, MD
Nancy and Joseph* C. Briggs
Sharon and Philip Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Chapman
Jill M. Cicero, Esq.
Christine Colucci
Mr. and Mrs. José J. Coronas
Frank T. and Susan Crego
Mr. Patrick Cunningham
Christine Dear
Mr. Brad DeHond
Dan and Mary Draper
David and Anne Ferris
Ms. Ruth Freeman
R. Thompson Gilman and Kelly A. Nagle
Deborah G. Goldman
Kenneth and Pamela Hines
Dr. Marvin Hoffman
Jay and Teresa Holmes
Robert and Susan Kessler
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kubiak
Ms. Carolynn L. Leccese
Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne LeChase
Mr. and Mrs. TC Lewis
Mr. Andrew MacGowan III
Mr. Richard Marchese, Esq.
Pat and Tom Mitchell
Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness
Kathy and Ted Nixon
Ms. Katharine S. Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic C. Piazza
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed
Rene Reixach Jr.
Tom Riley and Barbara Kelley
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Rodenhouse
John B. Rumsey
Arline and Fernando Santiago
Mrs. Shirley Shumway
Janice E. Silver
Spindler Family Foundation
Ann H. Stevens and William J. Shattuck
James F. and Carol J. Sutter
James D. Sutter, Esq.
Jaimala and Krishan Thanik
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Torpey
Mario and Linda Urso
Erik and Judy von Bucher
Thomas F. and Ann M. Ward
Philip Wehrheim and Anne Frost Wehrheim
Mrs. Alan S. Weinberg
Mrs. Pamela S. Wilkens White
Mr. Joseph Yacono*

Patrons ($500-$999)

Anonymous (1)
Dr. Gloria Baciewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bello
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Boike
Jim and Carmen Brush
Mike Buckley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Campbell
Betsy and John Carver
G. Thomas and Barbara Clark
Dr. Gina Cuyler
Richard* and Simoura Greene
Mr. Mark Eidlin and Ms. Salley Thornton
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Elder
Jonathan D. Foster
Mrs. Margaret Mary Z. Foxx
Barbara L. Frank
Andy and Jacquie Germanow
Walter B. D. Hickey Jr.
Linda and A. Dirk Hightower
Ms. Janet B. Hill
Art and Barb Hirst
Mimi Hwang
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Iacona Sr.
Barbara R. H. James, Esq.
Jeffrie and Robert Leahy
Jennifer Leonard and David Cay Johnston
James R. Low
Sandy and Suzanne Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. James H. McBride
Stanley McCormack
Mrs. Jeanne B. McHugh
Ann and Jim McMullen
Richard J. and M. Theresa Mengel
David and Mara P. Metzger
Brian S. Mosman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mullin
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Norman Sr.
Ms. Sue Ann Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Resnick
Tom and Betty Richards
Mr. John Rodriguez and Ms. Nydia Padilla-Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. James Schnell
The Hon. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sciolino
Harvey D. Simmons Jr.
Bertha E. Simpkins
Elizabeth Thorley
David P. Veniskey and Michelle Prince
Elizabeth and Pierce Webb
Dr. Ethan L. Welch and Janet Welch
Catharine J. Wise

Sponsors ($250-$499)

ABR Wholesalers Inc.
Edward F. and Elizabeth K. Adams
Thomas Adler
Amanda Agins, Esq.
American Postal Workers Union Rochester NY Sec. Ctr. Area Local
Anonymous (1)
Dr. E. David and Barbara Appelbaum
Arthur Family Foundation
Dr. Dennis and Dr. Barbara L. Asselin
Mrs. Ruth C. Baltzer
George Bauer
Jeff and Kathy Bowen
Mr. Eric S. Brandt and Ms. Carolyn Nussbaum
Ms. Nancy V. Brush and Mr. John L. Parker
R. Scott and Christina Burdett
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Clancy
Mr. Francis Clement
Flor and Robert Colón
Ms. Sue Cowell and Ms. Marta Maletzke
Mary G. Crowe
Ellen and Beatrice de Buono
Mr. Edward J. Doherty and Ms. Patrice Mitchell
Mr. Paul V. Dwyer II
Donald R. and Lisa Fox
Richard S. and Joyce Gilbert
John and Roslyn Goldman
Suzanne Gouvernet
Richard Gray
Majorie F. Grinols
Mrs. Mary Gulick
Trish and Mike Harren
Ms. Ellen B. Hemming
Dr. and Mrs. H. Raul Herrera
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Howk
Barbara and Scott Osterman
Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Jacobstein
Ms. W. Brenda Jones
Judy and Stuart Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Kaplan
Stephen and Susan Kelley
Ms. Kathleen B. Keogh
Mr. and Mrs. Terence M. Klee
Mrs. Frederick A. Klipstein
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Knauf Jr.
Leo R. and Charlotte K. Landhuis
Jane Littwitz
Carol and Nick Love
John and Judy Lynd
Mr. Ronald MacDonald Jr.
Ann and Patrick McCormick
Mary Lou Medley, Esq.
Hinda and Michael Miller
Mrs. Anthony J. Mordaci
Andrew Muldoon
Dr. Stephen W. Munson
William J. O’Connor Jr.
Mrs. Suzanne A. Olson
Denishea and Orlando Ortiz
Ms. Sujatha Ramanujan and Mr. James Chwalek
Richard and Laurie Riedman
Nancy S. Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Robfogel
Nathan and Susan Robfogel
Maxine and Gerald Rosen
Bud and Joan Rusitzky
Margaret A. Sánchez
Richard W. Sarkis
Hilda Satran
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Slattery
Dr. Elaine and Mr. Malcolm Spaull
Mary Ann D. Taranto
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Tullio
Ruth Unzicker and Christopher Husson
Bruce and Lauri Van Hise
Mr. George D. VanArsdale
Mr. and Mrs. Justin L. Vigdor
David and Claudia Weber
Amy and Brent Williams
Mrs. Jean M. Williams
John and Laurie Witmeyer
Rosemarie Wolf and Johann Wolf
Dr. Alice H. Young
Eric I. Zeller

*Deceased

2020-21 Community Sponsors Contributors

The list below includes those who gave $250 and above to the 2020-21 campaign:

Investors ($5,000 or more)

  • Kate and Jerry Alonzo
  • Mr. George Ewing Jr.
  • Thomas F. and Ann M. Ward

Benefactors ($1,000 to $4,999)

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Susan E. Acker
  • Louise E. Allison Fund
  • Robert D. Baden
  • Bruce B. Bates*
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bassett
  • Mollene B. Benison and Dan Lynck
  • Abby and Doug Bennett
  • Richard A. Bloom, MD
  • Mrs. Mary Allison Callaway
  • Mr. Alan L. Cameros
  • Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Chapman
  • Jill M. Cicero, Esq.
  • Ms. Christine M. Colucci
  • Mr. and Mrs. José J. Coronas
  • Frank T. Crego, Esq.
  • Mrs. Christine Dear
  • Mr. Brad DeHond
  • Dan and Mary Draper
  • Dr. Eric M. Dreyfuss
  • Mr. Richard K. Ellis
  • Mrs. Michele Ely
  • David and Anne Ferris
  • Ms. Ruth Freeman
  • R. Thompson Gilman and Kelly A. Nagle
  • Deborah G. Goldman
  • Warren and Joyce Heilbronner
  • Dirk and Linda Hightower
  • Mr. Kenneth L. Hines
  • Dr. Marvin Hoffman
  • Jeanne Hutchins
  • Louis P. Iacona
  • Dr. Wallace Johnson and Dr. Karen Duguid
  • Robert and Susan Kessler
  • Gerald P. and Karen S. Kral
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kubiak
  • Ms. Carolynn L. Leccese
  • Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne LeChase
  • Mr. and Mrs. TC Lewis
  • Mr. Andrew MacGowan III
  • Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness
  • Mr. Richard Marchese
  • Pat and Tom Mitchell
  • Philip Neivert
  • Kathy and Ted Nixon
  • Ms. Katharine S. Parsons
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dominic C. Piazza
  • Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed
  • Tom Riley and Barbara Kelley
  • John B. Rumsey
  • Arline and Fernando Santiago
  • Mrs. Shirley Shumway
  • Mark and Marcia Siewert
  • Janice E. Silver
  • Ann H. Stevens and William J. Shattuck
  • James D. Sutter, Esq.
  • Jaimala and Krishan Thanik
  • Mr. and Mrs. William A. Torpey
  • Mario and Linda Urso
  • Erik and Judy von Bucher
  • Philip Wehrheim and Anne Frost Wehrheim

Patrons ($500 to $999)

  • Mrs. Carol H. Adams
  • Edward F. and Elizabeth K. Adams
  • American Postal Workers Union Rochester NY Sec. Ctr. Area Local
  • Ms. Mary Jane Angelone
  • Anonymous (2)
  • Mrs. Carol J. Aroesty
  • Dr. Dennis and Dr. Barbara L. Asselin
  • Julian W. Atwater
  • Dr. Gloria Baciewicz
  • Mrs. Ruth C. Baltzer
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Barre
  • Wendy Bello
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Boike
  • Ms. Nancy V. Brush and Mr. John L. Parker
  • Mike Buckley
  • Phil and Sharon Burke
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Campbell
  • Betsy and John Carver
  • Mr. and Mrs. William M. Colby
  • Ann Marie Cook
  • Dr. Walter Cooper
  • Mary G. Crowe
  • Marlene and Sam Dattilo
  • Ellen and Beatrice de Buono
  • Mr. Paul V. Dwyer II
  • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Elder
  • Mary V. Fisher, Esq.
  • Brian and Karen Flanagan
  • Donald R. Fox, Esq.
  • Barbara L. Frank
  • Emerson U. and Vernita Fullwood
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Galbraith Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Gardner
  • Andy and Jacquie Germanow
  • Sandra and David Goldman
  • Richard* and Simoura Greene
  • Walter B. D. Hickey Jr.
  • Art and Barb Hirst
  • Mimi Hwang
  • Mr. and Mrs. Marc Iacona Sr.
  • Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Israel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Jacobstein
  • Shirley A. King
  • Mr. and Mrs. Terence M. Klee
  • Martin Kleinman
  • Mr. and Mrs. James A. Knauf Jr.
  • Mr. Louis A. Langie Jr.
  • Jeffrie and Robert Leahy
  • Jennifer Leonard and David Cay Johnston
  • Carol and Nick Love
  • James R. Low
  • John and Judy Lynd
  • Mr. Ronald MacDonald Jr.
  • Sandy and Suzanne Mayer
  • Mr. and Mrs. James H. McBride
  • Stanley McCormack
  • Mrs. Jeanne B. McHugh
  • Ann and Jim McMullen
  • Richard J. and M. Theresa Mengel
  • David and Mara P. Metzger
  • Mr. and Mrs. James H. Norman Sr.
  • Ms. Sue Ann Raymond
  • Rene Reixach Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Resnick
  • Tom and Betty Richards
  • Laurie and Richard Riedman
  • Nancy S. Robbins
  • Maxine and Gerald Rosen
  • Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert
  • Bud and Joan Rusitzky
  • Mr. and Mrs. James Schnell
  • Harvey D. Simmons Jr.
  • Bertha E. Simpkins
  • Mary Ann D. Taranto
  • Elizabeth Thorley
  • Ruth Unzicker and Christopher Husson
  • David P. Veniskey and Michelle Prince
  • Mr. and Mrs. Justin L. Vigdor
  • Elizabeth and Pierce Webb
  • David and Claudia Weber
  • Mrs. Alan S. Weinberg
  • Ann D. Weintraub
  • Dr. Ethan L. Welch and Janet Welch
  • Mrs. Pamela S. Wilkens White
  • Catharine J. Wise
  • Rosemarie Wolf and Johann Wolf
  • Norm and Ellen Wrona
  • Dr. Alice H. Young
  • Mr. Albert M. Yu and Ms. Amy S. Hsi

Sponsors ($250 to $499)

  • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Abbas
  • ABR Wholesalers Inc.
  • Anonymous (2)
  • Tom and Carolyn Argust
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Bell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Bloom
  • R. Scott and Christina Burdett
  • Mr. Francis Clement
  • Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
  • Gerard D. DiMarco, Esq.
  • Mr. Edward J. Doherty and Ms. Patrice Mitchell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Malik Evans
  • Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fitzgerald Jr.
  • John and Roslyn Goldman
  • Richard Gray
  • Ms. Marjorie Grinols
  • Mrs. Mary Gulick
  • Ms. Ellen B. Hemming
  • Ms. W. Brenda Jones
  • Mr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Kaplan
  • Leo R. and Charlotte K. Landhuis
  • Mr. Jeffrey Levinson and Ms. Wendy Howitt
  • Jane Littwitz
  • Sherri and Terry McArdle
  • Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCarthy
  • Ann and Patrick McCormick
  • Mrs. Marie R. Merenda
  • Hinda and Michael Miller
  • Mrs. Anthony J. Mordaci
  • William J. O’Connor Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Scott Osterman
  • Ms. Linda R. Roca
  • Justice and Mrs. Richard D. Rosenbloom
  • Margaret A. Sánchez
  • Richard W. Sarkis
  • Joan M. Schumaker
  • Hilda Satran
  • Terry K. Schwartz
  • The Hon. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sciolino
  • Ms. Roberta C. Szczurek
  • Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ten Haken
  • Mrs. Joyce Underberg
  • Bruce and Lauri Van Hise
  • Mr. George D. Vanarsdale
  • Kim VanGelder
  • John and Laurie Witmeyer

*Deceased