What Makes it Possible to Dream Big For Our Community?

Operating Support: So Much More Than Keeping the Lights On

The Community Sponsors annual campaign is the essential force that keeps Rochester Area Community Foundation strong, stable, and able to walk with you as you guide your clients in their charitable giving.

An Evolving Approach, with You in Mind

As we take a new approach to this annual campaign, we want our community of professional advisors to understand just how vital this fund is. You’ve already received two letters sharing the kind of impact this campaign makes possible — with a third on its way — each underscoring a simple truth: without this support, the Foundation could not continue offering the trusted expertise, thoughtful collaboration, and innovative solutions that this community can count on.

Whether you’re a fundholder yourself or an advisor helping clients realize their philanthropic hopes, taking part in this campaign is way to support a thriving community powered by philanthropy.

So We Can Support this Community, like You Support Clients

The Community Sponsors annual campaign makes it possible for us to dream bigger on behalf of our community. It fuels the creative approaches that are shaping our grantmaking, from local focus groups that sparked new funding for youth arts programs, to a data analytics system helping grantees strengthen their proposals during unpredictable federal funding cycles. It supports staff research and outreach to match your clients’ passions with high-quality nonprofit funding opportunities, to turn great ideas into lasting impact.

These are the kinds of efforts that happen quietly but matter deeply, and they are only possible because of the generosity behind this campaign. We ask that you share its importance with your clients and encourage them to consider joining in. We also invite you, as a valued professional advisor, to consider making a gift yourself, an affirmation of the partnership we share and the community we are building together.

For more information, contact Amberlee Jones at ajones@racf.org.