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Rochester Area Community Foundation (NY)
The Community Foundation works to improve the quality of life in the greater Rochester region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy, and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community.
We maintain rigorous standards for effective grantmaking, and are confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.
Web Address
www.racf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @racf500
We maintain rigorous standards for effective grantmaking, and are confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.
Web Address
www.racf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @racf500
Assets and Giving for Rochester Area Community Foundation
Assets
2020 - 325,660,276
2019 - 373,438,657
2018 - 383,391,221
2020 - 325,660,276
2019 - 373,438,657
2018 - 383,391,221
Domestic Grants
2020 - 25,712,920
2019 - 28,927,204
2020 - 25,712,920
2019 - 28,927,204
Recent News from Rochester Area Community Foundation
How Yates County measures up
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
ACT Rochester, the community indicators program of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, issued its latest “Report Card” as an...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
ACT Rochester, the community indicators program of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, issued its latest “Report Card” as an...more
Earth Day: Volunteers Lending a Hand to Help Protect Environment
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Recently, NeighborWorks Rochester secured a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation for enhancements, including a shed...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Recently, NeighborWorks Rochester secured a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation for enhancements, including a shed...more
Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. awarded grant to benefit Jazz 90.1
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The RACF grant serves to enhance music education programs, theater arts and education and to promote the growth and expansion of...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The RACF grant serves to enhance music education programs, theater arts and education and to promote the growth and expansion of...more
Memmott: Foundation of Rochester giving changes
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
So perhaps it wasn't a complete surprise in February when the Rochester Area Community Foundation announced that it had received the largest...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
So perhaps it wasn't a complete surprise in February when the Rochester Area Community Foundation announced that it had received the largest...more
Philanthropist, ex-Monro Muffler executive August dies
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Jennifer Leonard, the president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, called Mr. August "a community leader of the old school." "He...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Jennifer Leonard, the president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, called Mr. August "a community leader of the old school." "He...more
Palmyra Community Center receives $41.4K grant
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The Palmyra Community Center recently received a $41,400 grant from the Bullis Fund, an affiliate of the Rochester Area Community...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The Palmyra Community Center recently received a $41,400 grant from the Bullis Fund, an affiliate of the Rochester Area Community...more
Ganondagan grant will retool web presence
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Ganondagan State Historic Site will soon have a new online presence, thanks to a $3,000 capacity building grant from the Arts & Cultural Council...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Ganondagan State Historic Site will soon have a new online presence, thanks to a $3,000 capacity building grant from the Arts & Cultural Council...more
From Plants to Power: Bringing Rochester's urban gardener's together
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Presented by the Urban Agriculture Working Group, with generous support from the Rochester Area Community Foundation's Green City...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Presented by the Urban Agriculture Working Group, with generous support from the Rochester Area Community Foundation's Green City...more
Thumbs up, thumbs down
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Thumbs up: For the civic-minded Sands family, which made a $61 million donation to the Rochester Area Community Foundation. The Sands...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
Thumbs up: For the civic-minded Sands family, which made a $61 million donation to the Rochester Area Community Foundation. The Sands...more
Sands family contributes $61 million to Rochester Area Community Foundation
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The Sands Family Supporting Foundation adds a third pillar to the family's philanthropic enterprise, which began with Mickey Sands and her...more
Foundation: Rochester Area Community Foundation
The Sands Family Supporting Foundation adds a third pillar to the family's philanthropic enterprise, which began with Mickey Sands and her...more
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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.