Rochester Area Community Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesNew York, United States51-200 Employees
Rochester Area Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization in the philanthropic fundraising services sector, based at 500 East Avenue in Rochester, New York. It employs between 51 and 200 people. The foundation aims to improve quality of life in the greater Rochester region by evaluating community needs, promoting effective philanthropy, and connecting donors with critical local needs through grantmaking and leadership initiatives. Grantmaking is organized around two goals: Creating an Equitable Community and Strengthening the Region's Vitality. The equity goals include closing the academic achievement and opportunity gap, fostering racial and ethnic understanding, and partnering against poverty, while the vitality goals cover supporting arts and culture, advancing environmental sustainability and justice, preserving historical assets, and promoting successful aging. The organization adheres to rigorous grantmaking standards and is aligned with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, with reported revenue in the range of $1 million to $10 million.