Rochester Area Foundation offers local solutions to simplify your year-end giving dilemmas.
Looking to receive maximum tax benefits for your charitable contributions?
Consider combining several years’ worth of planned giving into a single tax year by opening a Donor Advised Fund at Rochester Area Foundation. You can recommend grants to nonprofits of your choice from your fund over multiple years, keeping your giving flexible, tax-efficient, and community minded.
Opening a donor advised fund by giving appreciated securities offers an immediate charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the donated assets, as well as avoidance of any capital gains tax on the appreciation.
Want to satisfy your required minimum distribution from your IRA while reducing your taxable income?
You can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution to Rochester Area Foundation or any endowed fund at Rochester Area Foundation, ensuring your pre-tax dollars are going to a good cause in your community.
Learn more about the different types of endowed funds held at Rochester Area Foundation
Interested in supporting the community, but having trouble choosing between all the great causes?
Rochester Area Foundation’s community endowment – the Better Communities Fund – harnesses the collective generosity of thousands of community members to positively impact our area communities and support Rochester Area Foundation programming.
Investments in the Better Communities Fund are highly flexible and available to meet the breadth of community needs – including future needs that may not yet be imagined. These unrestricted gifts empower us to make strategic investments where the need and opportunity are greatest.