Better Communities for All Since 1944

Our Rochester Area Foundation

Rochester Area Foundation is a place where generous people from diverse backgrounds come together to make our communities better places.

As the Rochester area’s philanthropic leader, we award grants each year that are made possible by financial gifts from donors—people who care about the greater Rochester community and want to see it thrive. Our endowment relies on donor gifts and market growth for its success.

We lead by bringing people together to solve complicated community problems, realizing that for some issues there are no immediate solutions or simple answers.

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Stories of Giving: Jose Rivas

Stories of Giving: Jose Rivas

Rochester has been my home for over 25 years. I wasn’t born here. I didn’t grow up here, but I love this place, and it is my home and that of my children. I was born in Venezuela and spent the majority of my childhood there. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that...

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Rochester Area Foundation is generously supported by

Associated Bank Private Wealth

Chris Kurth Construction

Wendland Utz

Premier Bank

Bigelow Homes

Wagner Oehler, LTD

KMTelecom

Rochester Title

Weather Shield Roofing LLC

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