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Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rochester Area Community Foundation reported $64.8 million in revenue and $38.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.16 went to program services, $8.12 to management and general costs and $4.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $328,512 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 71% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $38MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $65MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $328,512 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.86% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 159.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 28 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants, scholarships, and program services are distributed primarily in the new york counties of monroe, wayne, ontario, livingston, genesee, orleans, seneca and yates. Rochester Area Community Foundation assists local citizens in meeting community needs and improving the region's quality of life through a voluntary pooling of their financial resources, time, and energy. Principal areas of benefit are education, human services, arts and culture, and civic improvement. Distributions were made to 1,719 agencies and individuals
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 34.00 hrs/week | $312,105 | $0 | $16,407 | $328,512 |
| SENIOR VP AND CFO Officer, 34.00 hrs/week | $247,491 | $0 | $12,795 | $260,286 |
| VP OF PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $195,506 | $0 | $24,412 | $219,918 |
| VP OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $154,844 | $0 | $31,794 | $186,638 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $128,993 | $0 | $30,177 | $159,170 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $129,131 | $0 | $17,448 | $146,579 |
| SR. FINANCE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $112,316 | $0 | $5,912 | $118,228 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rochester Area Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $643K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b28 · 28 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 538
- Volunteers Part I, line 6185
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Rochester Area Community Foundation totaling $7.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Rochester Area Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rochester Area Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Rochester Area Community Foundation spent in FY2025, $87.16 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Rochester Area Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Rochester Area Community Foundation reported that 87.2% of its $38.1 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 4.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rochester Area Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rochester Area Community Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $328,512, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rochester Area Community Foundation get its money?
Of $64.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 51.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rochester Area Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7250641 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202600219349301320 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202510179349300731 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202400269349301315 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202310349349300321 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202230319349301558 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202023429349301507 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7250641: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.