Rochester Area Community Foundation
500 East Avenue, Rochester, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $64,764,956 | $38,141,014 | $507,895,018 |
| FY2024 | $47,939,929 | $36,020,652 | $489,071,195 |
| FY2023 | $42,793,588 | $33,549,993 | $442,200,668 |
| FY2022 | $87,623,690 | $32,982,587 | $468,489,016 |
| FY2021 | $59,557,190 | $32,827,784 | $451,287,843 |
| FY2020 | $37,972,503 | $30,649,438 | $323,904,809 |
| FY2019 | $39,346,580 | $33,229,001 | $371,552,512 |
| FY2018 | $39,673,650 | $26,758,819 | $381,643,158 |
| FY2017 | $45,445,178 | $28,853,099 | $350,169,415 |
| FY2016 | $35,928,545 | $25,221,987 | $305,172,362 |
| FY2015 | $49,382,589 | $22,375,420 | $310,381,163 |
| FY2014 | $35,747,707 | $20,273,882 | $287,272,594 |
| FY2013 | $28,245,851 | $20,431,001 | $256,582,457 |
| FY2012 | $34,458,597 | $18,301,506 | $237,057,795 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Rochester Area Community Foundation (EIN 23-7250641), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $33,603,112 | 52% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $31,161,844 | 48% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $33,243,327 | 87% |
| Management & general | $3,097,356 | 8% |
| Fundraising | $1,800,331 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 52% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 87% of functional expenses, management & general 8%, and fundraising 5%.
- 87% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 47.8% of 69 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 159.8 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 70th percentile among 6257 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.4% of 6563 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $34,458,597 in FY2012 to $64,764,956 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- The highest revenue on record here is $87,623,690 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $237,057,795 to $507,895,018 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 76% of revenue in FY2012 and 52% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO BUILD A PERMANENT COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT THAT MEETS THE CURRENT AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THIS REGION THROUGH CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1972 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T310 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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