The Community Foundation is different from most other public charities. It is not a single-focus charity. It is instead, a catalyst for community change. The Foundation enhances the quality of life in our community through endowments in a number of areas, including: Culture, Community Development, Education, Environment, Human Concerns, and Youth. The Foundation is directed by a Board and Membership composed of local citizens. Their familiarity with our community allows the Foundation to form the vital partnerships with other non-profit agencies required to serve current and emerging local needs and make the Greater Rochester area even greater! 

Community foundations offer a number of ways for donors to experience the satisfaction of giving. Whether it is to assist an existing charitable organization, meet an obvious need in our community, champion a new cause, or to create a lasting legacy for you and your family, the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester can make it happen through highly personalized donor services. This can all be done while offering donors a vehicle that assures their donations will have long-term positive impact and provide maximum tax advantages.  

We invite you to look at us! We invite you to talk to us! We invite you to build community capital with us! A Greek philosopher once said, "When a person plants a tree under which he will never sit, then you know that civilization has come to that land." We invite you to plant a tree with us! For good. For ever.