Ensuring long-term success
Among the most desirable gifts to the Rochester Area Foundation are those to the new Endowments for Community Excellence. These five permanent endowments help ensure the long-term success of the foundation and, thereby, many organizations.
We have a full brochure describing these funds: Request copy by email.
Donors may choose one of the following endowments to help build an area or interest and help support the future of our community:
Arts & Culture Endowment - Make a Donation »Arts & Culture Endowment gifts help support many forms of music, including instrumental and vocal groups, civic theatre productions, art exhibits and classes, and the preservation of our area's historical roots and traditions. Such endeavors involve people of all ages and walks of life. Those who give generously to the Arts & Culture Endowment help to preserve the history, strengthen the artistic and cultural traditions, and foster an appreciation for the enjoyment of the arts of the area.
Community Development Endowment - Make a Donation »
There is perhaps nothing greater than to have the opportunity to help a broad base of organizations make major changes to their programming or to their physical facilities. The Community Development Endowment offers a vehicle to ensure a bright future for the youngest to the oldest members of our community, for those who are healthy and for those who live with challenges, for those who are facing financial hardships, and for those who are eager to see their children learn and grow in healthy ways. This endowment represents the larger picture of our community and its diverse needs. By gifting to the Endowment of Community Development, you are creating a resource that will have lasting benefit to the greater Rochester area and an enduring influence on future generations of its citizens.
Education and Lifelong Learning Endowment - Make a Donation »
Advancing the quality of life in the community and for its citizens is made possible through support of education for children and adults. Gifts to this endowment make possible creative educational programming that exposes students to new idea, careers and cultures. They also help launch new programs and strengthen established programs with new equipment. The endowment also goes to support building programs that expand the area's facilities for education and lifelong learning. With this endowment, you can help bring hope of new opportunity to future generations of citizens.
Scholarship Endowment - Make a Donation »
Gifts to the Scholarship Endowment are a powerful way to positively affect the lives of individuals who are interested in achieving their best through education. For more than a half-century, the Foundation has dispersed scholarship funds to organizations and institutions that advance education and related services through many forums in our community. The needs in this area are as diverse as our population and are ever growing. Scholarships help promote equality of opportunity and recognize outstanding achievement.
Youth Athletics & Recreational Endowment - Make a Donation »
Gifts to this endowment provide opportunities to participate in recreational activities to citizens of all ages and athletic capabilities. Participation in athletics helps young people learn the value of community, good sportsmanship, responsibility, mutual respect, teamwork and healthy habits.