Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INITIATIVES INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,756,360
- Total expenses
- $3,146,442
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,685,663
- Grants paid
- $1,998,637
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $70,697
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,493,301
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $302,801
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,190,500
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,997,790
- Management and general expenses
- $112,335
- Fundraising expenses
- $36,317
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,997,790
Program services were 95.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1d · Related organizations
$389,824
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$716,262
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,579,577
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$12,235
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3 · Investment income
total $70,459 · excluded $70,459
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $12,473
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $12,235
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $238
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $238 · excluded $238
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,998,637 · program services $1,998,637
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $636,377 · program services $624,836 · management and general $266 · fundraising $11,275
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $18,245 · program services $17,915 · management and general $7 · fundraising $323
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $61,305 · program services $60,195 · management and general $25 · fundraising $1,085
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $50,994 · program services $50,071 · management and general $20 · fundraising $903
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,806 · program services $3,806
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $500 · management and general $500
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $6,839 · program services $6,839
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11g · Fees: other
total $123,586 · program services $123,586
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,462 · program services $309 · fundraising $14,153
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13 · Office expenses
total $14,451 · program services $14,236 · fundraising $215
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16 · Occupancy
total $30,826 · program services $9,140 · management and general $13,465 · fundraising $8,221
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17 · Travel
total $351 · program services $351
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $8,076 · program services $8,076
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $97,082 · management and general $97,082
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24a · Other expenses: CONVENING & CONTR.SERVI
total $62,811 · program services $62,811
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24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DUES
total $7,610 · program services $7,610
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER FEES
total $6,937 · program services $5,878 · management and general $970 · fundraising $89
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL
total $3,547 · program services $3,494 · fundraising $53
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $51,216
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,873,890 · end of year $1,404,452
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $172,096 · end of year $29,821
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,479 · end of year $7,812
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $15,379 · end of year $19,801
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $61,256 · end of year $126,398
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $67,708 · end of year $67,708
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $323,540 · end of year $88,894
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,580,582 · end of year $1,190,500
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SPONSORS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT OF ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
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SPONSORS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT OF ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THERE WERE 48 GRANTS PAID OUT TO AGENCIES HELPING PEOPLE IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY.
Expenses $2,997,790 · Grants $1,998,637
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Adam P AnolikADAM P ANOLIK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abigail J BennettABIGAIL J BENNETT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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R Scott BurdettR SCOTT BURDETT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David P Veniskey CPADAVID P VENISKEY CPA
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark A EidlinMARK A EIDLIN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ann H McMullenANN H MCMULLEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carolyn G Nussbaum EsqCAROLYN G NUSSBAUM ESQ
COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard J RiedmanRICHARD J RIEDMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Flor M ColonFLOR M COLON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David R Ferris EsqDAVID R FERRIS ESQ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mollene B Benison CPAMOLLENE B BENISON CPA
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Francis J ClementFRANCIS J CLEMENT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Arline L Bayo Santiago EsqARLINE L BAYO SANTIAGO ESQ
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James H NormanJAMES H NORMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abigail A ReinhardABIGAIL A REINHARD
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr William ValentiDR WILLIAM VALENTI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patrick CunninghamPATRICK CUNNINGHAM
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd ButlerTODD BUTLER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy S Vars CPAAMY S VARS CPA
SENIOR VP AND CFO
- Total calculated
- $260,286
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $247,491
- Other
- $12,795
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $246,585 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $906 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $12,245 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $550 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $260,286 related
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Simeon BanisterSIMEON BANISTER
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $328,512
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $312,105
- Other
- $16,407
- Hours/week
- 2 + 38 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $301,150 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $10,955 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $15,332 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $1,075 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $328,512 related
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Megan NorrisMEGAN NORRIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACT ROCHESTER
- Total calculated
- $125,312
- From this org
- $115,189
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,123
- Hours/week
- 40
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Raegena LawrenceRAEGENA LAWRENCE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GRASA
- Total calculated
- $118,558
- From this org
- $114,060
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,498
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3
- ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (RACF), A RELATED ORGANIZATION, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE COMPENSATION AND THE RESPECTIVE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO. THE FOLLOWING WAS USED BY RACF WHEN DETERMINING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION STUDY, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$1,109,265
ENVIRONMENT
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ENCOMPASS RESOURCES FOR LEARNING
$164,583
K - 12 EDUCATION
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$54,522
CHILD/YOUTH DEV
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$47,000
ENVIRONMENT
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$41,200
FAM. STABILITY
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$36,881
SOCL SCI RESEARCH
-
$32,350
HUMAN SERV/GENL
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$30,600
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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$28,440
K - 12 EDUCATION
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CITY OF ROCHESTER TREASURY DEPT
$27,500
SOCIETY BENEFIT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · GRANT-MAKING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · NY
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ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DEPOSITORY INC
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE GRANTS TO PUBLIC CHARITIES · NY
Directly controlled by ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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501(C)(3) · PROVIDE RENTAL SPACE TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS · NY
Directly controlled by ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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SANDS FAMILY SUPPORTING FOUNDATION INC
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE EFFORTS OF ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · NY
Directly controlled by ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630219349300448
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