My Fund
Congratulations, you’ve established a fund and you’re a philanthropist!  Thank you for allowing us to be your partner.  We're here to help optimize your satisfaction with your charitable giving.

Online Fund Access
If you have an Advised Fund or Charitable Checking AccountSM and are looking for prescreened, innovative funding ideas, see our Giving Opportunities on DonorCentral. You know you want to give locally, but to whom? You want your giving to exemplify your personal values, but how? Each quarter, Rochester Area Community Foundation updates the list of opportunities and makes giving to them easy. Just log on to DonorCentral, click on "Giving Opportunities," then click on the blue title to get more information and the "make a grant" button when you’re ready. To register for this free service (or get your password), e-mail Cynthia Pacia or call her at (585) 341-4331. Be sure to provide your email address. If you are already registered and know your password, click the DonorCentral button to login.

Giving Stories



“Giving to the community is money well spent...You might say I’ve gone from profit to purpose.”

Eric Zeller created a donor-advised fund to support the arts, education and human services.


Learn how you can personalize your giving

Make a difference with your fund
Let us help you get more satisfaction from your fund by researching particular areas of interest and developing a strategic plan for giving. We can assist you with identifying and defining your passion; creating your plan; determining your giving level and vehicles; implementing your strategy; and reviewing and updating your plan on an on-going basis.  Click on Personalize My Giving and give us some basic information so we can get started.

How Do I . . . ?

Charitable Checking Account Form

Donor Advised Grant Suggestion Form

Download and print grant recommendation forms

Recommend a grant online

Fundraise for my fund

Get information on evaluating charities

Research nonprofits online at GuideStar

Learn about community issues

Get more involved with the Community Foundation

Investment News

View the Community Foundation’s most recent investment results

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Rochester Area Community Foundation - 500 East Avenue - Rochester, NY - 14607-1912
(585) 271-4100