Rochester Area Community Foundation

**Mission & Vision** Rochester Area Community Foundation, in partnership with generous philanthropists and community partners, works to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight-county region through its leadership and strategic grantmaking. **Our Mission:** We empower donors and community partners to strengthen our region through philanthropy. **Our Vision:** We lead boldly to realize a more equitable, inclusive, and vital region by: - Encouraging generosity and civic unity; - Addressing urgent and persistent challenges; - Engaging donors, nonprofits, and other advocates; - Escalating strategic responses and resources; - Elevating broad community voice; and - Inspiring positive, enduring community change. Known as the steward of charitable funds and endowments, the Community Foundation connects donors with the region’s current and evolving needs. As a leading grantmaker, the Foundation is focused on two broad goals: - **Creating an Equitable Community:** Working to close the academic achievement and opportunity gaps, fostering racial and ethnic understanding and equity, and partnering against poverty to help neighbors in need. - **Strengthening Our Region’s Vitality:** Supporting vibrant and diverse arts and cultural offerings, preserving our region’s rich historical assets, advancing environmental justice and sustainability, and promoting successful aging.