New York · Public charity
Rochesterworks Inc
The rochesterworks system stimulates local economic growth by providing outstanding employment education, support, and training services.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 39
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 26%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $236,197
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 42
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Rochesterworks Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 35 | $1.5M | 54% |
| FY2024 | 23 | $1.5M | 26% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $1.4M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $1.3M | 27% |
| FY2021 | 21 | $1.3M | 29% |
| FY2020 | 28 | $1.3M | 32% |
| FY2019 | 42 | $2.0M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 40 | $1.4M | 60% |
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What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Youth Development$11MScience & Tech$1.0MArts & Culture$378kEducation$291kEnvironment$274kHealth$206kHuman Services$206kEmployment$86kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Place of Greater Rochester Inc | $2,513,725 | 9 | 8% |
| The Center for Youth Services Inc | $2,249,186 | 9 | 3% |
| Starbridge Services Inc | $1,217,370 | 9 | 1% |
| Monroe 2 Orleans Boces-Youth | $992,430 | 8 | n/a |
| Urban League of Rochester Ny Inc | $744,307 | 9 | 3% |
| Action for a Better Community Inc | $670,333 | 9 | 0% |
| YMCA of Greater Rochester (4368) | $340,794 | 5 | 0% |
| University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men | $242,236 | 5 | 1% |
| Greece Central School District | $237,489 | 3 | n/a |
| East Rochester Youth Activity Center Inc | $194,197 | 4 | 48% |
Show all 135 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Place of Greater Rochester Inc | $2,513,725 | 9 | 8% |
| The Center for Youth Services Inc | $2,249,186 | 9 | 3% |
| Starbridge Services Inc | $1,217,370 | 9 | 1% |
| Monroe 2 Orleans Boces-Youth | $992,430 | 8 | n/a |
| Urban League of Rochester Ny Inc | $744,307 | 9 | 3% |
| Action for a Better Community Inc | $670,333 | 9 | 0% |
| YMCA of Greater Rochester (4368) | $340,794 | 5 | 0% |
| University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men | $242,236 | 5 | 1% |
| Greece Central School District | $237,489 | 3 | n/a |
| East Rochester Youth Activity Center Inc | $194,197 | 4 | 48% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester Inc | $182,324 | 5 | 3% |
| Northeast Area Development Inc | $173,057 | 2 | n/a |
| Innovative Data Processing Solutions | $164,177 | 3 | n/a |
| Pearl Resources Inc | $158,773 | 3 | 43% |
| Monroe Community College | $151,829 | 4 | n/a |
| Taproot Collective Inc | $134,242 | 3 | 19% |
| Friends of the Gardenaerial Inc | $124,225 | 3 | 6% |
| Durst Image Technology | $103,487 | 3 | n/a |
| Refugees Helping Refugees Inc | $102,265 | 2 | 10% |
| Lmt Technology Solutions | $74,836 | 2 | n/a |
| Optimax Systems Inc | $68,273 | 3 | n/a |
| Trilogix It LLC | $67,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Resource Collaborative Inc | $65,795 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillside Family of Agencies | $62,716 | 2 | 0% |
| Monsees Group | $61,962 | 4 | n/a |
| Eneroc LLC | $57,576 | 2 | n/a |
| Coating Technology Inc | $56,631 | 4 | n/a |
| Accucoat Inc | $51,705 | 4 | n/a |
| Ibero-American Action League Inc | $51,295 | 2 | 0% |
| Liberty Tax Service | $50,093 | 2 | n/a |
| Love Ministries Fellowship Inc | $49,650 | 2 | n/a |
| Graphenix Development Inc | $46,638 | 2 | n/a |
| Writers & Books Inc | $46,552 | 2 | 3% |
| Rs Automation | $44,633 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Family & Community Services | $41,687 | 2 | n/a |
| Our Coffee Connection | $40,007 | 3 | 12% |
| New Born Fellowship Church | $38,061 | 1 | n/a |
| Health Systems Technologies Inc | $37,911 | 2 | n/a |
| Simple Tech Innovations | $35,611 | 3 | n/a |
| Changing the Community Inc | $34,322 | 1 | n/a |
| The Rochester Technology & Manufacturing Association Inc | $33,964 | 1 | n/a |
| Foodlink Inc | $32,928 | 2 | 0% |
| Dox Electronics Inc | $32,898 | 1 | n/a |
| Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York Inc | $31,958 | 1 | 0% |
| Fabwell Studios LLC | $31,160 | 3 | n/a |
| Regional Center For Independent Living Inc | $31,041 | 2 | 2% |
| Jesus Christ the Chief Cornerstone Ministries | $30,104 | 1 | n/a |
| Icardiac Technologies Inc | $29,127 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope Initiatives CDC Incorporated | $25,561 | 3 | 1% |
| The Landmark Society of Western New York Inc | $25,380 | 1 | 2% |
| Complemar Partners Inc | $25,132 | 2 | n/a |
| Rochester Arc & Flame Center | $24,979 | 1 | n/a |
| Citizens Telecom Services Company LLC | $24,659 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochester Rehabilitation Center Inc | $24,608 | 1 | 0% |
| Shawndra Products | $24,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Optimation Technology Inc | $23,462 | 1 | n/a |
| Kennedy Mechanical Plumbing & Heating | $23,232 | 2 | n/a |
| Ksc LLC | $23,055 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochester Community TV Inc | $22,058 | 1 | 3% |
| Stoneboat Computing | $21,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Ccmi Inc | $21,456 | 1 | n/a |
| Phoenix Automation | $21,370 | 2 | n/a |
| Sky High Marketing | $21,029 | 3 | n/a |
| Steiner Technologies | $20,693 | 1 | n/a |
| Surmotech Inc | $19,716 | 1 | n/a |
| O'Connell Electric Company Inc | $19,691 | 1 | n/a |
| Genesee Land Trust Inc | $19,660 | 1 | 1% |
| Pathstone Corporation | $19,565 | 1 | 0% |
| Hewitt Electric LLC | $19,425 | 1 | n/a |
| Lattimore Physical Therapy | $19,040 | 1 | n/a |
| Arnprior Rapid Manufacturing Solutions | $18,311 | 1 | n/a |
| John Betlem Heating and Cooling Inc | $18,084 | 3 | n/a |
| Micro-Tech Machine Inc | $18,018 | 1 | n/a |
| Micro Instrument Corporation | $17,644 | 1 | n/a |
| Ryan Plumbing Heating Ac LLC | $17,029 | 1 | n/a |
| Simpore Inc | $16,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Jorsek LLC | $16,128 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochester Academy Charter School | $16,020 | 1 | 0% |
| His Branches Inc | $15,558 | 1 | 1% |
| Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Inc | $15,544 | 1 | 0% |
| Blackmon- Ferrell Elecric Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Whole Latte Love | $14,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Stalwart | $14,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Farmer Jon's Popcorn | $14,520 | 2 | n/a |
| Qualicoat Inc | $14,372 | 2 | n/a |
| Eep Quality Group Inc | $14,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Action Collaboration | $13,925 | 2 | n/a |
| Villa of Hope | $13,797 | 1 | 0% |
| Reliable Power Systems LLC | $13,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Dynalab Corporation | $13,238 | 1 | n/a |
| Zoetek Medical Sales & Service Inc | $13,029 | 1 | n/a |
| Klein Steel Service Inc | $12,756 | 1 | n/a |
| Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc | $12,456 | 2 | 0% |
| Otex Protective Inc | $11,635 | 1 | n/a |
| The Rite Care Child Development Center | $11,174 | 1 | n/a |
| Sydor Optics Inc | $10,880 | 1 | n/a |
| M&E Warehousing Inc | $10,829 | 1 | n/a |
| Benemy Welding & Fabrication Inc | $10,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Leopold Day Care Ctr Assoc Inc | $10,211 | 1 | 2% |
| Bathtub Made New Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Applied Image Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Discover Hardwood Flooring & Design LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aurora Machine & Mfg Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Szulgit Electric Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Truform Manufacturing | $9,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Printroc Inc | $9,810 | 1 | n/a |
| Head Set Sockets Inc | $9,261 | 1 | n/a |
| Bigsky Technologies | $9,181 | 1 | n/a |
| Kink Inc | $9,067 | 1 | n/a |
| Deborah Ham Whitt Agency Inc | $8,662 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Urgent Care | $8,656 | 1 | n/a |
| Jr Language Translation Svcs Inc | $8,489 | 1 | n/a |
| 125 EMS Hotels LLC | $8,449 | 1 | n/a |
| Flower City Irrigation | $7,741 | 1 | n/a |
| Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boulter Industrial Contractors Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| It Insights of Rochester | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Native American Cultural Center Inc | $7,488 | 1 | 3% |
| Dock Hardware | $7,107 | 1 | n/a |
| Bilitier Electric | $6,918 | 1 | n/a |
| Flower City Habitat for Humanity Inc | $6,912 | 1 | n/a |
| Car Engineering | $6,903 | 1 | n/a |
| Across China (Usa) Inc | $6,720 | 1 | n/a |
| First Capital Payments | $6,599 | 1 | n/a |
| Castner Performance Systems | $5,993 | 1 | n/a |
| Qos Enterprises LLC | $5,760 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Village Community Chilcare Center Inc | $5,522 | 1 | n/a |
| Nifty Bar Grinding&Cutting | $5,440 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Health Care Corporation | $5,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Jn White Designs | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Syntec Optics | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Special Care Systems LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jml Optical Industries LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Sky Vision Partners LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Swbr Architecture Engineering & Landscape Architecture PC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Rochesterworks Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 35.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Esl Charitable FoundationNY56.5× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Esl Charitable Foundation · Greater Rochester Health Foundation · United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc · Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation · Rochester Area Community Foundation · Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation · Finger Lakes Performing Provider System Inc · Rochester Area Community Foundation Depository Inc · Paychex Charitable Foundation Inc · Rochester Female Charitable Society · Rochester Area Community Foundation Initiatives Inc · Charles J & Burton S August Family Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Rochesterworks Inc
- How much does Rochesterworks Inc give?
- Rochesterworks Inc reported 39 itemized grants totaling $1,485,473, out of $2,682,692 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Rochesterworks Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (80%), Science & Tech (8%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are Rochesterworks Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Community Place of Greater Rochester Inc ($2.5M), The Center for Youth Services Inc ($2.2M), Starbridge Services Inc ($1.2M).
- Does Rochesterworks Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Rochesterworks Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Esl Charitable Foundation, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc.
- Where is Rochesterworks Inc based?
- Rochesterworks Inc is based in NY.
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