New York · Nonprofit
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC (New York) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,547,218 to it, the largest being MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($4,371,900). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $14M
- Funders on record
- 49
- Grants received
- $13M
- Net assets
- $20M
What Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc does
Mission
The louis s. Wolk jcc of greater rochester is deeply rooted in and committed to celebrating jewish traditions and values. We welcome the community at large to join together for exceptional events and activities that establish lifelong connection and enhance our individual and collective well-being.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Health and physical fitness:the 186,000 square foot facility houses a large swimming pool, family pool, indoor track, full gymnasium; youth play gym for children 2 to 10; studios for yoga , dance, trx and pilates, racquet ball courts; cardio and strength training facilities; and fields. More than 75 group fitness classes are offered each week for adults. In addition, a variety of classes and lessons are offered to adults and children of all ages throughout the year including red cross certified swimming lessons.the jcc has formed a strategic partnership with rochester regional health, which has a satellite office located within the jcc. This partnership is creating holistic health and wellness programs and services for our members.
$2,661,762 spentof which $21,364 as grants$3,024,634 earned by the program27% of program spendingEarly childhood (unduplicated program participants 90+, includes members and non-members):the jcc wolk children's center provides an early childhood and school-age programming and is licensed through the new york state office of children and family services. The center offers full-day early childhood education for children ages 8 weeks through 5 years. The program offers a richly varied curriculum that encourages intellectual curiosity, builds self-confidence. Complementing our daily core program, children participate in a variety of enriched programming, including music, science, physical education and aquatics. Families from all backgrounds enjoy cultural, recreational, social, educational and judaic programs throughout the year at the jcc.
$2,680,739 spent$1,798,910 earned by the program27% of program spendingThe jewish community center's comprehensive approach to children and youth programming incorporates social, educational, cultural and fitness programming into after-school care and summer camping experiences. The after school care program at the jcc serves the needs of families with school-aged children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Jcc's after school program is a bridge between home and school, with after school activities and classes, recreation programs, and school vacation programs. The jcc serves a vibrant day-camping community grounded in jewish values and culture. Camp sisol programming helps children age 5 through 15 develop confidence, happiness, and kindness through an integrated program that builds lifelong memories and respect for community. From monday through friday, campers spend their days laughing, exploring, and growing together in a supportive community rooted in jewish values. Campers enjoy a wide range of activities including nature exploration, sports, vertical bikes, spin art bikes, arts and crafts, stem activites, gaga, drama, music, and recreational swim.camp seneca lake is the jcc's overnight camp serving children between the ages of 8 and 16 for…
$2,932,067 spentof which $73,489 as grants$2,214,635 earned by the program30% of program spendingCultural arts and theater arts and culture (25,000+ visits/year)arts and cultural programming at the jcc reflects our community's values and commitment to using the arts to educate, entertain and enrich the lives of everyone in the rochester area. Our dedicated staff work in conjunction with volunteers and community leaders to deliver arts and jewish cultural programs at the jcc and other venues throughout the community.the ames-amzalak rochester jewish film festival is the largest jewish cultural event in western new york. In 2025 we celebrate 25 years of screening the finest new films by, for and about jewish life and history at the jcc and the historic dryden theatre at george eastman house.the jcc lane dworkin authors and innovators festival has been showcasing jewish authors and books of jewish content since 1993. Each year we offer a mixture of light and serious fare, local authors, well-known figures and notable writers. Notable figures in the sport, business and entertainment world.formed in 1977, centerstage theatre is the local, professional theatre program of the louis s. Wolk rochester jewish community center. Centerstage produces a subscription season of plays and…
$1,233,051 spent$962,522 earned by the program12% of program spendingAdults and senior adults: the jewish community center adult program in partnershp with lifespan provides adults with opportunities to participate in a setting that reinforces and promotes healthy aging on multiple levels in a jewish environment. Healthy aging involves more than physical health or absence of disease. It is a broad concept that encourages and extends a balance of physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual health throughout mature adulthood, the jcc of rochester offers classes, activities, programs, artistic endeavors and special events designed for the mature population and supports healthy aging including exercise and wellness programs; entertainment, socials and guest speakers and current event discussion groups; informal socializing; cards, mahjong and board games; and holiday celebrations.the jcc serves to support seniors to enable them to live longer independently in their own homes. The jcc works toward this goal by providing information and referrals in partnership with jewish family service.
$358,264 spent$297,509 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,865,883.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $41M to $39M (−6%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8% · 2022 22% · 2023 12% · 2024 4% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
36% of JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $1.2M → $1.6M.
14 of 49 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.9M from 9 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester Ny Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC raised.
From the IRS filings of JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 49 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 56% · 2018 80% · 2019 73% · 2020 33% · 2021 25% · 2022 38% · 2023 48% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
53% of JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
90% of JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC?
- JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC (New York) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,547,218 to it, the largest being MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($4,371,900). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 49 organizations giving $12,547,218 in grants to JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC, 31 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC?
- MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,371,900 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 49 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing