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Greater Rochester Health Foundation

Rochester, NY · EIN 134301222 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$13.8M
expenses
$6.3M
net assets
$273.8M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Greater Rochester Health Foundation is a grantmaking organization based in Rochester, NY, focused on improving community health outcomes. It funds initiatives related to maternal and child health, neighborhood health improvement, and responsive community needs through strategic grants to local nonprofits and health systems.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Collaborative
Grant program supporting multi-organizational partnerships to improve health access and equity in the Greater Rochester region
Healthy Futures
Grant program supporting maternal and child health initiatives through funding to organizations such as the National Parent Leadership Institute and Perinatal Network of Monroe County
Neighborhood Health Status Improvement
Initiative focused on enhancing health outcomes in underserved neighborhoods through partnerships with rural and community health networks
Responsive Grants
Flexible funding program addressing emergent community health needs, awarded to organizations including Villa of Hope and Western New York Independent Living Inc
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 3 activities
    • Funding Healthy Futures initiatives
      Funds multiple organizations—including the National Parent Leadership Institute, Common Ground Health, Perinatal Network of Monroe County, Society for the Protection & Care of Children, and Children's Institute Inc—through the Healthy Futures grant program to support maternal and child health, parent leadership, and community-based care systems.
    • Funding Neighborhood Health Status Improvement initiatives
      Supports community health improvement efforts through the Neighborhood Health Status Improvement grant program, funding organizations such as Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County and S2AY Rural Health Network (DBA Pivotal Public Health Partnership) to address social determinants of health in underserved communities.
    • Funding Responsive Grants program
      Provides grants to community organizations such as Villa of Hope, Society for the Protection & Care of Children, Endless Highway Inc, and Western New York Independent Living Inc through the Responsive Grants program, which supports local health and human services needs in the Greater Rochester area.
  • Hospital and Medical Center Support 1 activity
    • Funding Collaborative grant program
      Awards grants to organizations like Coordinated Care Services Inc through the Collaborative grant program, which supports multi-organizational partnerships focused on systemic health improvements in the region.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$13.76M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$4.57M33%
Other revenue$9.18M
expenses
Total expenses$6.26M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$513K
Grants paid out$8.94M
balance sheet
Total assets$273.82M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$273.82M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +30.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MATTHEW KUHLENBECK PRESIDENT & CEO 40 $378K
JUSTIN RAND VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40 $250K
board members · 16
  • CHENOA MAYE — BOARD MEMBER
  • CHRISTINE WAGNER SSJ — BOARD MEMBER
  • CONNIE O WALKER — BOARD MEMBER
  • HEZEKIAH SIMMONS — BOARD MEMBER
  • JOSE CANARIO MD — BOARD MEMBER
  • James C Simmons — Board Member (Beginning July 2024)
  • KENNETH HINES — BOARD MEMBER
  • LINDA CLARK MD MS — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHAEL A SCHARF MD — BOARD MEMBER
  • PAUL PETTIT — BOARD MEMBER
  • SADY Alvarado-Fischer — BOARD MEMBER
  • SAGE GERLING — BOARD CHAIR (Beginning July 2024)
  • SANFORD MAYER MD — BOARD CHAIR (Through July 2024) / BOARD MEMBER
  • THOMAS BARTLETT — BOARD MEMBER
  • THOMAS MUCHA — BOARD MEMBER
  • YISSETTE RIVAS — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Children's Institute Inc Partner — Recipient of a Healthy Futures grant in 2024.
  • Coordinated Care Services Inc Partner — Recipient of a Collaborative grant in 2024.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County Partner — Recipient of a Neighborhood Health Status Improvement grant in 2024.
  • Endless Highway Inc Partner — Recipient of a Responsive Grants award in 2024.
  • Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency dba Common Ground Health Partner — Recipient of a Healthy Futures grant in 2024.
  • National Parent Leadership Institute Partner — Recipient of a Healthy Futures grant in 2024.
  • Perinatal Network of Monroe County Partner — Recipient of a Healthy Futures grant in 2024.
  • S2AY Rural Health Network - DBA Pivotal Public Health Partnership Partner — Recipient of a Neighborhood Health Status Improvement grant in 2024.
  • Society for the Protection & Care of Children Partner — Recipient of both Healthy Futures and Responsive Grants in 2024.
  • Villa of Hope Partner — Recipient of a Responsive Grants award in 2024.
  • Western New York Independent Living Inc Partner — Recipient of a Responsive Grants award in 2024.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Invest in community-led health solutions to address local needs
    methodology: responsive_grants
    By providing flexible, responsive grant funding to community-based organizations, the foundation enables locally grounded interventions that improve neighborhood health outcomes because communities are best positioned to identify and act on their own priorities.
  • Leverage collaboration to tackle systemic health challenges
    methodology: collaborative_grantmaking
    By funding collaborative programming across organizations, the foundation amplifies impact on complex health issues because multi-organizational partnerships can achieve broader systems change than isolated efforts.