Rochester Area Charity

Rochester Area Charity Organization in RocWiki Categories Rochester Charity Resources Scope of Efforts National Programs Notes & References

The Rochester area is home to many charitable organizations, local and affiliates of regional, state, national or global charities. This article summarizes the charitable works of Rochester and provides the reader with additional links to more specific charities and charitable needs. This entry is a stub, a starting point for writing a full entry. You can help RocWiki by expounding it! Just click the "Edit" icon above.

RocWiki contains pages devoted to specific charitable organizations as well as categorical lists of organizations. The list pages contain links to our RocWiki pages or to the website of the organization. Here are some of the pages where you will find charitable organizations listed:


• Activism - groups that want to make positive change in Rochester - hands on
  

• Charity Events - a place to list one-time or recurring charity events
  

• Hospices - residential facilities, in-home care, and resources - may not be non-profit
  

• Hospitals - medical facilities often provide some charitable works
  

• Nonprofit Organizations - includes Uncategorized list plus lists for Cultural Organizations and Health, Medical and Related Organizations. Some Not-for-Profit organizations may not directly engage in charitable works.
  

• Spiritual Organizations - RocWiki's directory of spiritual organizations, most of which engage in charitable works
  

• Volunteer - provides lists of volunteer opportunities as well as a place too list volunteer needs.

• Animal Related
  

• Cultural
  

• Emergency Services
  

• Food
  

• Health and Healthcare
  

• Housing
  

• Teen/Adolecent

Rochester has some organizations and websites that act as general resources for charitable works and giving:


• Community Wishbook - helps match volunteers and goods and services donations with local charities
  

• Leadership Rochester
  

• Rochester Area Community Foundation
  

• RocWiki.org

• Tax Exempt/NonProfit Organizations in Monroe County¹

  3,576 (2,512)	Number
  $11.3B ($10.8B)	Total Income Amount from
  $11.5B (10.9B)	Total Asset Amount

Here are some national programs and their RocWiki pages or website:


• American Association of University Women
  

• American Cancer Society
  

• American Diabetes Association
  

• AmeriCorps - Rochester
  

• Arthritis Foundation
  

• Cerebral Palsy Association
  

• Habitat for Humanity
  

• Make a Wish - Western NY Website
  

• March of Dimes
  

• National Kidney Foundation
  

• Red Cross
  

• Ronald McDonald House
  

• Volunteers of America

• NY State Tips on Charitable Giving
  

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