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The Rockland Community Foundation offers a variety of different funding vehicles to help you realize your charitable goals.
Donations, to any of our funds, can be made via the links below or by sending a check (made out to the name of the fund) to:
Rockland Community Foundation
P.O. Box 323
New City, NY 10956
Why Start A Fund?
Whether you are an individual, a company or an organization, the Rockland Community Foundation can provide a better way to maintain and expand your philanthropic efforts. Perhaps you want to:
- Honor a loved one by establishing a memorial fund to support a cause that was important to them
- Raise funds for a charitable goal or project without incurring the time and cost of forming a separate non-profit
- Foster generational giving and honor your family’s legacy
- Channel funds for recovery efforts when and where they are needed most in a time of crisis
- Support your favorite non-profits while benefiting from the tax-deductible advantage of maintaining a fund
- Streamline your business’s corporate giving
We work with our funders on many different levels. We can assist you by recommending funding choices or if you prefer, can refer you to community experts to help determine funding needs. Rockland Community Foundation offers a variety of fund types to suit your philanthropic goals.
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD DIRECTED FUNDS
These funds allow us the flexibility to address Rockland’s ever-changing needs through strategic grant making. Typically, these funds facilitate innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Rather than designating how the money will be spent, you allow the Community Foundation to determine the most effective ways to seize our community’s most compelling opportunities or respond to the most pressing needs.
ANDREW NORMAN SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUND
INNOVATIVE TEACHING GRANT FUND
THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOOD PANTRY GRANT
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
A field-of-interest fund gives you the opportunity to target your contribution to the fields most important to you. Whether you are interested in education, youth, healthcare, the arts, or some other area of impact, these funds are broad in scope, yet targeted to meet the persistent needs of the field. We can help you identify, evaluate, and award grants to the most qualified and deserving organizations and programs in your area(s) of interest.
ARTS COUNCIL OF ROCKLAND ARTIST’S SUPPORT FUND
EAST RAMAPO COMMUNITY FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
FANTASY FOUNTAIN FUND FOR THE ARTS
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF ROCKLAND COUNTY FUND
GORDON CENTER FOR BLACK CULTURE & ARTS FUND
MOUNTED POLICE FOUNDATION OF ROCKLAND COUNTY FUND
PENGUIN REP THEATRE COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT FUND
ROCKLAND 21ST CENTURY COLLABORATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION FUND
ROCKLAND ORGAN DONOR ALLIANCE FUND
ROCKLAND PRISON JUSTICE PROJECT FUND
SMARTY PANTS DAYCARE GROWTH FUND
STEM EXPLORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM
THE MEGA MRS. FAYE PLANTING PROJECT FUND
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Donor advised funds allow you to play an active role in the grant-making process by making recommendations on charitable projects or organizations to support. It is easy to give to multiple nonprofits through donor advised funds, although the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is legally responsible for approving all grants.
1888 AMATO DRYER FAMELLETTE FRY WALTER MEMORIAL FUND
ANNE AND PAT BYRNE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
AUFGANG FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
GWEN WEISS ROCKLAND COUNTY CHARITABLE FUND
JOAN & STUART BORNSTEIN CHARITABLE FUND
KARZHEVSKY FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND
PAUL & MARY ADLER CHARITABLE FUND FOR GOOD
THE FUND FOR EAST RAMAPO’S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS Established by Latham & Watkins
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD DIRECTED FUNDS
These funds allow us the flexibility to address Rockland’s ever-changing needs through strategic grant making. Typically, these funds facilitate innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Rather than designating how the money will be spent, you allow the Community Foundation to determine the most effective ways to seize our community’s most compelling opportunities or respond to the most pressing needs.
ANDREW NORMAN SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUND
INNOVATIVE TEACHING GRANT FUND
THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOOD PANTRY GRANT
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
A field-of-interest fund gives you the opportunity to target your contribution to the fields most important to you. Whether you are interested in education, youth, healthcare, the arts, or some other area of impact, these funds are broad in scope, yet targeted to meet the persistent needs of the field. We can help you identify, evaluate, and award grants to the most qualified and deserving organizations and programs in your area(s) of interest.
ARTS COUNCIL OF ROCKLAND ARTIST’S SUPPORT FUND
EAST RAMAPO COMMUNITY FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
FANTASY FOUNTAIN FUND FOR THE ARTS
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF ROCKLAND COUNTY FUND
GORDON CENTER FOR BLACK CULTURE & ARTS FUND
MOUNTED POLICE FOUNDATION OF ROCKLAND COUNTY FUND
PENGUIN REP THEATRE COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT FUND
ROCKLAND 21ST CENTURY COLLABORATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION FUND
ROCKLAND COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING FUND
ROCKLAND ORGAN DONOR ALLIANCE FUND
ROCKLAND PRISON JUSTICE PROJECT FUND
SMARTY PANTS DAYCARE GROWTH FUND
STEM EXPLORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Donor advised funds allow you to play an active role in the grant-making process by making recommendations on charitable projects or organizations to support. It is easy to give to multiple nonprofits through donor advised funds, although the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is legally responsible for approving all grants.
1888 AMATO DRYER FAMELLETTE FRY WALTER MEMORIAL FUND
ANNE AND PAT BYRNE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
AUFGANG FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
JOAN & STUART BORNSTEIN CHARITABLE FUND
KARZHEVSKY FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND
PAUL & MARY ADLER CHARITABLE FUND FOR GOOD
THE FUND FOR EAST RAMAPO’S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
AGENCY DESIGNATED FUNDS
Designated funds allow you to direct your gift to a specific agency or purpose. Almost any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization may be designated to receive support for its mission. You identify the recipient(s) you wish to benefit through your gift and our staff manages the annual distribution of funds from the endowment.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
A scholarship fund lets you help deserving students further their education. The Rockland Community Foundation can help you create a scholarship that will benefit students from preschool to postgraduate work.
ALEYRIS MARTINEZ MEMORIAL FUND
AUERBACH/GOLDBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CHAZEN SPIRIT OF ROCKLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CHRISTINE CORDEY SALON SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY FUND
CHRISTINE GALLAGHER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
COACH VENEL EDOUARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DAVID KATCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DENNIS J. FLEMING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
GREEN MEADOW WALDORF SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ILANA GRAF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JAMES VERNARD LEENHOUTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JOHN T. & MARY A. GRANT MEMORIAL FUND
JUDITH H. TRUST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JUSTIN M. ALBANESE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
KEVIN J ZUGIBE P.E. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LARRY D. GABBARD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
MARISA ROSE VERBRAAK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MICHELLE A. NOEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ML BY MARIA LUISA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NEHEMIAH MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NYACK YOUNG WRITERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PEGGY O’GORMAN LEADERSHIP AWARD FUND
REGENT DR. JUDITH A. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RBWN WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RUTH BERKOWITZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STEPHEN F. STRACK JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SUFFERN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 WILL SHINE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE BESSIE E. SMITH “MIMI” SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TONI AND ED FALLON JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TUXEDO STEM FUND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PROJECT FUND
Project Funds allow nonprofit organizations who are in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) status to use the Community Foundation as its fiscal agent/sponsor. In some cases, the Community Foundation establishes Project Funds to serve as the 501(c)(3) organization for charitable causes so individuals or groups can avoid the time and expense of creating one.
DOM AND PETE D. MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING FUND
LINDSEY STEWART AND MARK LENNON MEMORIAL FUND
MONTESSORI CENTER OF NYACK GROWTH FUN
NEW CITY LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT
POLLINATED PATHWAYS PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION FUND
ROCKLAND-WESTCHESTER REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND VIRTUAL LEARNING PROJECT FUND
STONY POINT DOG PARK DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND
AGENCY DESIGNATED FUNDS
Designated funds allow you to direct your gift to a specific agency or purpose. Almost any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization may be designated to receive support for its mission. You identify the recipient(s) you wish to benefit through your gift and our staff manages the annual distribution of funds from the endowment.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
A scholarship fund lets you help deserving students further their education. The Rockland Community Foundation can help you create a scholarship that will benefit students from preschool to postgraduate work.
ALEYRIS MARTINEZ MEMORIAL FUND
AUERBACH/GOLDBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CHAZEN SPIRIT OF ROCKLAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CHRISTINE CORDEY SALON SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY FUND
CHRISTINE GALLAGHER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
COACH VENEL EDOUARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DAVID KATCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
GREEN MEADOW WALDORF SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ILANA GRAF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JAMES VERNARD LEENHOUTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JOHN T. & MARY A. GRANT MEMORIAL FUND
JUDITH H. TRUST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
KEVIN J ZUGIBE P.E. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LARRY D. GABBARD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
MARISA ROSE VERBRAAK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MICHELLE A. NOEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ML BY MARIA LUISA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NYACK YOUNG WRITERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PEGGY O’GORMAN LEADERSHIP AWARD FUND
REGENT DR. JUDITH A. JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RBWN WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STEPHEN F. STRACK JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SUFFERN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 WILL SHINE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE BESSIE E. SMITH “MIMI” SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TONI AND ED FALLON JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TUXEDO STEM FUND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PROJECT FUND
Project Funds allow nonprofit organizations who are in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) status to use the Community Foundation as its fiscal agent/sponsor. In some cases, the Community Foundation establishes Project Funds to serve as the 501(c)(3) organization for charitable causes so individuals or groups can avoid the time and expense of creating one.
HI TOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER REBUILD FUND
LINDSEY STEWART AND MARK LENNON MEMORIAL FUND
MONTESSORI CENTER OF NYACK GROWTH FUND
NEW CITY LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT
ROCKLAND-WESTCHESTER REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND VIRTUAL LEARNING PROJECT FUND
Establishing Your Fund is Easy. Doing good doesn’t require great wealth, as funds can be started with a minimum investment of $1,000.