Funding search · EIN 820548352 · Rochester, NY
Esl Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 737
- grants reported
- $65.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes12 grants · $6.8M
- Wayne County Action Program8 grants · $4.2M
- Monroe Community College Foundation7 grants · $3.0M
- The Center for Youth Services12 grants · $2.6M
- Racf Initiatives6 grants · $2.1M
- Rochester Regional Health Foundation5 grants · $1.8M
- Ibero-American Action League9 grants · $1.6M
- Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation4 grants · $1.2M
- Connected Communities5 grants · $1.1M
- Flower City Habitat for Humanity6 grants · $1.1M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 737 grants.
- $2.3M
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support other
- $1.7M
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2023
2024 campaign challenge grant
- $1.6M
Wayne County Action Program · Lyons, NY · 2023
Bbcs summer soccer and community events
- $1.6M
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Scholars' day at mcc
- $1.4M
Wayne County Action Program · Lyons, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $1.0M
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
Project uplift
- $966,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $912,000
The Center for Youth Services · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $903,000
The Center for Youth Services · Rochester, NY · 2023
Rcsd family engagement
- $856,061
Ibero-American Action League · Rochester, NY · 2023
Administrative support - controller
- $760,000
Ymca of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Canandaigua ymca camp glacier lake
- $750,000
Racf Initiatives · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $700,000
Rochester Regional Health Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Healthcare education that enhances the workforce and lifts people out of poverty
- $688,800
Flower City Habitat for Humanity · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $675,000
Wayne County Action Program · Lyons, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $675,000
Racf Initiatives · Rochester, NY · 2023
Renew increasing quality rental housing
- $648,872
Center for Community Alternatives · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Reentry advocacy collaboration
- $625,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $554,383
Pathstone Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Pathstone home rehab program capacity building
- $530,900
Rochesterworks · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $515,000
Connected Communities · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $500,000
Rochester Regional Health Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $500,000
Finger Lakes Performing Provider System · Rochester, NY · 2023
Transformational community care coordination (tc3)
- $500,000
Reentry Association of Wny · Rochester, NY · 2023
Reentry one-stop
- $500,000
Racf Initiatives · Rochester, NY · 2022
Renew roof 2022 program
- $500,000
Rochester Regional Health Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Healthcare education that enhances the workforce and lifts people out of poverty
- $500,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
Sip capacity building fy 2021-2023
- $455,000
Encompass Resources for Learning · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youth workforce consortium (aka the hive)
- $450,000
The Children'S Institute · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $429,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
Togethernow: early adoption
- $424,000
Greater Rochester Housing Partnership · Rochester, NY · 2023
The mayflower
- $420,460
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Go for gold youth financial empowerment program incentives
- $400,000
Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $400,000
Urban League of Rochester Economic Development Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $400,000
Housing Advantage · Rochester, NY · 2023
Tailor square
- $400,000
Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Home rochester and make monroe home 2023
- $400,000
Young Adult Manufacturing Training Employment Program · Rochester, NY · 2023
Support program cost to continue program and program projected growth
- $400,000
Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Home rochester & make monroe home
- $400,000
The Children'S Institute · Rochester, NY · 2022
Backbone capacity support
- $400,000
Young Adult Manufacturing Training Employment Program · Rochester, NY · 2022
Young adults manufacturing training employment program
- $375,000
Children'S Institute · Rochester, NY · 2023
Parent engagement & longitudinal evaluation to promote the wellbeing of children
- $375,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Community education initiative whole child rfp
- $375,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Community education initiative whole child rfp
- $375,000
Wayne County Action Program · Lyons, NY · 2022
Steady work for wayne county youth
- $350,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Rmapi backbone operations 22-23
- $300,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023
Providing alternative pathways into work and economic mobility
- $298,544
Fsg · Boston, MA · 2024
To support collaboration
- $291,320
Action for a Better Community · Rochester, NY · 2023
Save our youth
- $285,000
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation · Fairport, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $282,743
Ibero-American Action League · Rochester, NY · 2022
Direct cash assistance program
- $278,761
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Direct cash payments
- $275,000
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation · Fairport, NY · 2023
Making a big impact on family stability
- $271,425
Hub585 · Rochester, NY · 2023
Capacity building-finance personnel
- $265,660
Catholic Charities Family & Community Services · Rochester, NY · 2023
Youthbuild expansion project
- $260,000
United Way of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Rmapi backbone operations 2023-2025
- $255,500
Action for a Better Community · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $255,000
Ibero-American Action League · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $255,000
The Childrens Agenda · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $255,000
The Childrens Agenda · Rochester, NY · 2023
Child care policy and research
- $250,000
Connected Communities · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support connected neighborhoods
- $250,000
Finger Lakes Performing Provider System · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $250,000
Pathstone Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $250,000
Young Adult Manufacturing Training Employment Program · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $250,000
Pathstone Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Antiracist curriculum project multi-year proposal
- $250,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
2022 campaign contribution
- $250,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
2022 synergy fund
- $246,000
State University College at Brockport Foundation · Brockport, NY · 2024
To support education
- $246,000
State University College at Brockport Foundation · Brockport, NY · 2023
The fannie barrier williams scholars program
- $246,000
State University College at Brockport Foundation · Brockport, NY · 2022
The fannie barrier williams scholars program
- $243,049
Grantmakers Forum of New York · Syracuse, NY · 2024
To support collaboration
- $237,760
Child Care Council · Rochester, NY · 2022
Child care workforce grants
- $237,300
Child Care Council · Rochester, NY · 2023
Child care workforce grants
- $225,000
Children'S Institute · Rochester, NY · 2022
Longitudinal evaluation and enhanced parent engagement
- $221,905
Flower City Habitat for Humanity · Rochester, NY · 2022
Critical home repair program capacity building
- $216,000
Pathstone Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $215,000
Empire Justice Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
Language access program
- $213,250
Coordinated Care Services · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $206,861
Catholic Family Center of the Diocese of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Food security crisis prevention
- $200,000
Monroe Community College Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $200,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support education
- $200,000
Ymca of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support collaboration
- $200,000
Connected Communities · Rochester, NY · 2023
Neighborhood-centered economic development
- $200,000
Multi-Craft Apprenticeship Preparation Program · Rochester, NY · 2023
Multi-craft apprenticeship preparation program
- $200,000
The Center for Teen Empowerment · Rochester, NY · 2023
Te capital project
- $200,000
Multi-Craft Apprenticeship Preparation Program · Rochester, NY · 2022
Multi-craft apprenticeship preparation program
- $195,000
Glow Young Men'S Christian Association · Batavia, NY · 2023
Glow summer camps [6 total]
- $187,710
Ywca of Rochester and Monroe County · Rochester, NY · 2023
Ywca acquisition of salvation army genesis house
- $179,045
Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $175,000
The Center for Youth Services · Rochester, NY · 2022
Learn to earn workforce development initiative, a program of the center for youth
- $170,000
Bivona Child Advocacy Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
Center for child abuse prevention - capital request
- $169,000
Center for Employment Opportunities · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $165,628
Providence Housing Development Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support connected neighborhoods
- $165,628
Providence Housing Development Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Door of hope
- $165,000
City Roots Community Land Trust · Rochester, NY · 2022
Operational support
- $154,500
Hub585 · Rochester, NY · 2022
Direct cash assistance
- $152,500
Baden Street Settlement Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Summer enrichment (baden)
- $150,000
Pathstone Development Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support housing
- $150,000
The Center for Youth Services · Rochester, NY · 2024
To support employment
- $150,000
Pathstone Development Corporation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Baird road senior apartments
- $150,000
Connected Communities · Rochester, NY · 2022
Neighborhood focus systems change
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