Monroe County
County seat: Rochester
2020 population: 759,443
More Monroe County census data
Regional funders: Rochester Area Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes
2020 population: 759,443
More Monroe County census data
Regional funders: Rochester Area Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 81,525 people worked at 1,349 nonprofit establishments in Monroe County – or 24.9% of the county work force. Wages totalled $5,257.8 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 4,396 nonprofit organizations in Monroe County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $13,837.1 million.
Property taxes: Of 268,124 parcels, 47.51 percent had whole or partial tax exemptions in 2023.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Internal Revenue Service, 2024; Office of Real Property Tax Services, 2023.
Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Monroe County:
Largest nonprofits in Monroe County (by assets) include:
University of Rochester
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester General Hospital
The Unity Hospital of Rochester
Highland Hospital of Rochester
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation
St John Fisher College
Greater Rochester Health Foundation
Nazareth College of Rochester