Monroe County > Rush

County: Monroe

Population: 3,490


Some say the community was named after the rushes growing along the creek; others that it was named after Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Libraries: Rush Public Library

Emergency services: Rush Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Rush Pine Hill Cemetery


Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Camp Haccamo
  Richard T Bell Foundation  -  Victor, NY  -  $6,500  (2024)

Christ for Kids Ministries
  Charles and Mary Crossed Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Christ for Kids Ministries
  Polisseni Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Christ for Kids Ministries
  Rochester Female Charitable Society  -  Rochester, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Horse's Friend
  ESL Charitable Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $60,000  (2024)

Miss Julie's School of Beauty
  Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Town of Rush
  U.S. Department of Agriculture  -  Washington, DC  -  $500,000  (2024)


Largest nonprofits in Rush (by assets) include:

Rochester Brooks Gun Club
Rush Fire Department
Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute
Rush Pine Hill Cemetery Corporation
Christ for Kids Ministries