Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rochester, NY EIN: 16-1419706

To support the goals of action for a better community, inc. Including providing assistance to indivduals and familes to acquire skills, knowledge and to gain access to new opportunities in order to acheive economic self-sufficiency.

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$241,138
+22.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$220,075
+1.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$173,324
-42.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rochester

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Action for a Better Community Inc Rochester, NYProgram Support$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$241,138$220,075$173,324——
2024$196,743$216,590$300,368$100,0001
2023$297,364$138,192$114,872——
2022$299,516$204,516$111,945——
2021$175,222$120,373$48,834——
2020$139,749$125,593$132,947——
2019$155,814$92,991$34,514——

About Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $241K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerome Underwood

    Board Member

    President & CEO → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Pearson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kaupp

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Ghent

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Halik DDS

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Cunningham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Duwaine T. Bascoe (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Elaine Michael (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Emerson Fullwood (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jacque Cady (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Klien (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kenneth Bell (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lloyd Holmes (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Loretta Scott (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ted Nixon (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Timothy Flaherty (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: William Schwappacher (2019–2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc

How large is Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc?

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc reported $241K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $220K.

Where does Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc operate?

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Action for a Better Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1419706. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)

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