Rochester Friendly Senior Services

Public charity · Grantmaker Rochester, NY EIN: 16-1462330

Friendly senior living supports a continuum of housing, health care and community services to meet the challenging needs of older adults. We support research, education and advocacy.

Rochester Friendly Senior Services at a glance

In short: Rochester Friendly Senior Services gave $57K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $28K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$56,542
-73.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$28,271
-73.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$28,271
Total assets
$56,960,299
+22.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Rochester Friendly Senior Services funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Rochester Friendly Home: $44KRochester Friendly Home$44KLinden Knoll Inc: $13KLinden Knoll Inc$13K

The largest 2024 recipient was Rochester Friendly Home ($44K). Together the top 2 received $57K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K3$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 12 (42%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RochesterPittsford

How Rochester Friendly Senior Services gives

  • Giving fell 75% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2024) to $226K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rochester Friendly Home Rochester, NYAssistance Provided to Friendly Home for Employee Bonuses$44,041
Linden Knoll Inc Rochester, NYAssistance Provided to Linden Knoll for Employee Bonuses$12,501
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$56,960,299$3,977,954$1,138,968$56,5422$2,187,047
2023$46,342,984$2,770,330$1,276,130$216,6722$1,845,487
2022$43,440,786$2,536,925$1,199,325$194,5622$1,524,342
2021$48,168,182$3,492,268$966,605$226,1753$3,245,208
2020$32,489,392$1,733,956$915,902$188,4833$678,844

About Rochester Friendly Senior Services

Based on IRS filings

Rochester Friendly Senior Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $57.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $2.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rochester Friendly Senior Services is led by Glen Cooper, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Glen Cooper

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    7.5 hrs/week

    $380K (2020) → $538K (2024)

  • David J. Whitaker

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank W. Allen

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Wilborn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stan Peck

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Johnson

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    3.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward H. Carman IV

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John B. Henderson

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin J. Phelps

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Jean Maess (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ted Heinrich (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Glen Cooper — President/CEO: $538KGlen CooperPresident/CEO$538K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $538K, to Glen Cooper (President/CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Rochester Friendly Senior Services

How much does Rochester Friendly Senior Services give each year?

Rochester Friendly Senior Services gave $57K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $217K across 2 grants.

How large is Rochester Friendly Senior Services?

Rochester Friendly Senior Services reported $57.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.

What is Rochester Friendly Senior Services?

Rochester Friendly Senior Services is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Rochester, NY. It holds $57.0M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Rochester Friendly Senior Services operate?

Rochester Friendly Senior Services has awarded grants in New York.

What is Rochester Friendly Senior Services's EIN?

Rochester Friendly Senior Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1462330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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