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Rochester Institute of Technology

Public charity · Grantmaker Rochester, NY EIN: 16-0743140 Website

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a public charity based in Rochester, New York. Its mission is to shape the future and improve the world through creativity and innovation, drawing on technology, the arts, and design for the greater good.

Rochester Institute of Technology at a glance

In short: Rochester Institute of Technology gave $307K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New York. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$306,763
-25.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
22
-15.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,944
-12.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,179
Total assets
$2,967,494,524
+5.0% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
36% first-time grantees (8 of 22, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
New York (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Rochester Institute of Technology

Contact

Mailing address: Controller 46 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Phone: (585) 475-2383
Website: https://rit.edu

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Rochester Institute of Technology funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Henrietta Fire District: $45KHenrietta Fire District$45KNational Association of the Deaf: $40KNational Association of theDeaf$40KUniversity of Rochester: $26KUniversity of Rochester$26KRochester Regional Health Foundation: $25KRochester Regional HealthFoundation$25KAacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busi Ness: $22KAacsb International - theAssociation to Advance…$22KNew York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium Inc: $14KNew York Battery and EnergyStorage Technology Consortium…$14KGreater Rochester Enterprise Foundation Inc: $14KGreater Rochester EnterpriseFoundation Inc$14KDistributive Education Clubs of America Inc: $13KDistributive Education Clubsof America Inc$13KAlexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $11KAlexander Graham BellAssociation for the Deaf and…$11KNational Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association: $10KNational Deaf InterscholasticAthletic Association$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Henrietta Fire District ($45K). Together the top 10 received $220K.

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

108<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 111 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, recipients in New York received 57% of RIT’s grant dollars. Other reported shares were Maryland 13%, District of Columbia 9%, Florida 7%, and Virginia 4%. RIT’s NYSP2I Community Grants program supports eligible projects in New York State.

Grant Distribution by State

19states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.

Cities

RochesterWashingtonBuffaloSilver SpringW HenriettaCookevilleRestonTampaAlbanyOld ForgeAustinFraminghamBoulderCapitol HeightsLincolnPhiladelphiaSaint AugustineWarm SpringsAlexandriaAtlanta

Is Rochester Institute of Technology open to new grantees?

36%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 22 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $18K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $13K repeat.

  • 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K19 grants2019 18 grants2020 14 grants2021 19 grants2022 30 grants2023 26 grants2024 22 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $251K (2021) to $578K (2023). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $307K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Henrietta Fire District W Henrietta, NYGeneral Support$45,000
National Association of the Deaf Silver Spring, MDEvent Sponsorship$40,000
University of Rochester Rochester, NYEvent Sponsorship$26,250
Rochester Regional Health Foundation Rochester, NYEvent Sponsorship$25,000
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busi Ness Tampa, FLSponsorship$21,600
New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium Inc Albany, NYEvent Sponsorship$13,975
Greater Rochester Enterprise Foundation Inc Rochester, NYGeneral Support$13,750
Distributive Education Clubs of America Inc Reston, VASponsorship$12,981
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Washington, DCEvent Sponsorship$11,000
National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association Washington, DCEvent Sponsorship$10,000
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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
2025$2,967,494,524$1,173,696,705$1,125,942,387$306,76322$80,881,377
2024$2,826,597,872$1,155,931,634$1,091,883,625$414,21426$70,856,710
2023$2,692,370,868$1,042,122,687$997,198,958$577,85330$53,634,957
2022$2,526,196,996$1,071,324,345$922,322,587$365,97519$108,580,861
2021$2,550,492,860$909,573,181$834,790,858$250,94114$63,667,291
2020$2,165,976,339$849,584,640$813,924,493$336,70018$48,238,318
2019$2,018,540,095$846,261,436$797,214,115$295,00519$45,800,434

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

RIT’s stated mission emphasizes creativity, innovation, technology, the arts, and design. Its strategic framework also highlights educating future leaders, advancing research, and using interdisciplinary work to improve lives. RIT’s filing describes public service that includes postsecondary education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and K–12 programs.

RIT’s 2025 grants included support for organizations whose own stated missions address deaf and hard-of-hearing people, higher education and research, health care, business-school education, battery and energy storage, regional enterprise, and career preparation for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. These are the recipient organizations’ stated missions, rather than a formal list of RIT funding priorities.

RIT also administers the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute Community Grants, an active program offering $10,000–$30,000 to eligible nonprofits and local governments in New York for local pollution-prevention projects.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, RIT reported 22 grants totaling $306,763. Grant amounts ranged from $5,250 to $45,000, with a median of $9,178. The largest grants included $45,000 to Henrietta Fire District for general support, $40,000 to the National Association of the Deaf for event sponsorship, $26,250 to the University of Rochester for event sponsorship, and $25,000 to Rochester Regional Health Foundation for event sponsorship.

Other notable 2025 grants included $21,600 to AACSB International for sponsorship, $13,975 to the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium for event sponsorship, and $13,750 to Greater Rochester Enterprise Foundation for general support. The NYSP2I Community Grants are described as awarded annually and are currently listed as active.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists David C. Munson as president. Trustees listed include Frank S. Sklar­sky, Jeffrey K. Harris, Susan M. Puglia, Susan R. Holliday, Andrew N. Brenneman, Andrew R. Jacobson, Arthur A. Gosnell, Austin W. McChord, and Brenda Haynes.

Rochester Institute of Technology is led by David C. Munson, President on every filing since 2019; 21 of 67 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David C. Munson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $824K (2019) → $1.3M (2025)

  • Gerard Buckley

    President Ntid, Vice President & Dean Rit

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $337K (2019) → $396K (2025)

  • Ersin Uzun

    Katherine Johnson Endowed Executive Director Global Cybersecurity Institute

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $406K (2024) → $431K (2025)

  • Donald F. Figer

    Prof & Director Center for Detectors

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $314K (2020) → $358K (2025)

  • Andrew N. Brenneman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew R. Jacobson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur A. Gosnell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austin W. McChord

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian P. O'Shaughnessy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooks H. Bower

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chester N. Watson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine B. Whitman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Lehfeldt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darshan N. Hiranandani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David J. Burns

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald J. Truesdale

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank S. Sklarsky

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerard Q. Pierce

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hyacinth Drummond

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey K. Harris

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin J. Surace

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim E. Vangelder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick A. Kittles PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert W. August

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald L. Zarrella

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald S. Ricotta

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roosevelt Mercer Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon D. Napier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan M. Puglia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan R. Holliday

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol B. Cala

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale J. Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dinah G. Gueldenpfennig Weisberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark G. Barberio

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clayton P. Turner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James P. Swift

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy M. Yu

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas M. Schneider

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Britta Macintosh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorge M. Rodriguez

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria D. Decker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Efrain Rivera

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Benck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Budington

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orlando Ortiz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Haynes

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chance Wright

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Elliott

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine M. Licata

    Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

    Former Interim Provost → Interim Provost & Senior Vice President Academic Affairs, 2023

    Interim Provost & Senior Vice President Academic Affairs → Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $283K (2019) → $206K (2025)

  • Doreen Edwards

    Dean College of Engineering

    Dean & College of Engineering → Dean College of Engineering, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $318K (2019) → $368K (2025)

  • Jacqueline Mozrall

    Dean Saunders College of Business

    Dean & Saunders College of Business → Dean Saunders College of Business, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $338K (2019) → $446K (2025)

  • James H. Watters

    Senior Vice President Finance & Administration

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $523K (2019) → $686K (2025)

  • John K. Trierweiler

    Vice President Chief Marketing Officer

    Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer → Vice President Chief Marketing Officer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $282K (2019) → $359K (2025)

  • Karen A. Barrows

    Chief of Staff

    Secretary of the Inst & Chief of Staff → Former Secretary of the Inst & Chief of Staff, 2021

    Former Secretary of the Inst & Chief of Staff → Chief of Staff, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2019) → $161K (2025)

  • Keith Jenkins

    Vice President, Associate Provost for Access, Engagement & Successor

    Vice President, Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion → Vice President, Associate Provost for Access, Engagement & Successor, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $211K (2019) → $274K (2025)

  • Nabil Z. Nasr

    Associate Provost Director Golisano Inst of Sustainability

    Associate Provost & Director Golisano Inst of Sustainability → Associate Provost Director Golisano Inst of Sustainability, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $558K (2019) → $648K (2025)

  • Ryne Raffaelle

    Vice President Research

    Vice President for Research & Associate Provost → Vice President Research & Associate Provost, 2020

    Vice President Research & Associate Provost → Vice President Research, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $344K (2019) → $396K (2025)

  • Sandra S. Johnson

    Senior Vice President Student Affairs

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $343K (2019) → $386K (2025)

  • Phillip D. Castleberry

    Vice President University Advancement

    Vice President Development & Alumni Relations → Vice President University Advancement, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $342K (2021) → $463K (2025)

  • Lisa A. Chase

    Vice President & Secretary of the University

    Vice President & Secretary of the Institute → Vice President & Secretary of the University, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $318K (2021) → $271K (2025)

  • Robert Colon

    Vice President & General Counsel

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $268K (2021) → $392K (2025)

  • Vanessa J. Herman

    Vice President for Govt & Community Relations

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $275K (2022) → $290K (2025)

  • Colleen F. Peterson

    Associate Vice President Enrollment Management

    Interim Vice President Enrollment Management → Associate Vice President Enrollment Management, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2023) → $234K (2025)

  • Kathleen Davis

    Vice President Enrollment Management & Associate Provost

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $96K (2024) → $344K (2025)

  • Prabu David

    Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $227K (2024) → $546K (2025)

Former officers (39)
  • Former: Daniel Ornt (2019–2024) — Professor
  • Former: Ellen M. Granberg (2019–2024) — Provost & Senior Vice President Academic Affairs
  • Former: Anne Haake (2019–2023) — Dean Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences
  • Former: Essie L. Calhoun-McDavid (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ian J. Mortimer (2019–2023) — Vice President Enrollment Management, Associate Provost & Rit Certified
  • Former: Judy B. Von Bucher (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Katherine J. Mayberry (2019–2023) — Former Vice President for Strategic Planning & Special Initiatives
  • Former: Sharon Ting (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Dana A. Mehnert (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles S. Brown Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric J. Bieber (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark E. Hamister (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric J. Kuckhoff (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Nita Genova (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Victoria D. Griffith (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ann L. Burr (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Deborah M. Stendardi (2019–2021) — Vice President Govt & Community Relations
  • Former: Richard A. Kaplan (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert D. Moore Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert W. Rice (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandra A. Parker (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas F. Judson Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: William A. Buckingham (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cindy L. Cooper (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry P. Trueheart III (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jay T. Holmes (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin M. Sheldon (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa A. Cauda (2019–2020) — Vice President & Secretary of the Institute
  • Former: Stephen Hoover (2019–2020) — Trustee & Executive Director Global Cybersecurity Institute
  • Former: Wolfgang Pfizenmaier (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian H. Hall (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: James G. Miller (2019) — Former Senior Vice President Enrollment Management & Career Svcs
  • Former: Janet F. Sansone (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeremy A. Haefner (2019) — Provost & Senior Vice President Academic Affairs
  • Former: Joyce B. Klemmer (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard E. Sands (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert A. Dobies (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan J. Riley (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: William W. Destler (2019) — Former 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David C Munson — President: $1.3MDavid C MunsonPresident$1.3MJames H Watters — SVP Finance and Administration: $686KJames H WattersSVP Finance and Administration$686KNabil Z Nasr — Assoc Provost DIR Golisano Inst of Sustainability: $648KNabil Z NasrAssoc Provost DIR Golisano Inst…$648KPrabu David — Provost & Sr VP for Academic Affairs: $546KPrabu DavidProvost & Sr VP for Academic…$546KPhillip D Castleberry — VP University Advancement: $463KPhillip D CastleberryVP University Advancement$463KJacqueline Mozrall — Dean Saunders College of Business: $446KJacqueline MozrallDean Saunders College of…$446KErsin Uzun — Katherine Johnson Endowed Exec. DIR. Global Cybersecurity Institute: $431KErsin UzunKatherine Johnson Endowed Exec.…$431KGerard Buckley — President Ntid & VP and Dean Rit: $396KGerard BuckleyPresident Ntid & VP and Dean Rit$396KRyne Raffaelle — VP Research: $396KRyne RaffaelleVP Research$396KRobert Colon — VP & General Counsel: $392KRobert ColonVP & General Counsel$392KSandra S Johnson — SVP Student Affairs: $386KSandra S JohnsonSVP Student Affairs$386KDoreen Edwards — Dean College of Engineering: $368KDoreen EdwardsDean College of Engineering$368KJohn K Trierweiler — VP Chief Marketing Officer: $359KJohn K TrierweilerVP Chief Marketing Officer$359KDonald F Figer — Prof and DIR Center for Detectors: $358KDonald F FigerProf and DIR Center for…$358KKathleen Davis — VP Enrollment Mgmt & Assoc Provost: $344KKathleen DavisVP Enrollment Mgmt & Assoc…$344KVanessa J Herman — VP for Govt & Community Relations: $290KVanessa J HermanVP for Govt & Community…$290KKeith Jenkins — VP & Associate Provost for Access, Engagement, and Success: $274KKeith JenkinsVP & Associate Provost for…$274KLisa a Chase — VP & Secretary of the University: $271KLisa a ChaseVP & Secretary of the University$271KColleen F Peterson — Associate VP Enrollment Management: $234KColleen F PetersonAssociate VP Enrollment…$234KChristine M Licata — Vice Provost for Academic Affairs: $206KChristine M LicataVice Provost for Academic…$206KKaren a Barrows — Chief of Staff: $161KKaren a BarrowsChief of Staff$161K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.3M, to David C Munson (President). 21 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Rochester Institute of Technology

How much does Rochester Institute of Technology give each year?

Rochester Institute of Technology gave $307K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $414K across 26 grants.

What is Rochester Institute of Technology's typical grant size?

Rochester Institute of Technology's median grant in 2025 was $9,179, and its average grant was $13,944, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rochester Institute of Technology that year got $8K on average.

Where does Rochester Institute of Technology give grants?

Rochester Institute of Technology gives mostly in New York: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (13%) and District of Columbia (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (10 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).

Does Rochester Institute of Technology give general operating support?

Yes: 18% of Rochester Institute of Technology's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Event Sponsorship" (12 grants) and "Sponsorship" (6 grants).

Who are Rochester Institute of Technology's largest grantees?

Rochester Institute of Technology's largest 2025 grantees include Henrietta Fire District ($45,000), National Association of the Deaf ($40,000) and University of Rochester ($26,250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Rochester Institute of Technology?

Rochester Institute of Technology reported $3.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2B.

What does Rochester Institute of Technology fund?

RIT’s stated mission emphasizes creativity, innovation, technology, the arts, and design. Its strategic framework also highlights educating future leaders, advancing research, and using interdisciplinary work to improve lives. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Rochester Institute of Technology?

Rochester Institute of Technology has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check rit.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Rochester Institute of Technology's EIN?

Rochester Institute of Technology's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-0743140. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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The Riedman Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Riedman Foundation supports a wide range of charitable organizations and also operates a fish hatchery for public education and trout preservation and restoration. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to New York, with additional grants in California, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The profile states there is no prescribed application form or deadline, but does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Assets

$42.6M

Grants

72

Total Given

$1.4M

William & Sheila Konar Foundation

W Henrietta, NY

The William & Sheila Konar Foundation funds education, health care, cultural and civic organizations, intercultural understanding, and Jewish community programs, generally prioritizing Rochester and Monroe County while also supporting organizations elsewhere. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $1 million, with a median of $25,000. It accepts applications through its online portal from 501(c)(3) nonprofits; applications are evaluated quarterly.

Assets

$133.1M

Grants

100

Total Given

$5.9M

The Rochester General Hospital

Rochester, NY

The Rochester General Hospital funds hospital and medical care, health-related research, community health, and health-focused organizations and events, primarily in New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,480 to $60 million, with a median of $17,370; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Health

Assets

$2.0B

Grants

24

Total Given

$63.9M

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Grantable. (2026). Rochester Institute of Technology funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rochester-institute-of-technology-morg_68969c94da0b407881dbd90220f4f00d

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  author       = {{Grantable}},
  title        = {{Rochester Institute of Technology funder profile}},
  howpublished = {GrantGraph},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://grantable.co/funders/rochester-institute-of-technology-morg_68969c94da0b407881dbd90220f4f00d},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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