About Us
Partners in a thriving downtown
From the businesses that fund our work to the community projects we fiscally sponsor, revitalization is a team effort.
Our highest-level supporters
Bedrock Partners
Bedrock Partners make a year-round, foundation-level investment in downtown Rochester. Their support underwrites events, beautification, and grants across the entire season.
Fiscal sponsorships
As a fiscal sponsor, Rochester Main Street gives promising community projects the nonprofit infrastructure they need to accept donations and grow - sometimes all the way to becoming their own independent organizations.
Lilac City Gardeners
Formerly the Rochester Garden Club
A growing organization promoting horticulture, education, and community beautification. Beyond an annual garden tour and monthly speaker meetings, the club adopted and maintains the pollinator gardens along the Riverwalk. We're proud to serve as their fiscal sponsor as they bring lasting beauty to downtown and the entire city.
Thank A Rochester Cop
Community-led since 2018
A community initiative showing appreciation for the Rochester Police Department. Residents and businesses express gratitude through visible displays of support and gift-giving efforts - yard signs, bows, and blue lights. Rochester Main Street became fiscal sponsor in 2024.
Rochester Farmers Market
Founded 2016 · currently dormant
Founded to support local family farmers and artisans with a direct outlet to consumers, the market paused operations in 2021 - but its vision matters to us. We keep the project on our radar and are actively exploring partnerships that could bring the market back.
Rochester Museum of Fine Arts
Graduated to independent 501(c)(3)
A volunteer-driven institution making contemporary art accessible to all since 2011, with 200+ works displayed across the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center and Rochester Public Library. In 2023–2024, RMFA became its own independent nonprofit - exactly the kind of growth a fiscal sponsor hopes to nurture.
Our supporters
These businesses and organizations invest in downtown Rochester year-round through the Contributing Partners program.
Bedrock Partners
Black Buoy · Lilac Club Casino · Rochester Trustees of the Trust · Scenic Lounge
Cornerstone Partners
Revolution Taproom & Grill
Legacy Partners
Eastern Propane
In-Kind Partners
Ace Handyman Services · Breezeline · Fidium Fiber · First Seacoast Bank · Governor's Inn · Hammond Lumber · Hannaford · Holy Rosary Credit Union · Meredith Village Savings Bank · Profile Bank · Revolution Taproom & Grill · Rochester Opera House · RPAC · Scenic Lounge · Studley Flower Gardens · Waste Management
