Clairebear Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting charitable causes. Its mission focuses on community service and human services, as evidenced by its funding of initiatives like the Rochester Area Community Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House. The foundation aims to create a donor advised fund that facilitates grantmaking to various organizations and individuals for charitable purposes. It primarily serves the local community, with a significant emphasis on enhancing the welfare of families in need.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Rochester/Upstate New York charities or local philanthropic intermediaries (e.g., community foundations or organizations able to receive donor-advised fund grants) with clear local presence and prior ties to the local philanthropic ecosystem.
Good Fit
- • Based in Rochester or elsewhere in New York state.
- • Existing relationship with or ability to receive funds from the Rochester Area Community Foundation or other local intermediaries.
- • Mission aligned with general charitable purposes or local human services.
- • Organizational stability and capacity to accept larger, potentially unrestricted grants.
- • Established local reputation or board/staff connections into the donor community.
Geography
All observed grants in the latest year were made to organizations in New York, concentrated in Rochester, indicating a narrow local footprint in the available data.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made two grants to two independent charities; one grant represented roughly 94% of the dollars, so the observed recipient set is small and financially concentrated (limited to one year of data).
New Applicants
Filings and the default application note that the foundation funds only preselected recipients and no public application route or contact method was found; direct evidence of turnover or new grantees across years is unavailable because only one year is observed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
