Our Funding Sources
We have a proven public/private operations model and funding mechanism to combine federal, state, and local resources to facilitate comprehensive energy-efficiency and weatherization improvements to reduce the energy burden on income-eligible homeowners and the environment and increase residential safety and comfort.
Started with settlement funds from the NYS Attorney General, RENEW’s work is possible through the generosity of grants from ESL Charitable Foundation, Monroe County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding, Congressional Community Project Funding (HUD), NYS Legislative Initiative Funding, City of Rochester, and Rochester Area Community Foundation, along with family foundations and individual donations.
RENEW is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP0206 awarded to Monroe County, New York by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
In July 2024, RENEW was one of six programs nationwide to receive the 2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships. This award recognizes excellence in partnerships that have transformed the relationships between the public and philanthropic sectors and led to measurable benefits in housing and community development.
(l to r) HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman, Elizabeth McDade, Simeon Banister (RACF President), Erin Budd Barry (VP RACF Community Programs)
How You Can Help
Carbon offset donations allow individuals, businesses, institutions, and municipalities to reduce carbon footprints associated with everyday activities. Our online carbon footprint calculator will help you calculate your footprint and tell you the amount to donate to “offset” your carbon emissions. Your tax-deductible donation to the RENEW Climate Fund will directly benefit income-qualified homeowners in our region and reduce carbon emissions in our community. Your donation will stay local and clean the air we ALL breathe.