Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
34 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.
Joseph Stefko’s $182K as CEO is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Stefko | $182,428 | $155,577 | $142,053 | $141,173 | $96,739 | $95,168 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Roc2025 INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Accelerates economic growth in the greater Rochester, New York region.
Questions for Roc2025 INC
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ROC2025 assists its members and the broader region by making coordinated capacity-building investments that expand economic development horsepower, accelerate job creation, and increase economic vitality.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.0M | $853K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1K | $768 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $763K | $744K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $370K | $312K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management feesLn 11a | $66K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $62K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $513 | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.4M | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.5M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 24, 2026 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $216K | $885K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $357K | $669K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 3, 2024 | $2.5M | $2.5M | −$57K | $312K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2023 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $108K | $370K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | −$2K | $262K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 | $925K | $672K | $253K | $265K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,466,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,466,105 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,523,584 across 5 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,056,394 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,366 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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