Become a Sustaining Donor today!
We love our individual donors!
Donations directly fund our programs for gardeners and youth employment, and monthly donors are key to ensuring our sustainability!
To make a major gift, a donation on behalf of your company, or to host a fundraiser, contact our Executive Director, Nathaniel Mich, at nathaniel@taprootcollective.org. Thank you!
Heather Adams, Marcy Berger, Heidi Beutler, Ralph Black and Susan Murphy, Emily Carpenter, Gina Campoli, Bill Clark, Jonathan Cloud, Bonnie R. Crawford, Lori Coleman, Robert A. Daitz, Bonnie Meguid Delgado, Christopher Dolgos, Amy Dragon, George Elkind, Mike Evans, Jacqueline Farrell, Susan Gabay, Robin Gallob, Travis Hardiman, Eleonor Hart, Allison Hess, Barbara & Susan Hoffman, Mrs. Marjorie S. Humphrey, Berta Icabalceta, Gavin & Krista Jenkins, Cindy Johnson, Jim Johnson, Leon Krier, Laura Ladwig, The Litt Family, Jennifer Lloyd, Eric MacMaster, Ruth Marchetti, Grace McKay, Judith McKay, Jolene Kerr McKay, Christine Metcalf, Patrick Metcalf, Kristine Mich, Peter Mich, George Niessing, Sara Oliveiri, Dr. Lori Jeanne Peloquin, Ingrid Phillip, Madison Quinn, Matthew Ragusa, Theodore Rambert, Mike & Linda Rawleigh, Steph Rawleigh, Felicia Romeo, Ember Rupp, Meredith Smith, Megan Sullivan, Marla Susanne, Natalie Tredway, Matt Ulterino, John Wagner, Suzanne Wallace, Lorraine Whitehouse, Peter Woods, and several anonymous donors.Â
A special thank you to our sustaining donors:
Lucas Barber, Kadin Benjamin, Carly Bogen, Eric Britt, Madelaine Britt, Lauren Caruso, Jason DeLooze, Damiene Denner, Mike Evans, Jenny Goldstein Prahl, Alexa Kaminski, Leslie Knox, Pamela McKay, Kristine Mich, Nathaniel Mich, Ellise Moon, Ross Mudrick, Ketsia Rodriguez, Pedro Rodriguez, Nicole Viggiano, and an anonymous donor.Â
City of Rochester, Emil Muller Foundation, Monroe County, NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets, NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and RochesterWorks.Â
Spotlight: RochesterWorks saves key internships:
In 2024, we planned to partner with Monroe Community College’s AmeriCorps program to employ our Summer 2025 Team Leader Interns. But when the Trump administration cut AmeriCorps programs across the country a few months later, MCC lost the funding that would have supported that partnership, just as we were about to send offer letters to candidates. We were left scrambling to preserve these crucial roles.
Thankfully, RochesterWorks covered the cost of employing our four fantastic Team Leaders, and we were able to operate a fully staffed summer program!