Fiscal Sponsorships

Rochester Main Street, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, acts as a fiscal sponsor and community partner to the Rochester Farmers Market and Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. 

Rochester Farmers Market

The Rochester Farmers Market was founded by Alicia Frye, Jeanne Grover, and Jennifer Marsh.  It is the goal of the market to support local family farmers and artisans by giving them a viable outlet to sell directly to the consumer and to enrich the community by creating a safe, clean and fun venue to purchase organic, fresh, nutritious local foods. 
The Market opened for its first season in 2016. The combination of hard work, great vendors, awesome volunteers, and talented musicians paid off and the fruits of their labor were soon realized.  Food demos, horse-drawn wagon rides, interactive story-telling for children, and the fact that the market is held on a Rochester treasure, known as the Rochester Common, certainly added to the success of the market.

Offering SNAP/EBT, through Seacoast Eat Local, allowed the market to reach out to families in need of assistance. Since opening in 2016, the SNAP/EBT program was utilized over 700 times. Recipients of SNAP were so very grateful for the program and the market match dollars.

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts

The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is an all-volunteer, community art initiative dedicated to the accessibility of contemporary works made by regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists.  Founded in 2011, the RMFA works to enrich people’s lives through the presentation of fine art. We are located in Suite 135 and the halls of the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center.
Notable past exhibits include Susan Kare, pioneering graphic interface designer for Apple’s first Macintosh computer; Eric Carle, beloved author and illustrator of The Tiny Seed, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and many more; Wayne White, painter, puppeteer, EMMY Award-winning set designer for Pee Wee’s Playhouse; Robert Indiana, creator of the iconic LOVE sculpture and postage stamp; Bob Gruen, legendary rock ’n roll photographer for John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, and many more.
Our Permanent Collection contains more than 200 donated, multidisciplinary works that represent an ever-evolving range of visual expression, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, film, and more. The Mayor Harvey E. Bernier Room (Suite 135) and Andrew Carnegie Gallery (Rochester Public Library) feature temporary art exhibits, made by emerging and seasoned artists. We also showcase extraordinary and thought-provoking digital works on a 4K UHD LED display, in Suite 135.