Mission

The Rauch Foundation is a Long Island-based family foundation that supports innovative and effective programs designed to:

1. Give disadvantaged children a better start in life;
2. Improve the natural environment in Maryland and on Long Island;
3. Build management skills and foster leadership in the nonprofit and civic sectors.

Goals

In all of our program areas, the Foundation seeks to promote systemic change by supporting programs that address the root causes of problems, rather than short-term approaches. We encourage regional thinking and look for opportunities to connect people and organizations to work toward shared goals.  Similarly we are committed to partnering with nonprofits, corporations, institutions of higher learning, the media and other funders.

We look for innovative approaches to tackling old problems in new ways, and seek to replicate work that has demonstrated its effectiveness through measurable outcomes.  

We know that sometimes a relatively small investment can result in projects capable of leveraging significant public monies, resulting in compelling achievements. The Foundation is willing to consider projects that expedite progress by combining collaborative problem solving efforts with realistic and common sense solutions.

Program Areas