The mission of the Robert C. Boehmler Community Foundation is “to benefit the public charities and certain service entities in Wayne and Monroe counties of New York State, particularly the towns of Lyons, Palmyra, Sodus and the city of Rochester. The focus of the grants is in the area of music and community enrichment.”

A notable example of the foundation’s mission is the annual award of $18,000 a year to the Eastman School to enable students in Lyons, Sodus, and Palmyra schools to attend private music lessons at Eastman. Approximately 15 students a year receive the award, worth $550 a semester. Also, several community services and organizations, such as the Lyons Food Pantry, the Museum of Wayne County, the Lyons Heritage Society, and the Wayne County Council of the Arts, have also been awarded grants. Library programs have also been funded through the Boehmler Foundation grants. Also, Lyons, Sodus, and Pal-Mac school students receive high school graduation scholarships worth $1,000 each from the foundation. Many citizens have attended summer concerts Wednesdays in the park and Saturday Farmer’s Markets, also funded through the Boehmler grants.