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Charitable Giving

Charitable Giving

The Bank of Greene County is proud to support local communities through grants and volunteer work.  In 1998, we created a Charitable Foundation, which coordinates funding for non-profit groups such as institutions, schools, and other community organizations.  Grants are awarded based on eligible requests received. Our application window is between December 1 and January 15 each year. To date, we have contributed nearly $3 million in support of our communities!

Bank Board Directors & Employees Holding Big Check

Applying for a Grant

The Foundation accepts formal grant requests between December 1 and January 15 each year. These grants support:

  • Education
  • Health and wellness
  • Social and civic services
  • Culture and the arts
  • Housing for low and moderate income individuals

To learn more about the grant request process, including required submission materials, view our guidelines below.

Guidelines for Grant Requests

Recent Grant Recipients

East Greenbush — June 2025

East Greenbush Charitable Organizations
Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area, Castleton Public Library, Castleton-on-Hudson Main Street Association, Faith and Love Outreach Center, Friends of Columbia Cross Country, Track and Field Inc., Holy Spirit School, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Questar III BOCES, Red Hook VFW Post 7765, Russell Sage College, STRIDE Adaptive Sports, Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program & Rensselaer County Housing Resources, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, & Unity House of Troy

Kinderhook/Valatie — June 2025

Kinderhook Charitable Organizations Columbia County Historical Society, Concerts in the Village, Ichabod Crane Central School District, Kinderhook Memorial Library, Valatie Fire Company, Niverville Fire Department, OK Kids Inc., Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (Kinderhook), Town of Stuyvesant, Valatie Community Theatre, Valatie Free Library, & Valatie Santa Claus Club

Coxsackie — June 2025

Coxsackie Charitable Organizations
Greene County Region NY13 Blue Star Mothers, Capital District YMCA - Greene County Branch, Coxsackie Historical Society, Coxsackie Hose Company #3, DM Hamilton Steamer Co #2, Earlton Fire Department, Greene County Historical Society, Greene Land Trust, Heermance Memorial Library, Henry Hudson Youth Soccer Inc, & Medway-Grapeville Fire Co.

Tannersville — June 2025

Tannersville Charitable Organizations American Legion Bunt-Brewer Post 165, Boundless Arts Inc, Boys & Girls Clubs of Ulster County, Catskill Mountain Foundation, The Community of Windham Foundation, H.D. Lane Volunteer Fire Company, Hunter Foundation, Hunter Public Library, Kaaterskill United Methodist Church, Mountain Top Arboretum, Mountain Top Historical Society, Mountain Top Library, Phoenix Web Collective, Planet Smilez, Prattsville Art Center and Residency, Sky High Farm, Tannersville Area Health Committee, Ulster Community College Foundation, Woodstock Land Conservancy, & Woodstock Public Library

Copake — June 2025

Copake Charitable Organizations Ancram Center for the Arts, Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market, Community Christmas Baskets, Elizaville Methodist Church, Everlasting Hope Animal Rescue, Free Columbia, Friends of Copake Grange, Harlem Valley Rail Trail, Oldtone Music Festival, Roeliff Jansen Community Library, Shining Mountain Center for Peaceful Childhood, Town of Ancram, Town of Copake, Town of Gallatin, & The Two of Us Productions.

See Grant History