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!

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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

Chatham — July 2025

Chatham Charitable Organizations Alan Devoe Bird Club, America 250 in Austerlitz, American Legion Post 42, Art School of Columbia County, Austerlitz Historical Society, Together for Youth, Camphill Ghent, Canaan Historical Society, Canaan Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Capital Region Blues Network, Chatham Area Recreation Project, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham High School Robotics Team, Chatham Kids Club, Chatham Lions Club, Chatham Little League, Chatham Rescue Squad, Chatham Rural Cemetery Association, Chatham Village Historical Society, Columbia County Associates of Town Superintendents, Columbia County Fire Advisory Board, Columbia County Fire Chiefs’ Association, Columbia County Fire Coordinator‘s Office, Columbia County Pathways to Recovery, Columbia County Recovery Kitchen, Columbia County Youth Theatre, Columbia Land Conservancy, Crandell Theater, Darrow School, East Chatham Fire Company, East Chatham Grange, East Side Quilters, Friends of Lindenwald, Friends of the Chatham Public Library, Ghent Food Pantry, Ghent Playhouse, Ghent Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5933, Ghent Volunteer Fire Company #1, Great and Small Rescue, Hawthorne Valley Association, Kinderhook Lake Corporation, Lily Pond Animal Sanctuary and Gardens, Louis F. Payn Foundation, Lucky Rehabilitation Center, Mac-Haydn Theatre, Morris Memorial Association, New Britain Cemetery Association, North Chatham Free Library, Northeast Center for Spiritual Growth, Our Community Cares, PS21, Red Rock Historical Society, Red Rock Rural Cemetery Association, Red Rock Volunteer Fire Company, Shaker Museum and Library, Spencertown Fire Co. Auxiliary, Super Stories, Town of Austerlitz, Town of Chatham, Town of Ghent, Tri Village Fire Company, & Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad

Catskill Commons — July 2025

Catskill Commons Charitable Organizations Athens Community Food Pantry, Athens Cultural Center, The Athens Performing Arts Corporation, Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill Educational Foundation, Catskill Fire Company, Catskill Food Pantry, Catskill High School Business Club, Catskill Little League, Catskill Local Development Corp, Catskill Mountain Housing, The Catskills Comedy Festival, Columbia Greene Umpires Association, Common Ground Dispute Resolution, Community Action Of Greene County, Community Hospice of Greene County, Create Council on the Arts, Cultivate Catskill, High Hill Food Pantry, HUDSY Community Project, In Flight Inc, Michael J Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre, Palenville Fire Department, Palenville the Hamlet, Regenerative Housing of the Hudson Valley, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, & Wheelhouse Creative Education Center

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.

See Grant History