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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!

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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

Kingston — May 2025

Kingston Charitable Recipients 2025 Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York, Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians, The Arc Mid-Hudson, Ars Choralis, Arts Mid-Hudson, ArtStrong, The Ashokan Center, Bard College, Bard Early College, Benedictine Health Foundation, Scouts of America Rip Van Winkle Council, Breast Cancer Options, Byrdcliffe Theatre, Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster, Christmas Wishes Ulster County, Ulster County Community Action Committee, The COOP Concept, East Kingston Volunteer Fire Company, Edgewood Club of Tivoli, Esopus Community Foundation, Friends of Brunel Park, Good Work Institute, Historical Society of Woodstock, Holistic Health Community, Hope Rocks, Hudson River Maritime Museum, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Hudson Valley Icebergs, Hurley Library, International Association of Approved Basketball Officials Board 114, Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative, Mentor Me of Ulster County, Mohonk Preserve, Music Masters Collective, NYenvironcom, O+ FESTIVAL, People's Place, Phillies Bridge Farm Project, Soyuzivka Heritage Center, Town of Esopus Library, Town of Hurley, Town of Lloyd, Ulster County, Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Ulster County SPCA, Ulster Hose Co.#5, Ulster Literacy Association, United Way of Ulster County, Wallkill Valley Land Trust, West Hurley Public Library, Women's Enterprise Development Center, Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock Symphony Orchestra, YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County

Coxsackie — August 2024

Coxsackie Charitable Ceremony
Alcove Preservation Association, Athens Street Festival, Greene County Region NY13 Blue Star Mothers, Capital District YMCA, The Community Hospice, Coxsackie Area Food Pantry, Coxsackie Hose Company #3, Earlton Fire Department, Greene County Historical Society, Greene Land Trust, Heermance Memorial Library, Hope Full Life Center Inc., Medway-Grapeville Fire Co., Town of New Baltimore Agricultural Festival, STARS Intergen, and Volunteer Literacy Project

Woodstock — August 2024

Woodstock Charitable CeremonyArs Choralis, ArtStrong, Catskill Center, Family of Woodstock Inc, Friends of Brunel Park, Friends of Rosendale Library, Hope Rocks, Town of Saugerties, Women's Enterprise Development Center, Woodstock Farm Festival, Woodstock Housing Alliance, & Woodstock Symphony Orchestra

East Greenbush — July 2024

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Capital Region, NY, The Arc of Rensselaer County, Castleton Volunteer Ambulance Service, Catholic Charities Tri-County Services, Cooperative Christian Ministries of Schodack for the The Anchor Food Pantry, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, Greenbush Reformed Church, Joseph's House and Shelter, Questar III BOCES, STRIDE Adaptive Sports, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Unity House of Troy, Inc., East Greenbush Community Library, Kiwanis Club of East Greenbush, National Alliance on Mental Illness, & Tri-Village Fire Company, Inc.

Greenport — July 2024

A.B. Shaw Fire Company, Alight Center, Camphill Hudson, Catholic Charities of Columbia and Greene Counties, Claverack Free Library, Coarc, Columbia Children's Center, The Healthcare Consortium, Columbia-Greene Habitat for Humanity, Columbia County Sons & Daughters of Italy #659, Columbia-Greene Community College Day Care Center, The Columbia-Greene Community College Foundation, Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA, Columbia Greene Workforce New York, Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties, Firefighters Association of the State of New York, FASNY Museum of Firefighting, Friends of Hudson Youth, Friends of the Public Square, Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood, Greenport Fire Department, Hudson Area Library, Hudson Children's Book Festival, Hudson Council #316 - Knights of Columbus, Hudson Dollars for Scholars, Hudson Flag Day Parade, Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, Hudson Housing Trust Fund, Hudson Jazz Words, Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, Mental Health Association of Columbia Greene, Mental Health Awareness and Creative Arts Gallery, New Life Maternity, The Olana Partnership, Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center, Perfect Ten Hudson, Philmont Public Library, Rudolf Steiner Library, St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stockport Volunteer Fire Company #1, Stockport Vol. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, Stuyvesant Falls Fire Company #2, & Trinity United Methodist Church - Hudson

See Grant History