The Nelson and Agnes Pompa Family

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc

Albany, NY

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region supports human services, education, arts and culture, housing, community improvement, and nonprofit capacity-building. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $10,000, while competitive program awards typically range from $2,000 to $15,000. It primarily serves nonprofits working in the ten-county Greater Capital Region of New York, though some fund guidelines may differ.

Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation

Albany, NY

The foundation supports local organizations that improve children’s lives, including education, basic needs, youth sports, lifesaving services, and wellness, primarily in New York’s Capital Region. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $50,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts requests, but applicants must establish a Pioneer Bank employee link before submitting them for committee consideration.

The Robert and Lisa Moser Family

Greenfield, NY

The Robert and Lisa Moser Family supports organizations in areas including land conservation, music education, higher education, community services, health assistance, and Jewish education and community life. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $606,000, with a median award of $5,000; most funding went to New York, with additional grants in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Maryland. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Price Chopper's Golub Foundation

Schenectady, NY

Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits in health and human services, arts and culture, education, and youth activities within its store marketing areas in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Recent grants ranged from $200 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000. It accepts requests through an online application process, allowing one request per fiscal year.

Globalfoundriestown of Malta

Malta, NY

The foundation supports community projects such as education, housing repairs, food assistance, accessibility, emergency services, gardens and cultural events that benefit Town of Malta residents, with activities taking place in or mostly in the town. Its 2025 grants ranged from $750 to $12,500, with a median of $4,000; it offers a grant request form, and the stated application deadline is October 31.

William Gundry Broughton

Glenville, NY

The William Gundry Broughton Foundation supports nonprofits in education, culture, science, medicine, municipal services, religion, and other charitable areas, primarily in New York’s Capital region but also nationwide. Recent grants ranged from $2,000 to $75,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund

Saratoga Springs, NY

The Community Fund supports local 501(c)(3) nonprofits in human services, youth development, the arts, and other community areas, with Lend-A-Hand grants of up to $3,000 for projects benefiting Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties in New York. It accepts applications through the Lend-A-Hand program; the listed 2026 application deadline has passed.

The Morrell Foundation

Latham, NY

Segal Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with recent grants concentrated in New York and Pennsylvania and smaller amounts in Washington, DC. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $28,600, with a median of $1,700. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Donald M and Helen H Kidder Foundation

Lake Forest, IL

The Donald M and Helen H Kidder Foundation supported charitable organizations, including humanitarian relief and environmental conservation groups, with 2023 grants typically around $2,000 (ranging from $1,000 to $8,000). Grants went to organizations in several states, with the largest shares directed to New York and Washington, DC; the foundation’s 2023 filing was marked as a final return. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.