United Way of Ulster County Inc

Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation

Kingston, NY

The Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation supports education, housing, and health and human services in Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange Counties, New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $27,500, with a median award of $2,500. It states that it funds preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of Orange and Sulli

Montgomery, NY

The Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan supports nonprofits and charitable programs across varied fields, as well as scholarships for eligible students. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,500 to $1,195,521, with a median of $10,900, and 96% of grant dollars went to New York recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Kvistad Foundation

Olivebridge, NY

The Kvistad Foundation supports performing arts, community culture, historical preservation, and humanitarian work, primarily in New York, with a small share of giving in Washington, DC. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, and its filing names an application contact but does not specify whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Dyson Foundation

Millbrook, NY

The Dyson Foundation funds Mid-Hudson Valley nonprofits addressing basic needs and human services, supporting economically disadvantaged people, and strengthening nonprofit capacity in six New York counties: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster. Its 2024 grants ranged from $750 to $1 million, with a median of $16,500; organizations may submit an unsolicited letter of inquiry through its online Grants Portal, and suitable inquiries may be invited to submit a full proposal.

Community Foundations of the Hudson

Poughkeepsie, NY

The foundation supports nonprofits through donor-directed funds and community grants for areas including human services, education, arts and culture, food security, housing, and animal welfare. In 2025, its grants had a median of about $15,855, and its Community Grants program serves organizations in Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster counties; it offers application-based grant programs but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Watson Family Foundation

Overland Park, KS

United Way of the Dutchess-Orange

Poughkeepsie, NY

The United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region funds nonprofit programs addressing health, education, financial stability, and veterans’ stability in Dutchess and Orange counties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,650 to $60,659, with a median of $10,000; eligible 501(c)(3) organizations can apply through a required Letter of Intent and RFP process.

Martin G Youngstrom Charitable

Hollywood, FL

Albert Penick Fund

Big Indian, NY

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

The mission of vassar college is to make accessible "the means of a thorough, well-proportioned and liberal education" that inspires each individual to lead a purposeful life. The college makes possible an education that promotes analytical, informed, and independent thinking and sound judgment; encourages articulate expression; and nurtures intellectual curiosity, creativity, respectful debate and engaged citizenship. Vassar supports a high standard of engagement in teaching and learning, scholarship and artistic endeavor; a broad and deep curriculum; and a residential campus that fosters a learning community. Founded in 1861 to provide women an education equal to that once available only to men, vassar is now open to all and strives to pursue diversity, inclusion, and equity as essential components of a rich intellectual and cultural environment in which all members, including those from underrepresented and marginalized groups, are valued and empowered to thrive.

The Treehouse Foundation of the

Fishkill, NY

Harris Family Foundation Inc

Raleigh, NC