HRBT Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Required status
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Multiple requests from the same organization within a calendar year
- Not eligible: The Foundation will not entertain separate requests during the year for fundraising events, conferences, or other special events to benefit the organization.
- Not eligible: As a practice, the Foundation does not ordinarily contribute to the following:
- Not eligible: Individuals Political Organizations
- Not eligible: Debt Liquidation
- Not eligible: Religious groups for sectarian purposes
Overview
The HRBT Foundation offers grants to support various community-focused projects, emphasizing areas like health care, education, and environmental protection. Organizations recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS can apply for funding, with a streamlined process for requests under $1,000. The foundation prioritizes specific project funding over general support and does not accept multiple requests from the same organization within a calendar year.
About the HRBT Foundation
While the Foundation is open to considering any worthy project that meets its basic guidelines, it concentrates its grant-making in the following areas:
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- Health CareCommunity DevelopmentEducation and YouthArts and CultureHistoric PreservationEnvironmental ProtectionAgriculture and Food Security
The Foundation recognizes that non-profit organizations serving the communities range in size from small grassroots groups to large institutions. To facilitate the grant application process, the Foundation has developed a streamlined process for requests up to $1,000 and a more formal application for requests over $1,000.
Eligibility
Organizations must be recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501(c)3 and may submit only one request for support of any kind during one calendar year.
Ineligibility
The Foundation will not entertain separate requests during the year for fundraising events, conferences, or other special events to benefit the organization. As a practice, the Foundation does not ordinarily contribute to the following:
- Individuals Political Organizations
- Debt Liquidation
- Religious groups for sectarian purposes
What HRBT Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2026
- Grants in 2026
- 116
- Total given
- $1.53M
- Median grant
- $4,383
- Range
- $125–$334K
- By dollars: New York 96%, Massachusetts 3%, Ohio <1%. Top recipient cities: Hudson, NY; Chatham, NY; Albany, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Columbia Memorial Health Foundation · Hudson, NY
Capital campaign (installment 1 of 3)
$334K
Columbia-Greene Community College Foundation · Hudson, NY
Student tuition assistance (1 of 2)
$250K
Columbia Opportunities · Hudson, NY
Early head start
$100K
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation · Sheffield, MA
Guaranteed income columbia county pilot
$50K
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation · Athens, NY
Hudson-athens lighthouse legacy; installment 2 of 2
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Education
- Community development
- Arts
- History
- Environment
- Agriculture
- Food security
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