Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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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

IRS Form 990-PF, 2026. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Community development
  • Arts
  • History
  • Environment
  • Agriculture
  • Food security

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