Funding search · EIN 141505623 · Albany, NY
The Community Foundation for the Greater
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 773
- grants reported
- $16.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $11,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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1 grant matching “klingenstein” · $13,000
- $13,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for the naming of two seats in new wallace center - klingenstein concert hall.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch9 grants · $588,300
- Community Foundation of Otsego County2 grants · $545,039
- Museum of Innovation and Science (Misci)3 grants · $502,600
- Capital Roots8 grants · $308,284
- Albany Symphony Orchestra5 grants · $266,640
- Albany Medical Center Foundation5 grants · $257,855
- Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region8 grants · $256,996
- The Buttonwood Foundation1 grant · $200,000
- Saratoga Institute4 grants · $170,000
- Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless6 grants · $159,200
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 773 grants.
- $538,374
Community Foundation of Otsego County · Springfield Center, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for fam funds f/b/o community foundation of otsego county
- $310,100
Museum of Innovation and Science (Misci) · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Grant approved by cfgcr for misci planetarium upgrade project
- $200,000
The Buttonwood Foundation · New York City, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for scholarships
- $180,000
Museum of Innovation and Science (Misci) · Schenectady, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $175,000
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unresctricted use
- $150,000
Rise Housing and Supportive Services · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the homebase program
- $138,250
Albany Medical Center Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for the dr. Myron & karol gordon ob/gyn resident educa.
- $127,700
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $119,940
Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the conductor circle
- $111,000
Proctors Arts Center & Theatre of Schenectady · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the steinway piano project for uph
- $105,000
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Foundation · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use and bandaging for patients
- $103,272
Capital Repertory Company · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $102,850
City Mission of Schenectady · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $100,000
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation · Troy, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: for the applied technology education center (atec)
- $100,000
Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: per agreement, attached.
- $100,000
Pendragon Theatre · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of the capital campaign
- $100,000
Better Community Neighborhoods · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for support of housing development and counseling
- $100,000
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for support of camperships in honor of lisa moser
- $100,000
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the construction of food hubs at the urban grow center
- $100,000
Cornell Cooperative Ext of Saratoga County · Ballston Spa, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the 4-h expansion project
- $100,000
Saratoga Arts · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the capital campaign
- $100,000
Walter Elwood Museum · Johnstown, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for capital improvements
- $100,000
Watertown Family Ymca · Watertown, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the "transforming our community" campaign
- $95,500
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $94,100
Bluelight Development Group · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $92,800
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of camperships in honor of lisa moser
- $85,000
Immigrants Advocates Response Collaborative · New York, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $85,000
St Anne Institute · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $85,000
Suny Adirondack · Queensbury, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the turf field athletic complex and unresrticted use
- $81,000
Hudson Taconic Lands · Averill Park, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $77,700
Iphny · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support
- $75,000
Stillwater Public Library · Stillwater, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the new library
- $75,000
Glens Falls Hospital Foundation · Glens Falls, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the crisis stabilization unit relocation and expansion
- $75,000
Saratoga Institute · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr association for the cooperative advancement of science and education (acase) a project of the saratoga institute
- $70,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr to support the mccormack artist scholar fund
- $68,000
Comfort Food Community · Greenwich, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: comfort food as medicine
- $67,900
Comfort Food Community · Greenwich, NY · 2023
Grant approved by cfgcr for three-pronged approach to tackling nutritional inequities
- $66,191
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: for urban grief
- $65,460
Comfort Food of Washington County · Greenwich, NY · 2022
Grant approved by cfgcr for the comfort food community's three-pronged approach to tackling nutritional health inequities in our community
- $65,000
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · Delmar, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $64,258
Parks & Trails New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $61,400
The Community Hospice Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $60,000
Radix Ecological Sustainability Center · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: healthy south end initiative
- $60,000
Radix Ecological Sustainability Center · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant approved by cfgcr for healthy south end initiative
- $60,000
Fowler Camp and Retreat Center · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unresctricted use
- $60,000
The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant approved by cfgcr for healthy south end initiative
- $55,500
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of the emergency contraception
- $55,000
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for the unrestricted endowement pledged
- $55,000
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant approved by cfgcr for wellness advocate linking communities
- $54,350
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $54,140
Albany County Historical Association Ten Broeck Mansion · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $52,500
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $52,500
Columbia County Sanctuary Movement · Hudson, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $51,458
Albany County Historical Association · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $51,000
Empire State University Foundation · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for immediate use scholarships
- $50,000
Buxton School · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Fenimore Art Museum · Cooperstown, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: art museum and research library
- $50,000
Friends of the Ballston Spa Public Library · Ballston Spa, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of the capital campaign
- $50,000
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish · Schenectady, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for educational purposes including the school.
- $50,000
St Lawrence Health Foundation · Potsdam, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of the birthplace expansion
- $50,000
The Strand Center for the Arts · Plattsburg, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for support of the elevator repair project
- $50,000
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the artists & inspiration in the wild exhibit
- $50,000
Albany Medical Center Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for dr. Salman's research
- $50,000
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Clinton County Community College Foundation · Plattsburgh, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for support of the college advancement for clinton county hs students
- $50,000
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the capital campaign in honor of max and the annual gala
- $50,000
Food Pantries for the Capital District · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Park Playhouse · Cohoes, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use from the lasch/mcnamee families
- $50,000
Schenectady Community Ministries · Schenectady, NY · 2023
Grant approved by cfgcr for building healthy nutrition together
- $50,000
St Anne Institute · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for support of the kitchen renovation project
- $50,000
St Lawrence Health Foundation · Potsdam, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for support of the birthplace expansion
- $50,000
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the capital project
- $50,000
Unitarian Universalist Rowe Camp & Conference Center · Rowe, MA · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the spirit of rowe fund
- $50,000
Unity House of Troy · Troy, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for capital improvements at a child's place in troy
- $50,000
African Reflections Foundation · Guilderland, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for wells, etc. In tanzania and zanzibar
- $50,000
Albany Center Galleries · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for unrestricted use
- $50,000
Albany Medical Center Foundation · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for dr. Salman's research
- $50,000
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for camperships in honor of lisa moser
- $50,000
Food Pantries for the Capital District · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant approved by cfgcr for food as medicine
- $50,000
Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for girls inc. & the art center of the capital region: a stem collaborative
- $50,000
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for community connections
- $50,000
Lewis and Clark College · Portland, OR · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for a named endowed fund
- $50,000
Schenectady Community Ministries · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Grant approved by cfgcr for building healthy nutrition together
- $50,000
The College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2022
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the renovations of jack's place in the william randolph hearst center for communications & interactive media center located at the colleg… read allGrant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for the renovations of jack's place in the william randolph hearst center for communications & interactive media center located at the college of saint rose located at 966 madison avenue, albany, ny 12203 less
- $49,000
Joseph'S House & Shelter · Troy, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $48,484
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $45,933
Mechanicville Area Community Service Center · Mechanicville, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $45,500
Russell Sage College · Troy, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $45,000
Food Pantries for the Capital District · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: healthy pantry initiative
- $45,000
Capital District Latinos · Albany, NY · 2023
Grant approved by cfgcr to address the current operational needs
- $45,000
Empire State College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for undergraduate and graduate scholarships
- $43,845
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York · Latham, NY · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use
- $42,625
Serving Christ Ministries · Tuttle, OK · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for animals, etc. In bolgatanga
- $42,200
Conservation Allies · Washington, DC · 2024
Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for desks in northern madagascar
- $40,850
Capital District Latinos · Albany, NY · 2024
Grants directed by cfgcr: wellbeing360: comprehensive disease prevention program
- $40,800
Serving Christ Ministries · Tuttle, OK · 2023
Grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for 6 wells in ghana and 2 wells in burkina faso
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