The Schenectady Foundation

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Schenectady Community Action Program1 grant · $500,000
• Cornell Cooperative Extension2 grants · $332,000
• Hamilton Hill Arts Center1 grant · $250,000
• Schenectady Inner City Ministries2 grants · $209,700
• Empire State Youth Orchestras1 grant · $200,000
• The Food Pantries of the Capital District2 grants · $200,000
• Regional Food Bank1 grant · $200,000
• Better Community Neighborhoods1 grant · $200,000
• Ellis Hospital Foundation1 grant · $150,000
• Suny Schenectady2 grants · $102,882

Giving over time

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

• $500,000

  Schenectady Community Action Program · 2022

  Scap campus project

• $250,000

  Hamilton Hill Arts Center · 2024

  Museum, gallery, and performing arts center

• $200,000

  Better Community Neighborhoods · 2024

  Housing support

• $200,000

  Empire State Youth Orchestras · 2024

  Chime

• $200,000

  Regional Food Bank · 2023

  Food distribution-responsive procurement

• $182,000

  Cornell Cooperative Extension · 2023

  Healthy living 360 - part 3

• $150,000

  Ellis Hospital Foundation · 2024

  Expanding care for adolescents in crisis

• $150,000

  Cornell Cooperative Extension · 2022

  Health living 360 - part 2

• $109,700

  Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2022

  Access, solidarity and impact; solarizing fehr ave farm

• $100,000

  Crossroads Center for Children · 2023

  Expansion to new school building

• $100,000

  Schenectady Inner City Ministries · 2023

  Community - based food access

• $100,000

  The Food Pantries of the Capital District · 2023

  Food distribution and delivery coordination

• $100,000

  The Food Pantries of the Capital District · 2022

  Expanded access to health foods in schenectady county

• $80,000

  Schoharie River Center · 2024

  Environmental study team-urban ecology

• $76,500

  The Community Builders · 2024

  Community life

• $75,000

  Literacy Volunteers Rens Co · 2024

  Literacy and workforce readiness

• $75,000

  Albany Barn · 2023

  Art studios and maker space

• $75,000

  Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2023

  Jay square - park creation

• $75,000

  Messiah Lutheran · 2023

  Changing neighborhood systems, including food access

• $75,000

  Seat Center · 2023

  Jerry burrell park arts collaborative

• $75,000

  City Mission of Schenectady · 2022

  General operations; bridges to wellness agricultural program

• $75,000

  Free Food Fridge Albany · 2022

  Free food fridge schenectady

• $70,000

  Safe Inc of Schenectady · 2023

  Expanding shelter capacity

• $70,000

  Destine Preparatory Charter School · 2022

  Improve reading achievement initiative

• $61,000

  Operation at Ease · 2023

  Support for veterans and first responders

• $59,882

  Suny Schenectady · 2024

  Workforce initiative

• $51,000

  Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority · 2022

  Grocery access point: gap

• $50,000

  Center for Community Justice · 2024

  Legal assistance call-in center

• $50,000

  Goose Hill Neighborhood Association · 2024

  Carrie st park improvements

• $50,000

  Risse-Refuge and Immigrant Support · 2024

  Schenectady co. Support services for immigrants

• $50,000

  Luken Daily Bread Food Pantry · 2023

  Food distribution; access to culturally relevant options

• $50,000

  Center for Community Justice · 2022

  Legal hand program

• $45,000

  Planned Parenthood Greater Ny · 2024

  Survivor support services hotline

• $43,000

  Suny Schenectady · 2023

  Refrigerated food lockers

• $40,000

  Cocoa House · 2023

  Community center expansion

• $35,000

  Schenectady Greenmarket · 2022

  Greenmarket's food box program

• $25,000

  Create Community Studios · 2024

  Ceramics studio for wellness

• $25,000

  Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp · 2022

  General operations

• $24,000

  518 Elevated · 2023

  Workforce development

• $20,000

  Capital Region Classical · 2024

  Music series concerts

• $12,000

  Catholic Charities Tri-County Services · 2024

  Health food access

• $12,000

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 2024

  Preface program - student training

• $10,000

  Community Fathers · 2024

  Community fathers documentary

• $10,000

  Music Haven · 2024

  2024 summer series

• $10,000

  New York Folklore · 2024

  Schenectady pan african orchestra

• $10,000

  Proctors · 2024

  Students and stages youth arts & education

• $10,000

  All of US Community Action Group · 2023

  Community education and engagement

• $10,000

  Capital Region Classical · 2023

  Music series concert

• $10,000

  City Mission of Schenectady · 2023

  Ambassador program at the greenmarket

• $10,000

  Create Community Studios · 2023

  Schenectady and me art benches

• $10,000

  Music Haven · 2023

  2023 summer series

• $10,000

  Brightside Up · 2022

  Parentchild+ ;home visits and educational tools

• $10,000

  Music Haven · 2022

  Music haven concert series 2022

• $9,800

  Create Community Studios · 2022

  Strategic & business planning

• $8,500

  Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy · 2024

  Schenectady nature bus - environment education

• $8,500

  Clarkson University · 2022

  Rise high program expansion

• $7,500

  Mooncatcher Project · 2024

  Period pantries

• $7,500

  Clarkson University · 2023

  Mat program support

• $7,500

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady · 2022

  Ski program for schenectady youth

• $7,200

  New York Folklore · 2023

  Schenectady pan african orchestra

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