Dutchess County > Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie is the county seat and home to Vassar College and the Culinary Institute of America. Important local funders include the McCann Foundation, begun by the late investor James J. McCann, and the Dyson Foundation, started by financier Charles H. Dyson.
School districts: Poughkeepsie City School District
Libraries: Greater Poughkeepsie Library District
Hospitals: Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Mid-Hudson Valley Division of Westchester Medical Center
Emergency services: Poughkeepsie Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Rotary
State parks: Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Lagrange Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Stanford Cemetery, Washington Hollow Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded after-school and summer programming for children, a bookmobile, and other initiatives.
Poughkeepsie grants by interest:
Agriculture
Animals
Arts and culture
Children and youth
Colleges
Community building
Conflict resolution
Economic development
Education
Emergency services
Employment
Food
Health
History
Hospice
Hospitals
Housing
Human services
Justice and legal services
Land conservation and environment
Libraries
Nonprofit sector
Religion
Seniors
Special needs
Sports and recreation
Largest nonprofits in Poughkeepsie (by assets) include:
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Vassar College
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Marist College
Scenic Hudson Land Trust
Nuvance Health
Dutchess Educational Health Insurance Consortium
Central Hudson Gas Electric Corp Health Benefits Tr for Collectivel
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc
Scenic Hudson
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation
Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail
Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice Pc
Hudson Valley Hospice
Hudson River Housing
James J McCann Trust Uw C/0 John J Gartland Jr & Wm J Gardner
Dutchess Community College Association
Childrens Home of Poughkeepsie NY
Marist Real Property Services
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
Family Services
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Poughkeepsie Public School Teachers Asso Trust Fund
Bardavon 1869 Opera House
Dutchess Community College Foundation