Albany County > Rensselaerville

County: Albany

Population: 1,826

Van Rensselaer was named after Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, patroon.

The Huyck Preserve & Biological Research Station began here with a gift of of 500 acres from the Huyck family. It now encompasses 2,000 acres and is one of the oldest independent biological research stations in the United States,

Libraries: Rensselaerville Library

Emergency services: Ravena Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Rensselaerville Cemetery

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Friends of Conkling Hall
  W P Carey Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Huyck Preserve
  Bradbury Dyer Foundation - Dallas, TX - $3,000  (2023)

Huyck Preserve
  Edmund N Huyck Foundation - Chicago, IL - $150,000  (2023)

Huyck Preserve
  Gateway Fund - Boston, MA - $2,000  (2023)

Huyck Preserve
  W P Carey Foundation - New York, NY - $30,000  (2023)

Rensselaer County Housing Resources
  Bank of Greene County - Catskill, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Rensselaerville
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $56,475  (2024)

Rensselaerville Library
  Bank of Greene County - Catskill, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Rensselaerville Library
  W P Carey Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Rensselaerville Volunteer Fire Department
  W P Carey Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Trinity Episcopal Church
  W P Carey Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Largest nonprofits in Rensselaerville (by assets) include:

Carey Institute for Global Good
Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve
Rensselaerville Library
Friends of Conkling Hall