Dutchess County > Red Hook
Former New York City police detective Greg O’Connell began buying properties here in the 1980s, renovating them with an eye toward rejuvenating the commercial district. After his success in Red Hook, O’Connell moved on to other communities farther Upstate, including Mount Morris, near his alma mater of SUNY Geneseo.
School districts: Red Hook Central School District
Libraries: Red Hook Public Library
Emergency services: Red Hook Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW
Recent grants:

Bard Prison Initiative
Leaves of Grass Fund - Lincoln, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Beckhook Pride Corp
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000 (2024)
ECT Foundation
JM Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
ECT Foundation
JM Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Farm Generations Cooperative
Joyce & Irving Goldman Family Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Four Corners Community Farm
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $12,500 (2023)
Four Corners Community Farm
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $12,500 (2023)
Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center
Bruce G Geary Foundation - Staten Island, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center
Mashomack Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center
Mashomack Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Historic Red Hook
Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation - Red Hook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Historic Red Hook
Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation - Red Hook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Historic Red Hook
JM Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
In Flight
A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $10,000 (2024)
In Flight
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $7,500 (2023)
In Flight
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $2,500 (2024)
In Flight
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $2,500 (2023)
In Flight
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $5,000 (2024)
In Flight
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $10,000 (2023)
In Flight
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
In Flight
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
In Flight
Raffiani Family Foundation - Tuckahoe, NY - $1,000 (2024)
In Flight
Raffiani Family Foundation - Tuckahoe, NY - $1,000 (2023)
International Vladimir Nabokov Society
Vladimir Nabokov Literary Foundation - New York, NY - $6,933 (2023)
Junglekeepers
Mauna Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Junglekeepers
Nelson Family Foundation - Bismarck, ND - $30,000 (2024)
Junglekeepers
Nelson Family Foundation - Bismarck, ND - $21,000 (2023)
Mr Bones & Company
Bruce G Geary Foundation - Staten Island, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Mr Bones & Company
Hugh R Lamle Foundation - New York, NY - $1,021 (2024)
Northern Dutchess Aquatic Club
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,500 (2024)
NYS Council on Leadership and Student Activities
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Disosway Foundation - Westerly, RI - $1,100,000 (2024)
Precede Foundation
S & L Marx Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Processional Arts Workshop
Eutopia Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,500 (2023)
Red Hook Central School District
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $14,384 (2023)
Red Hook Central School District
Thendara Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000 (2023)
Red Hook Community Center
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $15,326 (2023)
Red Hook Community Center
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust - West Palm Beach, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Red Hook Community Center
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Red Hook Community Center
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Red Hook Community Center
Mary Norris Preyer Fund - Greensboro, NC - $5,000 (2024)
Red Hook Community Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Red Hook Community Center
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $310,000 (2025)
Red Hook Community Center
Thendara Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2023)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Red Hook Daily Catch
DJ McManus Foundation - Bethesda, MD - $26,400 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
DJ McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $23,750 (2023)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $11,000 (2023)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Henry Luce Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Henry Luce Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Herman Goldman Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Robert & Maurine Rothschild Fund - Islesboro, ME - $2,500 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Thomas Thompson Trust - Boston, MA - $10,000 (2024)
Red Hook Daily Catch
Thomas Thompson Trust - Boston, MA - $15,000 (2023)
Red Hook Education Foundation
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Red Hook Education Foundation
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $4,500 (2023)
Red Hook Faculty Association
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $7,626 (2023)
Red Hook High School
Pam Lewis Foundation - Grosse Pointe, MI - $2,500 (2023)
Red Hook Public Library
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Red Hook Public Library
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,250 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Red Hook Responds
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $9,600 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $11,500 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $11,500 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2023)
Red Hook Responds
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Red Hook Responds
Marieluise Hessel Foundation - Jupiter, FL - $3,000 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Marieluise Hessel Foundation - Jupiter, FL - $3,000 (2023)
Red Hook Responds
Mary Norris Preyer Fund - Greensboro, NC - $6,000 (2023)
Red Hook Responds
Rabinowitz Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Red Hook Responds
Thomas Thompson Trust - Boston, MA - $10,000 (2024)
Red Hook Rotary Club
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Red Hook Soccer Club
Thendara Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2023)
Red Hook Sports Club
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Red Hook Sports Club
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Red Hook United Methodist Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Red Hook United Methodist Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Rowe United Methodist Church
I Wilcox fbo Rowe Church - Pittsburgh, PA - $22,617 (2023)
Sons of the American Revolution
William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $15,500 (2023)
TeamNora
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Town of Red Hook
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Town of Red Hook
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2024)
TrovaNOW
A Alfred Taubman Foundation - Bloomfield Hills, MI - $5,000 (2023)
TrovaNOW
Dunaway Foundation - La Jolla, CA - $250,000 (2024)
TrovaNOW
Katz Family Foundation (FL) - Palm Beach, FL - $5,000 (2023)
TrovaNOW
Winfield Foundation - Parsippany, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
TrovaNOW
Winfield Foundation - Parsippany, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $5,000 (2023)
United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation - Red Hook, NY - $1,500 (2023)
VFW
Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $5,300 (2024)
VFW
NYS Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Village of Red Hook
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $1,080,000 (2023)
Village of Red Hook
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
WKZE Radio
Jonathan Starr Foundation - Woodstock, NY - $1,000 (2024)
WKZE Radio
Jonathan Starr Foundation - Woodstock, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Red Hook (by assets) include:
In Flight
Red Hook Fire Co
New York State Association for College Admission Counseling
Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation
John Cage Tr
Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association
Red Hook Faculty Association Welfare Trust
Precede Consortium Incorporated
Red Hook School Support Staff Tr
Eleison Foundation
Historic Red Hook
Swantz Family Foundation
Red Hook Community Center
Raiders Sports Club
Recreational Park of Red Hook
Red Hook Boat Club
Veterans Foreign Wars United States Dept NY 7765 Red Hook
New York State Council on Leadership and Student Activities
Red Hook Responds Incorporated
Trovanow Corporation
Edgewood Club of Tivoli
Red Hook Education Foundation
Red Hook Soccer Club
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Ulster County Italian American Foundation
Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center