Putnam County > Brewster
Animal-assisted therapy plays a major role at Green Chimneys, a day and residential school that is the largest nonprofit in Brewster. The Farm & Wildlife Center on campus houses more than 200 farm animals and wildlife.
School districts: Brewster Central School District
Libraries: Brewster Public Library
Emergency services: Brewster Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Rotary
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Milltown Rural Cemetery, Old Southeast Church Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded residencies for theater artists, library construction, therapeutic horseback riding, and transitional living for runaway and homeless youth.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Brewster Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Brewster Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $81,500 (2024)
Brewster Theater Company
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Brewster Theater Company
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Brewster Theater Company
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County
NYS Community Reforestation program - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2025)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $400,000 (2023)
Green Chimneys
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $197,800 (2024)
Green Chimneys
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $197,800 (2023)
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding
Lake Mahopac Rotary Foundation - Mahopac, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Putnam Community Action
Lake Mahopac Rotary Foundation - Mahopac, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Putnam County Land Trust
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $26,000 (2023)
Putnam County Land Trust
NYS Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $26,000 (2023)
Space on Ryder Farm
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)