Putnam County > Carmel

County: Putnam

Population: 33,576


Carmel was named for the biblical mountain.


One of the largest nonprofits in Carmel, the Gipsy Trail Club, is a private membership community founded in 1928. The club encompasses 1,000 acres of woodland, a natural lake, and a clubhouse.



Libraries: Kent Public Library

Hospitals: Putnam Hospital Center, Arms Acres

Emergency services: Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Carmel Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW

State parks: Fahnestock State Park, Fahnestock Winter Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Kelley Cemetery, Raymond Hill Cemetery
Fahnestock State Park



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Carmel Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $408,840  (2024)

Prevention Council of Putnam
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $125,000  (2024)

Putnam County 911
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $255,000  (2024)

Putnam County Housing Corporation
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,232,110  (2025)

Putnam County Housing Corporation
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Putnam County Sheriff's Office
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $119,412  (2024)

Town of Carmel
  NYS Local Government Efficiency Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,200,000  (2025)

Town of Kent
  U.S. Department of Transportation  -  Washington, DC  -  $160,000  (2025)

VFW
  NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $497,549  (2024)



Largest nonprofits in Carmel (by assets) include:

Putnam Hospital Center
Putnam Hospital Center Foundation
Carmel Fire Department
Gipsy Trail Club
Putnam Contemporary Art Collaborative
Senior Housing at Mahopac Hills Housing Development Fund Corp
Lake Carmel Fire Department
Putnam County Humane Society
Whipple Heritage Conservation Foundation
Sedgewood Club Associates
J Weinstein Foundation
Society for the Preservation of Putnam Co Antiquities & Greenways
Lake View Housing Development Fund Corporation
Putnam Family and Community Services
Putnam County Housing Corporation
Carmel Teachers Association Welfare Trust Fund
Putnam County Legal Aid Society
Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corporation
Putnam County Fish & Game Association
Nearing Butremuk Family Foundation
Prevention Council of Putnam
Childrens Bible Fellowship of NY
Gleneida Housing Development Fund Company
National Retail Tenants Association
Putnam County Economic Development Corporation
Second Chance Foods
Mental Health Association in Putnam County II
American Federation of Teachers
Jonathan & Erin Schiller Family Foundation
Putnam Hockey Association
Putnam County Deputy Sheriffs Law Enforcement Association
Friends of the Senior Citizens of Putnam County
Edgewater Pnt Prop Owner Assoc
Carmel Rams Booster Club Incorporated
6318 Associates
Carmel Teaching Assistants Association Benefit Fund