Schenectady County

County seat: Schenectady

2020 population: 158,061
More Schenectady County census data

Regional funders: Schenectady Foundation, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, United Way of the Greater Capital Region
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Employment:
In 2022, an estimated 8,529 people worked at 279 nonprofit establishments in Schenectady County – or 18.2% of the county work force. Wages totalled $424.1 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 788 nonprofit organizations in Schenectady County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $4,467.1 million.
Property taxes: Of 58,551 parcels, 43.99 percent had whole or partial tax exemptions in 2023.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Internal Revenue Service, 2024; Office of Real Property Tax Services, 2023.

Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Schenectady County:


Major non-governmental grantors
Golub Family Foundation
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Schenectady Foundation
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Northeast Health Foundation



Largest nonprofits in Schenectady County (by assets) include:

 Trustees of Union College
 Mvp Health Care
 Ellis Hospital
 I B E W Local 236 Health and Benefit Fund Plan
 Arts Center and Theater of Schenectady
 The Schenectady Foundation
 Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
 Trustco Bank Veba
 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
 Ellis Hospital Foundation