Rensselaer County
County seat: Troy
2020 population: 161,130
More Rensselaer County census data
Regional funders: Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, United Way of the Greater Capital Region
2020 population: 161,130
More Rensselaer County census data
Regional funders: Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, United Way of the Greater Capital Region
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 10,654 people worked at 279 nonprofit establishments in Rensselaer County – or 24.2% of the county work force. Wages totalled $633.5 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 882 nonprofit organizations in Rensselaer County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $2,078.0 million.
Property taxes: Of 65,445 parcels, 42.33 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 Rensselaer County:
Major non-governmental grantors
Regional Economic Development Councils
Capital Region Regional Economic Development Council
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
McCarthy Charities
Largest nonprofits in Rensselaer County (by assets) include:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
New York Independent System Operator
Samaritan Hospital
Emma Willard School
Sage Colleges
The James a Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center
Center for Internet Security
Healthcare Association of New York State
Ltc Eddy
Unity House of Troy