Albany County > Cohoes
Fire ravaged the city’s Remsen Street in 2017, destroying three buildings and damaging 28 others. A portion of a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant awarded in 2022 was dedicated to rebuilding.
School districts: Cohoes City School District
Libraries: Cohoes Public Library
Emergency services: Cohoes Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Rotary
State parks: Peebles Island State Park
Recent grants:
Alzheimer's Association
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Beemok Family Foundation - Charleston, SC - $500,000 (2024)
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Beemok Family Foundation - Charleston, SC - $500,000 (2024)
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Durban Family Foundation - Beaverton, OR - $7,000,000 (2024)
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Williff Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $460,000 (2024)
Building on Love
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Building on Love
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $500,000 (2024)
City of Cohoes
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $836,939 (2025)
Cohoes Connect Project
Bender Family Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cohoes Connect Project
Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation - Troy, NY - $32,000 (2024)
Cohoes Connect Project
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cohoes Intermediate Baseball League
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cohoes Little League
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cohoes Local Development Corporation
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cohoes Local Development Corporation
Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cohoes Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $102,500 (2024)
Connect Center for Youth
Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Connect Center for Youth
Review Foundation - Albany, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Erie Canalway Heritage Fund
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $976,395 (2024)
Goldman Sachs Gives
Powers Family Foundation - New York, NY - $618,231 (2024)
Goldman Sachs Gives
Robert and Ilisa Gheewalla Charitable Foundation - Edison, NJ - $37,000 (2024)
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Hales Family Foundation - Baltimore, MD - $320,000 (2024)
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Kohlberg Foundation - Armonk, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Maurice & Judi Falk Charitable Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $651,952 (2024)
Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club
Pioneer Bank Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Knights of Columbus
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Leveraged Foundation
Quad Family Foundation - Cohoes, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Leveraged Foundation
Quad Family Foundation - Cohoes, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Leveraged Foundation
Quad Family Foundation - Cohoes, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Park Playhouse
Review Foundation - Albany, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Cohoes (by assets) include:
Quad Family Foundation
Capital Region Geriatric Center
Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center
Michael and Jill Stansky Family Foundation
Coalition of New York State Alzheimer’s Association Chapters
House of Angels Renaissance Projects
Cerebal Palsy Associations of New York State
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
North Troy Stag Rod and Gun Club
New York Press Association
Gateway Sports & Pools
Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club
American Labor Studies Center
Vanschaick Island Country Club
Music Hall Arts Alliance
Cohoes Local Development Corporation
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Building on Love
Cohoes Connect Project
Leveraged Foundation
Polish National Alliance of the United States of Na
New York Press Association Scholarship Foundation
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees
Cohoes Multi Service Senior
NENY PGA Section Foundation
Capital Area Pharmaceutical Society
New York Disability Advocates
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees
Little League Baseball
Edward T Ruane Post 476 American Legion
Bryant Bridge of Hope Foundation
Counseling Care and Services
Choose Cohoes for Art