Albany County > Rensselaerville

County: Albany

Population: 1,826


Van Rensselaer was named after Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, patroon.


The Huyck Preserve & Biological Research Station began here with a gift of of 500 acres from the Huyck family. It now encompasses 2,000 acres and is one of the oldest independent biological research stations in the United States,



Libraries: Rensselaerville Library

Emergency services: Ravena Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Rensselaerville Cemetery


Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Carey Institute for Global Good
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $72,500  (2024)

Friends of Conkling Hall
  Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation  -  Catskill, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Friends of Conkling Hall
  Bradbury Dyer Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $2,500  (2024)

Friends of Conkling Hall
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2024)

Huyck Preserve
  Bradbury Dyer Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $5,000  (2024)

Huyck Preserve
  Gateway Fund  -  Boston, MA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Huyck Preserve
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $56,475  (2024)

Huyck Preserve
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation  -  Schenectady, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Huyck Preserve
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,500  (2024)

Rensselaer County Housing Resources
  Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation  -  Catskill, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Rensselaerville Historical Society
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Rensselaerville Library
  Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation  -  Catskill, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Rensselaerville Library
  Bradbury Dyer Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $2,500  (2024)

Rensselaerville Library
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2024)

Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Rensselaerville Volunteer Fire Department
  Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation  -  Catskill, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Rensselaerville Volunteer Fire Department
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Trinity Episcopal Church
  W P Carey Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)


Largest nonprofits in Rensselaerville (by assets) include:

Carey Institute for Global Good
Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve
Rensselaerville Library
Friends of Conkling Hall