Columbia County > Ancram -

County: Columbia

Population: 1,440

Ancram was named after the Livingston family’s home in Ancram, Scotland.

Emergency services: Ancram Fire Department

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Ancram Union Cemetery

State parks: Lake Taghkanic State Park

Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded renovation of a vacant building for artist housing and other projects.

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Ancram
  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $12,646  (2024)

Ancram Opera House Theater
  Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $14,500  (2022)

Ancram Opera House Theater
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000  (2024)

Largest nonprofits in Ancram (by assets) include:

Second Ward Foundation
Ancram Opera House Theater
Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
Ciyin Temple