Dutchess County > Amenia
Two local nonprofits, the Wethersfield Foundation and Friends of Wethersfield, support Wethersfield, the Chauncey Devereux Stillman estate. Stillman, who died in 1989, was the grandson of a founder of Citibank. A convert to Catholicism, he founded the Wethersfield Institute, a separate organization promoting Catholic teaching and intellectual life.
School districts: Northeast Central School District
Libraries: Amenia Free Library
Fraternal organizations: Lions
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Smithfield Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a food pantry, library construction, and other causes.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Academy of Orton-Gillingham
Ray & Nylene Newkirk Family Foundation - Wayzata, MN - $8,500 (2023)
Amenia Fire Company
Denzler-Taconic Foundation - Amenia, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Amenia Free Library
Denzler-Taconic Foundation - Amenia, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Amenia Free Library
Denzler-Taconic Foundation - Amenia, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Amenia Free Library
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Amenia Free Library
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Amenia Free Library
Millbrook Tribute Garden - Millbrook, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Amenia-Wassaic Community Organization
Hartman Family Foundation - Garden City, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Amenia-Wassaic Community Organization
Hartman Family Foundation - Garden City, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Amenia-Wassaic Community Organization
Sachs Family Foundation - Amenia, NY - $14,000 (2024)
Angels of Light
Denzler-Taconic Foundation - Amenia, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Church of Immaculate Conception
Ambellan Charitable Foundation - Pleasant Valley, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Church of Immaculate Conception
Millbrook Tribute Garden - Millbrook, NY - $23,000 (2023)
Church of Immaculate Conception
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Animal Farm Foundation - Bangall, NY - $4,765 (2024)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Congregation Beth David
Mortimer & Barbara Klaus Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $11,400 (2024)
Congregation Beth David
Mortimer & Barbara Klaus Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $16,400 (2023)
Congregation Beth David
Sachs Family Foundation - Amenia, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Food of Life / Comida de Vida Food Pantry
Animal Farm Foundation - Bangall, NY - $6,578 (2024)
Food of Life / Comida de Vida Food Pantry
Blanksteen David & Goldie Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $25,000 (2024)
Food of Life / Comida de Vida Food Pantry
Mortimer & Barbara Klaus Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Food of Life / Comida de Vida Food Pantry
Nadon Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,356 (2024)
Food of Life Pantry
Mortimer & Barbara Klaus Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $2,500 (2023)
Food of Life Pantry
Nadon Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,445 (2023)
Friends of Wethersfield
PM Foundation - Fort Lauderdale, FL - $5,000 (2023)
Friends of Wethersfield
Robert Model Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Godspeed Horse Hostel
Arnold S Penner Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Godspeed Horse Hostel
Emma & Georgina Bloomberg Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Godspeed Horse Hostel
Emma & Georgina Bloomberg Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Godspeed Horse Hostel
Leslie L Alexander Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $15,000 (2024)
Horse Rescue Rehab and Retirement Foundation
Dunagan Foundation - Wellington, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Immaculate Conception St. Anthony's Parish
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Bll Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation - Bethesda, MD - $50,000 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Eugene & Estelle Ferkauf Foundation - Port Washington, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Middlecott Foundation - Boston, MA - $6,500 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Miles J Smith Family Foundation - Greensboro, NC - $5,000 (2023)
Maplebrook School
Millbrook Tribute Garden - Millbrook, NY - $35,000 (2023)
Silo Ridge Community Foundation
Sachs Family Foundation - Bedford Corners, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Smithfield Church
Millbrook Tribute Garden - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Blanksteen David & Goldie Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $5,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $10,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $1,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Harry Dent Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Harry Dent Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Town of Amenia
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Town of Amenia
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Town of Amenia
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2025)
Town of Amenia
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $124,290 (2025)
Webutuck Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $16,289 (2024)
Webutuck Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $17,077 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Buchanan Family Foundation - Lake Forest, IL - $2,500 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Budnik Family Foundation - Bratenahl, OH - $32,302 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Children's Trust - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
Children's Trust - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Clarissa Francis Foundation - Brownsville, TX - $10,500 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
George T Whalen Jr Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
Hathaway Family Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $27,600 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
La Fondation Cuvelier - New York, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Marsal Family Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $39,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $10,000 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Robert Model Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Wethersfield Foundation
Thanksgiving Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wethersfield Foundation
Thanksgiving Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Amenia (by assets) include:
Wethersfield Foundation
Maplebrook School
Olivet Academy
Kildonan School
Amenia Free Library Association
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
Denzler-Taconic Foundation
Amenia Fire Company
Amenia Wassaic Community Organization
Violet H Simmons Scholarship Fund
Webutuck Teachers Association Benefit Fund
Silo Ridge Community Foundation
Maplebrook School Foundation