Dutchess County > Millbrook
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is a research organization based on a 2,000-acre campus here. Staff members have expertise in disease, water, forests and urban ecology. In 2018, the institute received $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to synthesize studies about the ways humans drive ecological change.
School districts: Millbrook Central School District
Libraries: Millbrook Library
Emergency services: Millbrook Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Rotary
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Freedom Plains Cemetery, Nine Partners Burial Grounds
Recent grants:

Angels of Light
Children's Trust - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Angels of Light
Dunagan Foundation - Wellington, FL - $3,250 (2024)
Angels of Light
Ernest and Joan Trustefz Foundation - Bridgeport, CT - $3,000 (2024)
Angels of Light
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Angels of Light
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Angels of Light
Green Oak Foundation - Sherman Oaks, CA - $1,000 (2024)
Angels of Light
Pm Foundation - Fort Lauderdale, FL - $7,000 (2024)
Angels of Light
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Artists for Soup
Circle of Dreams Foundation - Ridgway, CO - $14,000 (2024)
Artists for Soup
Circle of Dreams Foundation - Ridgway, CO - $14,000 (2024)
Artists for Soup
New England Biolabs Foundation - Ipswich, MA - $12,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Adams Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Albert A Walters Foundation - Saint Louis, MO - $18,182 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Clarence John Marona and Agnes Walsh Marona Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,910 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Fallen Angels Foundation - New Hope, PA - $2,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Mackenzie Foundation - Temple, TX - $8,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $3,000 (2024)
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Alexander Foundation - New York, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Burnham Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $24,842 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Carson Family Charitable Trust - New York, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation - Palo Alto, CA - $3,322,613 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Helen R Buck Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $2,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Ivm Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $12,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
La Fondation Cuvelier - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Land Family Foundation - Cornwall On Hudson, NY - $1,034 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Mallah Family Foundation - Iselin, NJ - $10,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $44,040 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $102,864 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $123,250 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $140,453 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $276,822 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $402,536 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $1,274,999 (2025)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $34,159 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $66,968 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $126,435 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $179,544 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $356,601 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $396,236 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $410,014 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $471,214 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $599,101 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $637,197 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $738,124 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $771,664 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $1,057,303 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $1,275,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $11,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Sankey Logan Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $499,463 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation - Louisville, KY - $100,000 (2024)
Church of St. Joseph
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Field Hall Foundation - Cortlandt Manor, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Dutchess Day School
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Dutchess Day School
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Dutchess Day School
Marsal Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Day School
Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $25,000 (2024)
Dutchess Day School
Weeden Foundation - Bedford Hills, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Alexander Bodini Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Arnold S Penner Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Bernheim Foundation - New York, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Blanksteen David & Goldie Fnd 1995 - Pennington, NJ - $2,500 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Buchan Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Carson Family Charitable Trust - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Children's Trust - New York, NY - $132,500 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Eberstadt-Kuffner Fund - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Elisha-Bolton Foundation - Cleveland, OH - $5,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Fondation Goldikova - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation - Tucson, AZ - $5,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
George P Swift Jr Family Foundation - Gulf Stream, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Helen R Buck Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Hettinger Foundation - Chappaqua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
John and Theresa Sprague Foundation - New York, NY - $2,250 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
La Fondation Cuvelier - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Lynn Favrot Nolan Family Fund - Lagrangeville, NY - $1,600 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Mrs Giles Whiting Foundation - New York, NY - $6,650 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Newman Family Foundation - Garden City, NY - $8,500 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $18,920 (2025)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2025)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $11,106 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $350,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Parker Poe Charitable Trust - Thomasville, GA - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation - New York, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Tcherepnine Foundation - Brooklyn, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na - New York, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Grace Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Grace Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Grace Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Grace Church
Egcmn Family Foundation - New Haven, CT - $20,000 (2024)
Grace Church
Fundacion Zaqueo - Wilmington, DE - $6,500 (2024)
Grace Church
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Grace Church
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Carson Family Charitable Trust - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Dunagan Foundation - Wellington, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $318,864 (2025)
Innisfree Garden
Kovner Foundation - Jupiter, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
La Fondation Cuvelier - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Preservation League of New York State - Albany, NY - $15,800 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $318,864 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Robert K Johnson Foundation - Saint Louis, MO - $100,000 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Innisfree Garden
Wolf Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Lyall Memorial Federated Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Lyall Memorial Federated Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Lyall Memorial Federated Church
Lyall Memorial Federated Church Trust Bank of Millbrook Trustee - Millbrook, NY - $7,592 (2024)
Lyall Memorial Federated Church
Pm Foundation - Fort Lauderdale, FL - $7,000 (2024)
Maplebrook School
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Maplebrook School
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Millbrook Central School
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Millbrook Central School
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Ambellan Charitable Foundation - Pleasant Valley, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Carson Family Charitable Trust - New York, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Clarence John Marona and Agnes Walsh Marona Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Kovner Foundation - Jupiter, FL - $250,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Parker Poe Charitable Trust - Thomasville, GA - $50,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Vill Millbrook Trust - Millbrook, NY - $486,999 (2024)
Millbrook Community Partnership
Vincent and Carol W. Dean Family Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center
Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Millbrook Educational Foundation
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Millbrook Fire Department
Elizabeth R Johnson 1994 Tr Charitable - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Millbrook Fire Department
Marsal Family Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Fire Department
Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Fire Department
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook Fire Department
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Millbrook Historical Society
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $7,800 (2024)
Millbrook Horse Trials
Children's Trust - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
Clarence John Marona and Agnes Walsh Marona Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook Library
Vincent and Carol W. Dean Family Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook Rescue Squad
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation - New York, NY - $125,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Dreyfus Foundation - Virginia Beach, VA - $65,858 (2024)
Millbrook School
Elisha-Bolton Foundation - Cleveland, OH - $65,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Frederic C Hamilton Family Foundation - Centennial, CO - $25,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Freeborn Foundation - Charleston, SC - $1,500 (2024)
Millbrook School
Half Moon Foundation - New Canaan, CT - $3,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Henry Luce Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Hettinger Foundation - Chappaqua, NY - $655,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
James Ford Bell Foundation - Minneapolis, MN - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation - Charlottesville, VA - $26,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Marsal Family Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation - New Canaan, CT - $16,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Parker Poe Charitable Trust - Thomasville, GA - $57,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $2,600 (2024)
Millbrook School
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Roy and Marianne Smith Foundation - Mendham, NJ - $2,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Samantha and Aby Rosen Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Souder Family Foundation - Chicago, IL - $275,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Tang Fund - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Virginia S Warner Foundation - Washington, DC - $5,000 (2024)
Millbrook School
Warner Family Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500 (2024)
St. Joseph's Church
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
St. Joseph's Church
Pm Foundation - Fort Lauderdale, FL - $10,000 (2024)
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Clarence John Marona and Agnes Walsh Marona Charitable Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $2,500 (2024)
St. Peter's Church
Fundacion Zaqueo - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
St. Peter's Church
John A Hartford Foundation - New York, NY - $4,000 (2024)
St. Peter's Church
Lynn Favrot Nolan Family Fund - Lagrangeville, NY - $5,425 (2024)
St. Peter's Church
Tcherepnine Foundation - Brooklyn, NY - $2,500 (2024)
St. Peter's Church
Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na - New York, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Stonewood Community Project
Lynn Favrot Nolan Family Fund - Lagrangeville, NY - $1,050 (2024)
Stonewood Community Project
Teresa & Albert Rotunno Family Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Stonewood Community Project
Weeden Foundation - Bedford Hills, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Stonewood Community Project
Wolf Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Trevor Zoo
Millman-Harris-Romano Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Trevor Zoo
Millman-Harris-Romano Foundation - Poughkeepsie, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Village of Millbrook
Marsal Family Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Village of Millbrook Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $129,572 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Millbrook (by assets) include:
Dyson Foundation
Millbrook School
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook Tribute Garden
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Cardinal Hayes Home for Children
Millbrook Community Partnership
Dutchess Day School
Millbrook Library
New York Farmers
Hathaway Family Foundation
Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club
Millbrook Library Trust
Innisfree Foundation
Plymouth Hill Foundation
Assael Foundation
Cardinal Hayes School for Special Children
Millbrook Engine & Hook & Ladde Company 1