Dutchess County > Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie is the county seat and home to Vassar College and the Culinary Institute of America. Important local funders include the McCann Foundation, begun by the late investor James J. McCann, and the Dyson Foundation, started by financier Charles H. Dyson.
School districts: Poughkeepsie City School District
Libraries: Greater Poughkeepsie Library District
Hospitals: Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Mid-Hudson Valley Division of Westchester Medical Center
Emergency services: Poughkeepsie Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Rotary
State parks: Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Lagrange Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Stanford Cemetery, Washington Hollow Cemetery
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie grants by interest:
Agriculture
Animals
Arts and culture
Children and youth
Colleges
Community building
Conflict resolution
Economic development
Education
Emergency services
Employment
Food
Health
History
Hospice
Hospitals
Housing
Human services
Justice and legal services
Land conservation and environment
Libraries
Nonprofit sector
Religion
Seniors
Special needs
Sports and recreation
Largest exempt organizations in Poughkeepsie include:
(by assets)
Vassar College
Marist College
Scenic Hudson Land Trust
Dutchess Educational Health Insurance Consortium
Central Hudson Gas Electric Corp Health Benefits Tr for Collectivel
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Marist Real Property Services
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation
Scenic Hudson
Dutchess Community College Association
James J McCann Trust
Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie NY
Hudson River Housing
Abilities First
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Bardavon 1869 Opera House
Dutchess Community College Foundation
AME Zion Trinity Housing Development Fund
Jane W Nuhn Charitable Trust