Dutchess County > Red Hook

County: Dutchess

Population: 9,953


The community was named for its peninsular shape and red soil.


Former New York City police detective Greg O’Connell began buying properties here in the 1980s, renovating them with an eye toward rejuvenating the commercial district. After his success in Red Hook, O’Connell moved on to other communities farther Upstate, including Mount Morris, near his alma mater of SUNY Geneseo.



School districts: Red Hook Central School District
Libraries: Red Hook Public Library

Emergency services: Red Hook Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Bard Prison Initiative
  Leaves of Grass Fund  -  Lincoln, MA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Beckhook Pride Corp
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $3,000  (2024)

ECT Foundation
  Jm Kaplan Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Farm Generations Cooperative
  Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Historic Red Hook
  Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation  -  Red Hook, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Historic Red Hook
  Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation  -  Red Hook, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Historic Red Hook
  Jm Kaplan Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

In Flight
  A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

In Flight
  Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation  -  Catskill, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

In Flight
  HRBT Foundation  -  Hudson, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

In Flight
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation  -  Schenectady, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

In Flight
  Raffiani Family Foundation  -  Tuckahoe, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Junglekeepers
  Nelson Family Foundation  -  Bismarck, ND  -  $30,000  (2024)

Northern Dutchess Aquatic Club
  Verizon Foundation  -  Basking Ridge, NJ  -  $1,500  (2024)

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
  Disosway Foundation  -  Westerly, RI  -  $1,100,000  (2024)

Precede Foundation
  S & L Marx Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust  -  West Palm Beach, FL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  Dyson Foundation  -  Millbrook, NY  -  $15,000  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health  -  Kingston, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  Mary Norris Preyer Fund  -  Greensboro, NC  -  $5,000  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $49,500  (2024)

Red Hook Community Center
  NYS Dormitory Authority  -  Albany, NY  -  $310,000  (2025)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  D.J. McManus Foundation  -  Bethesda, MD  -  $26,400  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Henry Luce Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Henry Luce Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,500  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Herman Goldman Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $1,000  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Robert & Maurine Rothschild Fund  -  Islesboro, ME  -  $2,500  (2024)

Red Hook Daily Catch
  Thomas Thompson Trust  -  Boston, MA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Red Hook Public Library
  Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health  -  Kingston, NY  -  $1,250  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation  -  Germantown, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Dyson Foundation  -  Millbrook, NY  -  $9,600  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Field Hall Foundation  -  Cortlandt Manor, NY  -  $11,500  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Field Hall Foundation  -  Cortlandt Manor, NY  -  $11,500  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $2,000  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health  -  Kingston, NY  -  $1,500  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Marieluise Hessel Foundation  -  Jupiter, FL  -  $3,000  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Rabinowitz Charitable Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Red Hook Responds
  Thomas Thompson Trust  -  Boston, MA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Red Hook Sports Club
  Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health  -  Kingston, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Red Hook United Methodist Church
  Field Hall Foundation  -  Cortlandt Manor, NY  -  $6,000  (2024)

Red Hook United Methodist Church
  Field Hall Foundation  -  Cortlandt Manor, NY  -  $6,000  (2024)

Town of Red Hook
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $250,000  (2024)

Town of Red Hook
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $250,000  (2024)

TrovaNOW
  Dunaway Foundation  -  La Jolla, CA  -  $250,000  (2024)

TrovaNOW
  Winfield Foundation  -  Parsippany, NJ  -  $5,000  (2024)

TrovaNOW
  Winfield Foundation  -  Parsippany, NJ  -  $5,000  (2024)

VFW
  Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation  -  Germantown, NY  -  $5,300  (2024)

VFW
  NYS Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $75,000  (2024)

Village of Red Hook
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,000,000  (2024)

WKZE Radio
  Jonathan Starr Foundation Nielsen  -  Woodstock, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)



Largest nonprofits in Red Hook (by assets) include:

In Flight
Red Hook Fire Co
New York State Association for College Admission Counseling
Ellen & Samuel Phelan Family Foundation
John Cage Tr
Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association
Red Hook Faculty Association Welfare Trust
Precede Consortium Incorporated
Red Hook School Support Staff Tr
Eleison Foundation
Historic Red Hook
Swantz Family Foundation
Red Hook Community Center
Raiders Sports Club
Recreational Park of Red Hook
Red Hook Boat Club
Veterans Foreign Wars United States Dept NY 7765 Red Hook
New York State Council on Leadership and Student Activities
Red Hook Responds Incorporated
Trovanow Corporation
Edgewood Club of Tivoli
Red Hook Education Foundation
Red Hook Soccer Club
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Ulster County Italian American Foundation
Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center