Dutchess County > Wappingers Falls
Sparrows Nest of the Hudson Valley, one of the region’s large nonprofits, provides meals to the families of caregivers and children diagnosed with cancer.
Hospitals: Wappingers Falls VA Medical Center
Libraries: Grinnell Public Library District
Emergency services: W.T. Garner Engine Co. No. 1, S.W. Johnson Engine Co. No. 2
Fraternal organizations: Masons, Rotary
Not-for-profit cemeteries: New Hackensack Cemetery, Valley View Rural Cemetery, Wappingers Falls Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded food distribution, school expansion, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Abilities First
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $344,000 (2024)
Abilities First
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Abilities First
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Foundation for Abilities First NY
James J. McCann Charitable Trust - Poughkeepsie, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Foundation for Abilities First NY
Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $7,500 (2022)
Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $35,000 (2022)
Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2022)
Littera Education
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Seattle, WA - $150,000 (2022)
Sparrow's Nest
George T. Whalen Jr. Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Sparrow's Nest
James J. McCann Charitable Trust - Poughkeepsie, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Sparrow's Nest
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $1,689 (2022)
Wappingers Falls
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Wappingers Falls Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $186,200 (2024)
Abilities First
Taconic Innovations
Hudson Valley Housing Development Fund Company
Asmund S Laerdal Foundation
Habitat for Humanity International
Wappingers Congress of Teachers Welfare Trust Fund
Hillside Lake Fire Co 3
County Players
Community Services Programs
Dutchess County Pistol Association
Randolph School
N C Charitable Trust
Wappingers Falls Cemetery
Safe Haven Animal Shelter & Wildlife Center
Council on Addiction Prevention and Education of Dutchess County
Compassionate Animal Rescue Efforts of Dutchess County
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Foundation for Abilities First NY
American Federation of Teachers
Wappingers Historical Society
280 New Hackensack Road Fund Corporation
Stony Kill Foundation
Friends of Seniors of Dutchess County
Wappinger United Football Club
Associates of Rehabilitation Programs
Laborers International Union of North America