Rensselaer County > Rensselaer

County: Rensselaer

Population: 9,210

The largest nonprofit in Rensselaer is the New York Independent System Operator, which is responsible for managing New York’s electric grid and its competitive wholesale electric marketplace. The organization was formed in 1999.



School districts: Rensselaer City School District
Libraries: Rensselaer Public Library

Emergency services: Rensselaer Fire Department

Not-for-profit cemeteries: New Rural Cemetery



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Boys & Girls Club of Southern Rensselaer County
  Dratwa Charitable Trust  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $4,442  (2024)

Catholic Charities Tri-County Services
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation  -  Schenectady, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Circles of Mercy
  McCarthy Charities  -  Troy, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

City of Rensselaer
  Downtown Revitalization Initiative  -  ,   -  $10,000,000  (2026)

City of Rensselaer
  Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Grants  -  Albany, NY  -  $233,000  (2024)

City of Rensselaer
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2025)

City of Rensselaer
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $600,000  (2024)

City of Rensselaer
  NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $563,000  (2025)

City of Rensselaer
  Pro-Housing Community Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $250,000  (2026)

City of Rensselaer
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $246,486  (2024)

City of Rensselaer
  Restore New York Communities Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,200,000  (2024)

Community Hospice
  Cohoes Savings Foundation  -  Ballston Spa, NY  -  $4,000  (2024)

Franciscan Friars
  Review Foundation  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Garelick Farms
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,917,961  (2025)

Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $57,320  (2024)

Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
  New York State Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $42,916  (2024)

Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
  New York State Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $42,916  (2024)

Neural Stem Cell Institute
  Target Als Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $49,828  (2024)

NYS Council on Children and Families
  Annie E Casey Foundation  -  Baltimore, MD  -  $59,863  (2024)

NYS Office of Children & Family Services
  Schultz Family Foundation  -  Seattle, WA  -  $100,000  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  Rainwater Charitable Foundation  -  Fort Worth, TX  -  $170,000  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  Rainwater Charitable Foundation  -  Fort Worth, TX  -  $200,000  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $607,905  (2025)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $663,462  (2025)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,514,673  (2025)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,540,579  (2025)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $47,739  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $422,406  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $526,346  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $613,801  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $634,049  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $663,462  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,573,956  (2024)

Regenerative Research Foundation
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,931,965  (2024)

Rensselaer City Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $406,119  (2024)

Rensselaer City School District
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,279,648  (2024)

Rensselaer Police Officers Union
  Casey Frankoski Memorial Fund  -  Rensselaer, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Professional Firefighters #2643
  Casey Frankoski Memorial Fund  -  Rensselaer, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

St. Paul's Center
  McCarthy Charities  -  Troy, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

St. Paul's Center
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $110,270  (2025)

St. Paul's Center
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $98,822  (2024)

St. Pauls Center
  Foroulis Private Foundation  -  Las Vegas, NV  -  $14,000  (2024)

Van Rensselaer Garden Club
  Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation  -  Troy, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Woodland Hill Montessori School
  Tien Family Foundation  -  Pinecrest, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Woodland Hill Montessori School
  Tien Family Foundation  -  Pinecrest, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)



Largest nonprofits in Rensselaer (by assets) include:

New York Independent System Operator
Healthcare Association of New York State
Woodland Hill Montessori School
Doane Stuart School
St. Pauls Center
Rhode Island Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
Regenerative Research Foundation
Disability Advocates
Healthcare Association of Western and Central New York
Lumber and Building Material Dealers Foundation
East Greenbush Fire Company
Eastern Building Material Dealers Association
Wf Bruen Emergency Squad
New Jersey Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
Empire State Forestry Foundation
Rensselaer Boys Club Incorporated
East Greenbush Miracle League
Fraternal Order of Eagles
American Legion
Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Melvin Roads Post No 1231 American Legion
Turkish Cultural Center Albany
NHRLA
Bleeding Disorders Association of Neny
Lumber Dealers Asssociation Ofconnecticut
Eastern Building Material Dealers Education Foundation