Rensselaer County > Troy
Troy, on the east bank of the Hudson River, is the Rensselaer County seat. The local economy benefits from the presence of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a recipient of sizeable grants from the National Science Foundation. The city is also home to Russell Sage College (formerly known as Sage Colleges).
School districts: Troy City School District
Libraries: Brunswick Community Library
Hospitals: Samaritan Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, Burdett Care Center
Emergency services: Troy Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Shriners
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery of Brunswick, Center Brunswick Cemetery, Eagle Mills Cemetery, Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Raymertown Cemetery, Troy Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a food pantry, support for survivors of domestic violence and sexuala support, child care, tourism marketing, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Agape Apostolic Church of Deliverance
Poore Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Albany Pro Musica
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Albany Pro Musica
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Ark Community Charter School
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Ark Community Charter School
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Arts Center of the Capital Region
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Capital District Community Gardens
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $7,500 (2022)
Capital Roots
Bender Family Foundation - Albany, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Capital Roots
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Capital Roots
Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Capital Roots
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $50,000 (2022)
City of Troy
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $128,590 (2023)
City of Troy
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $702,545 (2022)
City of Troy
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $12,279,463 (2023)
Collar Works
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $525,792 (2022)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $138,500 (2024)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $886,502 (2022)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $18,966,451 (2022)
Commission on Economic Opportunity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $886,502 (2022)
Congregation Berith Sholom
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $9,100 (2022)
Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,250 (2022)
Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2023)
East Side Neighborhood Recreation Center
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $11,000 (2022)
East Side Neighborhood Recreation Center
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $11,000 (2022)
East Side Neighborhood Recreation Center
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $5,250 (2022)
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $12,500 (2022)
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Emma Willard School
Joseph and Inez E Carbone Foundation - Utica, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Emma Willard School
Linda Glazer Toohey Foundation - Des Moines, IA - $450,000 (2022)
Emma Willard School
River Farm America Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Emma Willard School
Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $26,000 (2022)
Fifth Avenue Ame Zion Church
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Foster Can
Carl E. Touhey Foundation - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Friends of Chamber Music of Troy
Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $7,000 (2022)
Friends of Chamber Music of Troy
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Friends of Chamber Music of Troy
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Future of Small Cities Institute
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $12,000 (2022)
Hart Cluett Museum
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $4,000 (2022)
Hart Cluett Museum
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley Community College
Louis Henry Gross Sponsorship Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley Community College
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley Community College
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley Community College
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $350,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley Community College
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $130,263 (2022)
International Center of Capital Region
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
John Marie and Joseph Whalen Foundation
Mons Concepit Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
Paul & Patricia Gioia Foundation - Loudonville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $15,750 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $82,548 (2022)
Joseph's House & Shelter
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $20,000 (2022)
La Salle Institute
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Lansingburgh Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $8,152 (2022)
Lets Share the Sun Foundation
Mons Concepit Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Literacy Volunteers
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Literacy Volunteers
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Mary Fund
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Media Alliance
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $11,000 (2022)
Media Alliance
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $11,000 (2022)
Media Alliance
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Media Alliance
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $90,000 (2022)
Media Alliance
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Museum Association of New York
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Museum Association of New York
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $498,407 (2022)
Museum Association of New York
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $49,884 (2022)
Museum Association of New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
Museum Association of New York
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $135,500 (2023)
New York State Network for Youth Success
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $227,900 (2022)
New York State Tourism Industry Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $210,000 (2022)
PYHIT
Newkirk Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Rensselaer County Department of Health
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $3,852 (2022)
Rensselaer County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Rensselaer County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $152,000 (2024)
Rensselaer Land Trust
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Land Trust
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $7,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $2,408,625 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington, DC - $44,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $30,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $44,805 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $749,833 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Washington, DC - $200,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
NYS Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program - Albany, NY - $1,900,021 (2024)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Patrick P. Lee Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Patrick P. Lee Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $47,956 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Raymond Foundation - Greene, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,500,000 (2023)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $900,000 (2023)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $625,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $984,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC - $3,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC - $209,673 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $369,163 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $342,534 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $407,161 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,525,897 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $796,890 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $752,000 (2022)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $145,338 (2022)
Russell Sage College
BBL Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Russell Sage College
Burton and Wemple Scholarship Fund - Norwich, NY - $3,730 (2022)
Russell Sage College
Julia O Wells Memorial Education Foundation - Latham, NY - $38,500 (2023)
Russell Sage College
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $100,000 (2022)
Russell Sage College
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $16,000 (2022)
Russell Sage College
Louis Henry Gross Sponsorship Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $14,000 (2022)
Sacred Heart School
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $17,000 (2022)
Sanctuary for Independent Media
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $3,500 (2022)
St. Augustine's Church
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
TAP
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,500 (2022)
TAP
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
TRIP & RHCR
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $20,000 (2022)
TRIP & RHCR
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Troy
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $336,602 (2022)
Troy
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $154,378 (2022)
Troy
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Troy
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Troy
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $77,517 (2023)
Troy
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $6,000,000 (2024)
Troy
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $560,813 (2023)
Troy
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $142,597 (2023)
Troy
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $730,577 (2023)
Troy
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $186,187 (2023)
Troy
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Troy
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Troy
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $3,000,000 (2023)
Troy
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $62,500 (2023)
Troy
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,500,000 (2024)
Troy Area United Ministries
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Troy Cemetery Association
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Troy Chromatic Concerts
Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Troy New York Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $362,000 (2024)
Troy Public Library
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Troy Public Library
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Troy Rehabilitation & Improvement Program
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Troy, NY - $167,093 (2022)
Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2022)
Troy Youth Association
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Troy Youth Association
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Unity House
BBL Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Unity House
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Unity House
Picotte Family Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Unity House
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $54,000 (2022)
Unity House
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $997,351 (2022)
Unity House of Troy
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Unity House of Troy
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $4,000 (2022)
WEXT Radio
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $16,000 (2022)
WMHT
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $2,500 (2022)
WMHT
David & Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund - Bearsville, NY - $1,000 (2023)
WMHT
Flood-Gamble Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2022)
WMHT
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $2,000 (2022)
WMHT
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $15,000 (2022)
WMHT
R A Hunsdorfer Foundation - Albany, NY - $4,000 (2023)
WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Sheffield, MA - $11,145 (2022)
YWCA
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $15,000 (2022)
YWCA
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $33,599 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Troy (by assets) include:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Samaritan Hospital
Emma Willard School
Russell Sage College
James a Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center
Unity House of Troy Incorporated
Ltc Eddy
WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Home Aide Service of Eastern New York
Faculty Student Association of Hudson Valley-Community College
Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Rensselaer County Area
Centralcast
American Housing Foundation
Beechwood
Nysarc
Capital Roots
American Legion
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation
McCarthy Charities
Islamic Zawiyah Educational Trust
Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area
Josephs House and Shelter
Troy Cemetery Association
Rouse Rural Preservation Corp.