Schenectady County > Schenectady
Like Corning, Schenectady benefits from the longtime presence of a major manufacturer. General Electric, founded here by Thomas Edison, has cut its workforce and maintains its headquarters in Boston, but the corporate foundation gives to many nonprofits in the region.
School districts: Schenectady City School District
Libraries: Schenectady County Public Library
Hospitals: Ellis Hospital, Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Emergency services: Schenectady Ambulance Service, Schenectady Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Kiwanis, Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Evergreen Memorial Park, Fairview Cemetery, Fishers Cemetery, Free Jewish Cemetery, Park View Cemetery, Schenectady Memorial Park, Vale Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a production of “The Nutcracker”, summer reading programs, Sojourn House improvement, folk arts fieldwork, Head Start for migrant children, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
440 State Street
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
440 State Street
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
A Place for Jazz
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
A Place for Jazz
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Altamont Program
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, DC - $2,033,248 (2022)
Animal Protective Foundation
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Arts Center and Theatre of Schenectady
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Arts Center and Theatre of Schenectady
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Bethesda House
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $53,419 (2022)
Bethesda House
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Better Community Neighborhoods
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2023)
Better Community Neighborhoods
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2023)
Better Community Neighborhoods
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $625,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $7,500 (2022)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Smachlo Foundation - Rexford, NY - $30,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $8,250 (2022)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Brown School
Smachlo Foundation - Rexford, NY - $40,000 (2022)
Camp Fowler
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Center for Community Justice
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $12,500 (2023)
Center for Community Justice
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Center for Community Justice
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $50,000 (2022)
City Mission of Schenectady
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $20,000 (2022)
City Mission of Schenectady
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $75,000 (2022)
City Mission of Schenectady
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
City of Schenectady
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $417,032 (2022)
City of Schenectady
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $11,205,994 (2023)
Concerned for the Hungry
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Congregation Agudat Achim
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $6,370 (2022)
Congregation Sharei Shomajin
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $14,635 (2022)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $150,000 (2022)
Create Community Studios
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Create Community Studios
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Create Community Studios
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Create Community Studios
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $9,800 (2022)
Crossroads Center for Children
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Crossroads Center for Children
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Eighth Step
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $9,500 (2022)
Ellis Hospital
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $52,175 (2023)
Ellis Hospital
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Empire State Youth Orchestra
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Empire State Youth Orchestra
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Foundation for Ellis Medicine
BBL Charitable Foundation - Albany, NY - $11,000 (2022)
Foundation for Ellis Medicine
Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Friends of Woodlawn Preserve
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $52,175 (2023)
Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $7,500 (2022)
Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Hometown Health
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation - San Francisco, CA - $20,000 (2023)
Ingersoll Place
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $9,000 (2023)
Jewish Community Center
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $26,800 (2022)
Jewish Community Center
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Jewish Community Center
Renaissance Corporation of Albany - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Jewish Community Center
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $100,280 (2022)
Junior League of Schenectady
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Miracle on Craig Street
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Mohawk Opportunities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $159,627 (2022)
Mohawk Valley Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $885,064 (2023)
Mohawk Valley Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $885,064 (2022)
Mooncatcher Project
Nordlys Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Schenectady
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $51,000 (2022)
Museum of Innovation & Science
Dean M Graham Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Museum of Innovation & Science
Light Rain Foundation - Stillwater, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Museum of Innovation & Science
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Music Haven
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $2,500 (2023)
New York Folklore Society
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $40,000 (2022)
New York Folklore Society
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $40,000 (2022)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $180,000 (2023)
New York Folklore Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
New York Folklore Society
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,400 (2022)
New York State Federation of Growers & Processors Associates
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $21,327,978 (2022)
New York State Federation of Growers & Processors Associates
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,455,365 (2022)
New York State Federation of Growers & Processors Associates
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $7,163,420 (2022)
Octavo Singers
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Parent to Parent of New York State
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $335,068 (2022)
Peter G. Young Foundation
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Peter Young Housing Industries
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Planned Parenthood
Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund - Saratoga Springs, NY - $17,000 (2022)
Planned Parenthood
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Proctors Collaborative
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Proctors Collaborative
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Proctors Theatre
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Proctors Theatre
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Proctors Theatre
WSB Family Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Quest for Grace Foundation
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Regional Synod of Albany
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Rose Garden Restoration Committee
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $99,753 (2023)
Safe Inc. of Schenectady
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Safe Inc. of Schenectady
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $6,548 (2022)
Safe Inc. of Schenectady
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $150,000 (2022)
Safe Inc. of Schenectady
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $49,202 (2022)
Safe Inc. of Schenectady
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $21,000 (2022)
Schenectady
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $272,829 (2022)
Schenectady
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $203,670 (2022)
Schenectady
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Schenectady
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $712,560 (2023)
Schenectady
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $400,000 (2023)
Schenectady
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,853,524 (2023)
Schenectady
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,146,476 (2023)
Schenectady
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $609,599 (2023)
Schenectady
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $175,333 (2023)
Schenectady
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Schenectady
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Schenectady
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Schenectady City School District
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $297,000 (2024)
Schenectady City School District
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Schenectady City School District
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2022)
Schenectady City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $17,137 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $500,000 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $8,923,921 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,451,505 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $169,065 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington, DC - $621,885 (2022)
Schenectady Community Action Program
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $30,000 (2022)
Schenectady Community Ministries
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Schenectady Community Ministries
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Schenectady Community Ministries
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $35,000 (2022)
Schenectady County Community College
Burton and Wemple Scholarship Fund - Norwich, NY - $3,730 (2022)
Schenectady County Community College
Louis Henry Gross Sponsorship Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Schenectady County Community College
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Schenectady County Historical Society
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $87,100 (2022)
Schenectady County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Schenectady County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Schenectady County Public Library
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Schenectady County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $312,250 (2024)
Schenectady Family Health Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $709,814 (2022)
Schenectady Foundation
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $17,392 (2023)
Schenectady Foundation
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Schenectady Foundation
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Schenectady Greenmarket
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $35,000 (2022)
Schenectady Historical Society
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $16,480 (2023)
Schenectady Historical Society
Mabee Family Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Schenectady Inner City Ministries
Schenectady Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $109,700 (2022)
Schenectady Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $1,569,494 (2024)
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
SEAT Center
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $15,000 (2023)
SEAT Center
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $5,000 (2022)
SICM Food Pantry
Lounsbury Family Foundation - SCHENECTADY, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Social Enterprise & Training Center
Bender Family Foundation - Albany, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Social Enterprise & Training Center
National Grid Foundation - Hicksville, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Social Enterprise & Training Center
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $128,844 (2024)
Special Olympics
Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $1,663 (2022)
Special Olympics
Thomas M. and Esther C. Flanagan Charitable Trust - Norwich, NY - $1,000 (2022)
St. George's Episcopal Church
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $52,175 (2023)
St. Madeleine Sophie Church
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $20,000 (2022)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $52,175 (2023)
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Foundation
Kelly Family Cuidiu Foundation - Latham, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital
Carlilian Foundation - Latham, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
SUNY SCCC Foundation
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $30,000 (2022)
SUNY Schenectady
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $757,839 (2022)
Things of My Very Own
Kelly Family Cuidiu Foundation - Latham, NY - $6,100 (2023)
Things of My Very Own
Lounsbury Family Foundation - SCHENECTADY, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Things of My Very Own
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $6,500 (2022)
Things of My Very Own
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Things of My Very Own
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Umbrella of the Capital District
McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Union College
Arthur P Keller Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Union College
Burton and Wemple Scholarship Fund - Norwich, NY - $7,460 (2022)
Union College
Ford Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Union College
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $90,000 (2022)
Union College
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington, DC - $127,886 (2022)
Union College
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $21,050 (2022)
Union College
Patricia M. & H. William Smith Jr. Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Union College
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $104,206 (2022)
Whispering Willow Wild Care
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $4,500 (2022)
Whispering Willow Wild Care
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Wildwood
Lounsbury Family Foundation - SCHENECTADY, NY - $9,500 (2022)
YWCA Northeastern NY
Gerardus-Smith-John G. Green Trust - Glenville, NY - $52,175 (2023)
YWCA Northeastern NY
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $5,000 (2022)
YWCA Northeastern NY
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation - Latham, NY - $2,500 (2022)
YWCA Northeastern NY
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $211,702 (2022)
YWCA Northeastern NY
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $252,576 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Schenectady (by assets) include:
Trustees of Union College
Mvp Health Plan
Mvp Health Care
Ellis Hospital
I B E W Local 236 Health and Benefit Fund Plan
Arts Center and Theater of Schenectady
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Schenectady Foundation
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Senior Care Connection
Schenectady Family Health Services
Ellis Hospital Foundation
City Mission of Schenectady
Wright Family Foundation
Boys and Girls Clubs of Schenectady
Laborers-157 Welfare Fund
Heritage Home for Women
Nysarc
Capital Repertory Company
Bethesda House of Schenectady
New Choices Recovery Center
Schenectady County Community College Foundation
Neil Jane William Estelle Golub Family Foundation
Bgcs Building Great Futures
Schenectady Community Action Program
Schenectady County Historical