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Schoharie won a $10 million state grant in 2025 through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Projects include development of Mainbridge Commons, which will encompass medical offices, commercial space and housing; transformation of a rear parking lot into a plaza with trailheads and fountains; and a commercial-building improvement fund.
School districts: Schoharie Central School District
Libraries: Schoharie Free Library Association
Emergency services: Schoharie Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Lions, Masons
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Gallupville Rural Cemetery, Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded stained-glass windows for a church, train car repairs, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:

Arc Lexington
Sterling Insurance Company Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $5,300 (2023)
Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church
Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Daughters of the American Revolution
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $5,000 (2025)
Niagara Engine Company No. 6
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $103,557 (2023)
Niagara Engine Company No. 6
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $39,672 (2024)
Niagara Engine Company No. 6
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $103,557 (2023)
Northeastern Cave Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Old Stone Fort Museum
Dean M Graham Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Scho-Wright Ambulance Corp
Scary Leg Runners - Schoharie, NY - $4,260 (2023)
Schoharie County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $520,000 (2024)
Schoharie County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $800,000 (2023)
Schoharie County
NYS Homes & Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $520,000 (2024)
Schoharie County IDA
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $390,700 (2024)
Schoharie County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $110,000 (2024)
Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corporation
Sterling Insurance Company Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $75,000 (2023)
Schoharie Free Library
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $5,000 (2025)
Schoharie Village Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $30,631 (2024)
Town of Schoharie
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $2,790,000 (2024)
Town of Schoharie
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $90,000 (2024)
Victoria Acres Equine Facility
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Village of Schoharie
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Village of Schoharie
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2025)
Wright Fire District
A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Schoharie (by assets) include:
Niagara Engine Company No 6
Schoharie County Historical Society
Schoharie Free Library Association
Schoharie County Arc Foundation
Scho-Wright Ambulance Service
Victoria Acres Equine Facility
Northeastern Cave Conservancy
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Schoharie Colonial Heritage Association
Save Our Schoharie
Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce
Scary Leg Runners