Sullivan County > Liberty
Liberty was the home of Grossinger’s – the king of Catskills resorts and the inspiration for the film “Dirty Dancing.” Grossinger’s closed in 1986; its last building was demolished in 2018.
The largest nonprofit here is the Gerry Foundation, headed by Sandra and Alan Gerry, the billionaire founder of Cablevision Industries. Gerry sold the company to Time Warner in 1996.
School districts: Liberty Central School District
Libraries: Liberty Public Library
Emergency services: Liberty Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Rotary
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Liberty Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded food safety outreach, clean water, building redevelopment, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan - Montgomery, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $2,300 (2021)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,000,000 (2021)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $31,900 (2022)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $7,000 (2021)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $365,896 (2021)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2021)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $205,000 (2022)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2022)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $107,087 (2022)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2021)
Lazare & Charlotte Kaplan Foundation
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan - Montgomery, NY - $8,200 (2022)
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $71,368 (2024)
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,474,922 (2023)
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NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $6,916,000 (2022)
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NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2022)
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NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $497,346 (2024)
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Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $787,700 (2021)
Liberty Central School
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $6,837 (2021)
Liberty Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Liberty Central School Scholarship
Beaverkill Foundation - Liberty, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Liberty Fitness Center
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,350 (2021)
Liberty Rotary Club
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan - Montgomery, NY - $19,163 (2022)
Sullivan 180
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan - Montgomery, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Sullivan 180
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Sullivan 180
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $525,000 (2021)
Sullivan Catskills Regional Food Hub
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $19,750 (2022)
Sullivan County BOCES
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $96,000 (2022)
Town of Liberty
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $2,432 (2021)
Town of Liberty
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Liberty (by assets) include:
Gerry Foundation
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Radio Catskill
Beaverkill Foundation
Museum at Bethel Woods
Liberty Faculty Association Benefit Tr Fund
Sullivan Catskills Regional Food Hub
Sullivan 180
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 1545
Rotary International
Liberty Hose & Truck Co No 2
Liberty Properties
Twin Bridge Playschool
Sullivan County Pregnancy Support Center
Lazare & Charlotte Kaplan Foundation
People for Equal Justice
Flying Trillium Arboretum and Preserve