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:
A Single Bite
Avangrid Foundation - Orange, CT - $20,000 (2024)
A Single Bite
Dr David M Milch Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
A Single Bite
Rachael Ray Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Agudas Yisroel
Lchayim Foundation - Toms River, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
Beis Menachem
Lets Make It Happen Ny - Brooklyn, NY - $5,070 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Dolber Family Foundation - East Moriches, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $5,500,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Grimm Foundation - Waymart, PA - $1,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Grimm Foundation - Waymart, PA - $1,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $43,442 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $9,847 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - Albany, NY - $219,000 (2025)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Patricia & Stuart Salenger Foundation - New York, NY - $112,600 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Simmons Family Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $5,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation - Longboat Key, FL - $8,838 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Zankel Scala Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2024)
Camp Agudah
Lchayim Foundation - Toms River, NJ - $2,054 (2024)
Church of St. Peter
Salvatore & Alice Federico Charitable Art Trust - Jeffersonville, NY - $6,577 (2024)
Cooperative Extension
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $20,000,000 (2024)
Cooperative Extension
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $71,368 (2024)
Prasad Children's Dental Health Program
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $130,000 (2024)
Sullivan 180
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,700,000 (2024)
Sullivan 180
Zufall Family Foundation - Shoreline, WA - $1,000 (2024)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2024)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2024)
Town of Liberty
NYS Local Government Efficiency Grant - Albany, NY - $21,675 (2025)
Town of Liberty
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $650,000 (2024)
Village of Liberty
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $1,487,053 (2024)
Village of Liberty
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,497,159 (2025)
Village of Liberty
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,487,053 (2024)
Village of Liberty Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $250,321 (2024)
Village of Liberty Police Department
Suicide Prevention Center of New York - Albany, NY - $60,000 (2025)
YMCA
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $497,346 (2024)
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