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:
GRANT KEY:
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)
A Single Bite
William Mead Regan Foundation - Southampton, NY - $5,000 (2025)
Agudas Yisroel
Lchayim Foundation - Toms River, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
Ahavath Yisroel
Braun Family Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Beis Menachem
Lets Make It Happen Ny - Brooklyn, NY - $5,070 (2024)
Beis Menachem
Lets Make It Happen NY - Brooklyn, NY - $7,874 (2023)
Camp Agudah
Lchayim Foundation - Toms River, NJ - $2,054 (2024)
Church of St. Peter
Salvatore & Alice Federico - Jeffersonville, NY - $3,243 (2023)
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)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $2,321,247 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2023)
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 (2023)
Liberty Central School Scholarship
Beaverkill Foundation - Liberty, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Liberty Fire Department
Josephine Reese Trust - Dallas, TX - $1,006 (2023)
Prasad Children's Dental Health Program
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $130,000 (2024)
Prasad Children's Dental Health Program
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $180,000 (2023)
Prasad Children's Dental Health Program
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $130,000 (2023)
Prasad Children's Dental Health Program
Nordemann Foundation - Merrick, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sullivan 180
Cornwall Foundation - Naples, FL - $20,000 (2023)
Sullivan 180
Cornwall Foundation - Naples, FL - $20,000 (2023)
Sullivan 180
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,700,000 (2024)
Sullivan 180
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $1,522,243 (2023)
Sullivan 180
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2023)
Sullivan 180
Zufall Family Foundation - Shoreline, WA - $1,000 (2024)
Sullivan 180
Zufall Family Foundation - Shoreline, WA - $1,000 (2023)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $325,000 (2023)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $115,000 (2023)
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)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2023)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2023)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2023)
Sullivan County Visitors Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $95,000 (2023)
Town of Liberty
Gerry Foundation - Liberty, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Town of Liberty
NYS Local Government Efficiency Grant - Albany, NY - $21,675 (2025)
Town of Liberty
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Town of Liberty
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
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
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $999,919 (2023)
Village of Liberty
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,474,922 (2023)
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