Ulster County > Kingston
O Positive Festival, based in Kingston, espouses a creative use of the barter economy. Underinsured artists and musicians create and perform in exchange for services donated by doctors, dentists and complementary care providers. The organization calls this swap “the art of medicine for the medicine of art.”
The Kingston Midtown Arts District, which offers classes and workshops and sponsors annual arts events, has attracted from the federal and state governments, as well as private foundations.
School districts: Kingston City School District
Libraries: Kingston Library
Hospitals: HealthAlliance Hospital
Emergency services: Kingston Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Masons, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Montrepose Cemetery, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded building renovation for environmentally conscious craft beer manufacturing, services to homeless youth, hot meal delivery to people with HIV/AIDS & other chronic illnesses, promotion of tourism and recreation opportunities for people with accessibility needs, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $7,000 (2021)
American Red Cross
Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Angel Food East
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Arc Mid Hudson
J. Weinstein Foundation - Carmel, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Benedictine Health Foundation
Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Boys and Girls Club
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Boys and Girls Club
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $77,640 (2022)
Boys and Girls Club
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
Boys and Girls Club
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $2,007 (2022)
Boys and Girls Club
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $58,500 (2022)
Breast Cancer Options
Albert Penick Fund - Big Indian, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Center for Creative Education
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan - Montgomery, NY - $30,000 (2022)
Center for Creative Education
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $75,000 (2021)
Center for Creative Education
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $75,000 (2021)
Center for Creative Education
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Center for Creative Education
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Center for Creative Education
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
Center for Creative Education
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $22,700 (2022)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2022)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2022)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2021)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2021)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $32,500 (2021)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $350,000 (2022)
Center for Spectrum Services
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $6,296 (2021)
Center for Spectrum Services
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Center for Spectrum Services
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $62,500 (2023)
Children's Home of Kingston
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Children's Home of Kingston
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Children's Home of Kingston
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $7,544,451 (2022)
Children's Home of Kingston
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $5,623,985 (2022)
Circle of Friends for the Dying
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $200,000 (2022)
City of Kingston
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $150,000 (2022)
City of Kingston
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
City of Kingston
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $3,069,151 (2023)
Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $90,000 (2022)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $55,000 (2021)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $350,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Albert Penick Fund - Big Indian, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $48,044 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Family of Woodstock
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $150,000 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,500 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $350,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $279,920 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $139,960 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $400,000 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $139,960 (2021)
Family of Woodstock
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2022)
Family of Woodstock
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $107,924 (2022)
Gateway Community Industries
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $30,001 (2021)
Gateway Community Industries
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $31,486 (2022)
Gateway Community Industries
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $24,575 (2022)
Go Beyond Greatness
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Good Work Institute
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $30,500 (2021)
Good Work Institute
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Good Work Institute
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Good Work Institute
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $35,000 (2022)
Good Work Institute
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $192,000 (2022)
Good Work Institute
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $3,750 (2022)
Good Work Institute
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $650,000 (2022)
Good Work Institute
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $400,000 (2022)
Harambee
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Harambee
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $201,250 (2022)
Healthalliance Hospital Mary's Avenue Campus
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $366,762 (2022)
Healthalliance Hospital Mary's Avenue Campus
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $351,363 (2022)
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $84,050 (2021)
Hudson River Maritime Museum
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Albany, NY - $240,000 (2021)
Hudson Valley Current
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $300,000 (2022)
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
Jewish Family Services
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Jewish Family Services
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Jewish Family Services
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $6,362 (2022)
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $25,000 (2021)
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
Preservation League of New York State - Albany, NY - $9,440 (2021)
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York - Albany, NY - $8,000 (2022)
K-Thunder
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Kingston
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Kingston
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $230,463 (2022)
Kingston
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Kingston
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $552,845 (2023)
Kingston
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $151,993 (2023)
Kingston
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Albany, NY - $15,000,000 (2024)
Kingston
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $654,500 (2021)
Kingston
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $240,000 (2021)
Kingston
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $74,000 (2021)
Kingston Catholic School
Mashomack Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Kingston City Land Bank
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $400,000 (2022)
Kingston City Land Bank
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $116,350 (2022)
Kingston City Land Bank
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $625,000 (2022)
Kingston City School District
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $45,000 (2022)
Kingston City School District
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2021)
Kingston City School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Kingston Library
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $5,500 (2021)
Kingston Library
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $2,000,000 (2022)
Kingston Midtown Arts District
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Kingston Midtown Arts District
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Kingston Midtown Arts District
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Kingston Midtown Arts District
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Kingston Midtown Arts District
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Lifeworks Community Action Food Pantry
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York - Latham, NY - $6,961 (2021)
Max's Kansas City Project
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Mental Health Association
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $11,047 (2022)
Mid-Hudson Energy Transition
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $1,300,000 (2022)
My Kingston Kids
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $200,000 (2022)
O Positive Festival
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $2,500 (2022)
O Positive Festival
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $5,000 (2021)
O Positive Festival
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
O Positive Festivals
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $66,000 (2022)
O Positive Festivals
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $14,000 (2022)
People's Place
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $7,250 (2021)
People's Place
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
People's Place
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $2,000 (2021)
People's Place
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,000 (2023)
People's Place
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $2,000 (2021)
People's Place
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $160,000 (2022)
People's Place
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York - Latham, NY - $16,964 (2021)
Point God Academy
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Radio Kingston Corporation
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $10,052,000 (2021)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $123,750 (2021)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust - Poughkeepsie, NY - $30,000 (2022)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $275,000 (2022)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $469,413 (2022)
Resource Center for Accessible Living
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $12,732 (2022)
RUPCO
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $12,000 (2021)
RUPCO
D.J. McManus Foundation - New York, NY - $17,000 (2023)
RUPCO
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2021)
RUPCO
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $60,000 (2021)
RUPCO
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - Washington, DC - $666,348 (2021)
RUPCO
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
RUPCO
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $1,038,667 (2022)
RUPCO
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $500,000 (2022)
RUPCO
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2022)
RUPCO
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Samadhi Center
Albert Penick Fund - Big Indian, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Samadhi Center
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $26,000 (2022)
Samadhi Center
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $815,400 (2022)
Samadhi Center
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $430,000 (2022)
Starling Productions
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000 (2021)
Starling Productions
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Stockade Works
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Stockade Works
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
Temple Emanuel
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $27,897 (2021)
TMI Project
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2022)
TMI Project
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2021)
TMI Project
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Ulster County
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $589,019 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $100,000 (2022)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $11,431,204 (2022)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $16,006,681 (2022)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $381,855 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $381,855 (2021)
Ulster County Community Action Committee
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Ulster County SPCA
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Ulster County SPCA
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Ulster Detachment Marine Corps
Webb Family Foundation - Fishkill, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Ascienzo Family Foundation - Lake Katrine, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $20,500 (2021)
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $75,000 (2021)
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
Ulster Literacy Association
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $313,127 (2022)
Ulster Literacy Association
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Ulster Literacy Association
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Ulster Literacy Association
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Ulster YouthBuild
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington, DC - $1,069,258 (2022)
Ulster-Greene ARC
Kvistad Foundation - Shokan, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Ulster-Greene ARC
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $100,000 (2022)
United Way of Ulster County
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $500,000 (2021)
United Way of Ulster County
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $20,000 (2021)
United Way of Ulster County
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
WGHQ Happy Christmas Fund
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $7,000 (2022)
Women's Studio Workshop
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Women's Studio Workshop
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2022)
Women's Studio Workshop
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $10,000 (2022)
Women's Studio Workshop
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $16,000 (2021)
Women's Studio Workshop
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $24,900 (2021)
Women's Studio Workshop
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $35,000 (2022)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $55,000 (2021)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation - New York, NY - $40,000 (2022)
Worker Justice Center of New York
Ralph E. Ogden Foundation - Mountainville, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Worker Justice Center of New York
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Xit Youth Program
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $50,000 (2022)
YMCA
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie, NY - $9,500 (2021)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $5,000 (2022)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $250,000 (2022)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $350,000 (2022)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $210,000 (2022)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $10,000 (2022)
YMCA
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $150,000 (2022)
YMCA
Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation - East Greenbush, NY - $3,500 (2022)
YMCA
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington, DC - $925,806 (2022)
YMCA
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $27,256 (2022)
YMCA Kingston & Ulster County
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $2,500 (2022)
YWCA of Ulster County
Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $75,000 (2022)
YWCA of Ulster County
United Way of Ulster County - Kingston, NY - $28,000 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Kingston (by assets) include:
HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus
Nysarc
Health Alliance
Kingston Trust Fund
Rupco
HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus
Radio Kingston Corp
Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley
Family of Woodstock
City of Kingston Local Development Corp
Young Mens Christian Association of Kingston and Ulster County
Gateway Community Industries
Ulster County Development Corporation
Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation
Children’s Home of Kingston
Center for Spectrum Services
Benedictine Health Foundation
Ulster County Community Action Committee
Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery Association
Stuyvesant Charter
Arc Management Corp
Hudson River Maritime Museum
People’s Place
Boys & Girls Club of Kingston
Good Work Institute
Resource Center for Accessible Living