Warren County > Glens Falls

County: Warren

Population: 14,830


Glens Falls was named after Col. Johannes Glen.



Glens Falls received $9.7 million in 2017, in the first round of NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative grants. Goals of the project, which was completed in 2025, included envigorating mixed-use and walkable neighborhoods; improving public health; generating opportunities for the next-generation workforce; providing infrastructure for existing and new residents and businesses; and promoting Glens Falls as a regional destination for arts and entertainment.




School districts: Glens Falls City School District
Libraries: Crandall Public Library

Hospitals: Glens Falls Hospital

Emergency services: Glens Falls Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, VFW, Zonta


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have supported a telehealth center, a soup kitchen, VFW kitchen renovation, a marketing plan for the Hyde Collection, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Adirondack Civic Center Coalition
  T&L Longe Charitable Foundation  -  Naples, FL  -  $5,000  (2023)

Adirondack Health Institute
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $328,456  (2023)

Adirondack Health Institute
  New York State Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $39,980  (2023)

Adirondack Health Institute
  New York State Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Runners
  Rose & Kiernan Charitable  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Theatre Festival
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Adirondack Theatre Festival
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Adirondack Theatre Festival
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  -  Princeton, NJ  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Theatre Festival
  Sherman Fairchild Foundation  -  Chevy Chase, MD  -  $25,000  (2023)

Adirondack Theatre Festival
  Shubert Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

All Abilities Productions
  Dralla Foundation  -  Rockaway, NJ  -  $4,100  (2023)

American Red Cross
  David S & Janet R Sheridan Foundation  -  Teton Village, WY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Big Brothers Big Sisters
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $19,800  (2023)

Big Brothers Big Sisters
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $4,500  (2023)

Big Brothers Big Sisters
  Richard M Schulze Family Foundation  -  Minneapolis, MN  -  $3,213  (2023)

Chapman Historical Museum
  Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Chapman Historical Museum
  Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $42,000  (2023)

Charles R. Wood Theater
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $115,500  (2023)

Charles R. Wood Theater
  Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $29,000  (2023)

Christ Church United Methodist
  Anne M Scheffler Charitable Trust  -  South Glens Falls, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

City of Glens Falls
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $565,000  (2024)

City of Glens Falls
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $218,000  (2024)

City of Glens Falls
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,607,009  (2023)

City of Glens Falls
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

City of Glens Falls
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $172,000  (2024)

Community Workshop Resources
  Pal's Alliance Ltd  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Community, Work, and Independence
  Pal's Alliance Ltd  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Community, Work, and Independence
  Pal's Alliance Ltd  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Conkling Center
  Bank of Greene County  -  Catskill, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Conkling Center
  Washington County Home for Aged Women  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $2,800  (2023)

Crandall Public Library
  David S & Janet R Sheridan Foundation  -  Teton Village, WY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Crandall Public Library
  Elsie N Hill Trust  -  Brooklyn, OH  -  $29,024  (2023)

Crandall Public Library
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $49,500  (2023)

Crandall Public Library
  Tr Nathan J Newburger - Tr A  -  Dallas, TX  -  $28,687  (2023)

Crandall Public Library
  Uw George D Fliehmann fbo Crandall Library  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $20,808  (2023)

Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $7,500  (2023)

Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area
  Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust  -  West Palm Beach, FL  -  $19,000  (2023)

Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area
  Himoff Family Charitable  -  Brant Lake, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

First Presbyterian Church
  DBL Foundation  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls
  Louis P Brown Family Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $8,369  (2023)

Glens Falls
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2023)

Glens Falls
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $160,000  (2023)

Glens Falls
  Restore New York Communities Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $10,000,000  (2025)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $21,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Creag Foundation  -  Woodinville, WA  -  $2,500  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  DBL Foundation  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $17,500  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Global Village Charitable Trust  -  Coral Gables, FL  -  $42,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Kelly Family Foundation  -  Pennington, NJ  -  $2,500  (2023)

Glens Falls Area Youth Center
  Rjkb Family Charitable Foundation  -  Coral Gables, FL  -  $25,000  (2023)

Glens Falls City School District
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $15,000  (2023)

Glens Falls City School District Backpack Program
  Richard M Schulze Family Foundation  -  Minneapolis, MN  -  $2,475  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Daniel L Rogers Trust  -  Manchester, NH  -  $18,259  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  David S & Janet R Sheridan Foundation  -  Teton Village, WY  -  $300,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Elsie N Hill Trust  -  Brooklyn, OH  -  $29,024  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Global Village Charitable Trust  -  Coral Gables, FL  -  $1,800  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Hannaford Charitable Foundation  -  Portland, ME  -  $50,000  (2024)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Helen Foulds Trust  -  Manchester, NH  -  $11,097  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Himoff Family Charitable Foundation  -  Brant Lake, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Hoopes Family Foundation  -  Bolton Landing, NY  -  $400,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Louis P Brown Family Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $8,369  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $160,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  Rjkb Family Charitable Foundation  -  Coral Gables, FL  -  $50,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
  T&L Longe Charitable Foundation  -  Naples, FL  -  $17,500  (2023)

Glens Falls Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2024)

Glens Falls Queensbury Historical Association
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Glens Falls Rotary Foundation
  Jacob & Eugenie Bucky Memorial Foundation  -  Queensbury, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Rotary Foundation
  Miles Hodsdon Vernon Foundation  -  Queensbury, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $12,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  George A & Ann M Mathewson  -  Lake George, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  George A & Ann M Mathewson  -  Lake George, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation  -  Johnsburg, NY  -  $1,150  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  Louis P Brown Family Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $8,369  (2023)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
  Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $30,000  (2023)

Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  Jacob and Valeria Langeloth  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Hudson Headwaters Health Network
  Norman and Marian Wolgin Family Charitable Foundation  -  Philadelphia, PA  -  $20,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Bob & Ginger Cannon Bailey  -  Sarasota, FL  -  $1,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $100,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  David and Candace Weir Foundation  -  Albany, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Gold Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $1,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Hoopes Family Foundation  -  Bolton Landing, NY  -  $150,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $35,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Louis P Brown Family Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $8,369  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Hyde Collection
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Hyde Collection
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $30,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Rose & Kiernan Charitable  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Hyde Collection
  Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Hyde Collection
  Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $69,000  (2023)

Look Media Resource
  Mitzen Foundation  -  Saratoga Springs, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $130,000  (2023)

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Open Door Mission
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $8,000  (2023)

Open Door Mission
  Jacob & Eugenie Bucky Memorial Foundation  -  Queensbury, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Open Door Mission
  T&L Longe Charitable Foundation  -  Naples, FL  -  $7,500  (2023)

Park Theater Foundation
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Salvation Army
  David S & Janet R Sheridan Foundation  -  Teton Village, WY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Salvation Army
  Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Trust  -  Glens Falls, NY  -  $99,000  (2023)

St. Mary's Church
  P Moynehan Mem Fund Charitable Tr  -  Manchester, NH  -  $24,800  (2023)

St. Mary's Church
  T&L Longe Charitable Foundation  -  Naples, FL  -  $7,500  (2023)

Temple Beth El
  Global Village Charitable Trust  -  Coral Gables, FL  -  $1,800  (2023)

Tri-County Literacy Grant
  Kelly Family Foundation  -  Pennington, NJ  -  $8,000  (2023)

VFW Post 2475
  NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

Warren Washington CARE Center
  Clark Charitable Foundation  -  Chevy Chase, MD  -  $5,000  (2023)

Warren Washington County Homeless Youth Coalition
  Charles R. Wood Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $100,000  (2023)

World Awareness Children's Museum
  David S & Janet R Sheridan Foundation  -  Teton Village, WY  -  $5,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Glens Falls (by assets) include:

Northeastern New York District Council Pipefitters Welfare Fund
Glens Falls Foundation
Crandall Library
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipefit
Hoopes Family Foundation
Hyde Collection Trust
Community Work & Independence
Glens Falls Hospital Self Ins Trust
Conkling Center
Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
Local 773 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship Fund
Waldo T Ross & Ruth S Ross Charitable Tr
Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area
Community Workshop Resources Corp
Servants of the Word
UA Local 773 Glens Falls Building Corporation
Alice D Scott Tr
Crandall Trust
Greater Glens Falls Local Development Corporation
Henry C Van Acker Jr Scholarship Tr
Charles R Wood Theater
Tri-County Association for the Blind
Warren Washington County Homeless Youth Coalition
Goodnow Flow Association
United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe