Charitable Giving

Charitable Giving

Bank of Greene County is proud to support local communities through grants and volunteer work.  In 1998, we created a Charitable Foundation, which coordinates funding for nonprofit groups such as institutions, schools, and other community organizations.  Grants are awarded based on eligible requests received. Our application window is between December 1 and January 15 each year. With the addition of this year’s funding, we have contributed over $4 million in support of our communities!

Bank Board of Directors hold $4 million signs

Applying for a Grant

The Foundation accepts formal grant requests between December 1 and January 15 each year. These grants support:

  • Education
  • Health and wellness
  • Social and civic services
  • Culture and the arts
  • Housing for low and moderate income individuals

To learn more about the grant request process, including required submission materials, view our Guidelines for Charitable Foundation Grant Requests

Apply for a Grant

Recent Grant Recipients

Copake — July 2026

Copake branch charitable ceremony group picture with big check Ancram Center for the Arts, Camphill Village Copake, Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market, Columbia County Libraries Association, Community Christmas Baskets, LTD, Copake Improvement Society Inc., Everlasting Hope Animal Rescue, FarmOn Foundation, Free Columbia, Friends of Copake Grange #935, Inc., Harlem Valley Rail Trail, Hillsdale Economic & Community Development Corp, Lower Rhoda Lake Association, Oldtone Music Festival, Roeliff Jansen Community Library, Roeliff Jansen Historical Society, Shining Mountain Center for Peaceful Childhood, Sky High Farm, Taconic Hills Elementary & Middle School PTO, Town of Ancram, Town of Copake, Town of Gallatin, Town of Hillsdale, The Two of Us Productions/RARE, Inc., & West Copake Reformed Church

Catskill Commons — July 2026

Catskill Commons branch charitable ceremony group picture with big check Alight Center, Athens Community Food Pantry, Athens Cultural Center, Bridge Street Theatre, Cairo Development Foundation, Catskill Elementary School, Catskill Elementary PTA, Catskill Fire Department, Catskill Food Pantry, Catskill Glee Club, Catskill High School Business Club, Catskill Little League, Catskill Montessori School, Catskill Mountain Housing Development Corporation, Catskill Police Benevolent Association, Catskill Region Women's Club, Catskill Ski Club, Catskill Soccer Club, Columbia County Community Healthcare Consortium, Columbia Greene Umpires Association, Community Action Of Greene County, Inc., Create Council on the Arts, Cultivate Catskill, Cus D'Amato's KO Boxing Gym Inc, Fortnightly Club of Catskill, Freedom Food Alliance, Friends of Beattie-Powers, Hearthstone Care, Kiskatom Fire Department, Palenville Fire Department, Palenville The Halmet, Playground Golf Foundation, Regenerative Housing of the Hudson Valley, Shandaken Projects, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, The Town of Catskill, Treble Choraliers, & Trillium Community Land Trust

East Greenbush — July 2026

East Greenbush branch charitable ceremony group picture with big check The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area, Capital Roots, The Community Hospice, Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County, East Greenbush Fire Company, Inc., East Side Quilters, Hope in the Boat, Questar III Education Foundation, STRIDE Adaptive Sports, Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (TRIP), Inc. & Rensselaer County Housing Resources (RCHS), Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, & Unity House of Troy, Inc.

Greenport — June 2026

Greenport branch charitable ceremony group picture with big check A.B. Shaw Fire Company, AnimalKind, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Camphill Hudson, Catholic Charities of Columbia Greene, Churchtown Firehouse Community Support Center, Inc., Claverack Free Library, COARC, Columbia County Chamber Foundation, Columbia-Greene Habitat for Humanity, Columbia County Office for the Aging, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, Columbia County Sons and Daughters of Italy #659, Columbia County Recovery Kitchen, Columbia Memorial Health Foundation, Columbia Opportunities Inc., Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition Inc., Columbia-Greene Humane Society, Columbia-Greene Workforce NY, Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties, FASNY Museum of Firefighting, Friends of Hudson Youth, Friends of the Hudson Area Library, Friends of the Public Square, Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood, Inc., Greenport Fire District, Greenport Rescue Squad, Hendrick Hudson Chapter NSDAR, Inc., Holy Trinity Parish Hudson, Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition, Hudson Children's Book Festival, Hudson City School District - Junior High School, Hudson City School District - M.C. Smith Elementary School, Hudson Council #316 - Knights of Columbus, Hudson Dollars for Scholars, Hudson Flag Day Parade, Inc., Hudson Hall, Hudson Housing Authority, Hudson Literacy Fund, Hudson Paws Dog Rescue, Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, Kite's Nest, Livingston Pumper Company, No. 1, Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene, Inc., Mental Health Awareness & Creative Arts Gallery Inc., New Life Maternity, Olana Partnership, Operation Unite, Parish of Our Lady of Hope - Copake Falls Food Pantry, Perfect Ten Hudson, Philmont Public Library, Questar III Education Foundation, ReEntry Columbia, Rock Solid Church of Columbia County, Rotary Club of Hudson, St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Trinity United Methodist Church, & Upstage Productions

Tannersville — June 2026

Tannersville branch charitable ceremony group picture with big check
Adaptive Sports Foundation, American Legion Bunt-Brewer Post 165, Boundless Arts, Catskill Mountain Foundation, The Community of Windham Foundation, Discover Life Church, H.D. Lane Volunteer Fire Company, inc., Hunter Foundation, Hunter Public Library, Kaaterskill United Methodist Church, Lifewise Academy, Mountain Top Cares Coalition, Mountain Top Historical Society, Mountain Top Library, Platte Clove Neighborhood Center, Tannersville Area Health Committee, Town of Hunter, Town of Hunter's Mountain Top Youth Commission, Village of Tannersville, & Zadock Pratt Museum

See Grant History