The Edward W Golden Foundation is a highly local, Columbia County–focused funder that consistently supports basic community infrastructure and safety-net services. Its grants repeatedly go to small, place-based organizations — food pantries, volunteer emergency services, community college and youth programs, and local preservation/conservation efforts — typically as program support. Giving appears mission-driven toward sustaining everyday community wellbeing rather than large institutional endowments or national initiatives.
A repeated pattern of $10,000 program grants defines the Edward W Golden Foundation’s recent giving, with support aimed at the organizations that keep Columbia County’s communities functioning day to day. The foundation’s grants go to local food pantries, volunteer emergency services, youth and family support groups, housing-related work, and preservation efforts, rather than to large regional institutions. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grant list, including Zion Community Food Pantry, Columbia Co Habitat for Humanity, and Tri-village Fire Company, which points to ongoing support for core community services. The foundation also funded Columbia Greene Community College, linking its giving to local education and community access. Other awards reach place-based organizations such as Family Resource Centers of Col Cty, Friends of Hudson Youth Inc, and the Chatham Center Cemetery Association, showing a strong emphasis on Columbia County organizations serving everyday civic, social, and neighborhood needs. With all grants landing in New York recipients and the foundation’s local scope, its giving is tightly centered on nearby community infrastructure.
Food access is a clear priority in the recent record. The foundation gave $10,000 to Ghent Food Pantry in 2024 and again in 2025, and it supported Zion Community Food Pantry in Hudson with $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025. It also funded the Salvation Army Food Pantry in Hudson at $10,000 in 2023 and 2024, showing repeated attention to pantry-level support. Beyond food security, the foundation backs family and youth services: Family Resource Centers of Col Cty in Chatham received $10,000 in 2023 and 2025, while Friends of Hudson Youth Inc in Hudson received $10,000 in 2024 and 2025. Community resilience also shows up through Tri-village Fire Company in Old Chatham, which received $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Program support is the stated purpose across these grants.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $10,000, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at that level. The recent list shows repeat support for several organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests a recurring funding pattern rather than one-off awards. Every grant in the provided data goes to a U.S. recipient, and the foundation does not fund individuals. All listed awards are labeled program funding, indicating support for organizational activities rather than endowment or other restricted capital uses.
$155K
$1.9M
$328K
$189K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, recurrent small-to-midsize grants to local organizations: many recipients receive multiple modest program-support grants (commonly three grants), indicating ongoing operational support for core community service providers rather than one-off or large multi-year commitments.
Notable grantees: Zion Community Food Pantry, Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Hudson Youth, Columbia-Greene Community College, Columbia-Greene Humane Society
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100% of the grants in the dataset. Hudson appears frequently as a recipient city, alongside Chatham, Ghent, Old Chatham, and Valatie, all in Columbia County or nearby. The pattern is distinctly local, with no recipient locations outside the state. The visible geography of the grants points to a Columbia County-centered portfolio.
The recent grants show support for local food pantries, volunteer emergency services, family and youth organizations, housing work, and preservation efforts. Examples in the data include food pantry recipients, Tri-village Fire Company, Family Resource Centers of Col Cty, Columbia Co Habitat for Humanity, and the Chatham Center Cemetery Association.
The grant-size distribution is flat: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000. In the recent grants list, most awards are at that level, with one $15,000 grant appearing as an outlier.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Zion Community Food Pantry, Ghent Food Pantry, Columbia Co Habitat for Humanity, Tri-village Fire Company, Family Resource Centers of Col Cty, and Friends of Hudson Youth Inc. That pattern suggests recurring support.
Its giving is local and entirely in New York. The recipient cities visible in the recent grants include Hudson, Chatham, Ghent, Old Chatham, and Valatie, with 100% of grants going to recipients in NY.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION | VALATIE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY | GHENT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FD | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY | OLD CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC | GHENT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COARC COARC | MELLENVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD | GHENT, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE | CATSKILL, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC | GHENT, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY | OLD CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FD | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY | GHENT, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION | VALATIE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COARC COARC | MELLENVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE | CATSKILL, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD | GHENT, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY | OLD CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY | CHATHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY | GHENT, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FD | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC | HUDSON, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION | VALATIE, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE | CATSKILL, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC | GHENT, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD | GHENT, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDING |
CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
PROGRAM FUNDING
TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COARC COARC
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COARC COARC
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY CHATHAM AREA SILENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COLUMBIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIET
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ZION COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION MORRIS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY TRI-VILLAGE FIRE COMPANY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF COL CTY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
GHENT FOOD PANTRY GHENT FOOD PANTRY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
PROGRAM FUNDING
COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY COLUMBIA GREENE HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC FRIENDS OF HUDSON YOUTH INC
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM CENTER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION CHATHAM CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION
$10,000PROGRAM FUNDING
COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COLGREENE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF COL/GREENE
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC THE LILY POND SANCTUARY INC
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING
CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD CHATHAM RESCUE SQUAD
$5,000PROGRAM FUNDING