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Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
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About Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Our mission is to strengthen our community through philanthropy.
Focus Areas
healthhomelessnessdisabilitiesland conservation / wildlife protectionprograms serving new Americansarts & cultureeducationcommunity developmenthistoric preservationscholarshipshousingnonprofit capacity building / leadership development
Who They Fund
students and scholarship recipients
About Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
A donor-advised grant of $538,374 to Community Foundation of Otsego County stands out in the recent record, alongside major awards to Museum of Innovation and Science, Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch, and Rise Housing and Supportive Services. Those grants show a funder that moves across philanthropy, capital projects, housing, education, arts, and youth-serving work through a mix of donor-directed and foundation-directed support. The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc. operates as a community foundation with broad local grantmaking across the Greater Capital Region and nearby parts of New York. Its recent awards include unrestricted support, capital campaign funding, scholarship support, and project-specific grants for facility upgrades and program expansion. The portfolio also includes grants tied to nonprofit restructuring, leadership development, and capacity building, which suggests attention to both direct service and organizational strength. Recent grants also point to a strong interest in institutions that serve the region through culture, health, housing, and community development. Arts organizations, medical and human-service providers, and schools appear repeatedly in the recent list, along with conservation and immigrant-serving work. The foundation’s giving pattern includes both competitive programs and grants approved through donor recommendation, creating a blended profile of institutional philanthropy and donor-advised activity.
What Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Funds
In arts and culture, the foundation supported Albany Symphony Orchestra with $127,700 for unrestricted use in 2025 and $119,940 for the Conductor Circle in 2024. It also backed Proctors Arts Center & Theatre of Schenectady Inc with $111,000 for the Steinway Piano Project for UPH. Education and youth development appear through several larger awards, including $100,000 to Cornell Cooperative Ext of Saratoga County for the 4-H Expansion Project and $100,000 to Hudson Valley Community College Foundation for the Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC). The record also includes $200,000 to The Buttonwood Foundation Inc for scholarships. Housing and basic needs are present as well. Better Community Neighborhoods Inc received $100,000 for support of housing development and counseling, while Capital Roots received $100,000 for construction of food hubs at the Urban Grow Center. In health-related work, Albany Medical Center Foundation was awarded $138,250 for the Dr. Myron & Karol Gordon OB/GYN resident education program, and Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Foundation received $105,000 for unrestricted use and bandaging for patients.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.3M
Total Assets
$119.8M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenses
$8.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN EBERLE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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