Supports programs that substantially fulfill Health and Human Services, Housing, and Education needs in the community.
Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by two recurring education grants of $27,500 each to Everfi, one in 2023 for its literacy program and another in 2024 to Everfi Inc. That pattern sits alongside a local portfolio built around health and human services, housing, and education, with support also extending to capital improvements and program-specific projects. The foundation operates through formal grant and community funding applications, and its materials describe support for eligible nonprofit organizations and local community needs. Recent awards show a mix of county-level and regional nonprofits in New York, including $15,000 to Ulster Community College Foundation and $10,000 to Ulster County Habitat for Humanity. Smaller awards also appear across a wide set of community organizations, suggesting a grantmaker that funds both larger program commitments and practical community needs. The foundation’s publicly described scope emphasizes needs in the community rather than a single issue or population, and the grant list reflects that breadth through education, housing, human services, and community development organizations.
In education, the foundation gave $27,500 to Everfi for a literacy program and $15,000 to Ulster Community College Foundation. It also supported Literacy Connections of the Hudson Valley with $7,500 and Read & Write Program with $5,000, pointing to a steady interest in literacy and learning access. Housing is another clear area of support. Grants included $10,000 to Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, $10,000 to Community Housing Innovations Inc, and $5,000 to Newburgh Community Land Bank. Human services appear as well through $10,000 to Family Service Inc and $8,000 to Harambee. The foundation also funded community-oriented work such as $10,000 to Safe Harbors of the Hudson and $5,000 to The Ryan House.
Typical grants cluster in the low-thousands: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. The recent list shows a small number of larger awards above that range, including $27,500 and $15,000 grants, but most listed gifts sit at $5,000 or below. The foundation uses a formal application process for its grants and also offers a separate community funding and sponsorship application. The grant list suggests repeat engagement in the same region over multiple years, with several organizations appearing in 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$330K
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Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Giving is highly concentrated in New York: 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is NY. Recent recipients cluster in the Hudson Valley and nearby communities, including Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Port Ewen. Awards also reached White Plains, New Paltz, Saugerties, Gardiner, and Vails Gate. Outside New York, the recent list includes Washington, DC, but the overall recipient-country distribution is entirely US-based.
Its stated focus areas include Health and Human Services, Housing, Education, capital improvements and campaigns, and program-specific projects. The grant program materials also describe support for community development, education, human services, and economic opportunity.
The distribution is centered in the low-thousands: p25 is $2,000, median grant size is $2,500, and p75 is $5,000. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $27,500 and $15,000.
Yes. The grant program materials include a formal grant application form, and the community funding and sponsorships program also has an application package. Both are described as accepting unsolicited requests.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in New York. The top state by grant count is NY, and 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
Recent awards include education, housing, and human services organizations. Examples from the list include Everfi for literacy, Ulster County Habitat for Humanity for housing, and Family Service Inc for human services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERFI | WASHINGTON, NY | $27,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PEOPLES PLACE | KINGSTON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YWCA OF ULSTER COUNTY | KINGSTON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY OF NEWBURGH | NEWBURGH, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ULSTER COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | KINGSTON, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE ASHOKAN CENTER | OLIVEBRIDGE, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ULSTER LITERACY ASSOCIATION | KINGSTON, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER HUDSON VALLEY | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MOHONK PRESERVE | GARDINER, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| RUPCO | KINGSTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MY KINGSTON KIDS | KINGSTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NEWBURGH COMMUNITY LAND BANK | NEWBURGH, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNSHATTERED | WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | ELLENVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YUSUF HOUSE | HUDSON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON VALLEY MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE CENTER | NEWBURGH, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON VALLEY CANCER RESOURCE CENTER | MONTGOMERY, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ORANGE COUNTY | MIDDLETOWN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FAMILY OF WOODSTOCK | KINGSTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WOMENS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON RIVER HOUSING INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | STONE RIDGE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE ARC MIDHUDSON | KINGSTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ABILITIES FIRST | WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF HUDSON VALLEY | MONTGOMERY, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE WELL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM | KINGSTON, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STOCKADE WORKS | KINGSTON, NY | $3,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HELLO FRIENDS EARLY LEARNING INC | HIGHLAND, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF THE HUDSON VALLEY | MONTGOMERY, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSY COMMUNITY PROJECT INC | KINGSTON, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GATEWAY TO ENTREPRENEURIAL TOMORROWS INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON VALLEY HOSPICE FOUNDATION | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOPE ROCKS | SAUGERTIES, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC | HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER NEWBURGH | NEWBURGH, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF HISTORIC KINGSTON | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PONY UP RESCUE COLLECTIVE INC | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MENTOR ME ULSTER COUNTY | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ULSTER IMMIGRANT DEFENSE NETWORK INC | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PEOPLE USA | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ORANGE COUNTY | MIDDLETOWN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VISION HUDSON VALLEY INC | CHESTER, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SCENIC HUDSON INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNITED WAY OF DUTCHESS ORANGE REGION | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE | PHOENICIA, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VISITING NURSE SERVICES WESTCHESTER | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER | BEACON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ULSTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | KINGSTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
EVERFI
$27,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
PEOPLES PLACE
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YWCA OF ULSTER COUNTY
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY OF NEWBURGH
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ULSTER COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$8,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE ASHOKAN CENTER
$7,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ULSTER LITERACY ASSOCIATION
EXEMPT PURPOSE
REBUILDING TOGETHER HUDSON VALLEY
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MOHONK PRESERVE
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
RUPCO
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MY KINGSTON KIDS
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
NEWBURGH COMMUNITY LAND BANK
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNSHATTERED
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YUSUF HOUSE
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON VALLEY MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE CENTER
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON VALLEY CANCER RESOURCE CENTER
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ORANGE COUNTY
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
FAMILY OF WOODSTOCK
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
WOMENS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON RIVER HOUSING INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE ARC MIDHUDSON
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ABILITIES FIRST
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF HUDSON VALLEY
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE WELL
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM
$4,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
STOCKADE WORKS
$3,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
HELLO FRIENDS EARLY LEARNING INC
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSY COMMUNITY PROJECT INC
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
GATEWAY TO ENTREPRENEURIAL TOMORROWS INC
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON VALLEY HOSPICE FOUNDATION
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
HOPE ROCKS
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
GREYSTONE PROGRAMS INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER NEWBURGH
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF HISTORIC KINGSTON
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
PONY UP RESCUE COLLECTIVE INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
MENTOR ME ULSTER COUNTY
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
ULSTER IMMIGRANT DEFENSE NETWORK INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
PEOPLE USA
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ORANGE COUNTY
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
VISION HUDSON VALLEY INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
SCENIC HUDSON INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNITED WAY OF DUTCHESS ORANGE REGION
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
PHOENICIA PLAYHOUSE
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
VISITING NURSE SERVICES WESTCHESTER
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
ULSTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
Current and upcoming funding from Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations located in Ulster, Dutchess, or Orange Counties may apply for grants for programs and projects that provide service or benefits to residents in their respective counties.
Deadline: 2026 deadlines listed: March 4, 2026; June 3, 2026; September 2, 2026; December 2, 2026.
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