Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

About Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

A single arts and culture grant of $8,261,670 to Radio Kingston Corporation stands out in Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc’s recent giving and shows how large, place-based its support can be. The foundation’s work is centered on the Hudson Valley, with grants moving across arts, environment, education, health, community improvement, food security, scholarships, and nonprofit capacity building. It also administers donor-established scholarship programs and a local animal welfare fund, combining broad community grantmaking with named initiatives. Recent funding shows a pattern of significant support for organizations rooted in Kingston and surrounding Hudson Valley communities, alongside select larger awards to regional and national organizations. The foundation gave $1,450,000 to Mid-hudson Energy Transition for environment work and $755,000 to Hudsy Community Project Inc for arts, culture and humanities. Its portfolio also includes local public and nonprofit partners such as United Way of Ulster County, Kingston Midtown Rising, Hudson Valley Current, and County of Ulster, reflecting a mix of direct community investment and infrastructure support. Through these grants, the foundation funds both service delivery and the organizations that help sustain local civic life.

What Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Funds

Arts and culture is a major part of the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It awarded $2,164,005 and $8,261,670 to Radio Kingston Corporation, both in Kingston, for arts, culture and humanities, and also gave $755,000 to Hudsy Community Project Inc in Kingston for the same broad area. In the environment portfolio, it supported Mid-hudson Energy Transition with $1,450,000 for environment work and Wildaid Inc with $500,000 for environmental purposes. Community improvement and local capacity building also appear repeatedly. Kingston Midtown Rising received $450,000, Hudson Valley Current received $250,000 and $150,000, and County of Ulster received $219,649 and $150,000, all in Kingston. The foundation also backed human services and health care through United Way of Ulster County and Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County Inc, showing that its local grantmaking reaches both civic infrastructure and direct community needs.

How Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Gives