Foundations that fund organizations in Poughkeepsie, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Poughkeepsie nonprofits
442 private foundations gave $41M to Poughkeepsie organizations in their latest filings; 23 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
819 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Poughkeepsie around $50K. 53 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 442
- Accept applications
- 23
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Poughkeepsie
- $41M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 819
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in NY
- 53%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Poughkeepsie organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 27 | $18M | $250K | Preselected only | General support; Institute for the study of energy and our future; Radio kingston |
| The Dyson Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 81 | $4.3M | $25K | Yes | A multi-year grant for general operating support.; For general operating support.; A management assistance program mini-grant for implementati… |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; the Westchester Riverwalk and Regenerative Agriculture and… |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Lisa and Steven Tananbaum Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $1.4M | $705K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution for exempt purposes. |
| James J McCann Charitable Trust | Poughkeepsie, NY | 38 | $1.3M | $9,000 | Preselected only | Grant; 2025 bardavon gala; Marist college - bill austin memorial scholarship |
| Denise A& Eugene Chinery Foundation C/O Jayne Kurzman Esq | New York, NY | 2 | $1.1M | $550K | Preselected only | Chinery Foundation for Neuroscience Laboratory |
| Jane W Nuhn Charitable Trust C/O Vandewater&vandewater | Poughkeepsie, NY | 9 | $633K | $85K | Yes | Operating support; Hvac system; Endowment |
| Fourdoves Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | General charitable needs |
| The William Brown Foundation Inc Co Morrison Cohen Llp | New York, NY | 10 | $279K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Stork Impact Partners Inc | Polk City, IA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $248K | $248K | Yes | Support grantee's transitional housing program for individu… |
| Miller Anna Shawde Td | St Louis, MO | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Burnam Charitable Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation Fka the Susan S Shiva Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $220K | $220K | Yes | General charitable support |
| Helen's Hope Foundation | Devon, PA | 3 | $220K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Fitzberg Foundation C/O Goehner Accountancy | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $205K | $30K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Teen Resource Activity Center; Family Services' Teen Resource Activity Center and its succ… |
| George a Strba Charitable Trust | Poughkeepsie, NY | 13 | $174K | $14K | Yes | General operations |
| Herbert H Redl Family Foundation | Pleasant Valley, NY | 13 | $161K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support; Therapy dog & general support; Scholarship |
| Eris & Larry Field Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $161K | $81K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust C/O Prager Metis Cpas LLC | Poughkeepsie, NY | 4 | $155K | $35K | Yes | General operations |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General support |
| UW Gladys Brooks Foundation C/O Bank of America Na | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Scholarship endowment for civic scholars |
| The McCormick Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $145K | $145K | Preselected only | Donee's exempt purpose |
| Charlotte Cunneen Hackett Charitable | New York, NY | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Evelyn M Davies Charitable Trust Mark V Dennis Trustee | Poughkeepsie, NY | 14 | $119K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Community improvement; Literary advancement; Educational advancement |
| Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust | Holyoke, MA | 8 | $112K | $14K | Preselected only | General |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 4 | $105K | $10K | Yes | Arts education |
| Northlands Foundation | Malden Bridge, NY | 2 | $101K | $51K | Preselected only | To provide support for public charitable organization |
| The James G and Purcell S Palmer Found | Catskill, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To assist with charitable purpose of recipient |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | 2026 year of mathematics strategic platform development sup… |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Krupp Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support general operations |
| The Ausolus Trust C/O Boston Family Office George P Beal | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Bok Family Foundation | Canaan, CT | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution - conservation |
| The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation | Poughkeepsie, NY | 6 | $95K | $15K | Yes | Childrens services; To provide support for families in t; Provides services to victims of dome |
| Mary W Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $95K | $95K | Yes | General support |
| James Daniel Humphrey Foundation Wells Fargo | St Louis, MO | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Other Stratton Foundation Inc Co Frederick P Stratton Jr | Mequon, WI | 1 | $78K | $78K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Seven Turns Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| 1772 Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Poughkeepsie mill restoration project |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation C/O Fulton Vittoria Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Riverfront communities program & ecological restoration ini… |
| The Holborn Foundation C/O Bank of America | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Tortuga Charitable Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Support excellent, innovative and compassionate healthcare… |
| Tuw Mary Bergen Fbo Vassar Bros Hosp | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $73K | $73K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation | Binghamton, NY | 2 | $69K | $34K | Preselected only | Scholarship awards |
| The Borenstein Foundation Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1 | $68K | $68K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Ravi & Lata Hotchandani Foundation Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Timothy Sweitzer Memorial Fund Inc | Thompson Ridge, NY | 1 | $63K | $63K | Yes | General operating support |
| The William G Pomeroy Foundation | Syracuse, NY | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | 30 patriot burials markers; National register historic places |
| Johanna a Favrot Fund | Houston, TX | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Poughkeepsie day school is an independent school and though…; Scenic hudson works with community members and local offici… |
| The Saul Steinberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Donation of artworkto be displayed |
| The Laurance S Rockefeller Fund (5018) | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| The Mjk Family Foundation C/O Jeremy Kramer Trustee | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | - jeremy kramer '91 endowed scholarship fund $42,000-the va… |
| The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose contribution |
| Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General purpose |
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Various |
| The Vanech Family Foundation | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To excellence in education, a sense of community, and a com… |
| The Pamela Howard Family Foundation Inc C/O Andersen Tax LLC | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Nancy and Edwin Marks Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Charitable |
| Foster-Davis Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Angeles T Arredondo Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Student allocated ata stem scholarship prize |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Fanny Taylor Young Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Millman-Harris-Romano Foundation | Poughkeepsie, NY | 15 | $46K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support local community; Provides scholarships for local college; Supports local community |
| Cogitandum Inc | Scarborough, NY | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Assist public charities |
| Beatrice Snyder Foundation C/O Fox & Associates | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | The purpose of these contributions is to aid the donee orga… |
| Judith L Chiara Charitable Fund Inc C/O River Partners Capital Mgmt Lp | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Eva March Tappan Tuw | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Richard C Seaver 1978 Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Education |
| Schumann Robert F Fdn-Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Land Family Foundation | Cornwall on Hudson, NY | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Environmental protection |
| Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation | Kingston, NY | 14 | $36K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Sch2019-7: brother kearney scholarship program, phase 4, ju…; Sch2024-06-01: brother kearney scholarship program (phase v) |
| Thomas Thompson Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $35K | $15K | Yes | For red hook central school district family relief fund; For rhinebeck schools family contingency fund; For capital campaign for hudson valley hospice house |
| Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | Artsbridge; Artstart: creative foundations for early learners |
| The Ascienzo Family Foundation | Lake Katrine, NY | 9 | $34K | $1,700 | Preselected only | Homeless assisstance; Animal rescue; Food and pantry resourcing |
| Field Hall Foundation | Mount Kisco, NY | 4 | $33K | $8,500 | Preselected only | Food insecurity; Home safety and accessibility modifications; Crisis fund for seniors |
| Mason Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | The vassar fund |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Point72 Employee Directed Giving Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation | Yonkers, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Unrestricted grant |
| Pm Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6 | $30K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support organization and area youth; Support to the non-profit; Support to the lunch box program |
| Daniel J and Edith a Ehrlich Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To preserve land and farms and create parks that connect pe… |
| Peckham Family Foundation | Katonah, NY | 5 | $28K | $750 | Preselected only | The emergency shelter; Improving quality of life in the hudson valley for people l…; Charity care for the uninsured or underinsured |
| Robydodd Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | Health, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Program; General & Unrestricted |
| Plymouth Hill Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 5 | $28K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Eba Foundation Abigail Black Elbaum Trustee | New York, NY | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | Public charity |
| Kautz Family Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Salvador O Gutierrez Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates Inc | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Scholarship program |
| Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General purposes - education |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | K-12 education |
| The William and Mary Greve Foundation Inc | Norfolk, CT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | In support of general operations aimed at protecting the hu… |
| Sc & St Butler Charitable Trust U/A/D 12/19/85 | Atkinson, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Donation |
| J Lieberman Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Building Fund |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Poughkeepsie, New York?
Novo Foundation, The Dyson Foundation, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc, Lisa and Steven Tananbaum Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Poughkeepsie organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Poughkeepsie. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.