Over the past 25 years, the Fund for Columbia County (FCC) has become a a catalyst for bold, community-driven investment in the county’s future. Guided by a committee of local residents with expertise across diverse impact areas, FCC’s equitable grantmaking strategically addresses both urgent needs and long-term growth.
FCC’s annual grant programs strengthen the county's nonprofit partners—whether they’re emerging organizations, creatively filling service gaps or established nonprofits expanding their reach. Additionally, FCC's Neighbor-to-Neighbor program provides emergency funding to individuals and families in economic distress across the county through four partner agencies.
FCC invests in lasting, transformational programs that will strengthen the community for all generations, ensuring everyone—from our youngest residents preparing for kindergarten, to adults launching or relaunching their careers, to elders seeking connection and support—can access opportunities and live a healthy, fulfilling life.
Helping Nonprofits Thrive in Columbia County
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Photo by Elizabeth Griffin.
Columbia County has a burgeoning community of nonprofits who work diligently to uplift residents, yet there is so much more potential. FCC helps cultivate opportunities for nonprofits to grow into their next phase of success, whether it is a new nonprofit starting up, or an established nonprofit expanding and sustaing their mission.
Grants for New Nonprofits
By offering early-stage funding, FCC helps new organizations cover start-up costs like legal fees, equipment, and websites. These grants help propel growth and ensure emerging nonprofits can establish themselves and provide needed services across the county.
Planning and Technical Assistance Grants
Planning and Technical Assistance grants are essential to building a more resilient nonprofit sector in Columbia County. These grants fund strategic planning, board development, or technology improvements. Such investments help growing organizations fortify and established nonprofits expand to drive lasting change.
Community Impact Grants
Community Impact grants empower nonprofits to bring their innovative ideas to life. By supporting projects in community engagement, education, health and social services, and accessibility to arts and culture, FCC enables organizations to address the diverse needs of all residents and strengthen our collective well-being.
General Operating Support Grants
This flexible funding for established nonprofits secures the resources to do what they do best. As part of a commitment to trust-based philanthropy and advancing equity, these grants mark a significant step forward in supporting the long-term sustainability of vital community services
We need your help to build up Columbia County's nonprofit infrastructure and uplift every resident.
Together, we can make life in Columbia County even better.
Ancram Center for the Arts (Formerly Ancram Opera House)
Ayni Herb Farm
Beautiful Racket
Bindlestiff Variety Arts
Center For Regenerative Ecological Education & Enterprise Development
Chatham Public Library
Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market
Claverack Free Library
Coarc
Columbia Childrens Center
Columbia County Habitat for Humanity
Columbia County Recovery Kitchen
Columbia County Sanctuary Movement
Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition
Columbia Pathways to Recovery
Common Ground Dispute Resolution
Family Resource Centers of Columbia County
FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Flying Deer Nature Center
Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood
Harmony Project Hudson
High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding and Driving Center
Hillsdale Safe at Home Committee
Hudson Area Association Library
Hudson City School District
Hudson Hall
Kinderhook Memorial Library
Kite's Nest
Literacy Connections
New York Folklore
North Chatham Free Library
Perfect Ten After School
Philmont Public Library
PS21/Center for Contemporary Performance
Reentry Task Force of Columbia County
Roeliff Jansen Community Library
Super Stories
The Canary Project
The Sylvia Center
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
- Beautiful Racket, Careers in the Arts Mentoring Program, $7,500
- Columbia County Youth Theatre, Inc., Columbia County Youth Theatre Intern Program, $8,000
- Columbia Greene Community College, CGCC-Based Cohort that Prepares Individuals with Disabilities (HHS Life studies class) to Enter the Workforce, $5,000
- Columbia-Greene Community College Foundation, Inc., CGCC LPN Program, $20,000
- Common Ground Dispute Resolution, Inc., The Good Pipeline: From High School to the Workforce, $7,000
- City of Hudson Youth Department, Department of Youth Internship Program, $9,000
- Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood, Beyond GED and Professional Development Internships, $20,000
- Harmony Project Hudson, Teachers' Assistants Program Development, $10,000
- Hudson Area Association Library, Continuation of One-on-One Job Search, Help & Readiness, $5,000
- Hudson Area Association Library, Second Year of Craft Entrepreneurship School-to-Work Program, $7,500
- Hudson Area Association Library, Crafting for Money: Craft Entrepreneurship for Tweens and Teens, $7,500
- Hudson City School District, Bluehawk Academy, $5,000
- Hudson Opera House, Inc., Hudson Hall 2024 Live Arts & Media Workforce Development Program, $25,000
- Kite's Nest, Youth Employment Programs: Social Justice Leadership Academy, ReGen, and Afterschool, $10,000
- Operation Unite New York, Inc., Career Exploration Program, $1,610
- Questar III Education Foundation, Inc., Collaboration Between Local Businesses and Questar III Students, $5,000
- Taconic Hills Central School District, Tech-Media Program, $20,000
- African American Archive of Columbia County, African American Archive of Columbia County, $1,500
- City of Hudson, Formation of the Trillium Housing Trust, $1,500
- Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market, Support for Web Hosting, Hotspot, Quickbooks Software and a Road Sign, $1,135
- Lebanon Valley Community Corporation New Nonprofit Funding, $1,500
- Overcomer Ministries, Support of the Bro, Bruh, and Sis Community Policing Program, $1,500
- Ramaa, Inc., Website Costs, $700
- Super Stories, Inc., New Nonprofit Funding, $1,500
Advisory Committee
Peter Frank, Hudson, Chair
AnnaMaria Assevero, Stockport
Didi Barrett, Claverack
Sheldon Evans, Ghent
Hilary Dunne Ferrone, Spencertown
Tanu Kumar, Chatham
Lael Locke, Chatham
Katharine Millonzi, Germantown
Jodie Moore, Hudson
Jeffrey Mousseau, Ancram
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Leila Kaplan, BTCF Community Engagement Officer
