2009 Grants - Mid-Hudson Valley

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Bardavon 1869 Opera House

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $600,000
Project Term: June 2006-June 2011
A supplemental capital renovations grant for key facility improvements at the Bardavon (supplemental to a capital grant originally awarded in June of 2002).

Bardavon 1869 Opera House

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $1,324,000
Project Term: June 2006-June 2010
A two-part grant for operating and capital support of a merger between the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie and the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston.

Bardavon 1869 Opera House

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $3,351,845
Project Term: June 2002-June 2010
Multi-year support of the Children's Performance Program, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, endowment and capital improvements.

Dia Art Foundation

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $195,000
Project Term: September 2008-September 2011
Multi-year support for Dia's public education and outreach programs.

Dutchess County Arts Council

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $3,000
Project Term: October 2009-October 2009
Towards the cost of a jumbotron to be placed in the town of Lloyd, to increase public accessibility of opening day events for the Walkway Over the Hudson.

Dutchess County Arts Council

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: December 2007-December 2009
A two-year grant for general operating support and the 2008 and 2009 Arts Funds.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: September 2008-December 2011
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Hudson Opera House

Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
Towards after-school and children's programming.

Hudson Opera House

Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: March 2007-June 2009
For general operating support.

Hudson River Playback Theatre

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $32,000
Project Term: August 2008-February 2010
Renewed support towards a program that uses theatre as a means of integrating recent immigrants into the communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $30,000
Project Term: March 2008-April 2009
Towards an oral history of the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge to be researched and compiled by the Hudson River Valley Institute.

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $20,000
Project Term: December 2009-June 2010
Towards benchmarking the Museum against similar institutions around the country, and for the development of an earned income plan.

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: March 2009-December 2009
For general operating support.

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $305,000
Project Term: December 2006-June 2008
Towards acquiring the lease of the museum's pavilion space, and towards the cost of producing a cast of the Hyde Park Mastodon to be located in the pavilion.

Mill Street Loft

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: September 2008-December 2011
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

New York Stage & Film Company

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $15,000
Project Term: June 2008-May 2010
Towards support for the free Readings Festival performances during the Powerhouse Theater season at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

Economic Development

Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $1,750
Project Term: November 2009-October 2009
Towards the cost of a jumbotron to be placed in Poughkeepsie's Waryus Park, to increase public accessibility of opening day events for the Walkway Over the Hudson.

Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $19,000
Project Term: August 2009-July 2010
Towards planning for hiring a development director between a group of three-four nonprofit organizations, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: June 2007-June 2010
Towards developing and implementing a micro-lending program for low-income entrepreneurs in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge Co.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $550,000
Project Term: August 2009-August 2010
For the purchase and remediation of property at the east end of the Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie.

Education

Arlington Education Foundation

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $194,000
Project Term: March 2007-March 2010
Multi-year support for the Charles Johnson Legacy Project, a character education and diversity appreciation program for Arlington High School students.

Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: March 2008-August 2011
Continued multi-year scholarship support for students from the Mid-Hudson Valley counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster.

Beacon Community Center

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $65,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
Towards after-school youth programming.

Beacon Community Center

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $195,000
Project Term: September 2007-October 2010
A three-year grant towards the Beacon English Language Learners program, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as a Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Center of the Square

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $105,000
Project Term: September 2007-October 2010
A three-year grant towards the cooking-themed ESL in the Kitchen program, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as a Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Child Care Council of Dutchess

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $11,000
Project Term: January 2009-May 2009
Towards an assessment of restructuring options for a group of child care councils in the Mid-Hudson Valley, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $7,000
Project Term: August 2009-June 2010
To support field trips for Dutchess County public school children.

Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $9,000
Project Term: January 2009-December 2010
A two-year grant toward a Parent University program in the Beacon City School District to support parent involvement, information sharing, and communication with the district.

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: September 2009-June 2010
Scholarship support for the 2009-2010 academic year for students from Dutchess County.

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $125,000
Project Term: December 2006-December 2011
A multi-year grant towards scholarships for Hudson Valley students who could not otherwise afford to attend the Culinary Institute.

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $225,000
Project Term: March 2008-August 2011
A three-year grant towards English as a Second Language programming, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY
Grant Amount: $49,800
Project Term: September 2008-June 2011
Towards the Nursing Scholars Program, which provides a low-cost, online Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) program for working nurses who wish to further their education.

First Presbyterian Church of Millerton

Millerton, NY
Grant Amount: $30,000
Project Term: September 2007-October 2010
A three-year grant towards the church's English as a Second Language classes for residents of northeastern Dutchess County and surrounding areas, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as a Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Hudson Area Association Library

Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $180,000
Project Term: September 2007-September 2010
A three-year grant towards the English as a Second Language Family Literacy Program, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Kildonan School

Amenia, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: June 2007-June 2010
Continued multi-year scholarship support for children from Dutchess County and Mid-Hudson Valley counties.

Kildonan School

Amenia, NY
Grant Amount: $500,000
Project Term: March 2008-August 2018
Towards the creation of an endowment fund for scholarships for students from Dutchess and adjacent Mid-Hudson Valley counties.

Literacy Connections - Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $12,000
Project Term: December 2009-December 2010
Toward program supplies for adult and family literacy programming.

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $3,000,000
Project Term: September 2003-December 2011
A multi-year capital grant for the construction of an addition to the Dyson Center.

Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties

Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $68,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2014
Towards an after-school program for elementary school children in the Catskill Central School District.

Neighborhood Economic And Cultural Activity Program

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: October 2009-August 2010
Continued support for their after-school and summer programs for elementary and middle-school children.

North East Community Council

Millerton, NY
Grant Amount: $165,000
Project Term: September 2007-August 2010
Towards continued multi-year support for their after-school programming for students in grades K-8 in northeastern Dutchess County.

Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $30,000
Project Term: October 2009-August 2010
Continued support for the Harriet Tubman Academic Skills Center's after-school and summer programs for elementary school children.

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $225,000
Project Term: September 2007-October 2010
A three-year grant towards a weekend language immersion program for English language learners, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as a Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $252,000
Project Term: September 2007-August 2010
Continued multi-year scholarship support for community college students from the Mid-Hudson Valley transferring to SUNY New Paltz to complete their B.A. in education.

Student Advocacy

Elmsford, NY
Grant Amount: $30,000
Project Term: May 2008-December 2009
Towards educational advocacy for economically disadvantaged students in Putnam County.

Ulster BOCES

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: July 2009-December 2009
Towards an assessment of the feasibility of a regional approach to procurement and shared services, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Ulster Literacy Association

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: January 2008-December 2009
A two-year grant to support ESL programming, funded through the Foundation's 2007 initiative to expand and enhance English as a Second Language services in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $600,000
Project Term: September 2008-August 2011
A multi-year grant towards a program for Poughkeepsie High School students to improve college readiness and increase the number of students who attend college.

Young Rhinebeck

Rhinebeck, NY
Grant Amount: $15,000
Project Term: August 2008-July 2010
Multi-year support for the Life, Learning & Language program, an after-school program for Rhinebeck elementary school students whose families do not speak English as their first language.

Environmental

Dutchess Land Conservancy

Millbrook, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: April 2001-May 2011
Multi-year support for a matching grant that will help this organization to purchase development rights to area agricultural land.

Scenic Hudson

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $375,000
Project Term: April 2008-June 2011
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $4,740,000
Project Term: December 2003-December 2008
Multi-year capital funding towards the development of this scientific and research institution.

Health Care Services

AIDS-Related Community Services (ARCS)

Hawthorne, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: September 2009-October 2010
For general operating support.

American Cancer Society

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: April 2008-May 2010
Towards increased medical transportation assistance for cancer patients in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties.

Breast Cancer Options

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $15,000
Project Term: January 2009-December 2009
Towards peer support groups for women with breast cancer.

Health Quest

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000,000
Project Term: December 2005-December 2011
A grant in recognition of the Dyson Foundation's 50th Anniversary, to enhance and upgrade medical information technology throughout the Health Quest system, including Northern Dutchess, Vassar Brothers, and Putnam Hospitals.

Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $90,000
Project Term: December 2007-December 2010
A multi-year grant towards the development and implementation of a palliative care program within Orange County in collaboration with Orange Regional Medical Center and Bon Secours Community Hospital.

Kingston Hospital

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $370,000
Project Term: March 2008-March 2011
Towards the implementation of a patient safety and quality assurance program in the Kingston Hospital.

Mental Health America of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $25,000
Project Term: June 2009-December 2009
For general operating support.

People, Inc.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $140,000
Project Term: December 2007-December 2009
A two-year grant towards the coordination and implementation of suicide prevention education and awareness efforts in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: December 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: December 2006-December 2009
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Saint Francis Hospital & Health Centers

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: September 2009-June 2010
Towards the Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse through Primary Education (PADAPE) in-school educational program.

Human Services

American Red Cross of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: April 2009-December 2009
Towards an assessment of possible shared services with another local Red Cross chapter, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

American Red Cross of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $125,000
Project Term: December 2006-June 2009
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

American Red Cross of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $195,000
Project Term: March 2009-June 2012
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Angel Food East

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $36,000
Project Term: December 2006-December 2009
Continued multi-year support of a hot meals delivery program for persons with HIV/AIDS.

Astor Services for Children & Families

Rhinebeck, NY
Grant Amount: $45,000
Project Term: April 2009-March 2010
To support a bi-lingual parent-infant educator to work with families in the Early Childhood Coordinated Services Initiative.

Beacon Community Center

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $27,000
Project Term: December 2009-March 2010
For general operating support.

CAREERS for People with Disabilities, Inc.

Carmel, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: July 2009-July 2010
Towards the School-to-Work program in Putnam County, which assists young people with disabilities in preparing for and finding employment after high school.

Center for Creative Education

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $180,000
Project Term: June 2008-June 2011
For general operating support.

Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $60,000
Project Term: September 2006-December 2009
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Children's Media Project

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: September 2009-August 2010
Towards their DROP-TV after-school and summer programming for teens.

Community Resources and Service Center

Pawling, NY
Grant Amount: $8,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
Support for the transportation program for senior citizens in the Pawling area.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County

Millbrook, NY
Grant Amount: $110,000
Project Term: December 2008-December 2011
Continued multi-year support for the Green Teen Community Gardening Program, an after-school and summer program for youth from the cities of Poughkeepsie and Beacon that focuses on nutrition, agriculture, food justice, financial management, and entrepreneurship.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County

Middletown, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: July 2009-July 2010
Towards the purchase of a refrigerated box truck for the Gleaning Program, which coordinates the donation and distribution of food items from farmers who have unharvested or surplus crops.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: September 2009-September 2010
Towards the Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP), which provides support, education, and other services to grandparents and other relatives who have become primary caregivers for children.

Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $150,000
Project Term: September 2008-December 2011
Multi-year support for the Marathon Project, which promotes positive behaviors for youth through distance running training and mentoring.

Dutchess Outreach

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
Continued support for Mid-Hudson Valley participants in the Girls' Leadership Workshop, a summer youth development program.

Family of Woodstock

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: March 2009-December 2010
Continued support for the Homeless Assistance Project, which provides for security deposits, utility costs, minor repairs and other costs associated with helping homeless families in Ulster County find permanent housing.

Family Partnership Center

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Family Services

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $37,500
Project Term: June 2009-December 2009
For general operating support.

Grace Smith House

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $180,000
Project Term: December 2006-December 2009
Towards children's programming at Grace Smith House's shelters for victims of domestic violence.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $75,000
Project Term: December 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Hands On! The Hudson Valley

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $90,000
Project Term: December 2008-December 2011
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Hillside Food Outreach

Thornwood, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: June 2009-June 2010
Towards the purchase of food and equipment to provide home-delivered supplementary food to Putnam County residents who cannot access food pantries themselves.

Hopewell Reformed Church

Hopewell Jct., NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: March 2009-April 2010
Towards the Community Maintenance Program, which provides free or low-cost home repairs to low-income homeowners in the greater southern Dutchess County area.

Hudson River Housing

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $85,000
Project Term: March 2008-April 2010
Support for the River Haven program, which provides a continuum of services for runaway and homeless youth including outreach, emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, and life skills training.

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

White Plains, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: December 2007-December 2009
Multi-year renewal support for the Children's Advocacy Program, which provides children in Dutchess County with legal representation around education, health care, public benefits and family matters.

Martin Luther King Cultural Center

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $25,000
Project Term: March 2009-December 2009
For general operating support.

Mediation Center of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $165,000
Project Term: March 2007-March 2010
Multi-year support of 'Wise Talk', a mediation program for senior citizens and their families.

Oakwood Friends School

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: June 2009-May 2010
Support for the 2009 Summer Youth Advocacy Program, a two-week summer training program for youth aged 13 - 18, focused on increasing understanding of the political process, political advocacy, and civic participation.

Poughkeepsie Farm Project

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $30,000
Project Term: June 2008-May 2010
Support for the Food Share project, which provides fresh produce to food pantries and economically disadvantaged families in the City of Poughkeepsie.

Putnam Family and Community Services

Carmel, NY
Grant Amount: $15,500
Project Term: April 2009-December 2009
A grant to support and enhance the integration of two recently merged Putnam County nonprofits (Putnam Family and Community Services, and Putnam Family Support and Advocacy), as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Rural & Migrant Ministry

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $225,000
Project Term: December 2008-December 2011
A multi-year grant for general operating support.

Rural Ulster Preservation Company

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $220,000
Project Term: September 2008-October 2010
A two-year grant for a foreclosure prevention program to assist homeowners from Dutchess and Ulster Counties who are in danger of losing their homes.

United Way of Ulster County

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $60,000
Project Term: June 2008-June 2011
Support for Project HOPE, a mentoring program for low-income women living in Ulster County focused on helping women achieve self-sufficiency.

Woodstock Area Meals on Wheels

Woodstock, NY
Grant Amount: $8,500
Project Term: October 2007-December 2009
A multi-year grant to cover the cost of food containers for this home delivery meal service for home-bound seniors and the disabled in Ulster County.

Workers' Rights Law Center of New York

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: September 2009-September 2010
Towards outreach to, and advocacy and legal services for low-wage workers in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

YMCA of Middletown

Middletown, NY
Grant Amount: $35,000
Project Term: October 2009-September 2010
Support for a Saturday night drop-in center for 'Tweens and Teens, which provides recreational programs, leadership development, and mentoring to Middletown area youth between the ages of 10 and 17.

Management Technical Assistance

Advocates For Exceptional Children Inc.

Putnam Valley, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: November 2009-April 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for board development.

Alzheimer's Association

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $2,000
Project Term: April 2009-June 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for organizational assessment and planning.

Center for Creative Education

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: April 2009-October 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for business planning.

Center for Governmental Research

Rochester, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: February 2009-March 2010
To conduct a compensation review and analysis of salaries and benefits for Dutchess County legislators and senior level executive staff in County offices.

Child Care Council of Dutchess

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $29,000
Project Term: July 2009-August 2010
Towards the planning of collaborative work &/or shared services between a group of child care councils in the Mid-Hudson Valley, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Child Find of America

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: June 2009-November 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for program development.

Children's Media Project

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $6,500
Project Term: November 2009-February 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for program development.

Dutchess County Arts Council

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: May 2009-September 2009
Towards a feasibility study for the creation of a regionally-based shared arts service program, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Dutchess County Arts Council

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $20,000
Project Term: September 2009-December 2009
Towards business planning activities, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Dutchess Outreach

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $2,600
Project Term: March 2009-June 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for board development.

Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $6,200
Project Term: May 2009-August 2009
Towards the planning of collaborative effort between a group of organizations focused on the Roosevelt and Vanderbilt historic sites, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $55,000
Project Term: September 2008-September 2009
Support for continuation of the Roosevelt Partners Marketing Project, a strategic marketing campaign to boost attendance at and increase visibility of Roosevelt historic sites in Hyde Park, NY.

Family Services

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $4,500
Project Term: July 2009-December 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for resource development planning.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $55,000
Project Term: September 2008-September 2009
Support for continuation of the Roosevelt Partners Marketing Project, a strategic marketing campaign to boost attendance at and increase visibility of Roosevelt historic sites in Hyde Park, NY.

Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association, Inc.

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: September 2009-April 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for board development.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: January 2009-March 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for strategic planning.

Hillsdale Economic Community Development Corporation

Hillsdale, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: April 2009-May 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for an affordable housing study and the development of strategies for meeting affordable housing needs in Hillsdale.

In Flight, Inc.

Germantown, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: October 2009-December 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for an accounting systems review.

Maranatha Human Services

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $7,000
Project Term: July 2009-December 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for board development and governance review.

Martin Luther King Cultural Center

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: July 2009-February 2010
Towards the assessment of a collaboration / merger between BCC and the Martin Luther King Cultural Center, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Mount Gulian Society

Beacon, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: October 2009-February 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for marketing & communications planning.

New Horizons Resources

Pleasant Valley, NY
Grant Amount: $12,000
Project Term: February 2009-October 2009
Towards a collaborative purchasing project involving eight Dutchess County nonprofit organizations, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

New York Council of Nonprofits

Albany, NY
Grant Amount: $7,000
Project Term: July 2009-August 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for professional development.

Newburgh Loaves & Fishes

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: September 2009-June 2010
Towards an assessment of the potential for collaboration between a group of food pantries in the City of Newburgh, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

People, Inc.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: July 2009-September 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for strategic planning.

Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: December 2009-January 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for a review and update of patient revenue and finance record keeping systems.

Putnam Family and Community Services

Carmel, NY
Grant Amount: $1,500
Project Term: September 2009-October 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for professional development.

Reach Center

Hudson, NY
Grant Amount: $24,000
Project Term: June 2009-November 2009
Towards transition planning as this organization either merges with another nonprofit or dissolves, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

REAL Skills Network Inc.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: October 2009-February 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for organizational assessment and planning.

Solar Energy Consortium

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $41,100
Project Term: November 2009-January 2010
Towards assessment of a merger with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany - SUNY, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Stanford Free Library

Stanfordville, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: August 2009-November 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for a campaign feasibility study.

Stringendo Inc.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: September 2009-January 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for a financial management review & training.

Transart & Cultural Services

West Park, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: January 2009-December 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for a financial systems analysis.

Ulster County Community Action Committee

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $8,300
Project Term: June 2009-November 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for marketing and communications planning.

Ulster Greene ARC

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: August 2009-October 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for staff training and development.

Ulster Literacy Association

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $4,000
Project Term: June 2009-September 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for strategic planning.

United Way of Orange County

Montgomery, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: August 2009-December 2009
Support for an assessment of and planning for a possible merger between two United Way's in the Mid-Hudson Valley, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.

Wallkill Valley Land Trust

New Paltz, NY
Grant Amount: $10,000
Project Term: September 2009-July 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for strategic planning.

Women's Studio Workshop

Rosendale, NY
Grant Amount: $8,000
Project Term: February 2009-March 2010
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for resource development planning.

Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen

Woodstock, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: April 2009-October 2009
A Management Assistance Program mini-grant for strategic planning.

YMCA of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $40,000
Project Term: January 2009-December 2009
Funding to support the organization through the dissolution process.

Other

Dutchess County SPCA

Hyde Park, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: September 2007-March 2010
A capital grant towards construction of a new shelter facility and renovation of the existing shelter.

YMCA of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $37,500
Project Term: July 2009-February 2010
Continued funding to support the organization through the dissolution process.

Philanthropy, Volunteerism & Grantmaking

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Great Barrington, MA
Grant Amount: $20,000
Project Term: December 2009-December 2010
For general operating support.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

Great Barrington, MA
Grant Amount: $250,000
Project Term: March 2006-December 2011
A challenge grant to help build the endowment of the Northeast Dutchess Fund (an area fund) of this community foundation.

Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: October 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $500,000
Project Term: June 2007-June 2012
For general operating expenses to launch the Ulster County Community Foundation and towards matching grant funds to encourage unrestricted giving to the Community Foundation by new donors.

Community Foundation of Orange County

Montgomery, NY
Grant Amount: $12,500
Project Term: March 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Nonprofit Finance Fund

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Term: February 2009-February 2010
Toward 'Managing Your Nonprofit in Lean Times', a program with Clara Miller for Mid-Hudson Valley funders and nonprofit organizations.

United Way of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: October 2009-June 2010
Towards the 2009 United Way Community Fund Campaign.

United Way of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: June 2008-June 2009
Towards the renovation of the organization's 19th century building in downtown Poughkeepsie.

United Way of Ulster County

Kingston, NY
Grant Amount: $7,200
Project Term: July 2008-June 2011
For general operating support.

Public Policy

Community Voices Heard

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $50,000
Project Term: February 2009-December 2009
Continued support for Community Voices Heard's work in organizing, training and empowering low-income people in the Mid-Hudson Valley to engage in policy development at the local, state and federal levels.

Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress

Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $20,000
Project Term: August 2009-June 2010
For general operating support.

Recreation & Sports

Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge Co.

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $140,000
Project Term: December 2008-December 2009
For general operating support.

Ramapo for Children

Rhinebeck, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: September 2008-October 2010
A two-year grant towards summer camp scholarships for Dutchess County children with special needs.

Support of the Non-Profit Sector

Cause Effective

New York, NY
Grant Amount: $3,200
Project Term: May 2009-July 2009
Towards a workshop on the topic of special events for the staff of nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $12,000
Project Term: February 2009-July 2009
For expenses associated with the Spring 2009 Mid-Hudson Valley nonprofit workshop series 'Managing Nonprofits Through Difficult Times.'

New York Council of Nonprofits

Albany, NY
Grant Amount: $300,000
Project Term: December 2007-December 2010
Renewed multi-year support of a multi-disciplinary management support center for nonprofits in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Other

Partners in Health

Boston, MA
Grant Amount: $20,000
Project Term: March 2009-December 2009
For architectural services for non-profits who can't typically afford such work and who most need it, such as the Butaro Hospital in Rwanda, in memory of the Dyson Foundation's late board member, Michael P. Murphy.