Please note that the Bank of Greene County has upgraded our phone system. As part of the enhancements, employee telephone extensions have changed as of May 22. If you need assistance reaching a specific employee, please contact us at 518-943-2600 and use option 1 for our dial-by-name directory, or option 0 for our Customer Service Center.
Charitable Giving

Charitable Giving

The Bank of Greene County is proud to support local communities through grants and volunteer work.  In 1998, we created a Charitable Foundation, which coordinates funding for non-profit groups such as institutions, schools, and other community organizations.  Grants are awarded based on eligible requests received. Our application window is between December 1 and January 15 each year. To date, we have contributed over $2.5 million in support of our communities!

2024 Charitable Foundation Board of Directors

Applying for a Grant

The Foundation accepts formal grant requests between December 1 and January 15 each year. These grants support:

  • Education
  • Health and wellness
  • Social and civic services
  • Culture and the arts
  • Housing for low and moderate income individuals

To learn more about the grant request process, including required submission materials, view our guidelines below.

Guidelines for Grant Requests

Recent Grant Recipients

Chatham — July 2024

Chatham Charitable 2024 Alan Devoe Bird Club, Art Omi, Camphill Ghent, Canaan Historical Society, Canaan Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Chatham Area Recreation Project, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham Central School District Robotics Team, Chatham Kids Club, Chatham Lions Club, Chatham Rescue Squad, Chatham Rural Cemetery Association, Columbia County Agricultural Society, Columbia County Fire Advisory Board, Columbia County Fire Chiefs Association, Columbia County Fire Coordinator's Office, Columbia County Pathways to Recovery, Columbia County Recovery Kitchen, Columbia Land Conservancy, Crandell Theatre, Darrow School, East Chatham Fire Company, Flying Deer Nature Center, Friends of Lindenwald, Friends of the Chatham Public Library, Friends of the Tracy, The Ghent Playhouse, Ghent VFW 5933, Ghent Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Hawthorne Valley Association, Ichabod Crane Central School District, Kinderhook Lake Corporation, Valatie Volunteer Fire Department, The Lily Pond Animal Sanctuary, Lucky Rehabilitation Center, Mac-Haydn Theatre, Mellenville Volunteer Fire Company #1, Morris Memorial, The New Britain Cemetery Association, North Chatham Free Library, Northeast Center for Spiritual Growth, OK Kids Inc., Our Community Cares, Inc., Red Rock Historical Society, Red Rock Volunteer Fire Company, Shaker Museum, Super Stories, Town of Austerlitz, Town of Chatham, Town of Ghent, Tri-Village Fire Company, Inc, Valatie Community Theatre, & Valatie Santa Claus Club

Copake — June 2024

Copake Charitable Ceremony Ancram Center for the Arts, Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market, Free Columbia, Friends of the Copake Grange, Oldtone Roots Music Festival, Harlem Valley Rail Trail, Hillsdale Economic & Community Development Corp., Precious Pound Pups Inc., Rip Van Winkle Amateur Radio Society, Inc., Roeliff Jansen Community Library, Town of Ancram, Town of Copake, Town of Gallatin, The Two of Us Productions/RARE, Inc., & West Copake Reformed Church

Kingston — June 2024

Kingston Charitable CeremonyAccord Fire District, American Cancer Society, Benedictine Health Foundation, Scouts of America - Rip Van Winkle Council, Cottekill Volunteer Fire Company, Dutchess Community College Foundation, East Kingston Volunteer Fire Company, Hudson Valley Current, Hudson Valley ICEbergs, Hurley Recreation Association, Land to Learn, Lomontville Volunteer Fire Department, Mentor Me of Ulster County, O+ FESTIVAL, Parrots for Peace, People's Place, Point God Academy, Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc. , Seed Song Farm & Center, Sky High Farm, Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., Ulster Literacy Association, & YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County

Tannersville — June 2024

Boundless Arts Inc, Catskill Mountain Foundation, The Community of Windham Foundation, Discover Life Church Food Pantry, Hunter Fire Co No 1, Inc., Hunter Foundation, Hunter Public Library, Huntersfield Christian Training Center, Mountain Top Arboretum, Mountain Top Historical Society, Mountain Top Library, Regenerative Housing in the Hudson Valley, & Tannersville Area Health

Germantown — June 2024

Bard College, Bard Early College, Clippers Afterschool Program, Germantown History Department, Germantown Hose Company #1, Germantown Library, Germantown Waterfront Advisory Committee, In Flight Inc, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Livingston Free Library, Livingston Pumper Co #1, Processional Arts, Town of Clermont, & Town of Livingston

See Grant History