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Community Foundation Announces 2008 Garden Party Honorees


Community Foundation Announces Scholarships Available to Students On-Line


Community Foundation of Dutchess County Spring 2008 Grant Availability


The Community Foundation Supports The Big Read Program at Poughkeepsie Public Library

The Poughkeepsie Public Library has received two grants through the Community Foundation of Dutchess County to support The Big Read program which provides citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book throughout their community. 


Field Trip Grants Awarded to Dutchess County Schools

This Field Trip Grant Program is designed to distribute funds in amounts up to $500 to public schools in Dutchess County to enhance classroom learning opportunities.  Through a grant from the Dyson Foundation, the Community Foundation of Dutchess County is able to offer this program for the 2007-2008 school year.  The maximum grant award is $500 per school and funds are limited.


Ulster County Community Foundation Awarded $500,000 Grant

Thanks to a new chairman and a $500,000 seed grant from the Dyson Foundation, the recently-formed Ulster County Community Foundation is well on its way to becoming a focused philanthropic force that will soon be able to raise funds and direct donations to the county’s nonprofit community.


Please call 845-452-3077 to contact the Foundation