Lazare Kaplan

Applications are now being accepted from organizations that best exemplify The Kaplan Foundation mission statement “to get the kids off the streets of Livingston Manor.”  Grants in the amount of $250 and higher, depending on need and merit,… Continue reading →

Tom & Janet Sullivan, of Monroe
Orange County Honorees

Anthony & Nancy Kane, of Forestburgh
Sullivan County Honorees

Anthony & Nancy Kane and Tom & Janet Sullivan, outstanding business and civic leaders, will be honored by the Community Foundation of… Continue reading →

Family members of the late Christine Verheyleweghen Thomas have recently established a charitable fund in her memory at the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan, ensuring her legacy is carried on forever. The Christine Thomas Memorial Fund for Helping Others… Continue reading →

Christina Grohowski (left) and Christa Grohowski (right) came to CFOS to create Christina Cares: The Kara-Lynn Project, a special project/pass-through fund.

Valley Central High School Senior Christina Grohowski has established a charitable fund at the Community Foundation of Orange and… Continue reading →

Scholarship recipients celebrate their recent awards at both the Sullivan and Orange County Scholarship Receptions.

More than 300 scholarship recipients, family members and community volunteers attended Scholarship Receptions hosted by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan. The receptions celebrate… Continue reading →

Lisa Silverstone, Executive Director of Safe Harbors of the Hudson (left) with Elizabeth Rowley, Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan President and CEO (right)

Safe Harbors of the Hudson is a large scale, mixed-use, re-development project in the City of… Continue reading →

The Hudson Valley Animal Shelter Fund was established at the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan through a generous bequest from Jean Rowe. This fund will provide financial assistance to nonprofit animal welfare agencies throughout the Hudson Valley, in memory… Continue reading →

 In late December of 2016, the Kotin family tragically lost their 15 year old son Jacob as a result of his struggle with anxiety and depression. In Jacob’s honor, his grandmother Sandra Kotin established the Jacob Kotin Teens in… Continue reading →

Over a hundred local nonprofits from Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties have registered for “Hudson Valley Gives” our region’s second annual day of online giving, to be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Thanks to our… Continue reading →

Haleigh Massa (left) and Mallory Anderson (right) visited CFOS to create the Antonio Baglivo Memorial Scholarship Fund.

College students Mallory Anderson and Haleigh Massa are charting a new path — as activists and fundraisers. Motivated by the tragic loss… Continue reading →