Cohoes Savings Foundation
Ballston Spa, NY · EIN 14-1809837. Reported 181 grants totalling $656,705 to 79 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Cohoes Savings Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,300. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $20,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Disability Services | Albany, NY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Washington, DC | $40,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County | Troy, NY | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samaritan Hospital and the Eddy Foundation | Albany, NY | $29,475 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York | Latham, NY | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seagle Festival | Schroon Lake, NY | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Building on Love Inc | Cohoes, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cohoes High School Alumni Association | Cohoes, NY | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Triadd Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Colonie Senior Service Center Inc | Albany, NY | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Foundation | Troy, NY | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hudson Headwaters Health Network | Queensbury, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake George Opera Festival | Saratoga Springs, NY | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| World Awareness Childrens Museum | Glens Falls, NY | $14,180 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Ne Ny | Albany, NY | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equinox Inc | Albany, NY | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Assocof the Blind at Albany | Albany, NY | $10,050 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Life Path | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lifeplan Ny Inc | Clifton Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeast Health Foundation | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern Ny | Latham, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Siena College | Loudonville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Van Schaick Mansion Project | Cohoes, NY | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Hospice | Rensselaer, NY | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Eddy Alzheimer's Caregivers | East Greenbush, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watervliet Civic Chest Inc | Watervliet, NY | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Pruyn House | Latham, NY | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center | Latham, NY | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Catherine's Center for Children | Albany, NY | $6,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hudson Valley Com Col Foundation | Poughkeepsie, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cohoes Little League | Cohoes, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohns & Crolitis Foundation | Guilderland, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Day Community Food Pantra | Hadley, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Double H Ranch | Lake Luzerne, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution | Cohoes, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Association of the Blind at Albany | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Kidney Foundation | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| SUNY Adirondack Foundation | Queensbury, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arts Center of the Capital Region | Troy, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Charlton School | Burnt Hills, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life Path Living Center for Older Adults | Albany, NY | $4,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cohoes Intermediate Baseball League | Cohoes, NY | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cohoes Local Development Corporation | Cohoes, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Russell Sage College | Albany, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region | Albany, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunnyview Hospital Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Falls Free Library | Valley Falls, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Cohoes Turkey Trot | Cohoes, NY | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Caffe Lena | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Fund for the Gore Mt Region | Lake Placid, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Capital Region | Albany, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grassroots Givers | Albany, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley | Troy, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Knights of Columbus #192 | Cohoes, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Gathering | Watervliet, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Fire Safety Council | Michigan Center, MI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Underground Railroad History Project | Albany, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity House | Troy, NY | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cohoes Girls Softball League | Cohoes, NY | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Destroyer Escort Historical Museum | Albany, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historic Cherry Hill | Albany, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Child Safety Council | Michigan Center, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Schenectady Community College Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schenectady County Historical Society | Schenectady, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| SUNY Schenectady Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanschaick Mansion Project | Cohoes, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc | Cohoes, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Clifton Park | Clifton Park, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of the Greater Capital Region | Troy, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hudson Headwateers Health Foundation | Queensbury, NY | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The College of St Rose | Albany, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
39 of 79 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Center for Disability Services
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. - Triadd Foundation Inc
IMPROVE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Hudson Headwaters Health Network
SCHOLARSHIPS IN COLLABORATION WITH SUNY ADIRONDACK - Samaritan Hospital and the Eddy Foundation
SPONSOR POCKETALKER DEVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS. - Siena College
SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS RETURNING TO EDUCATION - Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
PROMOTE HEALTHY FAMILIES, ADULTS AND CHILDREN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 113 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $134,150 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $109,300 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 37 | $109,050 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 32 | $118,275 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 34 | $185,930 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,300. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cohoes Savings Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Saratoga Village Blvd 37M, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 14-1809837 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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