Cohoes Savings Foundation
Ballston Spa, NY · EIN 14-1809837. Reported 147 grants totalling $470,775 to 69 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $15,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Disability Services | Albany, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Washington, DC | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County | Troy, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building on Love Inc | Cohoes, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York | Latham, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Hospital and the Eddy Foundation | Albany, NY | $19,975 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Foundation | Troy, NY | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seagle Festival | Schroon Lake, NY | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cohoes High School Alumni Association | Cohoes, NY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Ne Ny | Albany, NY | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colonie Senior Service Center Inc | Albany, NY | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equinox Inc | Albany, NY | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake George Opera Festival | Saratoga Springs, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Health Foundation | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 Eddy Alzheimer's Caregivers | East Greenbush, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watervliet Civic Chest Inc | Watervliet, NY | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Community Hospice | Rensselaer, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Assocof the Blind at Albany | Albany, NY | $6,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Pruyn House | Latham, NY | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Catherine's Center for Children | Albany, NY | $5,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Double H Ranch | Lake Luzerne, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Path | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern Ny | Latham, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| SUNY Adirondack Foundation | Queensbury, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Awareness Childrens Museum | Glens Falls, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Path Living Center for Older Adults | Albany, NY | $4,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cohoes Little League | Cohoes, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center | Latham, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Cohoes Intermediate Baseball League | Cohoes, NY | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cohoes Local Development Corporation | Cohoes, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sunnyview Hospital Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Falls Free Library | Valley Falls, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caffe Lena | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Cohoes Turkey Trot | Cohoes, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Fund for the Gore Mt Region | Lake Placid, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Schenectady Community College Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| SUNY Schenectady Foundation | Schenectady, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanschaick Mansion Project | Cohoes, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Child Safety Council | Michigan Center, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
35 of 69 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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. - 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 - The Eddy Alzheimer's Caregivers
ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM. - Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County
SUPPORT COMMUNITY FUND GORE MOUNTAIN REGION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 92 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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.
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