projects made possible by
the New Paltz Community Foundation, Inc.


as a conduit for 501c3 donations:

  • Holiday Hoopla, New Paltz (2023)

  • New Paltz Pollinator Project (2021)

  • Gardiner Senior Citizens Bench Project, to place benches along Rail Trail. (2020)

  • PIGLETS Banner Project, High School Club (2020)

  • Evan Kanner Memorial Scholarship (2021)

  • Town of New Paltz Fireworks (2019)

  • Mushroom Shed, New Paltz (2019)

  • Majestic Park Revitalization, Gardiner (2018-current)

  • Gunks Disc Golf Course at Majestic Park in Gardiner

  • Project Flood Aid after Superstorm Sandy

  • New Paltz Peace Park restoration (through a $5,000 donation from Starbucks)

  • New Paltz Central School District program funding support following severe New York State cutbacks

  • New Paltz sister city program with Osa, Japan

  • "Let's Talk Trash" project, partnering with the New Paltz Community Improvement Team to provide new trash cans on Main Street in New Paltz.

  • Field of Dreams sports fields in New Paltz.

  • New Paltz Middle School Green Classroom Garden Project

  • Celebration of the125th anniversary of the Village of New Paltz and the 150th anniversary of the New Paltz Fire Department

  • Festival tent for the New Paltz Rural Cemetary

  • Local Food Week in New Paltz

  • Wendell Harp bench

through direct financial support:

  • Major Sponsor, donating $2,000.00 to the New Paltz Rotary for “Win a Bundle” to raise funds for the backpack program to help support children in need through the New Paltz School District. (2023)

  • Provided $500 to the New Paltz Rotary to help support children of the New Paltz School District. (2022)

  • Local at Heart Golf Tournament - $300 Sponsored 3 Tees to support local food insecurity. (2022)

  • Contributed $500 to support the Turkey Trot, a Family of New Paltz event. (2021)

  • Donated $1,000 to Wallkill Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. (2021)

  • Made a $1,500 donation to the New Day Food Pantry in Plattekill for personal items. (2021)

  • Contributed $1,500 to the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Gardiner for food transportation. (2021)

  • Project Help Your Neighbor 2020 - A project to provide meal vouchers to citizens in need of a meal and simultaneously help restaurants and delis remain open and avoid staff cutbacks during the pandemic. More than 30 locally owned businesses participated.

  • Contributed $500 toward the construction of a Mushroom Shed in New Paltz.

  • Headline Sponsor for the 2017 Turkey Trot, benefitting Family of New Paltz.

  • Total interior and exterior renovation of Family of New Paltz buildings.

  • Helped establish the farmers’ market in New Paltz by providing seed money for publicity and signage.

  • Established an endowment for the Marge L. Glenn Scholarship, awarding $500 annually to a New Paltz High School senior.

  • Contributed funds for signage at the slave burial grounds on Huguenot Street in New Paltz.

  • Supported an author visit at New Paltz Middle School.

  • Provided $150 to the New Paltz Middle School welding program.

  • Contributed $500 to the One Book/One New Paltz community reading program.

  • Donated $500 to Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz for audiobooks.

  • Purchased and erected signage for Sojourner Truth Park in New Paltz.