2020 Annual Report

The Dyson Foundation is pleased to present our 2020 Annual Report. In 2020, the Foundation awarded a total of $9.3 million in grants. In light of the global pandemic, which severely challenged the nonprofit sector and the communities they serve, $1.2 million of that funding was in the form of COVID-19 community response grants to support…

2020 Annual Report: Grants Distribution

Annual Report» Grant Profiles Page» 2020 was an extraordinary year, with a deadly global pandemic being just one of several social and economic upheavals that challenged the status quo in nearly every way. The Dyson Foundation’s response to the impacts of the pandemic on communities in the Mid-Hudson Valley and the local nonprofit sector was multi-faceted.…

Hudson Valley Funders Network Launches New Effort to Help Region’s Nonprofits Adapt to COVID Realities

New Website Provides Access to Resources, Webinars & Supportive Information The Hudson Valley Funders Network—a leading group of charitable organizations in the region—is partnering with and funding the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) to provide capacity building support and guidance to Hudson Valley nonprofit organizations reeling from myriad challenges brought on by the COVID-19…

Hudson Valley Nonprofits Struggling to Survive, Serve Under Pandemic Financial Burdens

Region’s Charitable Foundations Band Together to Explore Solutions Hudson Valley nonprofit organizations are struggling to survive the negative financial impacts brought on by the ongoing pandemic as they simultaneously strive to meet the growing needs of the many communities they serve, according to a recent survey of 291 nonprofits conducted by the New York Council…