Skip to content
The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc

See Schedule O for The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's mission statement.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$16MRecreation & Sports$9.6MArts & Culture$148kHealth$44kFood & Nutrition$35kCommunity Improvement$31kHousing & Shelter$31kEducation$25k
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k8 grants · $182k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $438k
  • $250k+2 grants · $750k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$333M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc$500,000
Columbia Land Conservancy Inc$250,000
Hudson Taconic Lands$220,000
Hudson Taconic Lands$168,450
Hudson River Maritime Museum$50,000
Winnakee Land Trust Inc$35,000
Mid Hudson Childrens Museum DBA Mid Hudson Discovery Museum$25,000
New City Parks Inc$25,000
Outdoor Promise Inc$24,825
Carrie Decker DBA Crazy Over on Art Tour Inc$22,700
Honeybee Sun Farm LLC$20,000
Sky High Farm Inc$15,000
Ecological Citizens Project$14,780
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Hudson Highland Land Trust: $150k → 6%Winnakee Land Trust Inc: $35k → 9%UNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY: $250k → 9%Columbia Land Conservancy Inc: $250k → 11%Hudson Taconic Lands: $220k → 11%Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy: $150k → 14%Orange County Land Trust: $250k → 14%Kingston Land Trust: $350k → 16%Open Space Institute: $250k → 17%Mental Health America: $44k → 9%Ecological Citizens Project: $15k → 6%Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc: $8.8M → 9%Hudson Taconic Lands: $168k → 11%NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST: $339k → 14%Hudson River Maritime Museum: $50k → 16%The New York Foundation for the Arts: $50k → 17%Scenic Hudson Inc: $6.4M → 9%Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: $88k → 11%Kingston Land Trust: $50k → 16%Control Point Associates: $31k → 17%The Scenic Hudson Land Trust: $4.2M → 9%Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: $70k → 11%Wallkill Valley Land Trust: $47k → 16%New City Parks Inc: $25k → 17%Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc: $2.5M → 9%HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $45k → 16%Mid Hudson Childrens Museum DBA Mid Hudson Discovery Museum: $25k → 9%Honeybee Sun Farm LLC: $20k → 16%Carrie Decker DBA Crazy Over on Art Tour Inc: $23k → 9%Growing STEMZ: $16k → 9%Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc: $500k → 9%Startup PK: $16k → 9%Sky High Farm Inc: $15k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$24M · 5 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
13

Total granted

$24M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
0%

Still filing today

100%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $432k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentArts & CultureRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HH
    HUDSON HIGHLANDS FJORD TRAIL INC
    3× · 2020–2025 · $12M · revenue +566% · 98% of their budget
  • SH
    Scenic Hudson Inc
    2× · 2022–2023 · $11M · revenue +25% · 28% of their budget
  • HT
    Hudson Taconic Lands Inc
    3× · 2023–2025 · $547k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • NH
    NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST
    one grant, 2019 · $339k · revenue -35%
  • OS
    OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST INC
    one grant, 2023 · $250k · revenue -2%
  • UG
    UNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $250k · revenue +117%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Westchester Land Trust Inc

The primary mission of the Westchester Land Trust is to conserve, maintain and enhance the natural environment and resources of Westchester County and eastern Putnam County. The Trust acquires interests in land exhibiting important natural…

Environment
2
The Central New York Land Trust Inc

The central new york land trust seeks to preserve and protect natural areas in order to provide our communities clean water, clean air, wildlife habitat, and a chance to connect with the land.

Environment
3
New York Agricultural Land Trust Inc

The mission of the Organization is to conserve working farmland and promote a greater appreciation for the agricultural and forested lands and their associated natural resources that enrich our communities and connect future generations to…

Environment
4
Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc

Acquire land and easements to preserve and enhance the open lands, forests, water resources, scenic areas and historical sights of the Woodstock, NY area. Steward protected lands and offer educational programs and events regarding nature…

Environment
5
The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc

See Schedule O for The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's mission statement.

Environment
6
Adirondack Mountain Club Inc

Adk is the only non-profit organization in new york state dedicated to the conservation, preservation, and responsible recreational use of the new york state forest preserve and other parks, wild lands, and waters vital to our members and…

Environment
7
Genesee Land Trust Inc

Genesee Land Trust preserves and protects natural lands and waterways that enhance the quality of life in the Greater Rochester region - providing wildlife habitat, locally grown food, and connections to nature.

Environment
8
Land Conservancy of Ridgefield Inc

The Land Conservancy of Ridgefield, Inc. ("the Land Conservancy"), founded in 1967, preserves and protects, for the general benefit of the public, Ridgefield, Connecticut's natural resources including land and water resources, the plant…

Environment
9
Hilltown Land Trust Inc

Hilltown land trust conserves and stewards land through strong relationships to ensure clean water, wildlife habitat, climate resilience, recreational opportunities, and healthy farmland for the benefit of all.

Environment
10
Lake George Land Conservancy Inc

Dedicated to permanently preserve the natural, scenic and recreational resources of the Lake George Basin.

Environment
11
Dutchess Land Conservancy Inc

Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…

Environment
12
Northern Neck Land Conservancy

Northern neck land conservancy's mission is to preserve the rural heritage of the northern neck and essex county by conserving their lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. the land conservancy assists landowners who…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sky High Farm Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
11/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HUDSON HIGHLANDS FJORD TRAIL INC: $11,850,000 · EnvironmentHUDSON HIGHLANDS FJORD TRAIL INCScenic Hudson Inc: $10,599,000 · EnvironmentScenic Hudson Inc+9 more: $2,086,351 · Environment+9 moreNATURAL HERITAGE TRUST: $339,000 · OtherWALLKILL VALLEY LAND TRUST: $46,635 · OtherMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $43,735 · OtherControl Point Associates: $31,000 · OtherOUTDOOR PROMISE INC: $24,825 · OtherCRAZY OVER ART ON TOUR INC: $22,700 · OtherHoneybee Sun Farm LLC: $20,000 · Other+3 more: $39,468 · OtherUNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY INC: $250,000 · Recreation & SportsNEW CITY PARKS INC: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsHUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $95,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMID-HUDSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM D/B/A MID-HUDSON DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSKY HIGH FARM INC: $15,000 · Food & Nutrition
Environment$24,535,351Other$567,363Recreation & Sports$275,000Arts & Culture$170,000Food & Nutrition$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHUDSON HIGHLANDS FJORD TRAIL INC: $11,850,000 over 3y, 98% of budgetScenic Hudson Inc: $10,599,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetHudson Taconic Lands Inc: $546,571 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetKingston Land Trust Inc: $440,000 over 3y, 47% of budgetNATURAL HERITAGE TRUST: $339,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST INC: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY INC: $250,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetCOLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $250,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetORANGE COUNTY LAND TRUST INC: $250,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMOHAWK HUDSON LAND CONSERVANCY: $150,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetHudson Highlands Land Trust Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetHUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $95,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWALLKILL VALLEY LAND TRUST: $46,635 over 1y, 15% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $43,735 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMID-HUDSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM D/B/A MID-HUDSON DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Land Trust Alliance I…The Nature ConservancyOpen Space Institute …Community Foundations…The Peter and Carmen …The Dyson FoundationIbm International Fou…Novo FoundationOpen Space Institute …Bank of Greene County…The Community Foundat…Jewish Communal Fund
Land Trust Alliance IncDC21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Land Trust Alliance Inc · The Nature Conservancy · Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc · Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc · The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc · The Dyson Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Novo Foundation · Open Space Institute Inc · Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · Jewish Communal Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 27 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Scenic Hudson Land’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    The endowment market
    who holds foundation money, and what just moved
    The camps
    funders cluster by geography, not ideology
    By state
    where grant money is based, and what stays home