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Scenic Hudson Inc
Scenic Hudson Inc (New York) receives grants from 170 organizations whose IRS filings report $46,755,185 to it, the largest being Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc ($7,850,000). 136 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $19M
- Funders on record
- 170
- Grants received
- $47M
- Net assets
- $69M
What Scenic Hudson Inc does
Mission
Scenic Hudson was founded in 1963 when six community members came together to stop a massive power plant from defacing the iconic Storm King Mountain. (Please see Schedule O explaination for further context of Organization's mission statement.)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Connecting communities with the landscapes that shape them - Every piece of land conserved is not only an opportunity to protect our region's air, water, vistas, and wildlife, but also an opportunity for meaningful connection. That's why we are focused on creating beautiful parks and outdoor spaces where people can commune with nature and one another. We have more than 45 featured parks and have contributed to more than two dozen additional preserves, historic sites, and trails. In Kingston, Newburgh, and Poughkeepsie, we are keeping a special focus on urban conservation and farming to close the nature and fresh food gaps in the cities along the Hudson.
$2,996,822 spent$2,088,262 earned by the program31% of program spendingProtecting the health and vitality of the land that sustains us What started with a targeted push to save Storm King from an industrial project has evolved into the steady conservation of more than 50,000 acres of land across the region almost four times the size of the island of Manhattan. We remain committed to making the Hudson Valley a great place to live, work, and play by protecting and enhancing the region's great assets beautiful open spaces, working farms, and historic cities and town centers. Our work doesn't stop once land is conserved. We are leading innovative projects to protect the long-term health of Hudson Valley forests and increase regeneration.
$2,575,647 spent$1,794,777 earned by the program26% of program spendingPartnering to power and feed a changing Hudson Valley We are working to counter the threats from our warming planet to the beautiful landscapes, vibrant communities, and quality of life in the Hudson Valley by advancing the region's transition to renewable energy. We're also focused on sustaining the farmland that has defined and nourished this region for centuries. We have partnered with farmers to protect 23,000 acres on more than 150 farms over the last three decades. We also promote regenerative practices that not only reduce agricultural carbon emissions but support soil health and resiliency in the face of destructive flooding, droughts, and storms, helping farmers stay in business.
$2,235,468 spentof which $8,000 as grants$1,557,731 earned by the program23% of program spendingInnovating to create inspiring spaces and lasting solutions for generations to come - While much of our work is focused on preserving the natural treasures of the Hudson Valley, what sets us apart is our ability to see untapped potential and to back ideas with action. We've cleaned up more than a dozen industrial sites on both sides of the Hudson, from Yonkers to Albany including our new offices and community space at the Northside Hub in Poughkeepsie. Community powers our solutions, from community-led observation to bridge the data gap in urban ecosystems, to our 40-year campaign urging the Environmental Protection Agency to require General Electric to fully clean up PCBs in the Hudson River.
$1,911,487 spentof which $2,000 as grants$1,331,972 earned by the program20% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,719,424.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $62M to $77M (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 4% · 2022 0% · 2023 1% · 2024 0% · 2025 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
53% of Scenic Hudson Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 48 funders to 99 funders, grant income rose $2.1M → $9.0M.
23 of 170 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $11M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money Scenic Hudson Inc raised.
From the IRS filings of Scenic Hudson Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 170 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Scenic Hudson Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Scenic Hudson Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 57% · 2019 50% · 2020 38% · 2021 32% · 2022 24% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
60% of Scenic Hudson Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 80% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
65% of Scenic Hudson Inc's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Scenic Hudson Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 210 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 210 environment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like Scenic Hudson Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 11 states
Part of a family of 5 related entities
- The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc · exempt
- Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail · exempt
- Northside Junction LLC · partnership
- Fall Kill Brookside LLC · corp_trust
- Parker Fall Kill LLC · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Scenic Hudson Inc?
- Scenic Hudson Inc (New York) receives grants from 170 organizations whose IRS filings report $46,755,185 to it, the largest being Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc ($7,850,000). 136 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Scenic Hudson Inc have?
- IRS filings report 170 organizations giving $46,755,185 in grants to Scenic Hudson Inc, 136 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Scenic Hudson Inc?
- Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc is the largest funder on record, with $7,850,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Scenic Hudson Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 170 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing