St. Mary’s Healthcare Awards $11,000 in Carondelet Community Fund Grants To Support the Essential Work of 15 Local Nonprofits
AMSTERDAM, N.Y., June 25, 2025—St. Mary’s Healthcare has awarded $11,000 in Carondelet Community Fund grants to 15 area nonprofit organizations that share St. Mary’s values and mission of caring for the community, especially those who are most vulnerable.
The grants support critical local services, including emergency food assistance, shelter for those who are homeless, STEM education, summer youth programs, vision and hearing screenings, and transportation and meals for seniors.
Grant recipients include:
- Broadalbin Perth Lions Foundation
- Catholic Charities Fulton-Montgomery Counties
- Christ Child Society
- Comfort Zone-Trinity Lutheran Church
- Danielle’s House
- Foundation for the Amsterdam Free Library
- Grow Amsterdam
- Haven of Hope Farm & Residence Inc.
- HFM Prevention Council – Creative Connections Clubhouse
- Mayfield Presbyterian Church
- Montgomery County – Office for Aging
- Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Volunteer Program
- New Dimensions
- Royal Pantry
- Sarah Jane Sanford Home
“With these grants, St. Mary’s supports and shines a spotlight on 15 community partners and their contributions to the long-term health and well-being of the region we all call home,” said Margaret Brodie, vice president, mission advancement and patient experience, at St. Mary’s Healthcare. “Like St. Mary’s, these organizations enhance the quality of life in our community by serving others with dignity and compassion.”
The Carondelet Community Fund was established in 1996 to honor and continue the spirit of St. Mary’s founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Grants are awarded annually by the St. Mary’s board of trustees to provide modest support to local programs and agencies that further the sisters’ tradition of outreach to the “dear neighbor.”
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About St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare system offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. For more information: (518) 842-1900, www.smha.org or www.facebook.com/smha.org.
Contact:
Kristin Mosher
Director, Marketing and Communications
St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam
(518) 770-7505
kristin.mosher@nysmha.org