Hudson Valley Gives raises record $1.2 million for local nonprofits
Hudson Valley Gives topped $1.2 million, with Newburgh Brewery hosting the celebration and Orange County nonprofits among the biggest beneficiaries.
More than $1.2 million landed with 270 local nonprofits through Hudson Valley Gives, a record that put Orange County at the center of the region’s biggest one-day online fundraising push. The 11th annual campaign, created by the Community Foundation of Orange, Sullivan and Rockland, used a 24-hour giving window on May 20 to generate its strongest official giving-day total yet.
The foundation said 275 nonprofits were registered for the 2026 event, which served organizations in Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland and Westchester counties. Donations made online between midnight and 11:59 p.m. EST on May 20 counted toward prize incentives, turning the day into a race as much as a fundraiser.
The celebration was held at Newburgh Brewing Company from 4 to 7 p.m., where supporters watched a live leaderboard and had a chance to win exclusive prizes. That Newburgh setting gave the campaign a distinctly Orange County footprint even as the money reached nonprofits across seven counties. The event has been built to do more than collect donations: it gives participating groups a shared online platform to reach donors, compete for prizes and build visibility in a crowded charitable landscape.
Among the top-earning organizations were Second Chance Foods, Inc., the Ashokan Center, Humane Society of Walden, Abilities First and the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra. That list shows how the money spread across anti-hunger work, arts programming, animal welfare and disability services, with the strongest early impact likely to be felt first by organizations that depend on steady operating dollars to keep staff paid and programs open through the summer.
Elizabeth Rowley, the foundation’s president and chief executive, said Hudson Valley Gives gives people “a way to make an impact no matter the size of the gift.” CFOSR leadership also credited local individuals, businesses, sponsors and nonprofit creativity for pushing the campaign to a record result.
The milestone carries weight beyond a single day’s tally. CFOSR said Hudson Valley Gives has now generated more than $6.7 million since it began, making it a durable fixture in the region’s nonprofit economy rather than a one-off appeal. In a March 2026 release, the foundation said it administers 650 active charitable funds representing $70 million in assets, underscoring the institutional base behind a campaign that continues to move money quickly to organizations that serve some of the Hudson Valley’s most immediate needs.
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