While charitable donations help keep critically important community resources in operation year-round, you have until Dec. 31 to contribute to your favorite nonprofits and receive a deduction on your 2018 taxes.
Because the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that took effect earlier this year nearly doubled the standard deduction for individuals to $12,000 and for married couples filing jointly to $24,000, many charities are concerned that giving will drop. With the new limits, charitable deductions will only benefit the relatively few Americans who itemize.
The impact won’t be known until Dec. 31, as many people wait until the last minute to give — by one estimate, 30 percent of donations in the U.S. are made in December, and 10 percent in the last 48 hours of the year. The deadline for 2018 is 5 p.m. on Monday if you are mailing a check and midnight if you use a credit card. (There is no deadline to give your time — see Deb Lucke’s cartoon.)
Animals
Animal Rescue Foundation
P.O. Box 1129, Beacon, NY 12508
arfbeacon.org
Dutchess County SPCA
636 Violet Ave., Hyde Park, NY 12538
dcspca.org
Friends of the Beacon Dog Park
beacondogpark.org
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
guidingeyes.org
This resident of Mid Hudson Animal Aid found a warm spot. (Photo by Alison Rooney)
Mid Hudson Animal Aid (Cat Sanctuary)
54 Simmons Lane, Beacon, NY 12508
gofundme.com/have-a-heart-save-our-shelter
Putnam County SPCA
P.O. Box 850, Brewster, NY 10509
spcaputnam.org
Putnam Humane Society
P.O. Box 297, Carmel, NY 10512
puthumane.org
Putnam Service Dogs
P.O. Box 573, Brewster, NY 10509
putnamservicedogs.org
Arts, Music & Theater
American Center for Folk Music
P.O. Box 782, Beacon, NY 12508
facebook.com/americancenterforfolkmusic
Checks: BeaconArts. Memo: ACFM
Beacon Arts Community Association
P.O. Box 727, Beacon, NY 12508
beaconarts.org
Chapel Restoration
P.O. Box 43, Cold Spring, NY 10516
chapelrestoration.org
A Cold Spring Film Society volunteer prepares for a free summer showing of The Thing. (Photo by Ross Corsair)
Cold Spring Film Society
192 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
coldspringfilm.org
Collaborative Concepts at Saunders Farm
collaborativeconcepts.org
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman St., Beacon, NY 12508
diaart.org
Downing Film Center
19 Front St., Newburgh, NY 12550
downingfilmcenter.com
Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY 10524
garrisonartcenter.org
Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
howlandculturalcenter.org
Hudson Valley MOCA
1701 Main St., Peekskill, NY 10566
hudsonvalleymoca.org
A chamber music concert at the Howland Cultural Center (Photo provided)
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
143 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
hvshakespeare.org
Manitoga / Russel Wright Design Center
P.O. Box 249, Garrison, NY 10524
visitmanitoga.org
Philipstown Depot Theatre
P.O. Box 221, Garrison, NY 10524
philipstowndepottheatre.org
Education
Beacon Advocates for Music
P.O. Box 727, Beacon, NY 12508
beaconartsandeducation.org
Checks: BeaconArts. Memo: BAM
Beacon Arts & Education Foundation
P.O. Box 727, Beacon, NY 12508
beaconartsandeducation.org
Checks: BeaconArts. Memo: BAEF
Beacon High School PTSO
101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY 12508
Garrison students at a PTA picnic (Photo by Erin Wik)
Garrison Children’s Education Fund
P.O. Box 262, Garrison, NY 10524
gcef.net
Garrison School PTA
1100 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524
gufspta.org
Glenham Elementary PTO
20 Chase Drive, Fishkill, NY 12524
Haldane Arts Alliance
15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring, NY 10516
facebook.com/haldanearts
Checks: Fractured Atlas. Memo: HAA
Haldane Blue Devil Booster Club
P.O. Box 356, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Haldane Central School District PTA
15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring, NY 10516
haldanepta.org
Haldane School Foundation
P.O. Box 364, Cold Spring, NY 10516
haldaneschoolfoundation.org
JV Forrestal Elementary PTSO
125 Liberty St., Beacon, NY 12508
jvfptso.com
Rombout Middle School PTO
84 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY 12508
Sargent Elementary PTO
29 Education Drive, Beacon, NY 12508
sargentpto.org
South Avenue Elementary PTA
60 South Ave., Beacon, NY 12508
southavenuepta.com
Children & Teens
Boy Scouts of America
Hudson Valley Council
6 Jeanne Drive, Newburgh, NY 12550
hudsonvalleyscouting.org
Memo: Specify Pack/Troop 3001; Troop 3041 (Glenham)
Boy Scouts of America
Westchester-Putnam Council
41 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532
wpcbsa.org
Memo: Specify Pack 137/Philipstown, Pack 403/Garrison, Troop 437/Philipstown
Denniston International
256 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
dennistoninternational.org
Friends of Philipstown Recreation
P.O. Box 155, Cold Spring, NY 10516
friendsofphilipstownrecreation.org
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson
2 Great Oak Lane, Pleasantville, NY 10570
girlscoutshh.org
A participant in a Hudson Valley Seed program (Photo by Ellie Lobovits)
Hudson Valley Seed
P.O. Box 223, Beacon, NY 12508
hudsonvalleyseed.org
Philipstown Little League
P.O. Box 347, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Putnam County Children’s Committee
P.O. Box 187, Carmel, NY 10512
pccchildren.org
Saint Basil Academy
79 Saint Basil Road, Garrison, NY 10524
stbasil.goarch.org
SHRED Foundation
94 Prospect St., Beacon, NY 12508
shredfoundation.org
Community
Beacon Community Lions Club
P.O. Box 83, Beacon, NY 12508
Cold Spring Farmers’ Market
P.O. Box 325, Cold Spring, NY 10516
csfarmmarket.org
Cold Spring Lions Club
P.O. Box 308, Cold Spring, NY 10516
coldspringlions.org
Community Foundation of Dutchess County
80 Washington St., Suite 201, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
communityfoundationshv.org
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County sponsored its annual youth forum in April. (Photo provided)
Community Foundation of Putnam County
80 Washington St., Suite 201, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
communityfoundationshv.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County
2715 Route 44, Suite 1, Millbrook, NY 12545
ccedutchess.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County
1 Geneva Road, Brewster, NY 10509
putnam.cce.cornell.edu
Fareground Community Kitchen
P.O. Box 615, Beacon, NY 12508
fareground.org
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
125 Washington St., Newburgh, NY 12550
habitatnewburgh.org
Highlands Current Inc.
161 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
highlandscurrent.org
I Am Beacon
P.O. Box 265, Beacon, NY 12508
bit.ly/beacon-give
River Pool at Beacon
P.O. Box 173, Beacon, NY 12508
riverpool.org
A Sargent Elementary student practices her wave while marching in the Spirit of Beacon Day. (Photo by Ross Corsair)
Spirit of Beacon Day
P.O. Box 821, Beacon, NY 12508
spiritofbeacon.org
United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region
75 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
uwdor.org
United Way of Westchester and Putnam
336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606
uwwp.org
Emergency Services
Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps
P.O. Box 54, Beacon, NY 12508
Cold Spring Fire Co. No. 1
154 Main St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department
12 Spy Pond Road, Garrison, NY 10524
Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
P.O. Box 121, Garrison, NY 10524
Garrison Volunteer Fire Company
1616 Route 9, Garrison, NY 10524
North Highlands Engine Co. No. 1
504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Philipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps
14 Cedar St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
Historical
Bannerman Castle Trust
P.O. Box 843, Glenham, NY 12527
bannermancastle.org
Volunteers from the Beacon Historical Society placed flags on Memorial Day at Old St. Joachim’s Cemetery. (BHS)
Beacon Historical Society
P.O. Box 89, Beacon, NY 12508
beaconhistorical.org
Boscobel Restoration
1601 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524
boscobel.org
Constitution Island Association
P.O. Box 126, Cold Spring, NY 10516
constitutionisland.org
Dutchess County Historical Society
P.O. Box 88, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
dchsny.org
Friends of the Fishkill Supply Depot
P.O. Box 311, Fishkill, NY 12524
fishkillsupplydepot.org
Garrison’s Landing Association
P.O. Box 205, Garrison, NY 10524
garrisonslanding.org
Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society
P.O. Box 1248, Beacon, NY 12508
inclinerailway.org
Looking north in the the waterfront park at Garrison’s Landing (Photo by Mike Enright)
Putnam History Museum
63 Chestnut St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
putnamhistorymuseum.com
Society for the Preservation of Historical Cemeteries
167 Tanglewylde Road, Lake Peekskill, NY 10537
Hunger
Beacon Community Kitchen
c/o Multi-Services, Inc., P.O. Box 1285, Beacon, NY 12508
Check: Multi-Services. Memo: BCK
Philipstown Food Pantry
10 Academy St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
presbychurchcoldspring.org
St. Andrew’s & St. Luke’s Food Pantry
17 South Ave., Beacon, NY 12508
Libraries
Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring, NY 10516
butterfieldlibrary.org
Desmond-Fish Library
P.O. Box 265, Garrison, NY 10524
desmondfishlibrary.org
Howland Public Library
313 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
beaconlibrary.org
Natural Resources
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
bire.org
Beacon Sloop Club
P.O. Box 527, Beacon, NY 12508
beaconsloop.org
Common Ground Farm apprentices Alexis O’Brien and Kantu Thole prepare a truckload of lettuce for the Beacon schools. (Photo by Sarah Simon)
Common Ground Farm
P.O. Box 148, Beacon, NY 12508
commongroundfarm.org
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center
P.O. Box 174, Cold Spring, NY 10516
constitutionmarsh.audubon.org
Ecological Citizen’s Project
69 South Mountain Pass, Garrison, NY 10524
ecologicalcitizens.org
Friends of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands State Parks
P.O. Box 194, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Glynwood Center
P.O. Box 157, Cold Spring, NY 10516
glynwood.org
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
P.O. Box 226, Garrison, NY 10524
hhlt.org
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY 12508
clearwater.org
Fred Martin, president of the LIttle Stony Point Citizens Association, on the back porch of its new Volunteer Center. (Photo by Michael Turton)
Little Stony Point Citizens Association
P.O. Box 319, Cold Spring, NY 10516
facebook.com/littlestonypoint
Putnam Highlands Audubon Society
P.O. Box 292, Cold Spring, NY 10516
putnamhighlandsaudubon.org
Riverkeeper
20 Secor Road, Ossining, NY 10562
riverkeeper.org
Scenic Hudson
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 200, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
scenichudson.org
Stonecrop Gardens
81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516
stonecrop.org
Rehabilitation Services
CoveCare Center
1808 Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512
covecarecenter.org
Putnam/Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center
935 South Lake Blvd., Mahopac, NY 10541
pnwwrc.org
Support Connection
40 Triangle Center, Suite 100, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
supportconnection.org
A member of the Armed Forces works with a horse at the Topfield Equestrian Center. (Photo provided)
Topfield Equestrian Center
P.O. Box 367, Cold Spring, NY 10516
topfieldequestriancenter.com
Veterans
American Legion Post 203
413 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
American Legion Post 275
275 Cedar St., Cold Spring, NY 10516
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 666
413 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2362
P.O. Box 283, Cold Spring, NY 10516
