However, many local charities that received support from the Liebichs also suffered, they claim, after grant money promised by the family's other foundation, Charitable Venture Foundation, never came through.
One of those affected was the New York Council of Nonprofits of Albany. Doug Sauer, chief executive officer of the group, also known as NYCON, won a $145,000 grant in 2009 to assist the organization with merging charities that were duplicating services. Sauer says his group received slightly more than $31,000 of that amount. It hurt because NYCON followed through on the merger program but it cost the organization more than expected because not all the grant money materialized.
"We signed a contract," Sauer said.