Otsego County > Cooperstown

County: Otsego

Population: 1,794


Cooperstown was named after founder William Cooper, father of author James Fenimore Cooper.


Cooperstown is known across the country as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The community also boasts the Farmers’ Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum and Glimmerglass Opera. With assets of more than $500 million, the Clark Foundation dominates local philanthropy. The foundation traces its fortune to Edward Clark, a partner in the Singer sewing machine company.



School districts: Cooperstown Central School District
Libraries: Village Library of Cooperstown

Hospitals: Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

Emergency services: Cooperstown Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW

State parks: Glimmerglass State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Hartwick Seminary Cemetery, Lakewood Cemetery, Lena Cemetery, Westville Cemetery

Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have helped to fund a beautification program contest, a cancer screening coach at the hospital, a day care center, the Glimmerglass Festival, and other causes.


Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Akf Foundation for Culture and Environment
  O'Grady Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Angel Network
  Robert and Marjorie Alpern Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Angel Network of Cooperstown
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,062  (2023)

Brookwood School
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

Brookwood School
  Patsy and Michael Hochman Charitable  -  Dallas, TX  -  $1,000  (2024)

Brookwood School
  Patsy and Michael Hochman Charitable  -  Dallas, TX  -  $1,000  (2023)

Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,000,000  (2023)

Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
  James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Cooperstown
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Cooperstown
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $715,946  (2023)

Cooperstown
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $173,737  (2023)

Cooperstown
  Restore New York Communities Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2025)

Cooperstown Central School
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $2,300  (2023)

Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival
  Strypemonde Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Emergency Medical Squad
  Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Fire Department
  Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Fire Department
  James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Food Pantry
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,062  (2023)

Cooperstown Food Pantry
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Food Pantry
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2025)

Cooperstown Food Pantry
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Cooperstown Food Pantry
  Robert and Marjorie Alpern Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $16,476  (2023)

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Theatre Festival
  Sears Family Foundation  -  Lake Placid, NY  -  $45,000  (2023)

Cooperstown Veterans Club
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Evangelical Lutheran Church
  A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $3,250  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $40,000  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $280,000  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)

Farmers' Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $220,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $40,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $370,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Eugene V and Clare E Thaw  -  Santa Fe, NM  -  $18,181,150  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Eugene V and Clare E Thaw  -  Santa Fe, NM  -  $153,315  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $5,700  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  John Ben Snow Memorial Trust  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $25,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Malesardi Family Foundation  -  Menands, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $69,200  (2024)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $40,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Robinson Broadhurst Foundation  -  Stamford, NY  -  $4,500  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $150,000  (2023)

Fenimore Art Museum
  Wyeth Foundation for American Art  -  Rockland, DE  -  $25,000  (2023)

FENIMORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $15,000  (2024)

Fenimore Chamber Orchestra
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Burrows Foundation  -  Little Falls, NY  -  $30,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Delaware National Bank of Delhi Corporate  -  Delhi, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Helfgott-Renfroe Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Jai and Satya Ahluwahlia Foundation  -  Little Falls, NY  -  $500,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  NYCM Foundation  -  Edmeston, NY  -  $65,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Foundation  -  Norwich, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Robert and Marjorie Alpern Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Sterling Insurance Company Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $6,050  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Friends of Bassett Healthcare
  Upmobility Foundation  -  Little Falls, NY  -  $500,000  (2023)

Friends of the Park
  James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Adams Arthur & Alice Foundation  -  Saint Louis, MO  -  $50,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $4,750  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Andrew Cader Foundation  -  Lake Success, NY  -  $12,500  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Arlene R Olson Charitable Foundation  -  West Conshohocken, PA  -  $2,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $250,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Crawford Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Drogen Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Mem Fund  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $50,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable  -  New York, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Esther W Spaulding Charitable Trust  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  John J Pohanka Family Foundation  -  Capitol Heights, MD  -  $10,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Leo Model Foundation  -  Philadelphia, PA  -  $2,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Malesardi Family Foundation  -  Menands, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Marilynn and John Hill Foundation  -  Wadmalaw Island, SC  -  $15,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Miller Khoshkish Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  National Endowment for the Arts  -  Washington, DC  -  $65,000  (2024)

Glimmerglass Opera
  National Endowment for the Arts  -  Washington, DC  -  $75,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Glimmerglass Opera
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $49,500  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $72,574  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $45,000  (2023)

Glimmerglass Opera
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $200,000  (2023)

Hyde Hall
  Bradbury Dyer Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $5,000  (2023)

Hyde Hall
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $250,000  (2023)

Lakewood Cemetery
  Ryerson Charitable Trust 097311-000  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,800  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $300,000  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $278,341  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $60,000  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $48,000  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $29,742  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
  Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $147,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Anthony A Yoseloff Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Bellevue Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $25,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Byer Foundation  -  San Francisco, CA  -  $25,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Dewine Family Foundation  -  Cincinnati, OH  -  $5,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Harriette Steelman and Charles  -  Pottsville, PA  -  $5,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Jacob & Eugenie Bucky Memorial Foundation  -  Queensbury, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Moreno Family Foundation  -  Phoenix, AZ  -  $50,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $232,500  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation  -  Topsfield, MA  -  $2,500  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Sonja Foundation  -  Greenwich, CT  -  $2,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Tull Family Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $1,000,000  (2023)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  Yawkey Foundation II  -  Dedham, MA  -  $750,000  (2023)

Otsego 2000
  Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Otsego 2000
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,545  (2023)

Otsego 2000
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,062  (2023)

Otsego 2000
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Otsego County
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2024)

Otsego County
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $300,000  (2023)

Otsego County
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2024)

Otsego County Conservation Association
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,062  (2023)

Otsego County Cooperative Extension
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Otsego County Cooperative Extension
  Walter J. & Anna H. Burchan Charitable Trust  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Otsego County Council of Senior Citizens
  NYCM Foundation  -  Edmeston, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Otsego County Department of Social Services
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $500,000  (2024)

Otsego Land Trust
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $35,000  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  Allstadt Hardin Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $1,250  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  C J Heilig Foundation  -  Cooperstown, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  Eugene V and Clare E Thaw  -  Santa Fe, NM  -  $226,700  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  Fernleigh Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  Margaret S Colyer Charitable Trust  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $9,721  (2023)

Susquehanna SPCA
  NYCM Foundation  -  Edmeston, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Uticawon Tennis
  Sharma Family Foundation  -  Locust Valley, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Village of Cooperstown
  Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,350  (2023)


Largest nonprofits in Cooperstown (by assets) include:

Clark Foundation
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Farmers Museum
Bassett Healthcare Network
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Fenimore Art Museum
Templeton Foundation
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre
Friends of Bassett
Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
C J Heilig Foundation
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
Hyde Hall
Otsego Land Trust
Brookwood School
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation
Lakewood Cemetery Association Lakewood Cemetery
Smithy-Pioneer Gallery
Free & Accepted Masons of New York
Cooperstown Art Association
Allstadt Hardin Foundation