Niagara County > Niagara Falls
The Niagara Aquarium Foundation, one of the community’s largest nonprofits, maintains the much-visited home of penguins, seals, sea lions, sharks, and other sea creatures.
School districts: Niagara Falls City School District
Libraries: Niagara Falls Public Library
Hospitals: Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Emergency services: Niagara Falls Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, VFW, Zonta
State parks: DeVeaux Woods State Park, Devil’s Hole State Park, Niagara Falls State Park, Reservoir State Park, Whirlpool State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery
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Great Lakes 360, a New living museum on the campus of the Aquarium of Niagara, recently opened with the help of state grants. 
The museum, on the precipice of the gorge, also received funding through the East Hill Foundation, Grigg Lewis Foundation, John R. Oishei Foundation, KeyBank and First Niagara Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, National Grid Project C, and the Niagara County IDA.
Grants to other organizations have funded gun violence reduction, water and sewer improvements, child care, church bell tower restoration, maternity group homes, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
Aquarium of Niagara
NYS Environmental Protection Fund - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
City of Niagara Falls
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $17,794,424 (2023)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $38,562 (2023)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $626,076 (2023)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
First Presbyterian Church
J. G. Marshall Charities - Oneida, NY - $3,403 (2023)
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Adolph M Hamann Trust - Norwich, NY - $2,625 (2023)
Francis Center
Almar Family Foundation - Grand Island, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Greater Niagara Ballet Company
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Almar Family Foundation - Grand Island, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Heart Love & Soul
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $275,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $162,500 (2023)
Niagara Falls
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $5,000,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $12,500 (2023)
Niagara Falls
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $37,500 (2023)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
J. G. Marshall Charities - Oneida, NY - $1,361 (2023)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $92,760 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
J. G. Marshall Charities - Oneida, NY - $3,403 (2023)
Niagara Falls Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $1,085,500 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Niagara Falls (by assets) include:
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Complete Senior Care
Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation
Niagara Aquarium Foundation
IBEW Local 237 Welfare Fund
Leap Niagara Charitable Resources
Heart Love & Soul
Alliance of WNY Benefit Fund
Niagara Power Coalition
Laborers Union-No 91 Welfare Fund
Health Association of Niagara County
Schoellkopf Health Center
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County
Northpointe Council
Pinnacle Community Services
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier
Niagara Charter School
Niagara County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I
Frontier Volunteer Fire Co
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission
Town of Niagara Active Hose Co
Laborers International Union of North America
NFMMC Foundation