Ontario County > Canandaigua
Canandaigua is home to Finger Lakes Community College, which plans a new horticulture complex costing more than $24 million. The project has attracted funding from Empire State Development and the federal government, an estate gift, and foundation grants.
The city is also the site of New York Kitchen, which promotes the state’s agriculture, foods and craft beverages. Major local funders include the Sands Family Foundation and the Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment.
School districts: Canandaigua City School District
Libraries: Wood Library
Hospitals: FF Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua VA Medical Center
Emergency services: Canandaigua Emergency Squad, Canandaigua Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Moose, VFW
Parks: Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park, Kershaw Park, Mc Jannett Park, Leonard R. Pierce Memorial Park, Onanda Park & Beach
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Canandaigua Cemetery, Nettle Valley Cemetery, Pine Bank Cemetery, Reeds Corners Burying Ground, South Farmington Friends Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a reading garden, library construction, new entrance gates at Sonnenberg Gardens, a rural health opioid program, and other projects.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
ARC of Ontario County
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $6,000 (2024)
ARC of Ontario County
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $186,900 (2024)
ARC of Ontario County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
ARC of Ontario County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $65,000 (2023)
Business Foundation of the Finger Lakes
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Business Foundation of the Finger Lakes
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,700 (2023)
Camp Onseyawa
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Camp Onseyawa
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,500,000 (2025)
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $470,448 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival (Chamberfest Canandaigua)
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Allyns Creek Foundation - Rochester, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $8,500 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Guido & Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Guido & Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
May Kay Houck Foundation - Sarasota, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Molly & Ed Shill Cares Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $115,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Rotary Club
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,500 (2024)
Canandaigua Rotary Club
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,500 (2023)
Carole D Fredericks Foundation
Franco-American Benevolent - Lafayette, LA - $2,500 (2023)
Cheshire Community Action Team
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
Bonafiglia Foundation - Seneca Falls, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $708,351 (2025)
Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
Reh Family Foundation - Fishers, NY - $3,000 (2024)
City of Canandaigua
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2025)
City of Canandaigua
Inland Flooding & Local Waterfront Revitalization Program - Albany, NY - $2,650,600 (2025)
City of Canandaigua
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $140,685 (2024)
City of Canandaigua
NYS revenue sharing (Aid & Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $1,119,304 (2023)
City of Canandaigua
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $20,000 (2023)
City of Canandaigua
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $62,625 (2023)
City of Canandaigua
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $66,975 (2023)
City of Canandaigua
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC - $1,750,000 (2025)
Coordinated Child Development Program
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua
Bernard & Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua
Bernard & Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $7,500 (2024)
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua
Bernard & Patricia Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $7,500 (2023)
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua
Hasman Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2025)
Expeditions of Empowerment
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Charles & Mary Crossed Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,750 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $82,680 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Marilyn Lichtman Foundation - Wantagh, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Reh Family Foundation - Fishers, NY - $10,000 (2024)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $53,303 (2024)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $56,464 (2023)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $40,000 (2024)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Biella Foundation - Bothell, WA - $2,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Biella Foundation - Bothell, WA - $2,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Helen & Ritter Shumway Foundation - Dallas, TX - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College
Adult Learner Leadership Initiative - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Finger Lakes Community College
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $10,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $174,560 (2024)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $74,560 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $203,300 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
G & H Snyder Memorial Trust - Chicago, IL - $16,496 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $300,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $600,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $968,805 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $968,805 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $450,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes Visitors Connection
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $312,500 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $100,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $50,000 (2023)
Friends of CMAC
Frank & Jean Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Friends of CMAC
Frank & Jean Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,500 (2023)
Friends of CMAC
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Friends of CMAC
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Friends of Ontario Arc Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $556,285 (2024)
Genesee Region Clean Communities
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC - $110,000 (2024)
Genesee Region Clean Communities
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC - $55,000 (2023)
Genesee Region Clean Communities
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC - $55,000 (2023)
Gleaners Community Kitchen
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Granger Homestead Society
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Granger Homestead Society
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Inclusion in Motion
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Light Hill
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Light Hill
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Lulangilo
American Express Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Amica Companies Foundation - Lincoln, RI - $1,248 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Bond Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Costanza Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Fritz & Lois Wafler Family Foundation - Wolcott, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
John L DiMarco Sr Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
K & M DeMay Charitable Foundation - Honeoye Falls, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
LiskMorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Maletta Foundation - Henrietta, NY - $2,250 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Marilyn Lichtman Foundation - Wantagh, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Marilyn Lichtman Foundation - Wantagh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Mary Hicks Preston Historical Improvement & Betterment Foundation - Phelps, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Oliver B Merlyn Foundation - Victor, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Oliver B Merlyn Foundation - Victor, NY - $54,564 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Paychex Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Paychex Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Polisseni Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Polisseni Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Riedman Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $150,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $125,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W Judson Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Mercy Flight Central
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $60,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $25,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2024)
New York Kitchen
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2024)
New York Kitchen
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $52,500 (2024)
New York Kitchen
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $110,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2024)
New York Kitchen
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2024)
New York Kitchen
William G McGowan Charitable Fund - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
William G McGowan Charitable Fund - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2023)
New Yorkers for Better Libraries
Public Libraries Directors Association of Suffolk County - Bellport, NY - $5,000 (2025)
Ontario Cares
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Ontario Children's Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,000 (2024)
Ontario County Arts Council
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Ontario County Economic Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $729,132 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $6,000 (2024)
Ontario County Historical Society
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Ontario County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Ontario County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Ontario County Historical Society
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ontario County Humane Society
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ontario County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $497,000 (2024)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,580,000 (2025)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $340,000 (2024)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $340,000 (2023)
Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Ontario Yates Fund for Women and Girls
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Ontario Yates Fund for Women and Girls
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2023)
OntarioCares
Seneca Foods Foundation - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2023)
OWWL Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $901,384 (2023)
OWWL Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, - $21,727 (2023)
S2Ay Rural Health Network
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $12,500 (2024)
S2Ay Rural Health Network
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $195,000 (2024)
S2Ay Rural Health Network
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $118,131 (2024)
S2Ay Rural Health Network
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $195,000 (2023)
Salvation Army
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Alstom Signaling Foundation - West Henrietta, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Guido & Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $87,250 (2025)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Tianaderrah Foundation (DE) - New York, NY - $105,000 (2024)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Tianaderrah Foundation (DE) - New York, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Spot
Frank & Jean Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Spot
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Spot
Polisseni Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Spot
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
St. Benedict Parish
Riedman Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,500 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $40,732 (2024)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's School
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $40,732 (2024)
St. Mary's School
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's School
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Town of Canandaigua
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2025)
Town of Canandaigua
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,800,000 (2025)
Town of Canandaigua
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $272,793 (2025)
Town of Canandaigua
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $3,000,000 (2025)
Wood Library
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $8,046 (2024)
Wood Library
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $8,523 (2023)
Wood Library
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Wood Library
New York Department of Education - Albany, - $21,727 (2023)
Wood Library
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Wood Library
Peter A & Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $25,000 (2023)
YMCA
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $8,046 (2024)
YMCA
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $8,523 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Canandaigua (by assets) include:
Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital
Mercy Flight Central
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
F F T Senior Communities
F F Thompson Hospital Foundation
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation
Nysarc
Peter a & Marion W Schwartz Fam Foundation Tr
Finger Lakes Community College Association
M M Ewing Continuing Care Center
Wood Library Association
Quail Summit
Clark Manor House
New York State Wine and Culinary Center
Granger Homestead Society
Canandaigua Emergency Squad
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
F F Thompson Health System
Canandaigua Cemetery Association
Molly & Ed Shill Cares Foundation
Ontario County Economic Development Corporation