Delaware County > Hancock

County: Delaware

Population:
  2,764 town
  908 village


Hancock was named for John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

School districts: Hancock Central School District

Libraries: Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library

Emergency services: Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Hancock Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Rotary

Not-for-profit cemeteries: French Woods Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have supported a children’s center, preschool and food pantry programs, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Emory United Methodist Church
  Edna B Stimpson Trust Fbo Emory United  -  Norwich, NY  -  $4,007  (2024)

Emory United Methodist Church
  Edna B Stimpson Trust fbo Emory United  -  Norwich, NY  -  $4,228  (2023)

Frenchwoods Arts Alliance
  Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $8,500  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Dorothy Jordan Chadwick Fund  -  Dallas, TX  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $864,864  (2025)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2025)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Kenneth & Caroline Taylor Family Foundation  -  Wyalusing, PA  -  $1,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Kenneth & Caroline Taylor Family Foundation  -  Wyalusing, PA  -  $1,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $220,900  (2025)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $458,537  (2025)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $864,864  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Orvis Charitable Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Orvis Charitable Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $864,864  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Stephanie & Lawrence Flinn Jr Charitable Trust  -  Rye, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Stephanie & Lawrence Flinn Jr Charitable Trust  -  Rye, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  William Penn Foundation  -  Philadelphia, PA  -  $150,000  (2024)

Hancock Central School District
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $24,000  (2024)

Hancock Central School District
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $24,000  (2023)

Hancock Central School District
  U.S. Department of Education  -  Washington, DC  -  $27,770  (2024)

Hancock Central School District
  U.S. Department of Education  -  Washington, DC  -  $23,734  (2023)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $4,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Anna L Mabey Foundation  -  Norwich, NY  -  $4,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Anna L Mabey Foundation  -  Norwich, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Edwards Family Charitable Foundation  -  Windsor, NY  -  $3,032  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $15,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Lantry Family Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $5,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Hancock Community Education Foundation
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Hancock Fire Department
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Hancock Fire Department
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $4,400  (2023)

Hancock Fire Department
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Hancock Fire Department
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Hancock Fire Department
  Delaware County Firemens Association  -  Delhi, NY  -  $20,058  (2024)

Hancock Partners
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Hancock Partners
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $4,000  (2023)

Hancock Partners
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $60,000  (2024)

Hancock Partners
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $60,000  (2023)

Louisa Adelia Read Memorial Library
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Louisa Adelia Read Memorial Library
  Charles L Read Foundation  -  Bayshore, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Louisa Adelia Read Memorial Library
  Musser Fund  -  Milwaukee, WI  -  $5,000  (2023)

St. Paul's Catholic Church
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

St. Paul's Catholic Church
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

St. Paul's Catholic Church
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $35,000  (2023)

Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance Corps
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Village of Hancock
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $995,000  (2023)

Village of Hancock
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $50,000  (2024)

Village of Hancock
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation  -  Binghamton, NY  -  $120,000  (2023)

Village of Hancock
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,495,500  (2025)



Largest nonprofits in Hancock (by assets) include:

Hancock Community Education Foundation
Friends of the Upper Delaware River
Hancock Partners
Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Hancock Fire Department
Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance
Banaat-Tun-Noor International