Herkimer County > Herkimer
School districts: Herkimer Central School District
Emergency services: Herkimer Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Highland Rural Cemetery, Mountain View Memorial Gardens
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded the county children’s center, restoration of the original 1834 Herkimer County Jail in downtown Herkimer, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:

ARC Herkimer
Burrows Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $2,500 (2024)
ARC Herkimer
Burrows Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $2,500 (2023)
ARC Herkimer
Edwin J Wadas Foundation - New York Mills, NY - $101,509 (2025)
ARC Herkimer
Edwin J Wadas Foundation - New York Mills, NY - $48,450 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
UpMobility Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Foltsbrook Center
Folts Home - Buffalo, NY - $3,759 (2024)
Friends of Historic Herkimer County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $285,000 (2023)
Herkimer 9 Foundation
Norelli Family Foundation - Longwood, FL - $51,000 (2024)
Herkimer 9 Foundation
Norelli Family Foundation - Longwood, FL - $25,000 (2023)
Herkimer 9 Foundation
UpMobility Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $10,188 (2025)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $7,156 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $13,420 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $13,897 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $18,311 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $27,867 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $43,223 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $245,930 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,050 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,146 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $6,109 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $8,654 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $27,923 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $33,977 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $62,822 (2023)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $259,462 (2023)
Herkimer BOCES
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Herkimer BOCES
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $79,168 (2023)
Herkimer College
Louis & Florence Glasgow Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,300 (2023)
Herkimer College
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Herkimer College
Sunshine Lady Foundation - Lebanon, TN - $25,000 (2024)
Herkimer College
Sunshine Lady Foundation - Lebanon, TN - $25,000 (2024)
Herkimer County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Herkimer County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2023)
Herkimer County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,400,000 (2023)
Herkimer County Children's Center
UpMobility Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $450,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Hunger Coalition
Indium Corporation & Macartney Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency
FAST NY - Albany, NY - $7,900,000 (2025)
Herkimer County Rural Health Network
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $123,238 (2024)
Herkimer FFA
Tractor Supply Company Foundation - Brentwood, TN - $5,000 (2024)
Herkimer Village Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $294,738 (2024)
Loaves and Fishes Warming Center
Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund - Lockport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
New Life Church & Ministry Center
Griffith Family Foundation - New Hope, PA - $1,000 (2023)
SS. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church
A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Town of Herkimer
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $3,612,293 (2025)
Town of Herkimer:
Coastal Rehabilitation & Resiliency Projects Program - Albany, NY - $1,278,256 (2025)
Valley Health Services
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Valley Health Services
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Valley Health Services
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $17,103,640 (2025)
Valley Health Services
Samuel S Dale Trust - Dallas, TX - $2,500 (2024)
Valley Health Services
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Valley Health Services
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,000,000 (2023)
Valley Residential Services
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Valley Residential Services
Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $400,000 (2023)
Village of Herkimer
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000 (2025)
Village of Herkimer
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $3,275,200 (2024)
Village of Herkimer
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2025)
Largest nonprofits in Herkimer (by assets) include:
Nysarc
Herkimer County College Foundation
Valley Residential Services
Valley Health Services
Herkimer Affordable Housing
Herkimer County Community College Housing Authority
Faculty Student Association Herkimer Comm College
Herkimer County Historical Society
Harc Properties
Herkimer County Rural Health Network
Habitat for Humanity International
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herkimer County Community Residential Project
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Polish Community Home
Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Historic Herkimer County Friends Of
Falcon Heart Rescue
Loaves and Fishes Warming Center