Jefferson County > Clayton
Population:
4,770 town
1,705 village
Clayton was named after John M. Clayton, Whig who served as U.S. senator from Delaware.
The Antique Boat Museum, one of the largest nonprofits in Clayton, features more than 320 boats, including canoes, runabouts, skiffs, and a 106-foot houseboat. Nonprofit activity in the community understandably centers on life along the St. Lawrence, through organizations such as the Thousand Islands Land Trust and Save the River.
School districts: Thousand Islands Central School District
Libraries: Hawn Memorial Library
Emergency services: Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service, Clayton Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Rotary
State parks: Canoe-Picnic Point State Park, Cedar Point State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Clayton Cemetery, Omar Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery of Wellsley Island, St. Lawrence Union Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded efforts to improve regional water quality, develop the Ringer Gallery Building, and other causes.
Recent grants:
Antique Boat Museum
Bluestone Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $1,000 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Byers Charitable Trust - Columbus, OH - $3,128 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Charles H Stout Foundation - Reno, NV - $10,000 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Cleveland H Dodge Foundation - New York, NY - $5,860 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Dodge Charitable Trust - Mechanicsville, MD - $6,000 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Fred L. Emerson Foundation - Auburn, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Graham Foundation - Greenville, DE - $3,050 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Texas Instruments Foundation - Dallas, TX - $4,600 (2023)
Antique Boat Museum
Twin Trees Foundation - Hobe Sound, FL - $1,500 (2023)
Clayton
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $80,000 (2023)
Clayton
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $21,000 (2023)
Clayton
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $90,000 (2024)
Clayton
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $43,385 (2024)
Clayton
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $4,940,400 (2023)
Clayton Local Development
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $18,750 (2023)
Save the River
Bockus Brown Family Foundation - Palo Alto, CA - $5,000 (2023)
Save the River
Cleveland H Dodge Foundation - New York, NY - $2,001 (2023)
Save the River
Fresh Sound Foundation - Cambridge, MA - $8,000 (2023)
Save the River
Lawrence I. & Blanche H. Rhodes Memorial Fund - Wynantskill, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Save the River
Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation - Canton, OH - $25,000 (2023)
Save the River
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $3,230 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Sisters of St Joseph Foundation - Watertown, NY - $4,000 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Sisters of St Joseph Foundation - Watertown, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Arts Center
Coby Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Thousand Islands Arts Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Bockus Brown Family Foundation - Palo Alto, CA - $5,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Cleveland H Dodge Foundation - New York, NY - $9,400 (2023)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Fresh Sound Foundation - Cambridge, MA - $9,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Graham Foundation - Greenville, DE - $5,010 (2023)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation - Canton, OH - $5,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation - Winstonsalem, NC - $1,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund
Edward John Noble Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $12,500 (2023)
Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund
Lawrence I. & Blanche H. Rhodes Memorial Fund - Wynantskill, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Town of Clayton
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $895,811 (2024)
Town of Clayton
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $895,811 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Clayton (by assets) include:
Jefferson-Lewis School Employees Health Plan
Antique Boat Museum
Thousand Islands Land Trust
Clayton Improvement Associaton
Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service
Save the River
Antique and Classic Boat Society
Clayton Volunteer Fire Dept
Clayton Yacht Club
Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund
Kamargo Housing Development Fund
Hawn Memorial Library
Handweaving Museum and Arts Center
American Legion
Hibernian Charity
Thousand Islands Museum
Thousand Islands Snowmobile Club
Phinney Charitable Foundation
Paynter Senior Center
Thousand Islands Association
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
1000 Islands Charity Poker Run Corp
Thousand Islands Education Association Local 3052
Thousand Islands Youth Hockey Association
Clayton Figure Skating Club
Clayton Local Development Corporation