Madison County > Cazenovia
Population:
6,740 town
2,767 village
The community was named after Theophile Cazenove, Holland Land Company agent.
Cazenovia College, long the largest nonprofit in the community, closed in 2023. After educating students for 199 years, the college succumbed to declining enrollment and a $25 million debt.
School districts: Cazenovia Central School District
Libraries: Cazenovia Public Library Society
Emergency services: Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Cazenovia Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary
State parks: Chittenango Falls State Park, Helen McNitt State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Nelson Rural Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded preservation of the Dorothy Riester House, park improvements, roof replacement at the Legion hall, and other causes.
Recent grants:
Cazarts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
CazArts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
CazCares
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $2,000 (2024)
CazCares
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Central School District
NYS Local Government Efficiency Grant - Albany, NY - $40,000 (2025)
Cazenovia Children's House
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $58,041 (2024)
Cazenovia Heritage
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $178,928 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $97,500 (2025)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $350,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Public Library
Mid-York Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Public Library
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Friends of Lorenzo
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $8,562 (2024)
Haven at Skanda
John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Haven at Skanda
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Haven at Skanda
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Madison County Rural Health Council
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Madison County Rural Health Council
Nycm Foundation - Edmeston, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Town of Cazenovia
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $40,120 (2024)
Town of Cazenovia
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $489,310 (2025)
Town of Nelson
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,950 (2024)
Village of Cazenovia
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - , - $10,000,000 (2026)
Village of Cazenovia
Inland Flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program - Albany, NY - $1,359,900 (2025)
Largest nonprofits in Cazenovia (by assets) include:
Cazenovia College
National Community Oncology Dispensing Association
First Presbyterian Soc Tr UA P61254002
Cazenovia Public Library Society
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Cazenovia Country Club
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Athletes Who Care
Cazcares
Madison County Rural Health Council
Willowbank Yacht Club
Cazenovia Golf Club
Peter a Ridings Memorial Foundation
Cazenovia Lake Association
Cazenovia Childrens Program
Veterinary Hope Foundation
Cazenovia Club Corp
Cazenovia Ski Club
Cazenovia Childrens House
Ephemera Society of America