Madison County > Cazenovia
County: Madison
Population:
6,740 town
2,767 village
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:
GRANT KEY:
American Legion Post 88
NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $48,900 (2023)
Cazarts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
CazArts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Cazarts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
CazCares
Herbert S & Eleanore L Howard Charitable Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $2,500 (2023)
CazCares
Horowitch Family Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,500 (2023)
CazCares
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $2,000 (2024)
CazCares
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $1,500 (2023)
CazCares
Samuel Weiss Family Charitable Foundation - Clinton, CT - $20,000 (2023)
CazCares
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
CazCares
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Area Community Development Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Area Community Development Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
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 Heritage
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Lake Association
Herbert S & Eleanore L Howard Charitable Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Lake Association
Horowitch Family Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,000 (2023)
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 - $350,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $22,400 (2023)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
NYS Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $37,400 (2023)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Public Library
Mid-York Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Public Library
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cazenovia Public Library
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Cazenovia Universal Truth Association
Community Benevolent Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $7,000 (2023)
Community Resources for Independent Seniors
Hazel L Carpenter Home dba1886 Benevolent Society - Oneida, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Friends of Lorenzo
NYS Park & Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $8,562 (2024)
Friendship Inn
Hazel L Carpenter Home dba1886 Benevolent Society - Oneida, NY - $6,000 (2023)
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
Postage Stamp Farm Foundation - Wellington, FL - $10,000 (2023)
Haven at Skanda
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Hazel's Hope
Healthy Start - A Banker's Healthcare Group - Wilmington, DE - $30,000 (2023)
Madison County Rural Health Council
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Madison County Rural Health Council
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $75,000 (2023)
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)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $158,000 (2026)
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)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
Samuel Weiss Family Charitable Foundation - Clinton, CT - $5,000 (2023)
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 - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2026)
Village of Cazenovia
Inland Flooding & Local Waterfront Revitalization Program - Albany, NY - $1,359,900 (2025)
Village of Cazenovia
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $166,000 (2023)
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