Niagara County > North Tonawanda
City on the Niagara River and the Erie Canal. East Hill Foundation, the largest nonprofit in North Tonawanda, supports charitable projects in western New York, mainly in Erie and Niagara counties. The foundation grew out of the Greatbatch family’s philanthropy, funded through small grants from the family-owned business, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.
School districts: North Tonawanda City School District
Libraries: North Tonawanda Public Library
Hospitals: DeGraff Memorial Hospital
Emergency services: North Tonawanda Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Masons
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Acacia Park Cemetery, Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, Wheatfield Cemetery
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Niagara County
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Recent grants to local organizations:
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Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2021)
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - Buffalo, NY - $5,600 (2021)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $26,040 (2022)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $14,600 (2021)
City of North Tonawanda
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - Buffalo, NY - $17,688 (2021)
City of North Tonawanda
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $13,512 (2021)
City of North Tonawanda
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $4,335,111 (2023)
Lumber City Development
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $2,717 (2021)
North Tonawanda
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2022)
North Tonawanda
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $8,000 (2022)
North Tonawanda
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $3,532,500 (2023)
North Tonawanda
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,175,000 (2023)
North Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
North Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $92,700 (2021)
North Tonawanda Benevolent Association
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $14,000 (2021)
North Tonawanda Botanical Garden
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $9,745 (2021)
North Tonawanda City School District
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $6,600 (2021)
North Tonawanda Fire Department
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $4,400 (2021)
Tonawandas Council on the Arts
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $8,500 (2021)
Twin Cities Community Outreach
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Twin Cities Meals on Wheels
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in North Tonawanda (by assets) include:
East Hill Foundation
E & Wg Foundation
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
Wendelville Fire Company
Vera B Arrison Foundation
The Tonawandas Sportsmens Club
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Luke and Anthony Santiago Foundation
Adams Fire Company