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
Recent grants:
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Clement and Karen Arrison - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $11,000 (2024)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Baird Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $15,135 (2024)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $56,000 (2024)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $287,500 (2025)
City of North Tonawanda
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
City of North Tonawanda
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2025)
City of North Tonawanda
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $1,500,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,500,000 (2025)
City of North Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $135,000 (2024)
City of North Tonawanda
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $68,642 (2025)
City of North Tonawanda
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $62,374 (2024)
Drive Against Diabetes
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Drive Against Diabetes
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of North Tonawanda Intermediate
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $5,000 (2024)
National Railway Historical Society
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $2,478 (2024)
Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $20,000 (2024)
North Tonawanda Benevolent Association
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $10,000 (2024)
North Tonawanda Fire Department
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $7,000 (2024)
North Tonawanda Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Ohio Home Interest Organization
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Oliver Street Merchants Association
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Pendleton Center United Methodist Church
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Rainies Foster Closet
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Remember Ryan Educational Foundation
Thomas A Wendt Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
Cullen Foundation of Western New York - Buffalo, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Spruce Parent Teacher Organization
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Twin Cities Meals on Wheels
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in North Tonawanda (by assets) include:
East Hill Foundation
Charles D and Mary A Bauer Foundation
E & WG Foundation
Riviera Theatre & Organ Preservation Society
Acacia Park Cemetery Assoc
Wendelville Fire Company
Vera B Arrison Foundation
Tonawandas Sportsmens Club
Buffalo Suzuki Strings
Luke and Anthony Santiago Foundation
Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier
Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda
Adams Fire Company
Island Street Foundation
Marilla Cemetery Assoc
St. Johnsburg Fire Co
Plasterers Local No 9 Health and Welfare Fund
Lumber City Local Development
Twin Cities Community Outreach
N Y State Association Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors
Niagara County Sportsmens Association
Tonawanda Lodge No 2163 Loyal Order of Moose
Niagara River Yacht Club
North Tonawanda History Museum
North Tonawanda Inter-Church Food Pantry
North Tonawanda Policemen Benevolent Assoc