Seneca County > Ovid
Fire destroyed much of Ovid’s Main Street in January 2025. The community lost a grocery store, an Italian restaurant, a diner, a laundromat and the local office of STEPS (Seneca Towns Engaging People for Solutions). Sixteen people lost their homes. The VFW, the Ovid Federated Church and other area nonprofits organized relief efforts and fundraisers. Local banks also contributed.
School districts: South Seneca Central School DistrictEmergency services: South Seneca Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Ovid Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, VFW
State parks: Bonavista State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery of Sheldrake, First Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Cemetery of Ovid
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Between the Lakes Community Service Players
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2024)
Casey to the Rescue
Anne Beverly McCormack Foundation - Po Box Chic, IL - $3,000 (2024)
Casey to the Rescue
Farrell Family Foundation - Kentfield, CA - $1,000 (2024)
Ford Memorial Library
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $6,000 (2024)
Friends of the Three Bears
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $3,900 (2024)
South Seneca Central School
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $6,000 (2024)
South Seneca Central School District
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $6,000 (2024)
VFW
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2025)
VFW
NYS Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program - Albany, NY - $74,935 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Ovid (by assets) include:
Edith B Ford Memorial Library
Croton Engine & Hose Co No 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York
South Seneca Ambulance Corps
Friends of the Three Bears
Four Town Community Center
American Legion
Casey to the Rescue Dog Transit