Steuben County > Bath
Population: 5,571 (village)
One tradition says the community was named for the English city; another says it was named for Lady Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney.
A local nonprofit, the Venison Donation Coalition, arranges for the processing of deer killed by hunters, then distributes the ground venison to regional food banks.
School districts: Bath Central School District
Libraries: Dormann Library
Hospitals: Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital, VA Medical Center-Bath
Emergency services: Bath Volunteer Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Bath Cemetery, Cold Springs Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Grove Cemetery, Mitchellsville Cemetery, Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Change agents:
Grants to local organizations helped to replace failing septic systems in low- to moderate-income households, expand substance abuse prevention & counseling for youth, and rehabilitate a former school building into apartments.
Recent grants:

ARC of Steuben
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,000 (2024)
ARC of Steuben
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,000 (2023)
ARC of Steuben
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,200 (2024)
ARC of Steuben
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,200 (2023)
Bath Volunteer Fire Department
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Catholic Charities
David A Gray Legacy Foundation - Hornell, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $8,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $20,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2023)
Centenary United Methodist Church
Murray Walker Trust fbo Centenary United - Pittsford, NY - $11,193 (2023)
Centenary United Methodist Church
Walker Trust fbo Bath Centenary - Pittsford, NY - $11,961 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Dormann Library
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Amazonsmile Foundation - Seattle, WA - $1,564 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Bolick Foundation - Conover, NC - $49,611 (2024)
Family Life Ministries
Bolick Foundation - Conover, NC - $10,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Brakebush Family Foundation - Westfield, WI - $15,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Carner Family Trust - East Aurora, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Family Life Ministries
Jay & Linda Sedwick Foundation - Butler, PA - $45,000 (2024)
Family Life Ministries
Jay & Linda Sedwick Foundation - Butler, PA - $45,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Family Life Ministries
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Victor & Helen Geisel Foundation - Wausau, WI - $2,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Linda P & Edward P Williams Family Foundation - McLean, VA - $1,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Silver Trout Charitable Trust - Mifflintown, PA - $15,000 (2024)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Silver Trout Charitable Trust - Mifflintown, PA - $10,000 (2023)
Institute for Human Services
New York Health Foundation - New York, NY - $175,000 (2023)
Institute for Human Services
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $140,000 (2023)
Institute for Human Services
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $72,000 (2023)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $188,600 (2024)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $188,600 (2023)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $47,000 (2023)
Mitchellsville United Methodist Church
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2024)
NYSARC
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $202,981 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $495,060 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $35,360 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $34,222 (2023)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,530,907 (2025)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,530,910 (2025)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $21,552 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $120,400 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $5,190,112 (2024)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $401,050 (2023)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,789,062 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $12,500 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2024)
St. John Vianney
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $14,000 (2024)
St. John Vianney
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $14,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Bath
Charles H Moore Jr Trust - Pittsford, NY - $26,481 (2024)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Bath
Charles H Moore Jr Trust - Pittsford, NY - $24,856 (2023)
Steuben County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $198,000 (2023)
Steuben County Historical Society
William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $2,478 (2024)
Steuben County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $665,000 (2024)
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Bethesda Foundation - Hornell, NY - $23,100 (2024)
Steuben Senior Services Fund
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2024)
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Taylor Health Center
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Town of Bath
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,249,790 (2023)
Town of Bath
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $2,580,413 (2024)
United Methodist Church
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Village of Bath
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2025)
Village of Bath
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2025)
Village of Bath
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
Village of Bath
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $9,377,000 (2025)
Village of Bath Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Bath (by assets) include:
Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative
Family Life Ministries
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
Steuben Community Properties
Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund Corporation of Steuben County
Glenwood Club
Bath Volunteer Fire Dept
Dormann Library
Finger Lakes SPCA
Volunteer Ambulance Corps of Bath New York
Aspirehope NY
Institute for Human Services
Steuben Arc Foundation
Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund Corporation of Stueben County
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Assoc
Charles E Westcott Post 173
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Keuka Yacht Club
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Steuben County Historical Society Dugald Cameron Chapter
Save the Lyon Commission
Bath Rod & Gun Club
Steuben Co Agricultural Society
Peaceweavers
American Legion