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 (2023)
ARC of Steuben
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,200 (2023)
Bath
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2025)
Bath
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $511,125 (2023)
Bath
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,249,790 (2023)
Bath
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $748,369 (2023)
Bath
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $175,667 (2023)
Bath Volunteer Fire Department
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Catholic Charities
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $8,000 (2023)
Catholic Charities
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $20,000 (2023)
Centenary United Methodist Church
Murray Walker Trust fbo Centenary United - Pittsford, NY - $11,193 (2023)
Centenary United Methodist Church
Walker Tuw Fbo Bath Centenary Xxx7911 - Pittsford, NY - $11,961 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $3,000 (2023)
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 - $10,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Brakebush Family Foundation - Westfield, WI - $15,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Jay & Linda Sedwick Foundation - Butler, PA - $45,000 (2023)
Family Life Ministries
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes SPCA
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2023)
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)
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $72,000 (2023)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $188,600 (2023)
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $47,000 (2023)
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)
Proaction of Steuben and Yates
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $34,222 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Fred & Harriett Taylor Foundation - Chicago, IL - $12,500 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
St. John Vianney
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $14,000 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Bath
Charles H. Moore Jr Trust - Pittsford, NY - $24,856 (2023)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Bath
Moore Charles H Jr Tuw St Thomas - Pittsford, NY - $26,481 (2024)
Steuben County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $198,000 (2023)
Steuben County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $665,000 (2024)
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $2,000 (2023)
United Methodist Church
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Village of Bath
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
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