Yates County > Penn Yan

County: Yates

Population: 5,056

The community name derives from “Pennsylvania” and “Yankee.”

 

Birkett Mills, above right, was established in 1797.


On Keuka Lake. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, named to memorialize residents who served in World War I, is the largest nonprofit in Penn Yan.



School districts: Penn Yan Central School District
Libraries: Penn Yan Public Library

Hospitals: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates County

Emergency services: Penn Yan Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Penn Yan Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Moose, Rotary, VFW

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Benton Rural Cemetery, Bitley Cemetery, City Hill Cemetery, Old Fort Cemetery, Second Milo Cemetery, Voak Rural Cemetery

2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Yates County




Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Arc of Yates County
  Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation  -  West Hartford, CT  -  $1,000  (2024)

Arts Center of Yates County
  Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation  -  West Hartford, CT  -  $3,000  (2024)

Arts Center of Yates County
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Cornell Cooperative Extension
  Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Finger Lakes Community Health
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  Delta Dental Community Care Foundation  -  San Francisco, CA  -  $30,000  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  NYS Department of Health  -  Albany, NY  -  $3,500,000  (2025)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $972,250  (2025)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,444,501  (2025)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,916,751  (2025)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $44,241  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $111,942  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $374,183  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $486,125  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $536,862  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,944,501  (2024)

Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,916,751  (2024)

Humane Society of Yates County
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $67,950  (2024)

Keuka Comfort Care
  George W Sullivan Foundation  -  Waterloo, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Keuka Comfort Care
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Keuka Comfort Care
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Keuka Comfort Care
  Manning and Napier Foundation  -  Fairport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Keuka Housing Council
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2025)

Keuka Lake Association
  Meade Foundation  -  Hammondsport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Keuka Lake Association
  Mercury Aircraft Foundation  -  Hammondsport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Living Well
  Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $45,000  (2024)

Living Well
  Gsf Foundation  -  Irvine, CA  -  $1,250  (2024)

Living Well
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $20,000  (2024)

Living Well
  John & Esther Earle Foundation  -  Keuka Park, NY  -  $1,900  (2024)

Living Well Mission
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Milly's Pantry
  Crane Fund for Widows and Children  -  Englewood Cliffs, NJ  -  $5,000  (2024)

Milly's Pantry
  Greater Rochester Health Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Milly's Pantry
  John & Esther Earle Foundation  -  Keuka Park, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Milly's Pantry
  Nord Family Foundation  -  Amherst, OH  -  $15,000  (2024)

New York Wine & Grape Foundation
  U.S. Department of Agriculture  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,000,000  (2025)

New York Wine & Grape Foundation
  U.S. Department of Agriculture  -  Washington, DC  -  $289,000  (2024)

New York Wine & Grape Foundation
  U.S. Department of Agriculture  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,300,000  (2024)

Penn Yan Public Library
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Penn Yan Theatre Company
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Pennsylvania Yankee Theatre Company
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Peter & Hanna Martens Farm
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $322,454  (2025)

Rainbow Junction
  Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $6,750  (2024)

Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes
  NYS Office of Victim Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,055,733  (2025)

Salvation Army
  NYS Dormitory Authority  -  Albany, NY  -  $423,685  (2024)

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital
  T Hamlin for Hamlin Memorial Fund  -  Chicago, IL  -  $8,247  (2024)

St. Mark's Terrace Housing Development Fund
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $30,088  (2025)

St. Mark's Terrace Housing Development Fund
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $20,054  (2024)

Yates Community Center
  Greater Rochester Health Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Yates County Arts Council
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Yates County Arts Council
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2026)

Yates County Arts Council
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Yates County Christmas Program
  John & Esther Earle Foundation  -  Keuka Park, NY  -  $2,400  (2024)

Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2024)

Yates County Habitat for Humanity
  Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation  -  West Hartford, CT  -  $5,000  (2024)

Yates County Habitat for Humanity
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Yates County Humane Society
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation  -  Branchport, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  Liskmorris Foundation  -  Clifton Springs, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  Nord Family Foundation  -  Amherst, OH  -  $70,000  (2024)

Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,500,000  (2024)

Yates Performing Arts Series
  James P Gordon Private Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $4,062  (2024)



Largest nonprofits in Penn Yan (by assets) include:

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care Project
Penn Yan Manor Nursing Home
Keuka Housing Council
Penn Yan Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Keuka Comfort Care
Penn Yan Lodge No 2030 Loyal Order of Moose
Humane Society of Yates County
Yates County Arts Council
Penn Yan Public Library
New York Wine Grape Foundation
Yates Cultural & Recreational Resources
Pichichero Family Foundation
St. Marks Terrace Dundee H D F Corp
Harpending Housing
St. Marks Terrace Housing Development Fund Corporation
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1722
Benton Volunteer Fire Department
Child and Family Resources
American Leigon
Penn Yan Volunteer Fire Companies
Millys Pantry
New York Animal Agriculture Coalition
Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society
Penn Yan Flying Club
Finger Lakes Association