Cayuga County

ECONOMIC IMPACT
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 3,546 people worked at 141 nonprofit establishments in Cayuga County – or 18.7% of the county work force. Wages totalled $180.1 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 425 nonprofit organizations in Cayuga County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $457.4 million.
Property taxes: Of 39,815 parcels, 45.17 percent had whole or partial tax exemptions in 2023.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Internal Revenue Service, 2024; Office of Real Property Tax Services, 2023.

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Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Cayuga County:

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Major non-governmental grantors
Fred L. Emerson Foundation
Stanley W. Metcalf Foundation
Allyn Family Foundation
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Central New York Community Foundation

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Largest nonprofits in Cayuga County (by assets) include:

 Auburn Community Hospital
 Fred L Emerson Foundation
 Wells College
 Cayuga Home for Children
 Auburn Senior Services
 Cayuga County Community College Foundation
 Faatz-Crofut Home for the Elderly
 Seward House Museum
 Unity House of Cayuga County
 Stanley W Metcalf Foundation