Jefferson County
County seat: Watertown
2020 population: 116,721
More Jefferson County census data
Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
2020 population: 116,721
More Jefferson County census data
Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 5,806 people worked at 260 nonprofit establishments in Jefferson County – or 20.1% of the county work force. Wages totalled $325.0 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 621 nonprofit organizations in Jefferson County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $879.8 million.
Property taxes: Of 59,897 parcels, 33.38 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.
Upstate Giving profiles of communities in Jefferson County:
Major non-governmental grantors
Northern New York Community Foundation
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
North Country Regional Economic Development Council
United Way of Northern New York
Delaney Bay Fund
Largest nonprofits in Jefferson County (by assets) include:
Northern Credit Union
Samaritan Medical Center
Northern New York Community Foundation
NYSARC Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence
Jefferson-Lewis Etal School Employees Health Plan
Samaritan Senior Village
Carthage Area Hospital
YMCA
Antique Boat Museum
Neighbors of Watertown