Lewis County
County seat: Lowville
2020 population: 26,582
More Lewis County census data
Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
2020 population: 26,582
More Lewis County census data
Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
Employment: In 2022, an estimated 400 people worked at 63 nonprofit establishments in Lewis County – or 9.2% of the county work force. Wages totalled $12.9 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 164 nonprofit organizations in Lewis County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $24.7 million.
Property taxes: Of 25,196 parcels, 33.75 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 Lewis County:
Major non-governmental grantors
Pratt-Northam Foundation
Dyson Foundation
Central New York Community Foundation
Northern New York Community Foundation
McSweeney Foundation
Largest nonprofits in Lewis County (by assets) include:
Adirondack Mennonite Retirement Community
New York State Future Farmers Leadership Trng Foundation
Pratt-Northam Foundation
Brookside Redevelopment Company
Snow Belt Housing Company
Friends of Lewis County Hospice
William H Bush Memorial Library
Castorland Fire Company
Unirondack
Lewis County Opportunities