St. Lawrence County

County seat: Canton

2020 population: 108,505
More St. Lawrence County census data

Regional funders: Northern New York Community Foundation, United Way of Northern New York
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Employment:
In 2022, an estimated 7,207 people worked at 202 nonprofit establishments in St. Lawrence County – or 29.6% of the county work force. Wages totalled $427.2 million.
Revenues: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 634 nonprofit organizations in St. Lawrence County filed tax returns reporting revenues totalling $1,093.5 million.
Property taxes: Of 68,351 parcels, 35.97 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 St. Lawrence County:


Major non-governmental grantors
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
North Country Regional Economic Development Council
Adirondack Foundation



Largest nonprofits in St. Lawrence County (by assets) include:

 St Lawrence University
 Clarkson University
 Canton-Potsdam Hospital
 Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
 Potsdam College Foundation
 Canton College Foundation
 St Lawrence Health System
 Massena Hospital
 Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation
 United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country