Cattaraugus County > Olean
Population:
13,937 city
1,881 town
Olean was named after Olean Shephard, first white child born here.
School districts: Olean City School District
Hospitals: Olean General Hospital
Emergency services: Olean Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Moose, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Mount View Cemetery, Olean Cremation Company, Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded transportation for the blind, Head Start, prevention of child injuries and fatalities, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:

Archbishop Walsh High School
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Archbishop Walsh High School
Volpe Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2024)
Cattaraugus County Health Department
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Cattaraugus Homeless Veterans
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation - Detroit, MI - $242,100 (2024)
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation - Detroit, MI - $100,000 (2024)
Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $189,000 (2023)
Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Christ United Methodist Church
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Church Without Walls
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,500 (2023)
City of Olean
NYS revenue sharing (Aid & Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $2,239,826 (2023)
City of Olean
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2024)
City of Olean
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $752,675 (2024)
City of Olean
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $21,905 (2024)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $33,250 (2025)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $87,400 (2025)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $93,100 (2025)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $346,269 (2025)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $597,629 (2025)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $72,000 (2024)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $183,285 (2024)
City of Olean
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $137,484 (2023)
City of Olean Fire Department
Suicide Prevention Center of New York - Albany, NY - $40,000 (2025)
Council on Addiction Recovery Services
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2023)
Directions in Independent Living
B Thomas Golisano Foundation - Victor, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Directions in Independent Living
B Thomas Golisano Foundation - Victor, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Directions in Independent Living
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $85,807 (2024)
Enchanted Mountain Village
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Friends of Good Music
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Friends of the Library of Olean
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Genesis House
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Genesis House
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $29,730 (2024)
Genesis House
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $5,500 (2023)
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,250 (2023)
HomeCare & Hospice Foundation
Allegany County United Way - Wellsville, NY - $10,000 (2023)
HomeCare & Hospice Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
HomeCare & Hospice Foundation
Jeanette Dermitt Trust - Brooklyn, OH - $173,000 (2023)
Immanuel Christian Child Care
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Immanuel Christian Child Care
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $5,000 (2023)
Intandem
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Intandem
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $5,500 (2023)
Interfaith Caregivers
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Interfaith Caregivers
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $5,500 (2023)
Interfaith Caregivers
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $3,000 (2025)
Jamestown Community College
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Jamestown Community College Foundation
Holmberg Foundation - Jamestown, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Olean Association for the Blind
Evelyn Moore Trust - Brooklyn, OH - $1,458 (2024)
Olean Association for the Blind
Evelyn Moore Trust - Brooklyn, OH - $2,832 (2023)
Olean Business Development Corporation
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2023)
Olean Business Development Corporation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Olean Business Development Corporation
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $7,500 (2023)
Olean Business Development Corporation
Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation - Detroit, MI - $250,000 (2024)
Olean Business Development Corporation
Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation - Detroit, MI - $300,000 (2024)
Olean Business Development Corporation
Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation - Detroit, MI - $85,227 (2023)
Olean Business Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2024)
Olean City School District
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $99,500 (2024)
Olean Food Pantry
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Olean Food Pantry
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $2,500 (2023)
Olean Food Pantry
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $25,000 (2025)
Olean General Hospital
Eddie Pollock Hosp Trust - Chicago, IL - $30,249 (2024)
Olean General Hospital
Eddie Pollock Hosp Trust - Chicago, IL - $37,826 (2023)
Olean General Hospital
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $9,000 (2023)
Olean General Hospital
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,240,000 (2025)
Olean General Hospital
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2023)
Olean General Hospital Foundation
Constance & Carl Ferris Charitable Foundation - Baltimore, MD - $32,000 (2024)
Olean General Hospital Foundation
Constance & Carl Ferris Charitable Foundation - Baltimore, MD - $32,000 (2023)
Olean General Hospital Foundation
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Olean Public Library
Marjory M Burdus Trust - Olean, NY - $6,894 (2024)
Olean Public Library
Marjory M Burdus Trust - Olean, NY - $4,529 (2023)
Olean Public Library
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $10,000 (2025)
Olean Soccer Club
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $13,400 (2025)
Olean YMCA
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Olean YMCA
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Olean Youth Hockey
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $10,000 (2025)
Operation Warm Hearts
Mike Tice Foundation - Las Vegas, NV - $7,500 (2024)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,396,455 (2025)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,396,458 (2025)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $108,814 (2024)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,342,048 (2024)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,342,051 (2024)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $341,094 (2023)
Project Head Start
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,171,501 (2023)
Salvation Army
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,238,770 (2025)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,238,770 (2025)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $36,886 (2024)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,477,540 (2024)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $13,661 (2023)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $27,500 (2023)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $656,177 (2023)
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,821,363 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $106,850 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Southern Tier Health Care System
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $7,000 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
FT & Anna C Manley Memorial Fund - Brooklyn, OH - $4,500 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Southern Tier Health Care System
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $225,000 (2024)
Southern Tier Health Care System
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $144,000 (2024)
Southern Tier Health Care System
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $185,730 (2024)
Southern Tier Health Care System
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $120,348 (2023)
SPCA
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $2,500 (2023)
SPCA
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
SPCA
Stitt Foundation - Olean, NY - $40,000 (2025)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $268,900 (2023)
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Louis W Ensworth Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Town of Olean
NYS Companion Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2025)
Tri-County Arts Council
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $33,443 (2023)
Tri-County Arts Council
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
United Way of Cattaraugus County
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Universal Primary Care
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Universal Primary Care
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Universal Primary Care
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $36,000 (2024)
Universal Primary Care
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Universal Primary Care
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $16,700 (2024)
VFW Post 1619
Cutco Foundation - Olean, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Walsh Foundation
Volpe Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $320,000 (2024)
Walsh Foundation
Volpe Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $275,000 (2023)
Westons Mills Fire District
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $32,286 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Olean (by assets) include:
Olean General Hospital
Olean General Hospital Foundation
Greater Olean Community Foundation
Nysarc
Young Mens Christian Association of Olean NY and Bradford Pa
Congregational Investment Trust 41C017005 990
Cattaraugus County Rehabilitation Center
Cutco Foundation
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
Rehabilitation Foundation
Stitt Foundation
Olean Public Library
Council on Addiction Recovery Services
Community Care of WNY
Southern Tier Health Care System
James Johnson Trust Uw
Olean Business Development Corporation
Olean-Bradford Area YMCA Foundation
Bradford Regional Medical Services
Mount View Cemetery
Cattaraugus Co Project Head Start Cattaragus and Wyoming Co Pr
Bartlett Country Club
Laborers International Union of North America
Greater Olean
Ora & Bernard M Gavin Educational Trust
Genesis House of Olean
Directions in Independent Living
United Way of Cattaraugus County
Roat Tr Fbo Olean General Hospital
FJ Ryan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Olean Food Pantry
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Cattaraugus County
Parent Education Program
Wm J Moore Trust Fd
New Life Christian School
Olean Association for the Blind and Visually Handicapped