Cayuga County > Auburn
Population: 26,866
Auburn was named after a Yorkshire town cited in Oliver Goldsmith’s poem, “Deserted Village.”
On Owasco Lake, Auburn is home to Cayuga Community College and Auburn Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison. Major local funders include the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, established by the former president of the Dunn and McCarthy shoe company, and the Allyn Foundation of Skaneateles.
School districts: Auburn City School District
Libraries: Seymour Public Library District
Hospitals: Auburn Community Hospital
Emergency services: Auburn City Ambulance, Auburn City Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, Moose, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Fort Hill Cemetery, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sennett Rural Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations helped pay for Christmas gifts for needy families, July 3 fireworks, library construction, and transportation vans for senior and disabled residents.
Recent grants:
ABC Cayuga
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $30,000 (2022)
American Red Cross
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Auburn
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $132,303 (2022)
Auburn
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $75,900 (2022)
Auburn
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $1,410,562 (2023)
Auburn
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $769,812 (2023)
Auburn
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $705,292 (2023)
Auburn
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $213,957 (2023)
Auburn
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $81,900 (2022)
Auburn
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Auburn
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $499,870 (2024)
Auburn Community Hospital Foundation
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,066 (2022)
Auburn Education Foundation
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Auburn N.Y. Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $122,500 (2024)
Auburn Public Theater
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Auburn Public Theater
John Ben Snow Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Auburn Public Theater
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
Auburn Public Theater
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Calvary Food Pantry CNY
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $12,000 (2022)
Cayuga Community Health Network
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Cayuga Community Health Network
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Cayuga Community Health Network
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Cayuga Community Health Network
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $79,000 (2022)
Cayuga Community Health Network
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $200,000 (2022)
Cayuga Counseling Services
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $750,000 (2022)
Cayuga County Community College
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $7,599 (2022)
Cayuga County Community College
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $560,103 (2022)
Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Cayuga County Industrial Development Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $1,057,080 (2022)
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $117,526 (2024)
Cayuga Home for Children
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $3,516,098 (2022)
Cayuga Museum of History and Art
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
Cayuga Museum of History and Art
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $14,402,968 (2022)
Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $144,040 (2022)
Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
United Way of Seneca County - Waterloo, NY - $8,500 (2023)
Chapel House
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Chapel House
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $239,929 (2022)
City of Auburn
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
City of Auburn
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $30,368 (2023)
City of Auburn
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $219,122 (2022)
City of Auburn
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $4,982,093 (2023)
East Hill Family Medical
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500 (2022)
East Hill Family Medical
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $207,469 (2022)
Faatz-Crofut Home for the Elderly
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Faculty Student Association of Cayuga County Community College
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $40,000 (2023)
First Presbyterian Church
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $10,131 (2022)
Fort Hill Cemetery Association
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Literacy Volunteers of Cayuga County
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Owasco Watershed Lake Association
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Perform 4 Purpose
Marjorie R Stermer Charitable Trust - Elmira, NY - $2,780 (2022)
Play Space ABC Cayuga
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Pregnancy Care Center
James B. Russell Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $5,000 (2022)
REV Theater
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $25,000 (2022)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Seward House Museum
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Seward House Museum
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $10,000 (2022)
Seward House Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Seward House Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Seymour Library
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Seymour Library
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,066 (2022)
Seymour Library
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $17,400 (2022)
Stryker Housing Development Fund Company
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $189,887 (2022)
Sts. Peter & John Episcopal Church
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Throop Fire Department
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $40,967 (2022)
Transportation Project for Cayuga County
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
United Way of Cayuga County
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $30,000 (2022)
United Way of Cayuga County
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $7,599 (2022)
Unity House of Cayuga County
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Unity House of Cayuga County
George V. and Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust - Ithaca, NY - $3,650 (2023)
Unity House of Cayuga County
Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $10,500 (2022)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000 (2022)
YMCA
Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,066 (2022)
Giving patterns in Auburn
Largest nonprofits in Auburn (by assets) include:
Auburn Community Hospital
Fred L Emerson Foundation
Cayuga Home for Children
Auburn Senior Services
Cayuga County Community College Foundation
Seward House Museum
Faatz-Crofut Home for the Elderly
Unity House of Cayuga County
Stanley W Metcalf Foundation
Young Mens Christian Association
East Hill Family Medical
Aha Development Corporation
Seymour Public Library District
Everest Foundation for Family Enrichment
Auburn Memorial Medical Services Pc
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Cayuga County
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
Bluefield Manor Housing
Seymour Library Foundation
Maurice Schwartz Towers Incorporated
Auburn Community Hospital Foundation
D E French Foundation
Cayuga Counseling Services
Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
PFI Housing Company of Auburn
United Way of Cayuga County
Schweinfurth Memorial Art
Auburn Public Theater
CFRG Newco
ABC Cayuga
Community Preservation Committee
Fort Hill Cemetery Association
Faculty Student Association of Cayuga County Community College
Cayuga Museum
Nicks Ride 4 Friends
Confidential Help for Alcohol and Drug
Auburn Community Companies
Matthew House
Chapel House
Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery Home for the Elderly
Finger Lakes SPCA of Central New York
Everest Association for Family Enrichment
Cayuga Developments
Booker T Washington Community Center
E J G Foundation
Tyburn Academy
Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau