County: Cayuga

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:

GRANT KEY:

ABC Cayuga
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $15,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $100,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $75,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $150,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $75,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $102,156  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $6,300  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $20,000  (2021)

ABC Cayuga
  Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $30,000  (2022)

American Red Cross
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500  (2021)

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
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $20,245  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $4,764  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $4,363  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $400,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $200,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $600,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $250,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $300,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000  (2021)

Auburn
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $300,000  (2021)

Auburn Community Hospital Foundation
  Harry & Dorothy George Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,066  (2022)

Auburn Downtown Partnership
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $1,000  (2021)

Auburn Education Foundation
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $20,000  (2022)

Auburn Fire Department
  Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $246,182  (2021)

Auburn Hunger Task Force
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500  (2021)

Auburn Public Theater
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $8,300  (2021)

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 - $35,000  (2021)

Auburn Public Theater
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $127,200  (2021)

Auburn Public Theater
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000  (2021)

Auburn Public Theater
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000  (2021)

Auburn Public Theatre
  John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $5,000  (2021)

Calvary Food Pantry CNY
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

Calvary Food Pantry CNY
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $12,000  (2022)

Cayuga Community Health Network
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

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
  Greater Norwich Foundation - Norwich, NY - $2,000  (2021)

Cayuga Community Health Network
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $46,000  (2021)

Cayuga Community Health Network
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $8,000  (2021)

Cayuga Community Health Network
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $30,900  (2021)

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 Habitat for Humanity
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $26,000  (2021)

Cayuga County Habitat for Humanity
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $27,226  (2021)

Cayuga County Industrial Development Agency
  U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $1,057,080  (2022)

Cayuga Home for Children
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $3,516,098  (2022)

Cayuga Home for Children
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,548,969  (2021)

Cayuga Home for Children
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $13,570,370  (2021)

Cayuga Museum of History and Art
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $20,000  (2021)

Cayuga Museum of History and Art
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

Cayuga Museum of History and Art
  J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000  (2021)

Cayuga Museum of History and Art
  Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $10,000  (2021)

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 Museum of History and Art
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $6,000  (2021)

Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $6,000  (2021)

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 Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $551,069  (2021)

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
  Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $30,368  (2023)

City of Auburn
  Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $219,122  (2022)

City of Auburn
  New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Albany, NY - $250,000  (2021)

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
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $2,500  (2021)

Fort Hill Cemetery Association
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $1,000  (2021)

Fort Hill Cemetery Association
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2022)

Harriet Tubman Boosters Club
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $3,000  (2021)

Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $7,500  (2021)

Lifeworks Community Action Food Pantry
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $5,100  (2021)

Literacy Volunteers of Cayuga County
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500  (2022)

Matthew House
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $2,500  (2021)

Matthew House
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $36,074  (2021)

Matthew House
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $1,000  (2021)

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $40,000  (2021)

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
  Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000  (2021)

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
  John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $7,500  (2021)

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000  (2021)

Nick's Ride 4 Friends
  John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $8,500  (2021)

Owasco Fire Department
  Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $35,142  (2021)

Owasco Watershed Lake Association
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $2,500  (2022)

Perform 4 Purpose
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $7,350  (2021)

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)

Rescue Mission
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $6,000  (2021)

REV Theater
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

REV Theater
  Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $5,000  (2022)

Salvation Army
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $6,000  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  Allyn Family Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $170,000  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $15,800  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

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 - $30,000  (2023)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $6,000  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $36,000  (2021)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $27,450  (2021)

Seward House Museum
  D. E. French Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2022)

Seward House Museum
  Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation - DeWitt, NY - $10,000  (2021)

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 - $40,000  (2023)

Seward House Museum
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000  (2021)

Seward House Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation - Unadilla, NY - $25,000  (2021)

Seward House Museum
  U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $1,463,000  (2021)

Seymour Library
  Community Foundation of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $15,570  (2021)

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 Cerebral Palsy Association of Cayuga County
  John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $5,000  (2021)

United Way of Cayuga County
  Columbian Foundation - Auburn, NY - $5,000  (2021)

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)

United Way of Cayuga County
  United Way of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $7,075  (2021)

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
  George V. and Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust - Ithaca, NY - $4,000  (2021)

Unity House of Cayuga County
  Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $10,500  (2022)

Veterans Memorial Park Association
  New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Albany, NY - $300,000  (2021)

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