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

• Enrollment, staff and fiscal information
• District demographics

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

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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.

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Recent grants:


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 Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $499,870  (2024)

Auburn Community Hospital
  Fred M & Ora H Everett Charitable Trust  -  Dallas, TX  -  $6,220  (2023)

Auburn N.Y. Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $122,500  (2024)

Auburn Public Theater
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $49,500  (2024)

Auburn Unitarian Universalist Church
  Oscar Masdam Trust  -  Norwich, NY  -  $10,238  (2023)

Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2023)

Cayuga County Sheriff's Office
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $117,526  (2024)

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
  Schwartz Family Foundation  -  Henrietta, NY  -  $1,379  (2023)

Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency
  United Way of Seneca County  -  Waterloo, NY  -  $8,500  (2023)

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
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $4,982,093  (2023)

Faculty Student Association of Cayuga County Community College
  NYS Office of Children and Family Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $40,000  (2023)

First Presbyterian Church
  King Scholarship Fund  -  Providence, RI  -  $1,295  (2023)

First Presbyterian Church of Auburn
  Oscar Masdam Trust  -  Norwich, NY  -  $10,238  (2023)

Fort Hill Cemetery Association
  Schwartz Family Foundation  -  Henrietta, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre
  National Endowment for the Arts  -  Washington, DC  -  $25,000  (2024)

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)

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)

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
  National Endowment for the Arts  -  Washington, DC  -  $10,000  (2023)

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
  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)

United Way of Cayuga County
  Fred M & Ora H Everett Charitable Trust  -  Dallas, TX  -  $62,168  (2023)

United Way of Cayuga County
  Isabel T Goss Fund  -  Dallas, TX  -  $6,508  (2023)

Unity House of Cayuga County
  George V. and Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $3,650  (2023)

Westminster Presbyterian Church
  Fred M & Ora H Everett Charitable Trust  -  Dallas, TX  -  $12,430  (2023)

YMCA
  Fred M & Ora H Everett Charitable Trust  -  Dallas, TX  -  $6,220  (2023)

Giving patterns in Auburn

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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