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County: Chautauqua

Population: 4,009

On Aug. 12, 2022, author Salman Rushdie was assaulted on a stage at the Chautauqua Institution, where he was set to address an audience. Rushdie faced death threats for decades after the 1988 publication of his novel, “The Satanic Verses.” Chautauqua has a long history as a peaceful, civilized place – an annual setting for worship, arts, lectures, and other programs. That the attack would occur here was a crime unto itself.

Libraries: Smith Memorial Library

Emergency services: Chautauqua Fire Department

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Chautauqua Cemetery

Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded an opera festival and other programs.

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Chautauqua
  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000  (2024)

Chautauqua Foundation
  Hultquist Foundation - Jamestown, NY - $40,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  Fletcher Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $10,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  Gebbie Foundation - Jamestown, NY - $1,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  Hultquist Foundation - Jamestown, NY - $100,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  Jessie Smith Darrah Fund - New York, NY - $10,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $15,000  (2022)

Chautauqua Institution
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Chautauqua Women's Club
  Fletcher Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $1,000  (2022)

Largest nonprofits in Chautauqua (by assets) include:

Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua Foundation
Presbyterian Association of Cha Utauqua New York
Ecumenical Community of Chautauqua
International Order of the Kings Daughters and Sons
Chautauqua Catholic Community
Chautauqua Womens Club
Diverse Chautauqua
Chapel of the Good Shepherdfoundation
Chautauqua Dance Circle
Chautauqua Bird Tree and Garden Club