Chemung County > Elmira
Elmira has lost much of its manufacturing base and, unlike some Upstate cities, has been unsuccessful in replacing it with jobs from the health, education or professional sectors. The city is home to Elmira College and Elmira Correctional Facility. Major local funders include the Anderson Foundation and the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes.
School districts: Elmira City School District
Libraries: Chemung County Library District (central library)
Hospitals: Arnot Ogden Medical Center, St Josephs Hospital
Emergency services: Elmira Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Masons, Rotary, VFW
State parks: Newtown Battlefield State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded free concerts, youth leadership, water/sewer improvements, food security, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Abby's Paws for a Cause
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Able2 Enhancing Potential
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $560,725 (2025)
Acts Twin Tiers
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Amplify Equity
Park Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $125,000 (2024)
Amplify Equity
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $300,000 (2025)
Arctic League
Morrell Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Arnot Art Museum
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $1,500 (2024)
Arnot Art Museum
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Arnot Art Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Arnot Art Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Arnot Health
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Arnot Health
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $3,000 (2024)
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Backbone Ridge Historical
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2024)
Bethany Lutheran Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Boy Scouts of America
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Boy Scouts of America
Morrell Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cantata Singers
Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cantata Singers
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2026)
CANTATA SINGERS
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Career Development Council
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Catholic Charities
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $200,721 (2025)
Catholic Charities
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $171,082 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $171,082 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $44,126 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $103,799 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $147,795 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $207,142 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $321,631 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $385,800 (2025)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $42,578 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $100,058 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $126,766 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $180,715 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $279,909 (2024)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $318,588 (2024)
Center for Mark Twain Studies
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chemung County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2024)
Chemung County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $675,000 (2024)
Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $346,807 (2024)
Chemung County Habitat for Humanity
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Chemung County Habitat for Humanity
Round Room Gives - Fishers, IN - $3,000 (2024)
Chemung County Historical Society
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Chemung County Historical Society
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Chemung County Historical Society
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chemung County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Chemung County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA
William Harold Davis Foundation - Elmira, NY - $65,400 (2024)
Chemung County Library District
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Chemung County Library District
Public Library Foundation - Horsheads, NY - $190,000 (2024)
Chemung County Library District
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Chemung County Performing Arts
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $1,500 (2024)
Chemung County Performing Arts
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $16,500 (2024)
Chemung County Performing Arts
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chemung County Performing Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Chemung County Performing Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chemung County Youth Bureau
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Christian Faith Fellowship
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
City of Elmira
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2025)
City of Elmira
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $120,742 (2025)
City of Elmira
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $27,010 (2024)
City of Elmira
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $1,365,672 (2024)
City of Elmira
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,233 (2025)
City of Elmira
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $207,692 (2024)
City of Elmira
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,102,051 (2024)
City of Light Church
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $50,000 (2024)
City of Light Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Clemens Center
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Clemens Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Community Arts of Elmira
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Community Arts of Elmira
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Community Arts of Elmira
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Community Arts of Elmira
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Community Career Development Council
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Community Dispute Resolution Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $7,450 (2024)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Economic Opportunity Program
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $7,508,765 (2025)
Economic Opportunity Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,065,726 (2025)
Economic Opportunity Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $4,065,726 (2024)
Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $13,000 (2024)
Elmira City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $43,406 (2024)
Elmira City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $667,210 (2024)
Elmira College
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation - Rolling Meadows, IL - $1,710 (2024)
Elmira College
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Edward G Bustin Charitable Trust - Chicago, IL - $31,183 (2024)
Elmira College
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund - Jacksonville, FL - $26,330 (2024)
Elmira College
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,600 (2024)
Elmira College
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Elmira College
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Elmira Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $447,795 (2024)
Elmira Small Fry
Dicks Sporting Goods Foundation - Coraopolis, PA - $1,000 (2024)
Elmira Water Board
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,300,000 (2024)
Elmira Water Board
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,300,000 (2024)
Family Services of Chemung County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $499,275 (2024)
Family Services of Chemung County
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $458,692 (2025)
Family Services of Chemung County
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $6,500 (2024)
Fasset Elementary School
Morrell Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,320 (2024)
Finn Academy
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
First Presbyterian Church of Elmira
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Five Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 - Pittsburgh, PA - $3,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Garden Homes Fund - Stamford, CT - $5,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Greene-Milstein Family Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Holbrook R & Sarah M Davis Foundation - Cotuit, MA - $2,500 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Knight Impact Partners - Lake Forest, IL - $10,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Middlecott Foundation - Boston, MA - $1,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Morrell Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Nycm Foundation - Edmeston, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
P. J. & Palmina Casella Foundation - Vestal, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Park Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $12,500 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $12,500 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Steven and Marcy Schaeffer Family Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Vedant Patel Foundation - Singer Island, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Walbridge Family Foundation - Blue Bell, PA - $3,000 (2024)
Friends of the Chemung River Watershed
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Friends of the Chemung River Watershed
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Friends of the Chemung River Watershed
New York Pollinator Conservation Fund - , - $50,000 (2025)
Friends of The Elmira Civil War Prison Camp
Dlm Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2024)
Glove House
Morrell Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Great Falls Council Boy Scouts of America
Eunice R Winter Trust - Wellsboro, PA - $8,837 (2024)
Greater Southern Tier BOCES
Smidt Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $10,000 (2024)
His United Body Community Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
John W. Jones Museum
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $20,000 (2024)
John W. Jones Museum
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $45,000 (2024)
Josh Palmer Fund
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $7,500 (2024)
Josh Palmer Fund
Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $7,500 (2024)
Josh Palmer Fund
Rose & Kiernan Charitable - Albany, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Elmira
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Meals on Wheels of Chemung County
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Monumental Baptist Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Mosaic of the Southern Tier
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,500 (2024)
National Soaring Museum
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Neighborhood Transformation Center
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Neighborhood Transformation Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Neighborhood Transformation Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $11,000 (2024)
New Beginnings United Methodist Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,500 (2024)
North Presbyterian Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Notre Dame High School
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Park Church
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $5,000 (2024)
Quarry Farm Foundation
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Quarry Farm Foundation
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Quarry Farm Foundation
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,000 (2024)
School of Good Works
Larry R Coffey Charitable Trust - Louisville, KY - $32,000 (2024)
Senior Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Senior Center
Melville Foundation - North Palm Beach, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Soaring Capital Soccer Club
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2024)
Southern Tier Economic Growth
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Southside Community Center
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $16,000 (2024)
Southside Community Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Southside Community Center
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Southside Community Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $17,790 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $5,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Lowman-Howell Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Town of Southport
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2024)
United Baptist Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Victory Highway Wesleyan Church
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence
Woodbrook Foundation - Elmira, NY - $208,597 (2024)
Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence
Woodbrook Foundation - Elmira, NY - $136,232 (2024)
YWCA
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $25,000 (2024)
YWCA
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $15,500 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Elmira (by assets) include:
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Elmira College
International Brotherhood Electrical Workers Local 139
Helen Schuyler Tr Uw Bo Community Foundation
Chemung County Performing Arts
Arnot Ogden Medical Center Foundation
Donald F and Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation
Able2 Enhancing Potential
Sheet Metal Workers Local 112
George Lee Tr Uw Bo National Div Bd of Missions United Meth Church
Chemung County Library District
Southern Tier Association for the Visually Impaired Incorporated
Dewittsburg Housing Development Fund Corporation
Woodbrook Foundation
Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence
Arnot Art Museum
Family Services of Chemung County
George Lee Tr Uw Bo World Div Bd of Missions United Meth Church
Chemung County Historical Society
Boy Scouts of America
National Soaring Museum
Lowman-Howell Foundation
Elmira Country Club
Glove House
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