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:
Arnot Art Museum
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $1,000 (2023)
Arnot Art Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Arnot Art Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $3,000 (2023)
CANTATA SINGERS
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Cantata Singers
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Chemung County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Chemung County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Chemung County Performing Arts
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $1,000 (2023)
Chemung County Performing Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chemung County Performing Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
City of Elmira
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $276,545 (2023)
City of Elmira
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $4,578,801 (2023)
Clemens Center
Upstate Theater Coalition for a Fairgame - Schenectady, NY - $28,838 (2023)
Community Arts of Elmira
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Community Arts of Elmira
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Elmira
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $4,000,000 (2024)
Elmira
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $498,210 (2023)
Elmira
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $213,276 (2023)
Elmira City Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $447,795 (2024)
Family Services of Chemung County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $499,275 (2024)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Martin F. Hatch Fund for Religious & Charitable Uses - Ithaca, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $10,100 (2023)
Park Church
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $5,000 (2023)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Arthur E & Frances Mayer Rikli Family Foundation - Columbia, MO - $5,000 (2023)
Tanglewood Nature Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2023)
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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