Cortland County > Cortland

County: Cortland

Population: 17,556


Cortland was named after the prominent Van Cortlandt family.

School districts: Cortland City School District

Libraries: Cortland Free Library

Hospitals: Cortland Regional Medical Center

Emergency services: Cortland Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Atwater Cemetery, Cortland Rural Cemetery, Forest Hill Cemetery, Texas Valley Cemetery, Virgil Rural Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded an autism family support group, a 4-H STEM initiative, a sports tourism marketing campaign, preservation of the Randall Building, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


1890 House Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Catholic Charities
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $10,500  (2023)

Catholic Charities
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Church of the Redeemer
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

City of Cortland
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2024)

City of Cortland
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $212,500  (2024)

City of Cortland
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

City of Cortland
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $500,000  (2023)

City of Cortland
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2024)

City of Cortland
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,018,330  (2023)

City of Cortland Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $576,099  (2024)

City of Cortland Youth Bureau
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

CNY Snap
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2023)

CNY Snap
  Verizon Foundation  -  Basking Ridge, NJ  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland
  Empire State Development  -  Rochester, NY  -  $250,000  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $196,308  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $257,561  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $83,783  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $82,842  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $300,187  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $115,708  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $122,705  (2024)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $98,630  (2024)

Cortland
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $786,336  (2023)

Cortland
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $194,635  (2023)

Cortland
  Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,000,000  (2024)

Cortland
  Restore New York Communities Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $242,000  (2025)

Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
  John Ben Snow Foundation  -  Manlius, NY  -  $7,500  (2023)

Cortland Christian Academy
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Cortland Christian Academy
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Cortland College Alumni Association
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $500,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Allyn Foundation  -  Skaneateles, NY  -  $33,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation  -  Charlotte, NC  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Hungerford Charitable Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $19,700  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Hungerford Charitable Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  John Ben Snow Foundation  -  Manlius, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Park Foundation  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $45,000  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Pfizer Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,700  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $7,500  (2023)

Cortland College Foundation
  Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation  -  Longboat Key, FL  -  $11,000  (2023)

Cortland County
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $400,000  (2023)

Cortland County Community Action
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Cortland County Community Action
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,050  (2023)

Cortland County Historical Society
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland County Historical Society
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cortland County Sheriff's Office
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $84,375  (2024)

Cortland County SPCA
  Kent Foundation  -  Petoskey, MI  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland Fire Department
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $574,545  (2023)

Cortland Housing Assistance Council
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $10,500  (2023)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Kent Foundation  -  Petoskey, MI  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,750  (2023)

Cortland Memorial Foundation
  Kent Foundation  -  Petoskey, MI  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland Memorial Foundation
  Kinney Drugs Foundation  -  Gouverneur, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Cortland Memorial Foundation
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Cortland Regional Sports Council
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $50,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Richard Mather Fund  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Rockefeller Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $6,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Tiger Baron Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Cortland Reuse
  Barnes Foundation  -  Marion, CT  -  $12,000  (2023)

Cortland Rural Cemetery
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,517  (2023)

Cortland Rural Cemetery
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Cortlandville Fire Department
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $28,000  (2023)

Cultural Council of Cortland County
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Cultural Council of Cortland County
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Family Connections
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Finch Research Network
  Wildwood Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Finger Lakes Pregnancy Care
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Finger Lakes Pregnancy Care
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Helping Hands Caring Heart
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

Hospicare & Palliative Care
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,500  (2023)

Lime Hollow Nature Center
  Kent Foundation  -  Petoskey, MI  -  $1,000  (2023)

Lime Hollow Nature Center
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $3,775  (2023)

Salvation Army
  Kent Foundation  -  Petoskey, MI  -  $5,000  (2023)

Seven Valley Health Coaltion
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $6,500  (2023)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

St. Mary's School
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $1,000  (2023)

SUNY Cortland
  Haines Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $50,000  (2023)

SUNY Cortland
  Organic Syntheses  -  Waco, TX  -  $8,000  (2023)

SUNY Cortland
  Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation  -  Longboat Key, FL  -  $20,000  (2023)

United Way for Cortland County
  Brooks Family Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $10,000  (2023)

United Way for Cortland County
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,200  (2023)

United Way for Cortland County
  Rockefeller Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $7,500  (2023)

United Way for Cortland County
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

United Way for Cortland County
  Tompkins County Trust Co  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $2,600  (2023)

Virgil United Methodist Church
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

YMCA
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

YWCA
  Frechette Family Foundation  -  Minneapolis, MN  -  $2,500  (2023)

YWCA
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,412  (2023)

YWCA
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $444,484  (2023)

YWCA
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Cortland (by assets) include:

Cortland Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
Cortland Cortland College Foundation
Cortland Auxiliary Services Corporation of SUNY Cortland
Cortland J M Murray Center
Cortland Family Counseling Services of Cortland County
Cortland Cortland Memorial Foundation
Cortland Young Womens Christian Association
Cortland Cortland County Community Action Program
Cortland Cortland Free Library
Cortland Cortland College Alumni Association
Cortland Young Mens Christian Association Cortland
Cortland Grange Patrons of Husbandry New York State Grange
Cortland Automotive Lift Institute
Cortland Lime Hollow Nature Center
Cortland National Academy of Arbitrators
Cortland Cortland College Student Association
Cortland Cortland Downtown Partnership
Cortland Cortland Repertory Theatre
Cortland Hospice Foundation of Cortland County
Cortland Cortland Rural Cemetery
Cortland Cortland Community Foundation
Cortland Cortland County Business Development Corporation
Cortland Ralph Wilkins Foundation
Cortland Cortland College Foundation Properties
Cortland United Way for Cortland County
Cortland Cortland County Historical Society