Cortland County > Cortland
School districts: Cortland City School District
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:

1890 House Museum
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
1890 House Museum
Yaman Foundation - Cortland, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities
Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY - Homer, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Catholic Charities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $172,906 (2025)
Catholic Charities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $155,360 (2024)
Central New York Spay Neuter Assistance Program
Maple Tree Fund - Alexandria, VA - $2,000 (2024)
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
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2025)
City of Cortland
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
City of Cortland
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $6,000,000 (2025)
City of Cortland
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $242,000 (2025)
City of Cortland
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
City of Cortland Youth Bureau
Yaman Foundation - Cortland, NY - $15,000 (2024)
CNY Living History Center
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,000 (2024)
CNY Snap
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
CNY Snap
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $24,000 (2024)
Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $9,900 (2024)
Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $110,417 (2024)
Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $194,935 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $33,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Hungerford Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $8,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Hungerford Charitable Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Park Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $1,718 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Sentry Insurance Foundation - Stevens Point, WI - $1,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Shell Usa Company Foundation - Houston, TX - $2,000 (2024)
Cortland College Foundation
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $7,700 (2024)
Cortland Community Foundation
Phillips Family Foundation - Elkins, WV - $2,500 (2024)
Cortland County Child Advocacy Center
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $199,221 (2025)
Cortland County Community Action
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $80,000 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $3,475,379 (2025)
Cortland County Community Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $6,561 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $174,711 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $283,055 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $3,113,594 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action Program
Maple Tree Fund - Alexandria, VA - $2,000 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action Program
Round Room Gives - Fishers, IN - $2,000 (2024)
Cortland County Community Action Program
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,600 (2024)
Cortland County Historical Society
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $24,000 (2024)
Cortland County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $84,375 (2024)
Cortland County SPCA
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cortland Fire Department
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $47,767 (2024)
Cortland Free Library
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $30,000 (2024)
Cortland Housing Assistance Council
NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
Cortland Loaves & Fishes
Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY - Homer, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cortland Memorial Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cortland Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $576,099 (2024)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - Albany, NY - $16,000 (2025)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
Richard Mather Fund - Syracuse, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cortland Repertory Theatre
Tiger Baron Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cultural Council of Cortland County
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Cultural Council of Cortland County
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Finch Research Network
Wildwood Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Grace and Holy Spirit Church
Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY - Homer, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Jm Murray Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000 (2024)
Jm Murray Center
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lime Hollow Nature Center
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Marsb Incorporated
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $415,000 (2025)
Marsb Incorporated
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2024)
Newman Foundation of Cortland
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village and Township of Homer, NY - Homer, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Seven Valleys Health Coalition
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $46,100 (2025)
Seven Valleys Health Coalition
Richard L and Freda K Flerlage Foundation - Maple City, MI - $2,000 (2024)
Seven Valleys Health Coalition
Richard L and Freda K Flerlage Foundation - Maple City, MI - $2,000 (2024)
SUNY Cortland
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $98,630 (2024)
SUNY Cortland
Organic Syntheses - Waco, TX - $8,000 (2024)
SUNY Cortland
Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation - Longboat Key, FL - $11,000 (2024)
United Presbyterian Church of Cortland
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $40,000 (2024)
United Way for Cortland County
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Virgil Fire Department
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $17,429 (2024)
YMCA
Siegle Foundation - Homer, NY - $2,000 (2024)
YMCA
Yaman Foundation - Cortland, NY - $11,900 (2024)
YWCA
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $97,358 (2025)
YWCA
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,950 (2024)
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