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  (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