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

1890 House Museum
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Catholic Charities
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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

Catholic Charities
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

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

Catholic Charities
  U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $172,906  (2025)

Catholic Charities
  U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $155,360  (2024)

Catholic Charities
  U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $147,968  (2023)

Church of the Redeemer
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $4,500  (2024)

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 Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,202,400  (2023)

City of Cortland
  NYS Homes & Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $750,000  (2025)

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

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

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)

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

CNY Living History Center
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

CNY Snap
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2024)

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

CNY Snap
  Maple Tree Fund  -  Alexandria, VA  -  $2,000  (2024)

CNY Snap
  Verizon Foundation  -  Basking Ridge, NJ  -  $1,000  (2024)

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

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
  John Ben Snow Foundation  -  Manlius, NY  -  $7,500  (2023)

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 & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $194,935  (2024)

Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $190,508  (2023)

Cortland Area Communities That Care Coalition
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $299,795  (2023)

Cortland Christian Academy
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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  (2024)

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  -  $8,000  (2024)

Cortland College Foundation
  Hungerford Charitable Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2024)

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
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $25,000  (2024)

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

Cortland College Foundation
  Park Foundation  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $45,000  (2024)

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

Cortland College Foundation
  Pfizer Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,718  (2024)

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

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

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

Cortland Community Foundation
  Phillips Family Foundation  -  Elkins, WV  -  $2,500  (2024)

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

Cortland County Child Advocacy Center
  NYS Office of Victim Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $199,221  (2025)

Cortland County Community Action
  Maple Tree Fund  -  Alexandria, VA  -  $2,000  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $80,000  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

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

Cortland County Community Action
  Round Room Gives  -  Fishers, IN  -  $2,000  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,600  (2024)

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

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $3,475,379  (2025)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $6,561  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $174,711  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $283,055  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $3,113,594  (2024)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $253,005  (2023)

Cortland County Community Action
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $3,143,643  (2023)

Cortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $250,000  (2023)

Cortland County Historical Society
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $24,000  (2024)

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 Soil and Water Conservation District
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $170,000  (2023)

Cortland County SPCA
  Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

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

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

Cortland Fire Department
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $47,767  (2024)

Cortland Fire Department
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $421,920  (2023)

Cortland Fire Department
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $421,920  (2023)

Cortland Fire Department
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $574,545  (2023)

Cortland Free Library
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $30,000  (2024)

Cortland Housing Assistance Council
  NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,000,000  (2024)

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

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Cortland Loaves & Fishes
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & 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  -  $2,500  (2024)

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  (2024)

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

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

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

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
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2026)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $16,000  (2025)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  NYS 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  (2024)

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  (2024)

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

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

Cortland Repertory Theatre
  Tiger Baron Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

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 Reuse
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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)

Cortlandville Fire Department
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (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)

Cultural Council of Cortland County
  NYS 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  (2024)

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)

Grace and Holy Spirit Church
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Grace Christian Fellowship
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,500  (2024)

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)

J M Murray Center
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $20,000  (2024)

JM Murray Center
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,300  (2024)

Jm Murray Center
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

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

Lime Hollow Nature Center
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Lime Hollow Nature Center
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

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

Lord's Cupboard
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (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 & Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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

Salvation Army
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition
  Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & Township of Homer, NY  -  Homer, NY  -  $6,500  (2023)

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

Seven Valleys Health Coalition
  NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets  -  Albany, NY  -  $46,100  (2025)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,600  (2024)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition
  Richard L & Freda K Flerlage Foundation  -  Maple City, MI  -  $2,000  (2024)

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

SUNY Cortland
  Organic Syntheses  -  Waco, TX  -  $8,000  (2024)

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

SUNY Cortland
  Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation  -  Longboat Key, FL  -  $11,000  (2024)

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

United Presbyterian Church
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

United Presbyterian Church of Cortland
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $40,000  (2024)

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  (2024)

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

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

Virgil Fire Department
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $17,429  (2024)

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

YMCA
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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

YMCA
  Yaman Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $11,900  (2024)

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

YWCA
  NYS Office of Victim Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $97,358  (2025)

YWCA
  Ralph R Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

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)

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