Cortland County > Homer

County: Cortland

Population: 6,293


Homer was named for the ancient poet.

Historic community on the Tioughnioga River. Downtown Homer encompasses not only the central commercial area, but a village green and an historic district.


School districts: Homer Central School District
Libraries: Phillips Free Library

Emergency services: Homer Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, Rotary

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery, Scott Union Cemetery



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Center for the Arts of Homer
  Cortland Community Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $18,081  (2022)

Center for the Arts of Homer
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $25,000  (2021)

Center for the Arts of Homer
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2023)

Center for the Arts of Homer
  Ralph Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $3,000  (2021)

Center for the Arts of Homer
  Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $1,500  (2021)

Center for the Arts of Homer
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,307  (2022)

Elizabeth Brewster House
  Siegle Foundation  -  Homer, NY  -  $1,000  (2022)

Family Health Network of Central New York
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $330,679  (2022)

Family Health Network of Central New York
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $11,637,077  (2022)

Homer
  Downtown Revitalization Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $10,000,000  (2023)

Homer
  New York State Animal Capital Fund  -  Albany, NY  -  $289,565  (2024)

Homer Congregational UCC
  Ralph Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $2,500  (2021)

Homer-Cortland Community Agency
  Cortland Community Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $85,170  (2022)

Phillips Free Library
  Central New York Community Foundation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $7,000  (2021)

Phillips Free Library
  Community Foundation of Tompkins County  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $9,061  (2021)

Phillips Free Library
  Ralph Wilkins Foundation  -  Cortland, NY  -  $1,200  (2021)



Largest nonprofits in Homer (by assets) include:

Family Health Network of Central New York
Phillips Free Library
Homer-Cortland Community Agency
Center for the Arts of Homer
Homer Education Foundation
Brockway Foundation for the Needy of the Village & Township
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Siegle Foundation
American Legion
County of Cortland Agricultural Corporation
Little League Baseball
Triumph Hose Company Benevolent
Elizabeth Brewster House Foundation
Country Acres Animal Shelter