Delaware County > Franklin

County: Delaware

Population: 258

The community was named for Temple Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono purchased farmland here decades ago. Ono kept the property after Lennon’s death, and reportedly lived there during the Covid pandemic.

School districts: Franklin Central School District

Libraries: Franklin Free Library

Emergency services: Franklin Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Rotary

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Ouleout Valley Cemetery

Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded food backpacks, a school field trip, theater basement renovation, village water tank replacement, and other initiatives.

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Franklin Central School District
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,697  (2024)

Franklin Central School District
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Franklin Central School District
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $2,138  (2023)

Franklin Central School District
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Franklin Central School District
  Tom Morgan & Erna J McReynolds Charitable Foundation - Franklin, NY - $2,240  (2024)

Franklin Central School District
  Tom Morgan & Erna J McReynolds Charitable Foundation - Franklin, NY - $2,240  (2024)

Franklin Central School District
  U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $19,000  (2024)

Franklin Central School District
  U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $21,840  (2023)

Franklin Community Educational Foundation
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $2,850  (2023)

Franklin Community Educational Foundation
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000  (2024)

Franklin Community Educational Foundation
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000  (2023)

Franklin Free Library
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,500  (2023)

Franklin Free Library
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Franklin Highway Department
  Helfgott-Renfroe Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Franklin Highway Department
  Helfgott-Renfroe Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Franklin Improvement Society of Franklin NY
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,525  (2024)

Franklin Railroad Museum
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $4,700  (2023)

Franklin Railroad Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $13,000  (2024)

Franklin Railroad Museum
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000  (2023)

Franklin Railroad Museum
  Walter Rich Charitable Foundation - Franklin, NY - $226,713  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $20,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $20,000  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $7,100  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $3,675  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $3,625  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,750  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,325  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  Anna L Mabey Foundation - Norwich, NY - $3,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  Anna L Mabey Foundation - Norwich, NY - $3,500  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  George & Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation - Binghamton, NY - $12,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000  (2026)

Franklin Stage Company
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  Shubert Foundation - New York, NY - $15,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2024)

Franklin Stage Company
  Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Franklin Stage Company
  Tri-M Foundation - New York, NY - $7,000  (2023)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $4,789  (2024)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $4,675  (2023)

Town of Franklin
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $600,000  (2024)

Village of Franklin
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,250  (2024)

Village of Franklin
  A Lindsay & Olive B O'Connor Foundation - Delhi, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Village of Franklin
  Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $1,000,000  (2025)

Largest nonprofits in Franklin (by assets) include:

Walter Rich Charitable Foundation
Ouleout Valley Cemetery Assoc
Franklin Railroad and Community Museum
Franklin Stock Company at Chapel Hall
Franklin Free Library
Tom Morgan & Erna J Mcreynolds Charitable Foundation
St. Innocents Retreat
Frederick Erdman Association
Love and Hope Animal Sanctuary