Delaware County > Hancock

County: Delaware

Population:
  2,764 town
  908 village


Hancock was named for John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

School districts: Hancock Central School District

Libraries: Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library

Emergency services: Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Hancock Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Rotary

Not-for-profit cemeteries: French Woods Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have supported a children’s center, preschool and food pantry programs, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $864,864  (2025)

Friends of the Upper Delaware River
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2025)

Hancock Fire Department
  Code Blue Charitable Foundation  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Hancock (by assets) include:

Hancock Community Education Foundation
Friends of the Upper Delaware River
Hancock Partners
Town of Hancock Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Hancock Fire Department
Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance
Banaat-Tun-Noor International