Erie County > Alden

County: Erie

Population: 2,604 (village)


One tradition says the community was named after a town in England; another says it was named for a local family.

School districts: Alden Central School District

Libraries: Ewell Free Library

Emergency services: Alden Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, VFW

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Alden Evergreen Cemetery, Union Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have supported library construction, expansion of the Cayuga Creek Water District, efforts to reduce substance abuse by youth, and other causes.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Alden Central School District
  Ferguson Stillman Charitable Fund  -  Clarence, NY  -  $2,312  (2023)

Alden Substance Abuse Coalition
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $125,000  (2024)

Alden Substance Abuse Coalition
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $7,995  (2023)

Alden Substance Abuse Coalition
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $125,000  (2023)

Alden Youth Baseball
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation  -  Charlotte, NC  -  $2,000  (2023)

Alden-Marilla Food Pantry
  Round Room Gives  -  Fishers, IN  -  $7,500  (2024)

Alternative Care Services of WNY
  East Hill Foundation  -  North Tonawanda, NY  -  $13,147  (2024)

Focus for our Community Unity & Support
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $125,000  (2024)

Focus for our Community Unity & Support
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $125,000  (2023)

St. John the Baptist School
  Arthur J Gallagher Foundation  -  Rolling Meadows, IL  -  $1,000  (2024)

Summer Classic Events
  Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation  -  Detroit, MI  -  $1,000  (2023)

Town of Alden
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $796,440  (2025)

Town of Alden
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $388,532  (2025)

Town of Alden
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $532,560  (2023)

Village of Alden
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $323,125  (2023)

Village of Alden
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $386,324  (2025)

Village of Alden
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $68,190  (2024)

Village of Alden
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $323,126  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Alden (by assets) include:

Millgrove Volunteer Fire Department
Allied Sportsmen of WNY
Alden Chamber of Commerce
Alden Rod & Gun Club
Alternative Care Services of WNY
Focus for Our Community Unity & Support
Alden Historical Society
Buffalo Pug & Small Breed Rescue
Alden Junior Football Association
Alden Substance Abuse Coalition
Alden Youth Baseball