Erie County > East Aurora
East Aurora is a popular tourist destination in Western New York, primarily because of the Roycroft Campus, a preserved complex devoted to the Arts & Crafts Movement. (A popular side trip for visitors is Vidlers 5 & 10 Store on Main Street, an eclectic mix of housewares, toys, foods and the unexpected.)
Upstate geographic quirk: East Aurora is a two-hour drive west of Aurora, NY, which is on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake.
School districts: East Aurora Union Free School District
Libraries: Aurora Town Public Library, East Aurora Library
Emergency services: East Aurora Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Moose, VFW
State parks: Knox Farm State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery, Maple Rest Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, Wales Cemetery
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Erie County
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded renovation of the Knox Estate Mansion, trail design, forest protection, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
Aurora Adult Day Care Services
Buffalo Rehab Group Foundation - Tonawanda, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora
J&S Laidig Family Foundation - Mishawaka, IN - $1,000 (2023)
East Aurora
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $32,000 (2024)
East Aurora
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2023)
East Aurora
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2023)
East Aurora
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
East Aurora
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $141,099 (2024)
East Aurora Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $44,234 (2024)
East Aurora Public Library
J&S Laidig Family Foundation - Mishawaka, IN - $1,000 (2023)
East Aurora Union Free School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Friends of Knox Farm State Park
NYS Environmental Protection Fund - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Friends of Knox Farm State Park
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Girls Education Collaborative
J&S Laidig Family Foundation - Mishawaka, IN - $1,000 (2023)
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Clement and Karen Arrison Family Charitable Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Roycroft Campus
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Roycroft Campus
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Western New York Land Conservancy
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $1,120,387 (2025)
Largest nonprofits in East Aurora (by assets) include:
Environment Next
W H Greene Foundation
Crag Burn Golf Club
East Aurora Educational Foundation
Roycroft Campus Corporation
Rural Outreach Center
Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora
East Aurora Country Club
Carner Family Trust
Aurora Ice Association
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
NBC Family Charitable Foundation
Title Insurance Rate Service Association
Arabian English Performance Association
East Aurora Lodge No 370 Loyal Order of Moose
East Aurora Community Nursery
Aurora Historical Society
Robert D Flickinger Foundation
East Aurora Volunteer Fire Department
Mandala School
Aurora Players Inc Hamlin Park
Friends of Knox Farm State Park
Eternal Choice of Love
American Legion
Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center
Saved by Grace Ministry
Harvard Business School Club of Buffalo
Girls Education Collaborative
Fish of East Aurora
Praxiis Foundation
Aurora Adult Daycare Center
Vaika
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