Erie County > Grand Island
School districts: Grand Island Central School District
Emergency services: Grand Island Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Moose, VFW, Zonta
State parks: Beaver Island State Park, Big Six Mile Creek Marina, Buckhorn Island State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Maple Grove Cemetery, White Haven Cemetery
Recent grants:
Friends of Riverside Salem
New York Pollinator Conservation Fund - , - $500,000 (2025)
Grand Island Catholic Club
Paul & Helen Ellis Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Grand Island Central School District
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Grand Island Memorial Library
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Grand Island Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $81,500 (2024)
Islandview Housing Development Fund
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $9,639 (2025)
Islandview Housing Development Fund
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $10,595 (2024)
Miracle League of WNY
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Neighbors Foundation of Grand Island
Paul & Helen Ellis Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
St. Stephen's Education Foundation
Paul & Helen Ellis Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Times and Seasons Foundation
Risen Son Foundation - Amherst, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Town of Grand Island
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,908,750 (2025)
VFW
Mary Alice Fortin Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $5,000 (2024)
VFW
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $55,317 (2025)
VFW
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Grand Island (by assets) include:
Grand Island Fire Co No 1
Grand Island Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association
Miracle League of Grand Island & WNY
Almar Family Foundation
Sandy Beach Yacht Club
Sheridan Transit Rod and Gun Club
Grand Island Teachers Benefit Trust
Doctor Walter Grand Neurosurgical Forum
American Legion Post
Niagara Sailing Club
Harbor Lights Fellowship
Grand Island Soccer Club
Grand Island Lodge No 180 Loyal Order of Moose
Times and Seasons Foundations
Grand Island Little League
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York
United Steelworkers
Kids Event Tickets
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Revolution
Furever Friends Dog Rescue of WNY
Grand Island Junior Football
Neighbors Foundation of Grand Island
Niagara Frontier Veterinary
Jack and Jill Community Preschool
American Federation of Teachers