Erie County > Lackawanna
School districts: Lackawanna City School District
Emergency services: Lackawanna Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded youth literacy, Veterans Stadium rehabilitation, waterfront revitalization, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
Access of WNY
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
American Legion
NYS Veterans' Nonprofit Capital Program - Albany, NY - $75,000 (2024)
City of Lackawanna
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $36,777 (2023)
City of Lackawanna
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $6,309,821 (2023)
City of Lackawanna Police
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $130,400 (2024)
Lackawanna
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $226,880 (2024)
OLV Charities
B. Thomas Golisano Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $669,842 (2025)
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Lackawanna (by assets) include:
Lackawanna Housing Development Corporation
Baker Victory Healthcare Center
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Nativity Housing Development Fund Company
Mother of Divine Grace Housing Development Fund Company
Lackawanna Community Development Co
American Federation of Teachers
Carl Tripi Foundation
Lackawanna Yemen Soccer Club
International Association of Fire Fighters
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team
Al-Rasheed Academy
Way-Off Broadway Players