Erie County > Lancaster
The Niagara Lutheran Health System encompasses several of the community’s biggest nonprofits, including GreenFields and Niagara Lutheran Home.
School districts: Lancaster Central School District
Libraries: Lancaster Public Library
Emergency services: Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Lancaster Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Elks, Lions, Moose, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Lancaster Rural Cemetery, Marilla Cemetery
Recent grants:
Children's Rehabilitation Foundation
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Children's Rehabilitation Foundation
Tegna Foundation - Tysons, VA - $2,000 (2023)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $39,617 (2023)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Cross Training Athletics
Lakeridge Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Cross Training Athletics
Morningstar Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Cross Training Football
Morningstar Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Frank G. Raichle Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $5,000 (2023)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $2,500 (2023)
Healing Tree
Jerome M Cohen Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Lancaster
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2023)
Lancaster Depew Baseball
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lancaster Historical Society
Donald Macdavid Charitable Trust - Amherst, NY - $8,307 (2023)
Lancaster Opera House
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Lancaster Public Library
Donald Macdavid Charitable Trust - Amherst, NY - $8,307 (2023)
Lancaster Town Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $73,000 (2024)
Lancaster YMCA
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Lancaster YMCA
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Lutheran Church Home
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $17,689 (2023)
Lutheran Church Home
Marie C Beers Co Pnc Bank Na - Trustee - Pittsburgh, PA - $42,065 (2023)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
James H. Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $26,440 (2023)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $2,500 (2023)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $2,000 (2023)
Niagara Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $17,689 (2023)
Pete's Pillows
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,900 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $2,000 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
Monsignor Richard S. Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
St. Mary's High School
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $14,811 (2023)
St. Mary's High School
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $5,000 (2023)
St. Mary's High School
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,000 (2023)
St. Mary's High School
William E & Ann L Swan Foundation - Clarence, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Trinity Food Pantry
Via Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Variety the Children's Charity
Oliver C and Julia Hamister Family - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Variety the Children's Charity
Oliver C Hamister and Julia L Hamister Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,500 (2023)
VFW Post 7275
NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $29,550 (2023)
Village of Lancaster
NYS Department of Transportation - Albany, NY - $3,392,800 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Lancaster (by assets) include:
Niagara Lutheran Development
Niagara Lutheran Home Foundation
Greenfield Manor
Niagara Lutheran Health Systems
Lutheran Church Home of Buffalo
Twin District Volunteer Fire Company
Town Line Volunteer Fire Dept
Lancaster Country Club
Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Operation Exodus USA
Lutheran Church Home at Greenfield
Hull House Foundation
Buffalo and WNY Soccer Boosters
Depew Lodge No 1605 Loyal Order of Moose
Lancaster-Depew Ponytails Girls Softball
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Knights of Columbus
Lancaster-Depew Baseball League
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees
Redskins Junior Football of Lancaster
American Federation of Teachers
Lancaster Educational and Alumni Foundation
Lancaster New York Opera House
James Metz Memorial Fund Corporation
A Taste of Buffalo