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:
GRANT KEY:
Children's Rehabilitation Foundation
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Children's Rehabilitation Foundation
Tegna Foundation - Tysons, VA - $2,000 (2024)
Children's Rehabilitation Foundation
Tegna Foundation - Tysons, VA - $2,000 (2023)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Cullen Foundation of Western New York - Buffalo, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Margaret L Wendt Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $39,617 (2023)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Peter & Elizabeth C Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $23,002 (2024)
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
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Frank G Raichle Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Hyde Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
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)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Scott Bieler Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $46,241 (2024)
Healing Tree
Jerome M Cohen Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Hull House Foundation
Margaret L Wendt Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $12,500 (2024)
Lancaster Depew Baseball
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lancaster Football Booster Club
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lancaster Historical Society
Donald Macdavid Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $8,055 (2024)
Lancaster Historical Society
Donald Macdavid Charitable Trust - Amherst, NY - $8,307 (2023)
Lancaster Opera House
Cullen Foundation of Western New York - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Lancaster Opera House
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Lancaster Public Library
Donald Macdavid Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $8,055 (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)
Lutheran Church Home
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $20,354 (2024)
Lutheran Church Home
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $17,689 (2023)
Lutheran Church Home
Marie C Beers Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $42,065 (2023)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation - Rolling Meadows, IL - $2,000 (2024)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $20,354 (2024)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
James H Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,560 (2024)
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 Health System
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2024)
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 - $1,500 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $2,000 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
Children's Foundation of Erie County - Kenmore, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2025)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
James H Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $12,170 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Monsignor Richard S Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Monsignor Richard S Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Plymouth Crossroads
Peter & Elizabeth C Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $5,509 (2024)
St. Mary's High School
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $3,540 (2024)
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)
Town of Lancaster
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $367,385 (2025)
Town of Lancaster
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $375,000 (2025)
Town of Lancaster
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $375,000 (2023)
Town of Lancaster
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $200,500 (2023)
Trinity Food Pantry
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $1,500 (2024)
Trinity Food Pantry
Via Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Variety the Children's Charity
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,500 (2024)
Variety the Children's Charity
Oliver C Hamister & Julia L Hamister Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Variety the Children's Charity
Oliver C Hamister & 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
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2023)
Village of Lancaster
NYS Department of Transportation - Albany, NY - $3,392,800 (2024)
Village of Lancaster
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $310,492 (2025)
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