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
Tegna Foundation - Tysons, VA - $2,000 (2024)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Cullen Foundation of Western New York - Buffalo, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Collaborative Center for Social Innovation
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $23,002 (2024)
Cross Training Athletics
Morningstar Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Hyde Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports
Scott Bieler Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $46,241 (2024)
Hull House Foundation
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $12,500 (2024)
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 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 Town Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $73,000 (2024)
Lutheran Church Home
Dorothy M Mayer Trust - Dallas, TX - $20,354 (2024)
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
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Lutheran Health System
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $1,500 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Children's Foundation of Erie County - Kenmore, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Plymouth Crossroads
Helen Dent Lenahan Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
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
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $5,509 (2024)
St. Mary's High School
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $3,540 (2024)
Town of Lancaster
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $367,385 (2025)
Town of Lancaster
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $375,000 (2025)
Trinity Food Pantry
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $1,500 (2024)
Variety the Children's Charity
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,500 (2024)
Variety the Children's Charity
Oliver C and Julia Hamister Family - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
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