Erie County > Tonawanda
School districts: Tonawanda City School District
Emergency services: Tonawanda Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Lions, Moose, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Sheridan Park Crematory, Skinnersville Cemetery
Recent grants:

Cardinal O'Hara High School
Forst Foundation - Fort Washington, PA - $2,000 (2023)
City of Tonawanda
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2025)
City of Tonawanda
NYS revenue sharing (Aid & Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $2,602,104 (2023)
City of Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2024)
City of Tonawanda
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
City of Tonawanda Local Development Corporation
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $45,000 (2025)
Episcopal Diocese of Western NY
John A Murphy Memorial Fund - Dallas, TX - $11,153 (2024)
Episcopal Diocese of Western NY
John A Murphy Memorial Fund - Dallas, TX - $8,978 (2023)
Episcopal Diocese of Western NY
Sanders Memorial Trust Fund - Dallas, TX - $30,843 (2024)
James V Ryan Paramedic Foundation
James H Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels
James H Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels
James H Cummings Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $8,370 (2023)
Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels
Joseph & Kathleen Curatolo Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $1,292 (2024)
Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels
Robert J & Martha B Fierle Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Kenmore West Alumni Foundation
Bay & Paul Foundations - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2023)
Kenmore West Alumni Foundation
Goergen Foundation - North Palm Beach, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
Peter & Elizabeth C Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $7,100 (2024)
KIA Memorial
Barberio Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $2,500 (2024)
KIA Memorial
Barberio Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Kiwanis Club of Erie Niagara
Peter & Elizabeth C Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball Softball
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $1,250 (2023)
Mount St. Mary Academy
James & Melanie McNamara Family Foundation - Somerset, NJ - $3,000 (2024)
Mount St. Mary Academy
James & Melanie McNamara Family Foundation - Somerset, NJ - $3,000 (2023)
Niagara Falls Regional Theatre
Cullen Foundation of Western New York - Buffalo, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Opportunities Collaborative for Students with Special Needs
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $87,500 (2024)
Opportunities Collaborative for Students with Special Needs
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs
Vera B Arrison Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Opportunities Collaborative for Students With Special Needs
Vera B Arrison Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Protestant Episcopal Diocese WNY
Sanders Memorial Trust Fund - Dallas, TX - $22,602 (2023)
Protestant Episcopal Diocese WNY
Schutz Olive Wider Fund - Buffalo, NY - $13,826 (2024)
Salvation Army of the Tonawandas
John R Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Sheridan Parkside Community Church
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Sheridan Parkside Community Church
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Sheridan Parkside Life Center
William S Hein & Company Foundation - Getzville, NY - $50,000 (2025)
SonRays Ministries
Thomas A Wendt Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $2,600 (2024)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $1,500 (2024)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $9,000 (2024)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $11,500 (2023)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,000 (2023)
SonRays Ministries
William & Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $1,548 (2023)
SonRays Ministries
Young People's Church of The Air - Blue Bell, PA - $20,000 (2024)
SonRays Ministries
Young People's Church of the Air - Blue Bell, PA - $20,000 (2023)
SPCA
Edwin M Johnston Jr Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $15,000 (2023)
SPCA
Mulroy Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2023)
SPCA
Russo Family Charitable Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $10,000 (2024)
St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $1,000 (2023)
St. Christopher Parish Outreach
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Christopher Parish Outreach
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2023)
St. Christopher Parish Outreach
William E & Ann L Swan Foundation - Clarence, NY - $10,000 (2023)
St. Christopher School
Luke & Anthony Santiago Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $10,450 (2024)
St. Christopher School
Luke & Anthony Santiago Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $5,000 (2023)
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
Penn Schoellkopf Fund - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Tonawanda City School District
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2023)
Tonawanda City School District
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
Tonawanda City School District
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2023)
Tonawanda City School District
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $500,000 (2024)
Tonawanda Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $734,937 (2024)
Tonawanda Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $69,496 (2024)
Town of Tonawanda
Law Enforcement Foundation of WNY - Buffalo, NY - $10,400 (2024)
Town of Tonawanda
Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Grants - Albany, NY - $285,007 (2024)
Town of Tonawanda
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,616,547 (2024)
Town of Tonawanda
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $145,014 (2023)
Town of Tonawanda
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,624,104 (2023)
Vietnam Veterans of America Food Pantry
Aquino Family Charitable Foundation - Spring Lake, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Tonawanda (by assets) include:
Cement Masons Local No 111 Health & Welfare Fund
Progressive Vision International
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Brighton Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association
Tonawanda Firemens Benevolent
American Association of University Women Buffalo Branch
St. Johns Lutheran Home for Children
United Steelworkers
Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association
Sonrays Ministries
Episcopal Community Services of WNY
Brighton Volunteer Fire Company No 5
Kenmore Town of Tonawanda Meals on Wheels
Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball Softball
Kenmore West Alumni Foundation
American Federation of Teachers
Inner Harbor Yacht Club
Buffalo Companion Animal Rescue for Evan and Snoopy Animal Rescue
Historical Society of the Tonawandas
Sheridan Park Volunteer Fire Co
North American Soccer Association
City of Tonawanda Local Development Corporation
Youth Orchestra Foundation of Buffalo
Makeda Corporation
United Steelworkers
Vietnam Veterans of America