Herkimer County > Herkimer

County: Herkimer

Population: 9,566


Herkimer was named for Revolutionary War Gen. Nicholas Herkimer.

School districts: Herkimer Central School District

Libraries: Frank J. Basloe Public Library

Emergency services: Herkimer Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, VFW

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Highland Rural Cemetery, Mountain View Memorial Gardens


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded the county children’s center, restoration of the original 1834 Herkimer County Jail in downtown Herkimer, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Friends of Historic Herkimer County
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $285,000  (2023)

Herkimer
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $670,415  (2023)

Herkimer
  NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $199,901  (2023)

Herkimer
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,400,000  (2024)

Herkimer BOCES
  Slocum-Dickson Foundation  -  New Hartford, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Herkimer College
  Louis & Florence Glasgow Foundation  -  Norwich, NY  -  $1,300  (2023)

Herkimer College
  Slocum-Dickson Foundation  -  New Hartford, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Herkimer County Sheriffs Office
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $123,238  (2024)

Herkimer Village Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $294,738  (2024)

Valley Health Services
  Slocum-Dickson Foundation  -  New Hartford, NY  -  $10,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Herkimer (by assets) include:

Nysarc
Herkimer County College Foundation
Valley Residential Services
Valley Health Services
Herkimer Affordable Housing
Herkimer County Community College Housing Authority
Faculty Student Association Herkimer Comm College
Herkimer County Historical Society
Harc Properties
Herkimer County Rural Health Network
Habitat for Humanity International
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herkimer County Community Residential Project
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Polish Community Home
Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Historic Herkimer County Friends Of
Falcon Heart Rescue
Loaves and Fishes Warming Center