Herkimer County > Herkimer
School districts: Herkimer Central School District
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:

ARC Herkimer
Burrows Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cooperative Extension
Jai and Satya Ahluwahlia Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Foltsbrook Center
Folts Home Et Al - Buffalo, NY - $3,759 (2024)
Herkimer 9 Foundation
Jai and Satya Ahluwahlia Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Herkimer 9 Foundation
Norelli Family Foundation - Longwood, FL - $51,000 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $10,188 (2025)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $7,156 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $13,420 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $13,897 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $18,311 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $27,867 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $43,223 (2024)
Herkimer Affordable Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $245,930 (2024)
Herkimer College
Sunshine Lady Foundation - Lebanon, TN - $25,000 (2024)
Herkimer College
Sunshine Lady Foundation - Lebanon, TN - $25,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Children's Center
Jai and Satya Ahluwahlia Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $450,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Hunger Coalition
Indium Corporation and Macartney Family - Naples, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency
FAST NY - Albany, NY - $7,900,000 (2025)
Herkimer County Rural Health Network
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Herkimer County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $123,238 (2024)
Herkimer FFA
Tractor Supply Company Foundation - Brentwood, TN - $5,000 (2024)
Herkimer Village Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $294,738 (2024)
Next
Griffin Charitable Foundation - Rome, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Town of Herkimer
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $3,612,293 (2025)
Town of Herkimer:
Coastal Rehabilitation and Resiliency Projects Program - Albany, NY - $1,278,256 (2025)
Valley Health Services
Dale Samuel S Trs Uw - Dallas, TX - $2,500 (2024)
Valley Health Services
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Valley Health Services
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $17,103,640 (2025)
Village of Herkimer
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - , - $10,000 (2025)
Village of Herkimer
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $3,275,200 (2024)
Village of Herkimer
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2025)
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