Jefferson County > Watertown
Watertown’s economy benefits from the presence of Jefferson Community College and nearby Fort Drum Army base. Its largest nonprofit is Samaritan Medical Center.
School districts: Watertown City School District
Libraries: Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library
Hospitals: Samaritan Medical Center
Emergency services: Town of Watertown Ambulance Service, Watertown Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Shriners, VFW
State parks: Black River Trail
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery, Kendrew Cemetery, North Watertown Cemetery, Parish Cemetery, Sulphur Springs Cemetery
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Jefferson County
Recent grants to local organizations:
GRANT KEY:
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Council
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2022)
American Red Cross
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $9,310 (2022)
American Red Cross
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $5,665 (2021)
ARC Jefferson - St. Lawrence
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Children's Home of Jefferson County
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $11,667 (2021)
Children's Home of Jefferson County
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Children's Home of Jefferson County
Stewart's Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $6,500 (2022)
City of Watertown
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $85,754 (2023)
City of Watertown
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $181,817 (2022)
City of Watertown
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $4,703,208 (2023)
Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $14,701,578 (2022)
Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $411,805 (2021)
Cooperative Extension
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $384,610 (2022)
Credo Community Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $39,566 (2022)
Credo Community Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $26,093 (2021)
Disabled Persons Action Organization
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $11,000 (2021)
Family Counseling Service of NNY
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $5,448 (2022)
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2021)
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $190,000 (2022)
Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC - $133,134 (2021)
Henry Keep Home
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $5,450 (2021)
Hospice Foundation of Jefferson County
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Ives Hill
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Jefferson Community College
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $4,000 (2021)
Jefferson Community College
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $94,961 (2022)
Jefferson Community College
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $669,402 (2022)
Jefferson County Office for the Aging
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $9,622 (2021)
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $17,688 (2022)
JRC Foundation
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Literacy of NNY
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $16,818 (2022)
Literacy of NNY
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $16,990 (2021)
Miracles by the Acre
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $3,900 (2021)
New Day Childrens Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $9,959 (2022)
New Day Childrens Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $19,959 (2021)
North Country Affordable Housing
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2023)
North Country Affordable Housing
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2022)
North Country Children's Clinic
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $1,000 (2021)
North Country Familiy Health Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $289,024 (2022)
North Country Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $964,624 (2023)
North Country Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $988,573 (2021)
North Country Library System
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $7,000 (2021)
North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $110,000 (2021)
North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2021)
North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2021)
North Country Transitional Living Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $49,086 (2022)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Sarasota - Sarasota, FL - $10,000 (2021)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2021)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Northern Regional Center for Independent Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $130,263 (2022)
Northpole Fire Company
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $19,162 (2022)
Northpole Fire Department
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $19,161 (2022)
Resolution Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $11,750 (2022)
Resolution Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $13,500 (2021)
Salvation Army
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Salvation Army
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $7,198 (2022)
Salvation Army
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $7,583 (2021)
Samaritan Auxiliary
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Samaritan Medical Center
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $8,500 (2021)
Samaritan Medical Center
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $50,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $30,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $443,443 (2022)
Treehouse Hourly Childcare
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $170,000 (2022)
Tug Hill Tomorrow
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $31,000 (2021)
United Way of Northern New York
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $5,000 (2022)
United Way of Northern New York
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $2,000 (2021)
United Way of Northern New York
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $70,000 (2021)
Urban Mission
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Victims Assistance Center
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $1,500 (2021)
Volunteer Transportation Center
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Volunteer Transportation Center
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $263,968 (2021)
Volunteer Transportation Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $46,873 (2022)
Volunteer Transportation Center
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $22,310 (2021)
Watertown
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $110,964 (2022)
Watertown
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $134,200 (2022)
Watertown
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $175,000 (2023)
Watertown
New York State Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $466,292 (2024)
Watertown
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $41,440 (2024)
Watertown
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $406,028 (2024)
Watertown
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $5,000,000 (2023)
Watertown
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $444,500 (2023)
Watertown
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Watertown
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $739,206 (2023)
Watertown
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $188,735 (2023)
Watertown
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $56,300 (2022)
Watertown
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Watertown
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Watertown
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $325,000 (2021)
Watertown
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2021)
Watertown
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $3,600,000 (2021)
Watertown City School District
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Watertown City School District
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Watertown City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $170,994 (2022)
Watertown Fire Department (City)
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $210,942 (2021)
Watertown Urban Mission
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Watertown Urban Mission
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $200,000 (2021)
Watertown Urban Mission
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $75,000 (2021)
Watertown Urban Mission
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $18,056 (2022)
Watertown Urban Mission
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $120,947 (2021)
YMCA
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2021)
YMCA
Delaney Bay Fund - Watertown, NY - $250,000 (2021)
YMCA
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $12,669 (2021)
YMCA
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $66,244 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Watertown (by assets) include:
Northern Credit Union
Samaritan Medical Center
Northern New York Community Foundation
NYSARC Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence
Samaritan Senior Village
YMCA
Neighbors of Watertown
Faculty Student Association of Jefferson Community College
The Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York In
Childrens Home of Jefferson