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. A new YMCA, funded with grants from the U.S. Defense Department and Empire State Development, opened in 2024.
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
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a new YMCA community center, animal shelter improvements, wheelchair vans, Thompson Park upgrades, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Council
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2022)
American Red Cross
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $4,000 (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)
ARC Jefferson - St. Lawrence
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $20,000 (2022)
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)
Friends of Flower Memorial Library
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $2,000 (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 (2022)
Henry Keep Home
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $5,450 (2021)
Hospice Foundation of Jefferson County
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $50,000 (2022)
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 Historical Society
Robert B & Addie P Thompson Trust Fund - Delhi, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Jefferson County Office for the Aging
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $7,939 (2022)
Jefferson County Office for the Aging
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $9,622 (2021)
Jefferson Rehabilitation Center
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $43,256 (2022)
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $17,688 (2022)
JRC Foundation
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Lifeline
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $1,173 (2022)
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 - $4,320 (2022)
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 Family Health Center
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $13,000 (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)
Transitional Living Services
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $15,058 (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)
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 Chapel
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $50,000 (2022)
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
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Watertown Urban Mission
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $8,000 (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)
WPBS
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2023)
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 - $16,589 (2022)
YMCA
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $12,669 (2021)
YMCA
Jane E. Deline Foundation - Watertown, NY - $50,000 (2022)
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 Inc Arc Jefferson-St. Lawrence
Samaritan Senior Village
Young Mens Christian Association of Watertown NY
Childrens Home of Jefferson
Neighbors of Watertown
Faculty Student Association of Jefferson Community College
Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York In
North Country Transitional Living Services
North Country Family Health Center
Ives Hill Retirement Community
Samaritan Keep Nursing Home
Credo Community Center for Treatment of Addictions
Watertown Local Development Corporation
IBEW-910 Welfare Fund
Brookside Cemetery Association
Jefferson Community College Foundation
Hospice Foundation of Jefferson County
Hospice of Jefferson County
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization
Take the Lead
Jane E Deline Foundation
Disabled Persons Action Organizati on
Jefferson County Local Development Corporation