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:
441 Ministries Beechwood
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2023)
ARC Jefferson - St. Lawrence
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2023)
ARC Jefferson-St. Lawrence
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Brookside Cemetery Association
Fitch Gilbert Memorial Trust - Chicago, IL - $3,000 (2023)
Center for Youth Services
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $150,000 (2023)
Children's Home of Jefferson County
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $5,000 (2023)
City of Watertown
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $85,754 (2023)
City of Watertown
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $4,703,208 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $94,958 (2025)
Cooperative Extension
Harlow G Farmer Memorial Fund - Norwich, NY - $1,867 (2023)
Cooperative Extension
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $94,958 (2024)
Disabled Persons Action Organization
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $12,000 (2023)
First Methodist Church of Watertown
Irma Powell Char Trust Xxxxx7007 - Chicago, IL - $79,175 (2023)
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $175,000 (2023)
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $29,997 (2023)
Henry Keep Home
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $9,913 (2023)
Hospice Foundation of Jefferson County
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Jefferson County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Jefferson County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2023)
Jefferson County
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Jefferson County Historical Society
Robert B & Addie P Thompson Trust Fund - Delhi, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Jefferson County Historical Society
Robert B & Addie P Thomson Trust - Delhi, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Jefferson County Office for the Aging
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $8,494 (2023)
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $70,000 (2024)
Jefferson County SPCA
Lehr for Jefferson Cty Spca Tw - Brooklyn, OH - $3,403 (2023)
Lifeline
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $1,188 (2023)
Miracles by the Acre
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $4,320 (2023)
North Country Affordable Housing
New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2023)
North Country Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $964,624 (2023)
North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $110,000 (2023)
North Country Prenatal-Perinatal Council
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2023)
North Country Transitional Living Services
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $45,000 (2023)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $12,000 (2023)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Edmond N & Virginia H Moriarty - Parsippany, NJ - $1,500 (2023)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Harlow G Farmer Tr fbo North NY Comm Foundation - Norwich, NY - $4,210 (2023)
Northern New York Community Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sacred Heart
Mg O'Neil Foundation - Akron, OH - $10,000 (2023)
Sacred Heart Foundation
Willard E Smucker Foundation - Orrville, OH - $50,000 (2023)
Samaritan Auxiliary
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Samaritan Medical Center
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $8,500 (2023)
Sci-Tech Center of Northern NY
Technology Club of Syracuse - Syracuse, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Take the Lead
Bruce and Mary Stevenson Foundation - White Salmon, WA - $7,500 (2023)
Take the Lead
Holson Family Foundation - Skokie, IL - $7,500 (2023)
Take the Lead
Holt Foundation Im - Bedminster, NJ - $1,000 (2023)
Take the Lead
Salem and Annabel Jacoff Family Foundation - Woodbury, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Take the Lead
Title Family Foundation - Los Angeles, CA - $15,000 (2023)
Take the Lead
Womenconnect4Good - Springfield, MO - $155,000 (2023)
Town of Watertown
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $1,250,000 (2023)
Town of Watertown
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
Town of Watertown Ambulance
Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund - Lockport, NY - $36,500 (2023)
Tug Hill Tomorrow
Butler Conservation - Great Neck, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Tug Hill Tomorrow
Palladium Foundation - Salt Lake City, UT - $5,000 (2023)
United Way of Northern New York
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Volunteer Transportation Center
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Volunteer Transportation Center
Rose & Kiernan Charitable - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Watertown
New York State Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $466,292 (2024)
Watertown
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Watertown
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $41,440 (2024)
Watertown
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $406,028 (2024)
Watertown
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $5,000,000 (2023)
Watertown
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $444,500 (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 City School District
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Watertown City School District
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Watertown Urban Mission
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $5,000 (2023)
WPBS
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2023)
YMCA
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $10,000 (2023)
YMCA
Henry Keep Home - Watertown, NY - $6,743 (2023)
YMCA
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $237,209 (2024)
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