Madison County > Canastota
One of Canastota’s largest nonprofits, the International Boxing Hall of Fame, grew out of the community’s support for two local champions – Carmen Basilio and his nephew, Billy Backus. The hall began as a tribute to the two men, then grew to encompass the sport.
School districts: Canastota Central School District
Libraries: Canastota Public Library
Emergency services: Greater Lenox Ambulance Service, Canastota Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Clockville Rural Cemetery, Lenox Rural Cemetery, Oneida Lake Cemetery, Perryville Cemetery
Recent grants:
Community Action Partnership
Hazel L Carpenter Home Dba Th Dba 1886 Benevolent Society - Syracuse, NY - $12,500 (2024)
Great Swamp Conservancy
New York Pollinator Conservation Fund - , - $13,000 (2025)
Great Swamp Conservancy
Oneida Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Oneida, NY - $2,275 (2024)
Greater Lenox Ambulance Service
Mid-York Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $3,300 (2024)
Madison County Industrial Development Agency
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Madison County Office for the Aging
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $50,938 (2025)
Madison County Office for the Aging
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $53,438 (2024)
Madison County Office for the Aging
Hazel L Carpenter Home Dba Th Dba 1886 Benevolent Society - Syracuse, NY - $12,500 (2024)
New York State Association for Rural Health
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $500,000 (2024)
New York State Association for Rural Health
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $80,166 (2024)
New York State Association for Rural Health
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $80,166 (2024)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $27,717 (2025)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $17,543 (2024)
Village of Canastota
NY Forward - , - $4,500,000 (2025)
Village of Canastota Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $106,014 (2024)
Wanderer's Rest Humane Association
Owen T. Gorman & Alice M. Gorman Testamentary Charitable Trust - Oneida, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Canastota (by assets) include:
Madison County Office for the Aging
Stoneleigh Housing Development Fund Co
Stoneleigh Housing
New York State Association for Rural Health
International Boxing Hall of Fame
R Gene Knox Foundation
Great Swamp Conservancy
Greater Lenox Ambulance Service
William R McNeice III Foundation
Wanderers Rest Humane Association
Canastota Development Corporation
Canastota Committee for Human Development
Erie Canal Housing Development Fundcompany
Madison County Tourism
American Legion Post 0140 Charles Miller
Catholic Diocese of Nakuru Mission Office
Canastota Volunteer Fire Company
Guardians of Saint Patricks Elementary School Foundation
Canastota Running Club
Oneida Music Boosters
Engage Canastota Education Foundation
Your Nuhorizons
Shane Pinard Future Fishermens Foundation
Canasota Alumni Association
Canastota Community Chest