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:
Canastota Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Community Action Partnership
Hazel L Carpenter Home dba1886 Benevolent Society - Syracuse, NY - $12,500 (2024)
Community Action Partnership
Hazel L Carpenter Home dba1886 Benevolent Society - Oneida, NY - $9,000 (2023)
Great Swamp Conservancy
New York Pollinator Conservation Fund - , - $13,000 (2025)
Great Swamp Conservancy
Oneida Savings Bank Charitable Foundation - Oneida, NY - $2,275 (2024)
Great Swamp Conservancy
Owen T Gorman & Alice M Gorman Testamentary Charitable Trust - Oneida, NY - $30,000 (2023)
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 & Community Service - Washington, DC - $50,938 (2025)
Madison County Office for the Aging
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $53,438 (2024)
Madison County Office for the Aging
Hazel L Carpenter Home dba1886 Benevolent Society - Syracuse, NY - $12,500 (2024)
Stoneleigh Housing
NYS Homes & Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2023)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $27,717 (2025)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $17,543 (2024)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $10,087 (2023)
Stoneleigh Housing
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $33,770 (2023)
Village of Canastota
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2025)
Village of Canastota
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $127,536 (2023)
Village of Canastota
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $679,800 (2023)
Village of Canastota
William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,550 (2023)
Village of Canastota Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $106,014 (2024)
Wanderer's Rest Humane Association
Community Benevolent Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Wanderer's Rest Humane Association
Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund - Pleasanton, CA - $5,000 (2024)
Wanderer's Rest Humane Association
Jacob & Minnie Kliman Charitable Foundation - Hamilton, NY - $1,000 (2023)
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