Madison County > Cazenovia

County: Madison

Population:
  6,740 town
  2,767 village


The community was named after Theophile Cazenove, Holland Land Company agent.


Cazenovia College, long the largest nonprofit in the community, closed in 2023. After educating students for 199 years, the college succumbed to declining enrollment and a $25 million debt.



School districts: Cazenovia Central School District
Libraries: Cazenovia Public Library Society

Emergency services: Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Cazenovia Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary

State parks: Chittenango Falls State Park, Helen McNitt State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Nelson Rural Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded preservation of the Dorothy Riester House, park improvements, roof replacement at the Legion hall, and other causes.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


American Legion Post 88
  NYS Veterans Nonprofit Capital Grant Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $48,900  (2023)

CazArts
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Cazarts
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

CazCares
  Herbert S. and Eleanore L. Howard Charitable Foundation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

CazCares
  Horowitch Family Foundation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

CazCares
  Richard Mather Fund  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $1,500  (2023)

CazCares
  Samuel Weiss Family Charitable Foundation  -  Clinton, CT  -  $20,000  (2023)

CazCares
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Cazenovia
  New York State Land Trust Alliance  -  Albany, NY  -  $37,400  (2023)

Cazenovia
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $45,000  (2024)

Cazenovia
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $45,000  (2024)

Cazenovia
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $40,120  (2024)

Cazenovia Area Community Development Association
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Central School District
  New York State Office of Mental Health  -  Albany, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Children's House
  NYS Dormitory Authority  -  Albany, NY  -  $58,041  (2024)

Cazenovia Heritage
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Lake Association
  Herbert S. and Eleanore L. Howard Charitable Foundation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Lake Association
  Horowitch Family Foundation  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $178,928  (2024)

Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Public Library
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $4,000  (2023)

Cazenovia Universal Truth Association
  Community Benevolent Foundation  -  Hamilton, NY  -  $7,000  (2023)

Community Resources for Independent Seniors
  Hazel L Carpenter Home  -  Oneida, NY  -  $6,000  (2023)

Friends of Lorenzo
  NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $8,562  (2024)

Friendship Inn
  Hazel L Carpenter Home  -  Oneida, NY  -  $6,000  (2023)

Haven at Skanda
  Postage Stamp Farm Foundation  -  Wellington, FL  -  $10,000  (2023)

Hazel's Hope
  Healthy Start - A Banker's Healthcare Group  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $30,000  (2023)

Madison County Rural Health Council
  Health Foundation for Central and Western NY  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $75,000  (2023)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
  Tianaderrah Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $49,500  (2024)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2023)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  Richard Mather Fund  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $15,000  (2023)

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
  Samuel Weiss Family Charitable Foundation  -  Clinton, CT  -  $5,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Cazenovia (by assets) include:

Cazenovia College
National Community Oncology Dispensing Association
First Presbyterian Soc Tr UA P61254002
Cazenovia Public Library Society
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Cazenovia Country Club
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Athletes Who Care
Cazcares
Madison County Rural Health Council
Willowbank Yacht Club
Cazenovia Golf Club
Peter a Ridings Memorial Foundation
Cazenovia Lake Association
Cazenovia Childrens Program
Veterinary Hope Foundation
Cazenovia Club Corp
Cazenovia Ski Club
Cazenovia Childrens House
Ephemera Society of America