Madison County > Hamilton

County: Madison

Population:
  6,379 town
  4,107 village


Hamilton was named after Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the treasury.


With an enrollment of 3,000, Colgate University dominates the local nonprofit scene. The college was founded in 1819.



School districts: Hamilton Central School District
Libraries: Hamilton Public Library

Hospitals: Community Memorial Hospital

Emergency services: Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance, Hamilton Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Masons, Rotary

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Kirkland Cemetery, Lebanon Valley Cemetery, Smiths Valley Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery

Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded a summer musical performance, replacement of a handicap ramp with a mechanical lift, a business incubator, and other initiatives.


Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Arts at the Palace
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2026)

Arts at the Palace
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Arts at the Palace
  Owen T. Gorman & Alice M. Gorman Testamentary Charitable Trust  -  Oneida, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation  -  Delhi, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Alan and Giselle Weissman Family Foundation  -  Harrison, NY  -  $15,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Amica Companies Foundation  -  Lincoln, RI  -  $8,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Andrew J & Anita G Frankel Family Foundation  -  Stamford, CT  -  $2,013  (2024)

Colgate University
  Ann & Murray Spain Foundation  -  Southampton, PA  -  $2,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Arie and Ida Crown Memorial  -  Chicago, IL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3  -  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation  -  Mayfield Heights, OH  -  $1,300  (2024)

Colgate University
  B Street Foundation  -  Providence, RI  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Barbara Freid Gottesman Charitable Foundation  -  Chatham, NJ  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Bean Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Bradford Family Foundation  -  Nashville, TN  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Burke Family Foundation  -  Ennis, MT  -  $250,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Burke Family Foundation  -  Ennis, MT  -  $250,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Butler Family Foundation  -  Lake Forest, IL  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Butler Family Foundation  -  Lake Forest, IL  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Charles S Raizen Foundation  -  Scarsdale, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Clifford Family Foundation Charitable Trust  -  Boston, MA  -  $1,950,006  (2024)

Colgate University
  Conway Foundation  -  Quogue, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Couch Family Foundation  -  Hanover, NH  -  $25,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  David and Ruth Gorton Family Charitable Foundation  -  Venice, CA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Debs Foundation  -  Fort Lee, NJ  -  $2,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Edmund Beck Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $16,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Fidelity Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Fidelity Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Fidelity Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $3,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Fidelity Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Fidelity Foundation  -  Boston, MA  -  $7,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  GE Foundation  -  Norwalk, CT  -  $1,250  (2024)

Colgate University
  Gerry Family Foundation Trust  -  Vero Beach, FL  -  $2,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Ggs Family Foundation  -  Manhattan Beach, CA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Hipkins Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Hipkins Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Houghland Foundation  -  Brentwood, TN  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Hurley Family Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $100,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  James and Amy Bennett  -  Miami Beach, FL  -  $15,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Jeffrey P and Bettysue Hughes Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Jephson Educational Trust #1  -  Chicago, IL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Jjk Foundation  -  Herndon, VA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  John J Pohanka Family Foundation  -  Capitol Heights, MD  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  John N & Lou C Conyngham Family Charitable  -  Hope Valley, RI  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  JP Morgan Chase Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,330  (2024)

Colgate University
  JP Morgan Chase Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,330  (2024)

Colgate University
  Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Jwj Family Foundation  -  Jackson, WY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Kitchings Family Foundation  -  Orlando, FL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Knight Family Foundation  -  Po Box Chica, IL  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Kurt and Julie Hauser Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lanbourn Charitable Foundation  -  Denver, CO  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lane Werner Family Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Larsen Fund  -  Harrison, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Laurie Kayden Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $75,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lautenberg Foundation  -  Cliffside Park, NJ  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lawrence A Bossidy Foundation  -  Ridgefield, CT  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation  -  Sarasota, FL  -  $6,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lewis G Schaeneman Jr Foundation  -  Hamden, CT  -  $3,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lubin Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Lucy Foundation  -  Madison, NJ  -  $15,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Mae Family Foundation  -  Los Altos Hills, CA  -  $135,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation  -  Short Hills, NJ  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Nancy and John Hoffmann Foundation  -  Okatie, SC  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $91,426  (2025)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $190,501  (2025)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $14,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $34,071  (2024)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $439,805  (2024)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $499,948  (2024)

Colgate University
  National Science Foundation  -  Washington, DC  -  $523,635  (2024)

Colgate University
  Niamogue Foundation  -  Chicago, IL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Nomura America Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  NYS Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2026)

Colgate University
  Oppenheim Family Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $13,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Paulin Foundation  -  Tucson, AZ  -  $3,500  (2024)

Colgate University
  Perkin Fund  -  South Hamilton, MA  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Peter K Barker Foundation  -  Montecito, CA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Reed Family Foundation  -  Lake Geneva, WI  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  River Road Foundation  -  Milwaukee, WI  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Robert K & Barbara J Straus Family Foundation  -  Santa Barbara, CA  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Robert Sterling Clark Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Rockwell Foundation  -  Pittsburgh, PA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Russell Colgate Fund  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $20,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  S & L Marx Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Sean and Beth Lang Family Foundation  -  Palm Beach, FL  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Soros Fund Charitable Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Soros Fund Charitable Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $150,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Straetz Foundation  -  Charlton, MA  -  $3,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Strong Foundation of New York  -  New York, NY  -  $50,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Subak Family Foundation  -  Dallas, TX  -  $25,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation  -  Pennington, NJ  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation  -  Los Angeles, CA  -  $3,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  U.S. Department of Defense  -  Washington, DC  -  $30,000  (2025)

Colgate University
  U.S. Department of Defense  -  Washington, DC  -  $40,000  (2025)

Colgate University
  U.S. Department of Defense  -  Washington, DC  -  $20,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Verizon Foundation  -  Basking Ridge, NJ  -  $5,700  (2024)

Colgate University
  Walter Family Foundation  -  Reston, VA  -  $100,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Willowitz Foundation  -  West Simsbury, CT  -  $1,000  (2024)

Colgate University
  Wings Up Family Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $2,500  (2024)

Community Bikes
  Lawrence A Appley Foundation  -  Hershey, PA  -  $15,000  (2024)

Community Memorial Hospital
  Edward S Barton Trust  -  Dallas, TX  -  $50,000  (2024)

Community Memorial Hospital
  Hazel L Carpenter Home Dba Th Dba 1886 Benevolent Society  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $26,337  (2024)

Community Memorial Hospital
  Kinney Drugs Foundation  -  Gouverneur, NY  -  $12,000  (2024)

Community Memorial Hospital
  McGregor Family Charitable Trust  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $4,400  (2024)

Community Memorial Hospital
  Nycm Foundation  -  Edmeston, NY  -  $27,000  (2024)

Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation
  Cranshaw Corporation  -  Pennington, NJ  -  $90,000  (2024)

Hamilton Central School
  McGregor Family Charitable Trust  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $4,400  (2024)

Hamilton School District
  U.S. Department of Education  -  Washington, DC  -  $49,224  (2024)

Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $225,000  (2025)

Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $155,000  (2024)

Mid York Senior Homes
  Hazel L Carpenter Home Dba Th Dba 1886 Benevolent Society  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Partnership for Community Development
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $200,000  (2024)

Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance
  McGregor Family Charitable Trust  -  Syracuse, NY  -  $2,640  (2024)

Village of Hamilton
  NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation  -  Albany, NY  -  $2,244,000  (2024)

Village of Hamilton
  U.S. Department of Transportation  -  Washington, DC  -  $89,550  (2024)

Village of Hamilton
  U.S. Department of Transportation  -  Washington, DC  -  $594,544  (2024)

Village of Hamilton Police
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $81,300  (2024)


Largest nonprofits in Hamilton (by assets) include:

Colgate University
Community Memorial Hospital
Community Memorial Hospital Foundation
MU of DKE Foundation
Mid York Senior Homes
Delta Upsilon Society of Colgate University Foundation
Brackett Foundation
Mid-York Foundation
Chenango Nursery School
Community Benevolent Foundation
Partnership for Community Development
Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Jacob and Minnie Kliman Charitable Foundation
Theta Chi Alumni Foundation
New York Delta Gamma of Alpha Tau Omega Foundation
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Grove W & Agnes M Hinman Charitable Foundation
Fountain Fire Company No 1
Hamilton Interchurch Council Food Cupboard
Colgate University Alumni Corporation
Sigma Chi of Colgate Foundation
Southern Madison Heritage Tr
Theta Chi Fraternity
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation Incorporated
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority