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The Arkell Hall Foundation, the largest nonprofit in Canajoharie, supports programs throughout the Mohawk Valley. The foundation is named for benefactor Bertelle Arkell Barbour, wife of Frank Barbour, who was head coach of the University of Michigan football team and chairman of Beech-Nut. The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie was begun by her brother, Bartlett Arkell, first president of Beech-Nut.
Canajoharie won a $4.5 million state grant in 2025 through the NY Forward program.
School districts: Canajoharie Central School District
Libraries: Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
Emergency services: Canajoharie Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, Moose
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Ames Cemetery, Canajoharie Falls Cemetery, Freysbush Cemetery, Mapletown Cemetery, Prospect Hill Cemetery
Recent grants:
Arkell Museum
Putnam Family Foundation - Cobleskill, NY - $10,000 (2025)
Canajoharie Central School District
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $40,300 (2023)
Canajoharie Central School District
Beatrice a Gillam Memorial Trust - New York, NY - $57,937 (2024)
Canajoharie Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Canajoharie Central School District
NYS Energy Research & Development Authority - Albany, NY - $1,400,000 (2025)
Canajoharie Library
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Canajoharie Library
CTW Fund - Fort Johnson, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Canajoharie Library
CTW Fund - Fort Johnson, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Canajoharie Library
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Canajoharie Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $230,000 (2024)
Canajoharie Senior Citizens Club
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Canajoharie Volunteer Firefighters
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $171,428 (2023)
Canajoharie Volunteer Firefighters
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $171,429 (2023)
Church of the Good Shepherd
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Community Youth Center
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $200,350 (2023)
Community Youth Center
CTW Fund - Fort Johnson, NY - $3,400 (2024)
Community Youth Center
CTW Fund - Fort Johnson, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Fort Plain Canajoharie Drama Club
William & Vina B Yerdon Foundation - Fort Plain, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Fort Plain Canajoharie Drama Club
William & Vina B Yerdon Foundation - Fort Plain, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Helping Hands Food Pantry
William & Vina B Yerdon Foundation - Fort Plain, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Helping Hands Food Pantry
William & Vina B Yerdon Foundation - Fort Plain, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Junior Youth Programe of Canajoharie
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Music on Main Street
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Reformed Church of Canajoharie
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $5,000 (2023)
St. John's-St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Trinity Lutheran Church
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $2,500 (2023)
United Methodist Church
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Van Alstyne Homestead Society
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $12,500 (2023)
Village of Canajoharie
Arkell Hall Foundation - Canajoharie, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Village of Canajoharie
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2025)
Village of Canajoharie
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Village of Canajoharie
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,500,000 (2025)
Village of Canajoharie
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Village of Canajoharie
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Canajoharie (by assets) include:
Arkell Foundation
Canajoharie Falls Cemetery
Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
Arkell Center Incorporated
Jasper & Isabella Richards Scholarship Trust
Community Youth Center
Canajoharie Volunteer Firefighters
Canajoharie Lodge No 853 Loyal Order of Moose
United Postmasters and Managers of America
Fraternal Order of Eagles