Niagara County > Lewiston

County: Niagara

Population:
  15,944 town
  2,531 village


Lewiston was named for Gov. Morgan Lewis.


One of the largest nonprofits in Lewiston is the Love Canal Medical Fund, established in 1983 in the settlement of a lawsuit against polluters of the Love Canal neighborhood. The fund assists people with medical problems linked to toxic-chemical exposure.



Libraries: Lewiston Public Library

Hospitals: Mount St Mary’s Hospital and Health Center

Emergency services: Lewiston Fire Company

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Moose, VFW

State parks: Artpark State Park, Joseph Davis State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Riverdale Cemetery
Artpark



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Artpark
  Baird Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $15,000  (2024)

Artpark
  Cullen Foundation of Western New York  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $45,000  (2024)

Artpark
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $1,250  (2024)

Artpark
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $1,250  (2024)

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

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

Artpark
  Rich Family Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Artpark
  Tower Family Fund  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Artpark
  Western New York Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $3,750  (2024)

First Presbyterian Church
  George E and Edith S Lewis Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $3,337  (2024)

First Presbyterian Church
  Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable Foundation  -  Lima, NY  -  $6,800  (2024)

Friends of Lewiston Library
  Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation  -  Elma, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Friends of Lewiston Library
  Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation  -  Elma, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Historical Assoc of Lewiston
  Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation  -  Elma, NY  -  $4,000  (2024)

Historical Assoc of Lewiston
  Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation  -  Elma, NY  -  $4,000  (2024)

Home Assistance Referral Team (HART)
  Grigg-Lewis Foundation  -  Lockport, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Home Assistance Referral Team (HART)
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Home Assistance Referral Team (HART)
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $10,000  (2024)

Home Assistance Referral Team (HART)
  Margaret L. Wendt Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $40,000  (2024)

Lewiston Council on the Arts
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $6,000  (2024)

Lewiston Council on the Arts
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $6,000  (2024)

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

Lewiston Garden Club
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Lewiston Garden Club
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Lewiston Jazz Festival
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $2,000  (2024)

Lewiston Jazz Festival
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $2,000  (2024)

Lewiston Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $495,000  (2024)

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation
  Little-Kittinger Foundation  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $11,000  (2024)

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation
  Tower Family Fund  -  Buffalo, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Niagara County
  NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $606,998  (2025)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Lewiston
  Adolph M Hamann Trust  -  Norwich, NY  -  $3,974  (2024)

St. Peter RC Parish
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

St. Peter RC Parish
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $5,000  (2024)

Upper Mountain Fire Company
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $2,000  (2024)

Upper Mountain Fire Company
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $2,000  (2024)

Upper Mountain Fire Company
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  -  Washington, DC  -  $140,530  (2024)

Village of Lewiston Beautification Fund
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $30,000  (2024)

Village of Lewiston Beautification Fund
  Kimmins Terrier Foundation  -  Tampa, FL  -  $30,000  (2024)



Largest nonprofits in Lewiston (by assets) include:

Niagara Falls Country Club
Montani Fam Charitable Foundation Tr Agreement
Artpark & Company
Upper Mountain Volunteer Fire Company
Niagara Community Center
Lewiston Meadows Elderly Housing Development Fund Corporation
Riverdale Cemetery Association
Love Canal Medical Fund
Lewiston Public Library
Lewiston Itc Elderly Housing Deveolpement Fund Corporation
Lower Niagara Moose Lodge No 584 Loyal
Historical Association of Lewiston
Lower Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce
Taking Back Our Rights Freedoms and Liberties
Lewiston Council on the Arts
Ransomville Lodge No 551 F&AM
Home Assistance Referral Team
Lewiston Jazz Festival
New York State Middle School Assoc
St. Francis Guild of Mount St. Marys Hospital of Niagara Falls
Abraham Kuyper Christian Citizen Federation
Board of Associates of Mount St. Marys Hospital Niagara Falls
Family and Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara
Harmonia Chamber Singers