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The Niagara Aquarium Foundation, one of the community’s largest nonprofits, maintains the much-visited home of penguins, seals, sea lions, sharks, and other sea creatures.
School districts: Niagara Falls City School District
Libraries: Niagara Falls Public Library
Hospitals: Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Emergency services: Niagara Falls Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, VFW, Zonta
State parks: DeVeaux Woods State Park, Devil’s Hole State Park, Niagara Falls State Park, Reservoir State Park, Whirlpool State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery
Change agents:
Great Lakes 360, a New living museum on the campus of the Aquarium of Niagara, recently opened with the help of state grants. 
The museum, on the precipice of the gorge, also received funding through the East Hill Foundation, Grigg Lewis Foundation, John R. Oishei Foundation, KeyBank and First Niagara Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, National Grid Project C, and the Niagara County IDA.
Grants to other organizations have funded gun violence reduction, water and sewer improvements, child care, church bell tower restoration, maternity group homes, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
American Spinal Research Organization
John A Rodger Jr Foundation - East Meadow, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
NYS Environmental Protection Fund - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Aquarium of Niagara
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Better Together Pet Resource Center
Binky Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Better Together Pet Resource Center
Marion and Richard Graham Foundation - Ft Lauderdale, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Bundled Arrows
Ruth Danley and William Enoch Moore Fund - Pittsburgh, PA - $40,000 (2024)
Bundled Arrows
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $288,098 (2025)
Bundled Arrows
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $288,098 (2024)
Carolyn's House
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux - Buffalo, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Cataract Youth Football and Cheerleading
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Catholic Family News
Fred & Cheri Kershisnik Foundation - Killdeer, ND - $25,000 (2024)
Christ Redemption Tabernacle Church
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
City of Niagara Falls
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $166,500 (2025)
City of Niagara Falls
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $4,000,000 (2025)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $1,839 (2025)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $198,195 (2024)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $407,394 (2024)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $600,000 (2024)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $2,198,757 (2024)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $29,025 (2025)
City of Niagara Falls
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $1,422,296 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $5,684 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux - Buffalo, NY - $9,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Foundation 214 - Williamsville, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Odd Fellow & Rebekah Benefit Fund - Lockport, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2025)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
SNUG Street Outreach - Albany, NY - $677,170 (2025)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $398,569 (2025)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $494,441 (2025)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $367,921 (2024)
Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $466,430 (2024)
Create a Healthier Niagara Falls
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Create a Healthier Niagara Falls
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Create a Healthier Niagara Falls
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Crown of Life Ministries
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation - Paducah, KY - $15,000 (2024)
Destination Niagara USA
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $120,000 (2025)
Family & Children Service of Niagara
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2024)
Family & Children Service of Niagara
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $201,706 (2025)
Family & Children Service of Niagara
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $188,835 (2024)
Family & Children Service of Niagara
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $192,243 (2024)
First Presbyterian Church
J. G. Marshall Charities - Norwich, NY - $3,256 (2024)
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Adolph M Hamann Trust - Norwich, NY - $3,318 (2024)
Francis Center
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux - Buffalo, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Greater Niagara Ballet Company
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Greater Niagara Ballet Company
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Health Association of Niagara County
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $144,431 (2025)
Health Association of Niagara County
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $428,692 (2025)
Health Association of Niagara County
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $77,364 (2024)
Health Association of Niagara County
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $306,279 (2024)
Health Association of Niagara County
Corporation for National and Community Service - Washington, DC - $428,692 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $5,811 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
E & W G Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Elsie P & Lucius B McCowan Private Foundation - Elma, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux - Buffalo, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $7,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $7,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Michael and Augusta Brannen Charitable Trust - Sea Island, GA - $21,462 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Monsignor Richard S. Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $246,280 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
Russell J Salvatore Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Heart Love & Soul
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $107,639 (2024)
Highland Clubhouse
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation - Getzville, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lighthouse International Ministries
Monsignor Richard S. Amico Memorial Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Lighthouse International Ministries
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Meals on Wheels of Niagara Falls
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Niagara Aerospace Museum
Baird Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Aerospace Museum
Louis and Joanne Knotts Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $242,000 (2024)
Niagara Aerospace Museum
Louis and Joanne Knotts Family Foundation - Boca Raton, FL - $242,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2026)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $750,000 (2024)
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Niagara Community Action Program
Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux - Buffalo, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Niagara Community Action Program
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Niagara Community Center
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $50,000 (2024)
Niagara County SPCA
Baird Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,600 (2024)
Niagara County SPCA
William H Hodge Trust - Norwich, NY - $5,585 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
J. G. Marshall Charities - Norwich, NY - $1,302 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $92,760 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation - Detroit, MI - $500,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $114,119 (2025)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $727,799 (2025)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $125,851 (2024)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $597,708 (2024)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,875,753 (2025)
Niagara Falls City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,494,531 (2024)
Niagara Falls Housing Authority
Buffalo Bills Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Foundation 214 - Williamsville, NY - $85,427 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $48,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
J. G. Marshall Charities - Norwich, NY - $3,256 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $28,401,743 (2025)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $247,556 (2025)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Scott Bieler Foundation - Orchard Park, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Tr Uw W Hodgeniag Falls M Med Tr - Norwich, NY - $6,084 (2024)
Niagara Falls Neighborhood Housing Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $18,224 (2024)
Niagara Falls Neighborhood Housing Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $21,233 (2024)
Niagara Falls Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $1,085,500 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Baird Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
East Hill Foundation - North Tonawanda, NY - $28,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Foundation 214 - Williamsville, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Osc Charitable Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
William and Diane Hein Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Northpointe Council
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
Northpointe Council
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $375,000 (2024)
Pinnacle Community Services
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Pinnacle Community Services
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Pinnacle Community Services
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Planned Parenthood
McCormick Family Foundation Agent 80397 - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Ralph C Wilson Jr Niagara Community Center
Mulroy Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ralph C Wilson Jr Niagara Community Center
Mulroy Family Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ralph Wilson Niagara Community Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Ralph Wilson Niagara Community Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Salvation Army
Tower Family Fund - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Western New York Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
St. John de LaSalle Roman Catholic Parish
John R. Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,000 (2024)
St. Mary of the Cataract
Foundation 12 - Tampa, FL - $1,000 (2024)
St. Mary of the Cataract
Foundation 12 - Tampa, FL - $1,000 (2024)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
W.H. Hodge Trust Charities - Norwich, NY - $9,531 (2024)
Summit Life Outreach Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $2,000 (2024)
Summit Life Outreach Center
Kimmins Terrier Foundation - Tampa, FL - $2,000 (2024)
Tatler Historic Preservation Foundation
Baird Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tatler Historic Preservation Foundation
Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable Foundation - Lima, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Temple Beth El
Max Oppenheim Trust - Norwich, NY - $1,721 (2024)
Temple Beth Israel
Morton J and Bernice W Skirboll Family Foundation - Longboat Key, FL - $1,300 (2024)
Temple Beth Israel
Morton J and Bernice W Skirboll Family Foundation - Longboat Key, FL - $1,300 (2024)
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County
Grigg-Lewis Foundation - Lockport, NY - $11,500 (2024)
United Way of Niagara County
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
United Way of Niagara County
Ferguson Electric Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Women's Respite Program
Dicerbo Foundation - Radnor, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Niagara Falls (by assets) include:
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Complete Senior Care
Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation
Niagara Aquarium Foundation
IBEW Local 237 Welfare Fund
Leap Niagara Charitable Resources
Heart Love & Soul
Alliance of WNY Benefit Fund
Niagara Power Coalition
Laborers Union-No 91 Welfare Fund
Health Association of Niagara County
Schoellkopf Health Center
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County
Northpointe Council
Pinnacle Community Services
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier
Niagara Charter School
Niagara County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I
Frontier Volunteer Fire Co
Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission
Town of Niagara Active Hose Co
Laborers International Union of North America
NFMMC Foundation