Oneida County > Boonville -

County: Oneida

Population: 4,518

Boon was named after Garret (alt. spellings Garrett, Gerrit) Boon, agent with the Holland Land Company.

When fire destroyed five Main Street buildings in 2020, nonprofit organizations stepped up to help displaced residents and businesses. The American Red Cross handed out financial aid. The Boonville United Methodist Church sheltered the homeless. Funders such as the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties provided grants to the fire relief fund. And a GoFundMe effort raised more than $26,000 in a week.

School districts: Adirondack Central School District

Libraries: Erwin Library & Institute

Emergency services: Boonville Ambulance, Boonville Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, VFW

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Alder Creek Cemetery, Boonville Cemetery, Talcottville Cemetery

State parks: Pixley Falls State Park

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Black Women's Blueprint
  Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $40,000  (2022)

Black Women's Blueprint
  Novo Foundation - Kingston, NY - $100,000  (2022)

Boonville
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,000,000  (2021)

Boonville United Methodist Church
  Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $10,980  (2021)

Christ Our Hope Church
  T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $15,000  (2021)

Dodge-Pratt-Northam Art Center
  Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $8,500  (2021)

Village of Boonville
  Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $10,000  (2021)

Largest nonprofits in Boonville (by assets) include:

Black Women’s Blueprint
Erwin Library and Institute
Boonville Fair Association
Boonville Cemetery Association
Boonville Ambulance
Spirit Animal Sanctuary
Boonville Fire Company
Preserving Christian Publications
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Dodge-Pratt-Northam & Community Center
New York State Woodsmens Field Days
Lost Trail Snowmobile Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boonville Area Chamber of Commerce
Adirondack Pop Warner Association