Oneida County > Rome

County: Oneida

Population: 32,127


Rome was named after the classical city.

The largest nonprofit in Rome, Griffiss Utility Services Corporation, distributes steam heat and electricity to tenants of Griffiss Business and Technology Park. The park is located on the site of the former Griffiss Air Force Base, which closed in 1995.




School districts: Rome City School District
Libraries: Jervis Public Library Association

Hospitals: Rome Memorial Hospital

Emergency services: Rome Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta

State parks: Delta Lake State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Floyd Cemetery, Lee State Road Cemetery, Lee Valley Cemetery, Lowell Rural Cemetery, North Steuben Cemetery, Rome Cemetery, Skinner Cemetery, Stanwix Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded predevelopment for an art walk, a business incubator, musical instruments for city schools, and other initiatives.




Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Abraham House
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $40,000  (2022)

Abraham House
  Joseph Firsching III Trust  -  Matlacha, FL  -  $25,000  (2022)

Capitol Arts Complex
  Bank of Utica Foundation  -  Utica, NY  -  $2,500  (2022)

Capitol Civic Center
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $35,000  (2022)

Capitol Theatre
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $3,600  (2022)

Christ Church
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $9,800  (2022)

City of Rome
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,900,000  (2024)

City of Rome
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $23,750  (2023)

City of Rome
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $9,083,340  (2023)

City of Rome Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $195,097  (2024)

Dollars for Scholars
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $2,000  (2022)

Economic Development Growth Enterprises
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,000,000  (2022)

Five Loaves Community Center
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $20,000  (2022)

Grace Baptist Church
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $10,000  (2022)

Griffiss Institute
  U.S. Department of Defense  -  Washington, DC  -  $189,978  (2022)

Griffiss Local Development Corporation
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $600,000  (2022)

Griffiss Local Development Corporation
  U.S. Department of Commerce  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,580,800  (2022)

Humane Society of Rome
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $17,900  (2022)

Humane Society of Rome
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $3,000  (2022)

Jervis Public Library
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $10,200  (2022)

Jervis Public Library
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $10,000  (2022)

Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers
  Joseph and Inez E Carbone Foundation  -  Utica, NY  -  $2,000  (2022)

Mohawk Valley Edge
  Bank of Utica Foundation  -  Utica, NY  -  $16,000  (2022)

Mohawk Valley Edge
  Joseph and Inez E Carbone Foundation  -  Utica, NY  -  $5,000  (2022)

New Testament Church
  Joseph and Inez E Carbone Foundation  -  Utica, NY  -  $1,000  (2022)

New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation
  U.S. Department of Defense  -  Washington, DC  -  $310,204  (2022)

Project Fibonacci
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $50,000  (2022)

Rome
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $23,600,000  (2024)

Rome
  NYS Innovative Mobility Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

Rome Art & Community Center
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Rome Art & Community Center
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $3,000  (2022)

Rome Cemetery Association
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $10,000  (2022)

Rome Cemetery Association
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $7,000  (2022)

Rome College Foundation
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $5,200  (2022)

Rome Community Concert Band
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $2,300  (2022)

Rome Health Foundation
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $400,000  (2022)

Rome Health Foundation
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $20,000  (2022)

Rome Historical Society
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Rome Rescue Mission
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $25,000  (2022)

Rome Rescue Mission
  Indium Corporation and Macartney Family Foundation  -  Naples, FL  -  $5,000  (2022)

Rotary Club of Rome
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $4,000  (2022)

Salvation Army
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $20,000  (2022)

Senior Citizens Council of Rome
  Sears Family Foundation of Rome New York  -  Rome, NY  -  $2,800  (2022)

St. Paul's Church
  Griffin Charitable Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $2,000  (2022)

YMCA
  Harden Foundation  -  McConnellsville , NY  -  $10,000  (2023)

Zion Episcopal Church
  Rome Community Foundation  -  Rome, NY  -  $17,000  (2022)



Largest nonprofits in Rome (by assets) include:

New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation
Rome Memorial Hospital
Griffiss Utility Services Corporation
Liberty Affordable Housing
Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation
Griffiss Local Development Corporation
Griffin Charitable Foundation
Rome Hospital Foundation
Griffiss Institute
Rome Community Foundation
Young Mens Christian Association & Womans Community Center of Rome
Sherrill-Kenwood Community Retirement Housing Corporation
Jervis Public Library Association
Teugega Country Club of Rome NY
Rome Industrial Development Corporation
Humane Society of Rome
Charles and Florence Kaplan Foundation
Rome Community Brownfield Restoration Corporation
Hazen B Hinman Sr Foundation
Sears Family Foundation Tr of Rome New York
Rome Memorial Properties
Griffiss Park Landowners Association
Utica Industrial Development Corp Affiliated With the Utica Et Al
Capitol Civic Center
Rome Rescue Mission
Greater Rome Affiliates