Oneida County > Utica
Utica’s tradition of civic contribution can be traced in its stellar art museum, Munson. Until 2023, when it underwent a rebranding campaign, the museum was known as the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, named for three generations of local philanthropists.
Industrialist Alfred Munson amassed a fortune in textiles, coal mines, canals and railroads. His daughter, Helen Elizabeth Munson Williams, was an art collector, philanthropist and savvy investor who further increased the family’s wealth. Helen’s daughter Maria married Thomas R. Proctor. Another daughter, Rachel, married Thomas Proctor’s half-brother, investor Frederick Proctor. Siblings and in-laws continued acquiring art objects and chartered the art institute in 1919. A century later, it’s a cultural gem and a magnet for state and foundation monies.
Utica College, a spinoff of Syracuse University, became Utica University in 2022.
School districts: Utica City School District
Libraries: Utica Public Library
Hospitals: St Elizabeth Medical Center, Faxton-St Lukes Healthcare St Lukes Division, Mohawk Valley Heart Institute,
Emergency services: Utica Ambulance Service, Utica Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Deerfield Schuyler Cemetery, New Forest Cemetery, Utica Cemetery
Change agents:
State financing enabled the rehabilitation of Olbiston Apartments, a shuttered historic building near the city’s center into 153 apartments.
Grants to other local organizations have funded transportation for seniors, gun violence reduction, renovation of Cronk Building, suicide-prevention services to veterans, community center renovation, assistance to women business owners, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
ARC Oneida-Lewis Chapter
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $485,578 (2024)
Broadway Theatre League of Utica
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Broadway Theatre League of Utica
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Central New York Community Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
City of Utica
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
City of Utica
NYS Department of Transportation - Albany, NY - $4,613,276 (2024)
City of Utica
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $16,110,473 (2023)
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $10,690 (2023)
Compassion Coalition
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $725,000 (2024)
House of the Good Shepherd
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $1,337 (2023)
Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $785,390 (2023)
Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN)
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,800,000 (2023)
Kelberman Center
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $135,387 (2024)
Masonic Care Community
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $3,428 (2023)
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
Robert D Flickinger Foundation - East Aurora, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $7,500 (2023)
Mid York Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $954,424 (2023)
Midtown Utica Community Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $450,000 (2023)
Midtown Utica Community Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
Mohawk Valley Health System
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $3,800 (2023)
Munson
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Oneida County
New York Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Oneida County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $2,436,349 (2024)
Plymouth Bethesda United Church
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $6,681 (2023)
Pratt Munson
Louis & Florence Glasgow Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,300 (2023)
Sculpture Space
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2023)
The Center (fka Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees)
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Uptown Theater for Creative Arts
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Uptown Theater for Creative Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Uptown Theater for Creative Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Utica
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $4,000,000 (2024)
Utica
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $750,000 (2023)
Utica
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $759,816 (2023)
Utica
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $205,204 (2023)
Utica
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2024)
Utica
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $450,000 (2024)
Utica
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,800,000 (2024)
Utica
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Utica
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,600,000 (2024)
Utica
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $4,000,000 (2024)
Utica Cemetery Association
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $392,472 (2025)
Utica Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $951,450 (2024)
Utica Public Library
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $1,337 (2023)
Utica University
Julia O Wells Memorial Education Foundation - Latham, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Utica University
Louis & Florence Glasgow Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,300 (2023)
Utica University
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $4,009 (2023)
Utica University
Slocum-Dickson Foundation - New Hartford, NY - $9,186 (2023)
Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington, DC - $1,999,341 (2023)
YWCA of the Mohawk Valley
Mabel W Bishop Foundation - Providence, RI - $2,673 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Utica (by assets) include:
Mohawk Valley Health System
Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund
MVHS
Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
Munson
Utica University
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Central Association for the Blind
Resource Center for Independent Living
Upstate Cerebral Palsy
Mohawk Valley Health System Foundation
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
Nysarc
Human Technologies Corporation
House of the Good Shepherd
Integrated Community Alternatives Network
St. Lukes Home Residential Health Care Facility
Neighborhood Center
Cerebral Palsy Association of the Mohawk Valley
Good News Foundation of Central NY
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Foundation I
Utica Cemetery Association
Bank of Utica Foundation
Resource Center for Independent Living Foundation
Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation
Mohawk Valley Community College Dormitory Corp