Ontario County > Canandaigua
Canandaigua is home to Finger Lakes Community College, which plans a new horticulture complex costing more than $24 million. The project has attracted funding from Empire State Development and the federal government, an estate gift, and foundation grants.
The city is also the site of New York Kitchen, which promotes the state’s agriculture, foods and craft beverages. Major local funders include the Sands Family Foundation and the Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment.
School districts: Canandaigua City School District
Libraries: Wood Library
Hospitals: FF Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua VA Medical Center
Emergency services: Canandaigua Emergency Squad, Canandaigua Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Lions, Moose, VFW
Parks: Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park, Kershaw Park, Mc Jannett Park, Leonard R. Pierce Memorial Park, Onanda Park & Beach
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Canandaigua Cemetery, Nettle Valley Cemetery, Pine Bank Cemetery, Reeds Corners Burying Ground, South Farmington Friends Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a reading garden, library construction, new entrance gates at Sonnenberg Gardens, a rural health opioid program, and other projects.
Recent grants:
ARC of Ontario County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
ARC of Ontario County
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $65,000 (2023)
Canandaigua
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2025)
Canandaigua
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $312,500 (2023)
Canandaigua
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $140,685 (2024)
Canandaigua
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $610,000 (2023)
Canandaigua
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $934,115 (2023)
Canandaigua
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $167,115 (2023)
Canandaigua
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $147,390 (2023)
Canandaigua
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $577,913 (2023)
Canandaigua
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $213,167 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $3,000 (2023)
City of Canandaigua
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $1,119,304 (2023)
City of Canandaigua Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $115,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
FF Thompson Foundation
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $56,464 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $968,805 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Granger Homestead Society
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Light Hill
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Costanza Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
K. & M. Demay Charitable Foundation - Honeoye Falls, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Maletta Foundation - W. Henrietta, NY - $2,250 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Oliver B. Merlyn Foundation - Victor, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Oliver B. Merlyn Foundation - Victor, NY - $54,564 (2023)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Ontario County Economic Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $729,132 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Ontario County Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Ontario County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $497,000 (2024)
Ontario Yates Fund for Women and Girls
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2023)
OWWL Library System
New York Department of Education - , - $21,727 (2023)
OWWL Library System
New York Department of Education - Albany, NY - $901,384 (2023)
Salvation Army
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
Wood Library
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $8,523 (2023)
Wood Library
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Wood Library
New York Department of Education - , - $21,727 (2023)
Wood Library
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $25,000 (2023)
YMCA
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $8,523 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Canandaigua (by assets) include:
Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital
Mercy Flight Central
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
F F T Senior Communities
F F Thompson Hospital Foundation
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation
Nysarc
Peter a & Marion W Schwartz Fam Foundation Tr
Finger Lakes Community College Association
M M Ewing Continuing Care Center
Wood Library Association
Quail Summit
Clark Manor House
New York State Wine and Culinary Center
Granger Homestead Society
Canandaigua Emergency Squad
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
F F Thompson Health System
Canandaigua Cemetery Association
Molly & Ed Shill Cares Foundation
Ontario County Economic Development Corporation