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:
GRANT KEY:
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)
Business Foundation of the Finger Lakes
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,700 (2023)
Camp Onseyawa
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Canandaigua
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2025)
Canandaigua
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $312,500 (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 Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $140,685 (2024)
Canandaigua
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $610,000 (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
Allyns Creek Foundation - Rochester, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $8,500 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Canandaigua Rotary Club
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $3,500 (2023)
Carole D Fredericks Foundation
Franco-American Benevolent - Lafayette, LA - $2,500 (2023)
Cheshire Community Action Team
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
Bonafiglia Foundation - Seneca Falls, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
Reh Family Foundation - Fishers, NY - $3,000 (2024)
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)
Coordinated Child Development Program
Liskmorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Expeditions of Empowerment
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,750 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $82,680 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Reh Family Foundation - Fishers, NY - $10,000 (2024)
FF Thompson Foundation
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee - Pittsford, NY - $53,303 (2024)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $56,464 (2023)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $40,000 (2024)
FF Thompson Hospital Foundation
Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Biella Foundation - Bothell, WA - $2,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $10,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Emil Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $74,560 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $203,300 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
G & H Snyder Memorial Tr-Charitable - Chicago, IL - $16,496 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $600,000 (2023)
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $968,805 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (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 - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $50,000 (2023)
Friends of CMAC
Frank & Jean Iacovangelo Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,500 (2023)
Friends of CMAC
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Friends of Ontario Arc Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $556,285 (2024)
Gleaners Community Kitchen
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Granger Homestead Society
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Granger Homestead Society
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Inclusion In Motion
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Light Hill
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Light Hill
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates
Liskmorris Foundation - Clifton Springs, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Lulangilo
American Express Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Bond Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Costanza Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family - Pittsford, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (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
Marilyn Lichtman Foundation - Wantagh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Mary Hicks Preston Historical Improvement & Betterment Foundation - Phelps, NY - $2,000 (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)
Mercy Flight Central
Paychex Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Polisseni Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $125,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Wegman Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $60,000 (2023)
Mercy Flight Central
Williams Family Foundation Inc - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $25,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $110,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
New York Kitchen
William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2023)
Ontario Children's Foundation
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ontario Children's Foundation
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Ontario County Arts Council
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Ontario County Economic Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $729,132 (2023)
Ontario County Historical Society
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (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 - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Ontario County Historical Society
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (2023)
Ontario County Humane Society
George W Sullivan Foundation - Waterloo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
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 - Canandaigua, NY - $20,000 (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)
Partnership for Ontario County
Seneca Foods Foundation - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2023)
S2Ay Rural Health Network
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $195,000 (2023)
Salvation Army
Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Alstom Signaling Foundation - West Henrietta, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
Tianaderrah Foundation (De) - New York, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Spot
Polisseni Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Spot
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
St. Benedict Parish
Riedman Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,500 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee - Pittsford, NY - $40,732 (2024)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's Church
Craugh Charitable Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's School
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee - Pittsford, NY - $40,732 (2024)
St. Mary's School
Craugh Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $43,147 (2023)
St. Mary's School
Sands Family Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Wood Library
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee - Pittsford, NY - $8,046 (2024)
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 - Canandaigua, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Wood Library
Peter A. and Marion W. Schwartz Family Foundation Trust - Canandaigua, NY - $25,000 (2023)
YMCA
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co Trustee - Pittsford, NY - $8,046 (2024)
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