Ontario County > Geneva
Geneva, at the northern end of Seneca Lake, benefits from the economic activity surrounding Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It is also the site of an agricultural experiment station operated by the state College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. The Wyckoff Family Foundation is a major local funder.
The city received a $10 million Downtown Revitalization grant from the state in 2017, with an additional $5 million allocated for the Finger Lakes Welcome Center. Another $1.5 million was awarded in 2024 for renovation of buildings on Exchange and Castle streets.
Libraries: Geneva Public Library
Hospitals: Geneva General Hospital
Emergency services: Geneva Fire Department, North Side Fire Company, West Lake Road Fire Assn.
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Odd Fellows, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
State parks: Seneca Lake State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery, Joslyn Cemetery, Oaklawn Cemetery, Shuman Cemetery, West Fayette Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a summer book fair, YMCA renovation, First 1,000 Days food support, blue-green algae monitoring, chamber music performances, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Arthur G. Dove Tribute Group
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Arthur G. Dove Tribute Group
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $15,900 (2022)
Arthur G. Dove Tribute Group
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Blueprint Geneva
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Blueprint Geneva
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Blueprint Geneva
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $463,400 (2023)
Blueprint Geneva
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,100 (2021)
Blueprint Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $7,000 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $67,500 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $40,000 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Sands Family Foundation - Victor, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $12,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $8,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $65,000 (2022)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $18,000 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Catholic Charities
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $152,500 (2021)
Catholic Charities
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $19,776 (2021)
Catholic Charities
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $112,444 (2021)
Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
City of Geneva
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2021)
City of Geneva
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $1,942,613 (2023)
Enrich Geneva
Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Essex, NY - $2,000 (2022)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $11,000 (2021)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2022)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $749,917 (2021)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $16,664 (2021)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $58,122 (2021)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
United Way of Seneca County - Waterloo, NY - $9,000 (2023)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Family Promise of Ontario County
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Finger Lakes Health Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Finger Lakes Health Foundation
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $11,000 (2021)
FIrst United Methodist Church
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $11,200 (2021)
Food Justice of Geneva
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $33,000 (2021)
Food Justice of Geneva
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Food Justice of Geneva
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund - Chicago, - $25,000 (2022)
Friends of Parrott Hall
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Geneva
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $90,000 (2023)
Geneva
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $52,558 (2024)
Geneva
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Albany, NY - $175,000 (2023)
Geneva
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2021)
Geneva
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $625,000 (2021)
Geneva
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2021)
Geneva
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $292,000 (2021)
Geneva Athletic Booster Club
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $14,300 (2021)
Geneva Center of Concern
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $100,000 (2022)
Geneva Center of Concern
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Geneva Center of Concern
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Geneva City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,987,294 (2022)
Geneva City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $229,113 (2021)
Geneva City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,482,192 (2021)
Geneva City School District
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $7,890,199 (2021)
Geneva City School District
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $4,130 (2021)
Geneva City School District
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $5,500 (2021)
Geneva Concerts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Geneva Concerts
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Geneva Concerts
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $9,300 (2022)
Geneva Family YMCA
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $75,000 (2023)
Geneva Family YMCA
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $34,000 (2021)
Geneva Historical Society
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $13,000 (2021)
Geneva Historical Society
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,000 (2022)
Geneva Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Geneva Historical Society
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $7,000 (2021)
Geneva Historical Society
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Geneva Lakefront Childcare Center
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $20,824 (2021)
Geneva Light Opera
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
Geneva Light Opera
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $22,300 (2022)
Geneva Music Festival
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $15,000 (2022)
Geneva Music Festival
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Geneva Music Festival
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $6,000 (2022)
Geneva Music Festival
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Geneva Music Festival
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $58,189 (2021)
Geneva Music Festival
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Geneva Music Festival
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Geneva Music Festival
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $8,500 (2021)
Geneva Public Library
New York Department of Education - , - $11,385 (2023)
Geneva Public Library
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $4,447 (2021)
Geneva Reads
Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Essex, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Geneva Reads
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Geneva Reads
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
Geneva Reads
Williams Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Geneva Reads
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $70,000 (2022)
Geneva Reads
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $68,146 (2021)
Geneva Rotary Club
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $7,000 (2022)
Geneva Theatre Guild
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $9,000 (2022)
Geneva Theatre Guild
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Happiness House
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Happiness House
Marshall Family Foundation - North Rose, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Happiness House
Paychex Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Happiness House
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $5,172 (2021)
Heaven for the Homeless
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $2,500 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $7,700 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - Buffalo, NY - $6,587 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $12,000 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Jessie H Baker Educational Fund - Norwich, NY - $2,610 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $150,000 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $46,000 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington, DC - $24,887 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington, DC - $24,887 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $60,000 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $426,452 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $514,733 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
NYS Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program - Albany, NY - $650,787 (2023)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Poole Family Foundation - Garden City, NY - $120,000 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $62,650 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $98,853 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC - $314,094 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $8,175 (2021)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $1,500 (2021)
Lake Area Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $156,221 (2022)
Lake Area Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $2,544 (2021)
Legal Assistance of Western New York
New York Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Legal Assistance of Western New York
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2022)
Legal Assistance of Western New York
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $600,000 (2021)
Legal Assistance of Western New York
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $28,000 (2021)
Legal Assistance of Western New York
United Way of Tompkins County - Ithaca, NY - $5,500 (2021)
Lifeworks Community Action Food Pantry
United Way of Greater Rochester - Rochester, NY - $137,444 (2021)
Ontario-Yates Hospice
J. R. Morris Charitable Foundation - Dundee, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Our Lady of Peace Parish
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $6,300 (2021)
Our Lady of Peace Parish
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Our Lady of Peace Parish
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Salvation Army
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Salvation Army
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Salvation Army Geneva
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies - Getzville, NY - $18,650 (2021)
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $10,000 (2021)
Seneca Sailing Academy
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $18,000 (2021)
Smith Center for the Arts
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $15,000 (2022)
Smith Center for the Arts
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $17,000 (2021)
Smith Center for the Arts
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $5,000 (2022)
St. Peter's Community Arts Academy
Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation - San Diego, CA - $25,000 (2022)
St. Peter's Community Arts Academy
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $11,400 (2021)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $4,000 (2022)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $20,000 (2022)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $3,000 (2021)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $16,000 (2021)
St. Peters Community Arts Center
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2022)
Success for Geneva's Children
Wyckoff Family Foundation - Geneva, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Temple Beth El Geneva
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $21,500 (2021)
Thrive to Survive
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Geneva (by assets) include:
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva General Hospital
Finger Lakes Health Foundation
Lakeview Health Services
Geneva Historical Society
Finger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy
Wyckoff Family Foundation
FLH Medical Pc
Legal Assistance of WNY
Geneva Nursing Home II
Geneva Nursing Home
Local No 840 I B E W Health Insurance Plan
White Springs Fire Association
Lochland School
Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Ability Partners Foundation
Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Corporation
Happiness House Apartments Housing Development Fund Company
Finger Lakes Community Development Corporation
Lake Area Development Corporation
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
Smith Center for the Arts
Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes
Lyceum III Housing Development Fund Corp
Geneva General Housing Development Fund Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers