Oswego County > Oswego
SUNY Oswego is a major driver of the local economy. An important regional funder is the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, established by a clarinet-playing, stamp-collecting chemistry professor at the college. Richard Shineman died in 2010.
School districts: Oswego City School District
Libraries: Oswego School District Public Library
Hospitals: Oswego Hospital
Emergency services: Oswego (Town) Volunteer Fire Department, Oswego Fire Department (City)
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Moose, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Beech Plains Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, New Haven Rural Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery of Oswego
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded an Oswego River public access boat launch, workforce development, prevention of adolescent substance abuse, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $211,698 (2024)
City of Oswego
NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities) - Albany, NY - $2,451,698 (2023)
Ontario Center for Performing Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Ontario Center for Performing Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Oswego
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
Oswego
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $2,650,000 (2023)
Oswego
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $794,392 (2023)
Oswego
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $181,122 (2023)
Oswego County Emergency Management
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $650,000 (2024)
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $140,474 (2024)
Oswego Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $105,944 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $1,900,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Oswego (by assets) include:
Oswego Hospital
Oswego College Foundation
Richard S Shineman Foundation
Auxiliary Services State University College at Oswego
Seneca Hill Manor Inc Oswego Hospital
Oswego School District Public Library
St. Luke Residential Health Care Facility
Oh Properties
Springside at Seneca Hill
Operation Oswego County
Bishops Commons
Physician Care Pc
Oswego Health
St. Luke Housing Development Fund Co
Oswego County Land Bank Corporation
Childrens Museum of Oswego
Farnham
State University College at Oswego Student Association
Oswego Health Foundation
Oswego Country Club
Tarandi Foundation 4338 W River Rd Oswego NY
Free & Accepted Masons of New York
Riverside Cemetery of Oswego
Young Mens Christian Association of Oswego
Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County
Human Concerns