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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:
GRANT KEY:
Anthony House
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Anthony House
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $211,698 (2024)
City of Oswego
NYS Companion Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2025)
City of Oswego
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $4,400,000 (2025)
City of Oswego
Pro-Housing Community Program - Albany, NY - $60,000 (2026)
City of Oswego
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $775,000 (2025)
City of Oswego
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $700,000 (2025)
City of Oswego
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $64,323 (2024)
City of Oswego
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $2,478 (2024)
Desens House
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $1,200 (2024)
Farnham Family Services
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $64,069 (2024)
Farnham Family Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2024)
Farnham Family Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $358,958 (2024)
Farnham Family Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $525,000 (2024)
Farnham Family Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $545,000 (2024)
Friends of Camp Hollis
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Oswego County Hospice
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Oswego County Hospice
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Recovery (Growth Operating Funds)
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $14,000 (2024)
Garrett Dunsmoor Memorial Foundation
Rose & Kiernan Charitable - Albany, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Help Me Grow
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Human Concerns
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Human Concerns
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Human Concerns
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Kristina's House of Hope
Howdy Doody Good Times Foundation - Carmel, IN - $1,000 (2024)
Kristina's House of Hope
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Ontario Center for Performing Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Oswego Bookmobile
John Ben Snow Foundation - Manlius, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Oswego City School District
Tarandi Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Oswego College Foundation
Allstate Foundation - Northbrook, IL - $1,000 (2024)
Oswego College Foundation
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $6,900 (2024)
Oswego Community Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $71,544 (2025)
Oswego Community Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $56,700 (2024)
Oswego County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Oswego County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Oswego County
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Oswego County Early Childhood Alliance
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Oswego County Emergency Management
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $650,000 (2024)
Oswego County Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Oswego County Historical Society
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Oswego County Historical Society
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Oswego County Humane Society
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Oswego County Humane Society
NYS Companion Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2025)
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $140,474 (2024)
Oswego Harbor Festivals
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
Fred L. Emerson Foundation - Auburn, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Oswego Health Foundation
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Oswego Hospital
Charles R Lee Trust - Norwich, NY - $30,315 (2024)
Oswego Hospital
Miriam E Cullinan Scholarship Fund - Norwich, NY - $8,719 (2024)
Oswego Hospital
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Oswego Little League
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Oswego Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $105,944 (2024)
Oswego Rotary Foundation
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Oswego Rotary Foundation
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $4,058 (2024)
Paws Across Oswego County
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Paws Across Oswego County
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $5,500 (2024)
Peaceful Remedies
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Port of Oswego Authority
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $754,000 (2024)
Rotary Club of Oswego
Tarandi Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Luke Residential Health Care Facility
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $480,170 (2025)
St. Luke Residential Health Care Facility
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $6,183,539 (2025)
St. Mary of the Assumption
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $9,150 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Andromeda Foundation - Waltham, MA - $5,000 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation - Great Neck, NY - $2,000 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation - Great Neck, NY - $2,000 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $10,000 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $5,000 (2024)
SUNY Oswego
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Town of Oswego
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
Victory Transformation Center
James V Tesoriero Charitable Fund - Oswego, NY - $10,500 (2024)
Victory Transformation Center
Richard S. Shineman Foundation - Oswego, NY - $52,000 (2024)
WRVO Public Media
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $2,000 (2024)
WRVO Public Media
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $2,000 (2024)
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