Otsego County > Cooperstown
County: Otsego
Population: 1,794
Population: 1,794
Cooperstown was named after founder William Cooper, father of author James Fenimore Cooper.
Cooperstown is known across the country as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The community also boasts the Farmers’ Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum and Glimmerglass Opera. With assets of more than $500 million, the Clark Foundation dominates local philanthropy. The foundation traces its fortune to Edward Clark, a partner in the Singer sewing machine company.
School districts: Cooperstown Central School District
Libraries: Village Library of Cooperstown
Hospitals: Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Emergency services: Cooperstown Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW
State parks: Glimmerglass State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Hartwick Seminary Cemetery, Lakewood Cemetery, Lena Cemetery, Westville Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have helped to fund a beautification program contest, a cancer screening coach at the hospital, a day care center, the Glimmerglass Festival, and other causes.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Akf Foundation for Culture and Environment
O'Grady Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Bassett Medical Center
Greater Norwich Foundation - Norwich, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Bassett Medical Center
Jai & Satya Ahluwalia Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Brookwood School
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $105,000 (2024)
Brookwood School
Patsy and Michael Hochman Charitable - Dallas, TX - $1,000 (2024)
Brookwood School
Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $6,000 (2024)
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500,000 (2024)
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Cooperstown Central School
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $3,600 (2024)
Cooperstown Central School
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $3,600 (2024)
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival
Strypemonde Foundation - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Emergency Medical Squad
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home - Cooperstown, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Fire Department
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home - Cooperstown, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Fire Department
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Fire Department
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Food Pantry
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Food Pantry
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Food Pantry
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Cooperstown Food Pantry
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $3,250 (2024)
Cooperstown Food Pantry
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $17,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Foundation for Excellence in Education
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $17,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival
Jackson H. Fenner Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Cooperstown Theatre Festival
Sears Family Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $64,000 (2024)
Farmers' Museum
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Farmers' Museum
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Farmers' Museum
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $280,000 (2024)
Farmers' Museum
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Farmers' Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Farmers' Museum
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $870,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust - Santa Fe, NM - $15,907,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $110,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $25,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $16,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $16,000 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Fenimore Art Museum
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $69,200 (2024)
Fenimore Art Museum
Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $40,000 (2024)
Fenimore Chamber Orchestra
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
FENIMORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Burrows Foundation - Little Falls, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Collin E. Haight Charitable Foundation - Delhi, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Delaware National Bank of Delhi Corporate - Delhi, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Drogen Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $20,079 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
John A Hartford Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Nycm Foundation - Edmeston, NY - $65,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Peterson Family Charitable Trust - Fly Creek, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Foundation - Norwich, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Robinson Broadhurst Foundation - Stamford, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Friends of Bassett Healthcare
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Amica Companies Foundation - Lincoln, RI - $100,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Amphion Foundation - New York, NY - $8,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Disosway Foundation - Westerly, RI - $117,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Drogen Foundation - Oneonta, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Mem Fd - Pittsburgh, PA - $50,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Esther W Spaulding Charitable Trust - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Firestone Family Foundation - Tysons, VA - $1,500 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Grant and Jacqui Smith Foundation - New Milford, CT - $25,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
John J Pohanka Family Foundation - Capitol Heights, MD - $25,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Leo Model Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $1,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Malesardi Family Foundation - Menands, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Marilynn and John Hill Foundation - Wadmalaw Island, SC - $15,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Miller Khoshkish Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $65,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $65,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Niemiec Family Fund - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Glimmerglass Opera
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $46,667 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $25,000 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Sears Family Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $4,792 (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Hyde Hall
Bradbury Dyer Foundation - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2024)
Hyde Hall
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $48,000 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $36,665 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $36,665 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $7,633,694 (2025)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $323,566 (2025)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $693,451 (2024)
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,121,144 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Bellevue Foundation - Dallas, TX - $25,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Byer Foundation - San Francisco, CA - $25,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Constance and Brooks Robinson Charitable Foundation - Lagrange, GA - $35,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Dewine Family Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $5,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $300,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
John A Hartford Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Moreno Family Foundation - Phoenix, AZ - $50,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - Albany, NY - $3,750,000 (2025)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Omalley Foundation - Torrance, CA - $100,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Tull Family Foundation - Chicago, IL - $1,000,000 (2024)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Yawkey Foundation II - Westwood, MA - $750,000 (2024)
Ostego 2000
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Ostego Land Trust
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Otsego 2000
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Otsego 2000
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $49,339 (2025)
Otsego 2000
Thomas Frank Mullet Foundation - Burlington Flats, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Otsego County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Otsego County
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $750,000 (2024)
Otsego County Conservation Association
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $30,000 (2024)
Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $575,000 (2025)
Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2025)
Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Otsego Land Trust
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $98,000 (2025)
Otsego Land Trust
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Otsego Land Trust
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2025)
Susquehanna SPCA
Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
C J Heilig Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Fernleigh Foundation - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation - Cooperstown, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Margaret S Colyer Charitable Trust 000004 - Oneonta, NY - $9,687 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Nycm Foundation - Edmeston, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Pedigree Foundation - Franklin, TN - $15,000 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Foundation - Norwich, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Susquehanna SPCA
Thomas Frank Mullet Foundation - Burlington Flats, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Uticawon Tennis
Sharma Family Foundation - Locust Valley, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Village of Cooperstown
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
Village of Cooperstown
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $10,350 (2024)
Will's Garden
Sears Family Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $120,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Cooperstown (by assets) include:
Clark Foundation
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Farmers Museum
Bassett Healthcare Network
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Fenimore Art Museum
Templeton Foundation
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre
Friends of Bassett
Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
C J Heilig Foundation
Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home
Hyde Hall
Otsego Land Trust
Brookwood School
James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation
Lakewood Cemetery Association Lakewood Cemetery
Smithy-Pioneer Gallery
Free & Accepted Masons of New York
Cooperstown Art Association
Allstadt Hardin Foundation