St. Lawrence County > Canton
Population:
11,638 town
7,155 village
Canton was named for district of Switzerland; another theory suggests the community was named for Canton, China.
St. Lawrence University and Canton College, the two largest nonprofits here, dominate the local economy.
School districts: Canton Central School District
Libraries: Canton Free Library
Emergency services: Canton Rescue Squad, Canton Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brick Chapel Cemetery, Canton Cemetery, Dekalb Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Jerusalem Cemetery, Morley Cemetery, North Russell Cemetery, Pierrepont Hill Cemetery,
Recent grants:
Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Canton
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Canton
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $157,910 (2022)
Canton
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $300,000 (2022)
Canton
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $227,000 (2023)
Canton
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $98,592 (2024)
Canton
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $3,375,000 (2023)
Canton
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $410,504 (2023)
Canton
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $234,055 (2023)
Canton
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $118,025 (2023)
Canton
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $798,892 (2023)
Canton
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $209,055 (2023)
Canton
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,100,750 (2021)
Canton
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Canton First Presbyterian Church
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Canton Free Library
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000 (2022)
Churches of Canton
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Community Health Center of the North
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $6,000 (2021)
GardenShare
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corp.
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000 (2022)
Health Workforce New York
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $10,000 (2022)
New York State Association for Rural Health
Health Foundation for Central and Western NY - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2021)
North Country Public Radio
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2021)
North Country Public Radio
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $5,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $12,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Community Development
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $11,025,620 (2022)
St. Lawrence County Historical Association
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence County Historical Association
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $3,655 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence Land Trust
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $95,200 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Bedford Charitable Foundation - Easton, PA - $5,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
C&G Charitable Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,500 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
Costanza Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence University
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $2,801,309 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
Greater Norwich Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,500 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Hazen B Hinman Sr Foundation - Rome, NY - $1,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
James Ford Bell Foundation - Minneapolis, MN - $1,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $13,917 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $10,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $270,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $42,182 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $78,872 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $12,888 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $32,850 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $269,978 (2022)
St. Lawrence University
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,050 (2021)
St. Lawrence University
Webb Family Foundation - Fishkill, NY - $2,500 (2022)
St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $15,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $8,141 (2021)
SUNY Canton
Greta Godley Memorial Foundation - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - $4,000 (2021)
SUNY Canton
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $50,000 (2021)
SUNY Canton
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $50,000 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Traditional Arts In Upstate New York
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $4,000 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $24,500 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $18,750 (2021)
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Sweetgrass Foundation - Watertown, NY - $10,000 (2022)
United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $286,279 (2022)
United Helpers Canton Nursing Home
United Way of Northern New York - Watertown, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Viable Options
National Christian Charitable Foundation - Alpharetta, GA - $10,000 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Canton (by assets) include:
St. Lawrence University
Canton College Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
United Helpers Canton Nursing Home
St. Lawrence County Indust Develop Agency Local Develop Corporation
College Association of SUNY Agri & Tech Coll At
Canton Free Library
United Helpers Independent Living Corporation
St. Lawrence County Historical Association
Canton Rescue Squad
St. Lawrence County Community Development Program
St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence
North Country Freedom Homes
Canton Fire and Rescue Resources Corporation
Foundation of St. Lawrence NYsarc
Canton Fire Corporation
St. Lawrence Hostels
St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation
Canton Day Care Center
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Fairview Cemetery Association
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Sweetgrass Foundation
Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corporation
St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association
St. Lawrence County Fire Training Facility
Health Workforce New York
Student Govt Association of the SUNY College of Tech at Canton
Pierrepont Fire Corporation
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
Help Sami Kick Cancer Foundation
Northern Area Health Education Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Steelworkers
Spay-Neuter-Now
St. Lawrence Land Trust
Canton Minor Hockey
Knights of Columbus
Gardenshare