St. Lawrence County > Massena

County: St. Lawrence

Population: 12,433


Massena was named after André Masséna, French general.


Village near the Canada border. Alcoa, tapping into the hydroelectric power plant here, was a major employer for decades. Massena Memorial Hospital, an acute-care facility that is part of the St. Lawrence Health System, is the largest local nonprofit.



School districts: Massena Central School District
Libraries: Massena Public Library

Hospitals: Massena Memorial Hospital

Emergency services: Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit, Massena Volunteer Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, Moose, Rotary, VFW

State parks: Robert Moses State Park – Thousand Islands

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Massena Center Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded restoration of the Schine Theater on Main Street, marketing support for major fishing tournaments, new kitchen for the Salvation Army, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Child Haven International
  Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund  -  Saratoga Springs, NY  -  $10,000  (2022)

Child Haven International
  Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust  -  Indianapolis, IN  -  $10,000  (2021)

Massena
  Downtown Revitalization Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $10,000,000  (2022)

Massena
  NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $98,642  (2024)

Massena
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $38,500  (2023)

Massena
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $191,070  (2021)

Massena
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $500,000  (2021)

Massena Central School District
  U.S. Department of Education  -  Washington, DC  -  $142,545  (2022)

Massena Independent Living Center
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $75,000  (2021)

Massena Memorial Hospital Foundation
  Kinney Drugs Foundation  -  Gouverneur, NY  -  $1,000  (2021)

Police Activities League of Massena
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $900,000  (2022)

Police Activities League of Massena
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $600,000  (2021)

Police Activities League of Massena
  United Way of Northern New York  -  Watertown, NY  -  $12,200  (2022)

Police Activities League of Massena
  United Way of Northern New York  -  Watertown, NY  -  $17,702  (2021)

Salvation Army
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2023)

Salvation Army
  United Way of Northern New York  -  Watertown, NY  -  $14,778  (2022)

Salvation Army
  United Way of Northern New York  -  Watertown, NY  -  $19,885  (2021)

St. Peter's Outreach Ministry
  United Way of Northern New York  -  Watertown, NY  -  $6,000  (2022)



Largest nonprofits in Massena (by assets) include:

Massena Hospital
Massena Memorial Hospital Foundation
Massena Independent Living Center
Louisville Volunteer Fire Department
Laborers International Union of North America
Fredereka Linder Tr Uw
Massena Public Library
Laborers Local 1822 Fringe Benefit Funds
Agati Laborers 322 Scholarship Fund
Police Activities League of Massena
Operation Grateful Nation
Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York
Massena Meals on Wheels
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Child Haven International -USA-
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
United Steelworkers
Massena Rod & Gun Club
Massena Fire Department
Massena Lodge 1110 Loyal Order of Moose
Amvets
Massena Humane Society
Massena Minor Hockey Association