St. Lawrence County > Potsdam
Population:
14,901 town
8,312 village
Potsdam was named after the city in Germany.
Clarkson University, named for entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas S. Clarkson, is the community’s largest nonprofit. Clarkson developed power plants and the area’s first sewage system, and founded the Potsdam Public Library. After he was killed in one of his sandstone quarries in 1894, his sisters started a school in his name.
School districts: Potsdam Central School District
Libraries: Potsdam Public Library
Hospitals: Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Emergency services: Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad, Potsdam Fire Department, West Potsdam Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Moose, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Bay Side Cemetery, Crary Mills Cemetery , Fairview Cemetery, Garfield Cemetery, Sanfordville Cemetery, South Colton Cemetery, Southville Cemetery
Recent grants:
Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative
Pumpkin Hill Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank - Cincinnati, OH - $3,000 (2023)
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2023)
Citec
Alcoa Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $40,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - New York, NY - $55,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Charles V McAdam Jr - Bronx, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
David and Terri Kester Foundation - Asheville, NC - $1,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Dulude Family Foundation - Kirkland, WA - $2,500 (2023)
Clarkson University
Eleanor B Rea Trust - Ithaca, NY - $315,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Ensign-Bickford Foundation - Denver, CO - $2,500 (2024)
Clarkson University
Eqt Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Eqt Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Hafener Charitable Foundation - Sanibel, FL - $30,000 (2024)
Clarkson University
Jolyn Foundation - Watchung, NJ - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Kopek Family Foundation - Burlington, MA - $2,500 (2023)
Clarkson University
Louis & Florence Glasgow Foundation - Norwich, NY - $1,300 (2023)
Clarkson University
NYS Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program - Albany, NY - $383,500 (2023)
Clarkson University
Owen Foundation - Milledgeville, GA - $15,000 (2024)
Clarkson University
Owen Foundation - Milledgeville, GA - $15,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Robert D and Patricia E Kern - Waukesha, WI - $25,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Schoenhut Family Foundation - Sag Harbor, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Sempra Foundation - San Diego, CA - $4,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Shell USA Company Foundation - Houston, TX - $6,200 (2023)
Clarkson University
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $5,500 (2023)
Clarkson University
Texas Instruments Foundation - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Thomas V Guarino Family Foundation - Longboat Key, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $5,000 (2023)
Clarkson University
Verizon Foundation - Basking Ridge, NJ - $1,125 (2023)
Clarkson University
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $10,000 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation - Rolling Meadows, IL - $1,000 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
Orchestra Association of Northern New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Potsdam
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,399,484 (2023)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $155,200 (2024)
Potsdam Humane Society
Amazonsmile Foundation - Seattle, WA - $1,275 (2023)
Potsdam Humane Society
Duffield Family Foundation - Pleasanton, CA - $3,000 (2023)
Potsdam Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $45,842 (2024)
Potsdam Public Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Potsdam Public Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $46,740 (2023)
Shanti Sadan
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $7,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $208,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence Health System
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $40,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Arconic Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $40,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $1,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation - East Setauket, NY - $1,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $3,278 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Presser Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $3,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
Research Corporation Dba Research - Tucson, AZ - $50,000 (2023)
SUNY Potsdam
William R Gruver Foundation - Sanibel, FL - $1,071 (2023)
Village of Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $104,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Potsdam (by assets) include:
Clarkson University
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
St. Lawrence Health System
Potsdam College Foundation
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation
Seaway Private Equity Corporation
Potsdam Auxiliary & College Educational Services
Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley
Northern New York Resources Corporation
Potsdam Sandstone Senior Citizens Club
North Country Childrens Museum
Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
Sandstone Housing Corp
Potsdam Public Library
Potsdam Humane Society
Citec
Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department
Northern New York Library Network
Bayside Cemetery Association
Research Applied Technologyeducation Service Incorporated
SUNY Potsdam Child Care Center
Student Government Association of SUNY Potsdam
International Brotherhood Teamsters
West Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department
St. Lawrence County Health Initiative