St. Lawrence County > Potsdam
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
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in St. Lawrence County
Recent grants to local organizations:
GRANT KEY:
Cinema 10
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $7,250 (2021)
Clarkson University
Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $56,025 (2021)
Clarkson University
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $14,500 (2022)
Clarkson University
Department of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2022)
Clarkson University
GE Foundation - Norwalk, CT - $1,050 (2021)
Clarkson University
GE Foundation - Norwalk, CT - $1,251 (2021)
Clarkson University
GE Foundation - Norwalk, CT - $4,800 (2021)
Clarkson University
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $75,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington, DC - $87,252 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $35,000 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $250,000 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $920,482 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $199,159 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $5,371 (2022)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $50,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $221,517 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $107,220 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $295,905 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $8,100 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $368,630 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $20,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $50,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $70,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $250,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $225,063 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $248,679 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $299,998 (2021)
Clarkson University
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $149,707 (2021)
Clarkson University
NYS Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program - Albany, NY - $383,500 (2023)
Clarkson University
Patrick P. Lee Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $50,280 (2022)
Clarkson University
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $12,000 (2021)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $66,215 (2022)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC - $137,000 (2022)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $261,888 (2022)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC - $255,091 (2022)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $137,288 (2022)
Clarkson University
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $423,920 (2021)
Clarkson University
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC - $3,491,899 (2022)
Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,500 (2021)
North Country Children's Museum
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2021)
North Country Children's Museum
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2021)
North Country Children's Museum
Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000 (2022)
North Country Children's Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2023)
North Country Children's Museum
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $4,000 (2021)
North Country Children's Museum
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2022)
North Country Children's Museum
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $167,100 (2022)
Orchestra Association of Northern New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Orchestra Association of Northern New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $19,000 (2021)
Orchestra Association of Northern New York
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $18,750 (2021)
Potsdam
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2021)
Potsdam
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,399,484 (2023)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $155,200 (2024)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2021)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,250,000 (2021)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $285,205 (2021)
Potsdam
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $127,500 (2021)
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)
Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $126,400 (2022)
Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $126,400 (2022)
Shanti Sadan
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $8,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $150,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $150,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $208,000 (2023)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $88,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2021)
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $92,336 (2022)
St. Lawrence Health System
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2022)
St. Lawrence Health System
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $297,174 (2022)
SUNY Potsdam
National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA - $370,113 (2021)
SUNY Potsdam
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $732,442 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Potsdam (by assets) include:
Clarkson University
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Potsdam College Foundation
St Lawrence Health System
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Foundation
Seaway Private Equity Corporation
Hospice of St Lawrence Valley
Potsdam Auxiliary & College Educational Services
Northern New York Resources Corporation
Potsdam Sandstone Senior Citizens Club