Steuben County > Bath
Population: 5,571 (village)
One tradition says the community was named for the English city; another says it was named for Lady Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney.
A local nonprofit, the Venison Donation Coalition, arranges for the processing of deer killed by hunters, then distributes the ground venison to regional food banks.
School districts: Bath Central School District
Libraries: Dormann Library
Hospitals: Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital, VA Medical Center-Bath
Emergency services: Bath Volunteer Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Masons, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Bath Cemetery, Cold Springs Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Grove Cemetery, Mitchellsville Cemetery, Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations helped to replace failing septic systems in low- to moderate-income households, expand substance abuse prevention & counseling for youth, and rehabilitate a former school building into apartments.
Recent grants:
Bath
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,249,790 (2023)
Bath
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $511,125 (2023)
Bath
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $748,369 (2023)
Bath
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services - Albany, NY - $175,667 (2023)
Bath
NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program - Albany, NY - $202,981 (2024)
Catholic Charities
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $20,000 (2023)
Institute for Human Services
New York Health Foundation - New York, NY - $175,000 (2023)
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $495,060 (2024)
Steuben County Sheriff's Office
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $665,000 (2024)
Village of Bath
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $2,000,000 (2024)
Village of Bath
NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000 (2025)
Village of Bath Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Bath (by assets) include:
Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative
Family Life Ministries
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates
Steuben Community Properties
Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund Corporation of Steuben County
Glenwood Club
Bath Volunteer Fire Dept
Dormann Library
Finger Lakes SPCA
Volunteer Ambulance Corps of Bath New York
Aspirehope NY
Institute for Human Services
Steuben Arc Foundation
Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund Corporation of Stueben County
Keuka Health Care Foundation
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Assoc
Charles E Westcott Post 173
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Keuka Yacht Club
Steuben Senior Services Fund
Steuben County Historical Society Dugald Cameron Chapter
Save the Lyon Commission
Bath Rod & Gun Club
Steuben Co Agricultural Society
Peaceweavers
American Legion