Steuben County > Corning
Unlike the many Upstate communities that have lost their manufacturing base, Corning benefits from the continuing presence and largesse of a major corporate presence. The Corning Inc. Foundation disbursed more than $3.5 million in 2023, much of it to local nonprofits. Corning Museum of Glass and the Rockwell Museum are magnets for tourists and foundation grants, and Corning Community College draws state education funds.
School districts: Corning City School District
Libraries: Southeast Steuben County Library (formerly Corning Area Public Library)
Hospitals: Corning Hospital
Emergency services: Corning Ambulance Service, Corning Fire Department
organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Moose, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery, Goodsell Cemetery, Hope Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded workforce training, public murals, summer parks programs, and other causes.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
171 Cedar Arts Center
Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2024)
Alternative School for Math and Science
Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
American Dance Asylum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $10,000 (2024)
American Dance Asylum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $10,000 (2024)
American Dance Asylum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $273,900 (2024)
American Dance Asylum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $225,112 (2024)
Arbor Housing and Development
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2025)
Arbor Housing and Development
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Arbor Housing and Development
NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Albany, NY - $4,200,000 (2024)
Arbor Housing and Development
NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $341,730 (2025)
Arbor Housing and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $625,499 (2025)
Arbor Housing and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $60,657 (2024)
Arbor Housing and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $67,649 (2024)
Arbor Housing and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $476,186 (2024)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2025)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $20,000 (2025)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $48,300 (2026)
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $408,395 (2026)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Bampa's House
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $3,475 (2024)
Bampa's House
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Casa of the Southern Tier
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Chemung Schuyler Steuben Workforce New York
Appalachian Regional Commission - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2025)
Christian Learning Center
Sargent Foundation 5621-14-48 - Philadelphia, PA - $5,000 (2024)
City of Corning
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC - $480,000 (2025)
Community Progress
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $413,000 (2025)
Community Progress
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $688,645 (2024)
Corning Christian Academy
Stephanie S. Kata Foundation - Dewitt, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Corning Community College
Adult Learner Leadership Initiative - Albany, NY - $41,928 (2025)
Corning Community College
Lindau Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Corning Community College
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $348,324 (2024)
Corning Community College
National Science Foundation - Washington, DC - $647,951 (2024)
Corning Community College
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $6,500 (2024)
Corning Council for Assistance and Information for the Disabled
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $208,223 (2024)
Corning Meals on Wheels
Brooks Foundation - Tenton Village, WY - $2,000 (2024)
Corning Meals on Wheels
Windhover Foundation - Portsmouth, NH - $5,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation - Radnor, PA - $65,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation - Atlanta, GA - $1,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Meshberg Foundation - Juno Beach, FL - $45,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Oreck Family Foundation - New Orleans, LA - $100,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $400,000 (2025)
Corning Museum of Glass
Sathaye Family Foundation - Saratoga, CA - $1,500 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Third Street Foundation - Portsmouth, NH - $35,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Third Street Foundation - Portsmouth, NH - $35,000 (2024)
Corning Museum of Glass
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $16,000 (2024)
Corning Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $195,000 (2024)
Corning Pride
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $11,500 (2024)
Corning-Painted Post Area School District
Outride Fka The Specialized Foundation - Morgan Hill, CA - $16,560 (2024)
Corning-Painted Post Civic Music Association
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000 (2024)
Corning-Painted Post Civic Music Association
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Corning-Painted Post Civic Music Association
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Corning-Painted Post Historical Society
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2024)
Corning-Painted Post Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Corning-Painted Post Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Family Service Society
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Family Service Society
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $382,166 (2024)
Family Service Society
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $15,300 (2024)
Lake Keuka Sailing Foundation
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $14,000 (2024)
Nonnie Hood Parent Resource Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $13,532 (2024)
One Seventy One Cedar
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,000 (2024)
One Seventy One Cedar
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
One Seventy One Cedar
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Parkway Elderly Housing Development Fund
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $25,038 (2024)
Parkway Elderly Housing Development Fund
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Washington, DC - $33,784 (2024)
Pathways
Helen & William Mazer Foundation - Berkeley Heights, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Pathways
Melville Foundation - North Palm Beach, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Pathways
Oppenheim Family Fund - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation - Branchport, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Karpus Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Potter's Hands Foundation
Panosian Family Foundation - Elmira, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Regional Science & Discovery Center
Conrad N Hilton Foundation - Westlake Village, CA - $10,000 (2024)
Regional Science & Discovery Center
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
Jordan and Deanna Berman Family Charitable Foundation - Springhouse, PA - $35,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2025)
Rockwell Museum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $25,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Rockwell Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Rockwell Museum
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Rockwell Museum
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Salvation Army
Triangle Fund - Corning, NY - $15,300 (2024)
Southern Finger Lakes Pride
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2025)
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2025)
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $220,000 (2025)
Town of Corning
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $47,500 (2024)
Town of Corning
NYS Homes and Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $400,000 (2025)
Town of Corning
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $47,500 (2024)
Triangle Fund
Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Triangle Fund
Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
United Way of the Southern Tier
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $7,000 (2024)
United Way of the Southern Tier
Anderson Foundation - Elmira, NY - $10,000 (2024)
United Way of the Southern Tier
Hilliard Foundation - Elmira, NY - $50,000 (2024)
United Way of the Southern Tier
Meade Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $1,000 (2024)
United Way of the Southern Tier
Mercury Aircraft Foundation - Hammondsport, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Corning (by assets) include:
Corning Hospital
Corning Museum of Glass
Pathways
Corning Community College Development Foundation
Southern Tier Network
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty
Southeast Steuben County Library
Jaffe Foundation
Corning Council for Assistance and Information for the Disabled
Rockwell Museum
Triangle Fund
United Way of the Southern Tier
Churchpeople Housing Management Services
Stewart Park Housing Development Fund Co
One Seventy One Cedar
Weatherlow Foundation
Alternative School for Math and Science
Corning Day Programs Inc Corning
Bobbie and John G Ullman Family Foundation
Parkway Elderly Housing Development Fund Co
Corning Country Club
Corning Beagle Club
Regional Economic Development & Energy Corporation
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
Corning Classic Charities
Corning Meals Cn Wheels
Family Service Society
Windhover Foundation
Hope Cemetery Association
Corning Painted Post Historical Society
Corning Comfort Care
Aim Community Living
Habitat for Humanity International
American Legion
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Christian Learning Center
Potters Hands Foundation
Cornings Gaffer District
Anawim Community