Tompkins County > Ithaca
Population:
32,108 city
22,283 town
Ithaca was named after the island home of the Greek hero Ulysses.
As home to Cornell University, Ithaca is an important financial hub in rural Upstate New York. The college receives millions of dollars in research grants for programs such as the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. The agricultural school anchors the statewide Cooperative Extension network.
The city is also home to Ithaca College and such organizations as the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and the Paleontological Research Institution. The Park Foundation, founded by media mogul Roy Park, is an important local funder, as is its spinoff, the Triad Foundation.
School districts: Ithaca City School District
Libraries: Tompkins County Public Library
Hospitals: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
Emergency services: Ithaca Fire Department
State parks: Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, Buttermilk Falls State Park, Robert H. Treman State Park
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Danby Rural Cemetery, East Lawn Cemetery, Kings Cemetery, Lake View Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, South Hill Cemetery, West Hill Cemetery
Change agents:
Government support to the Asteri Ithaca housing development and conference center came in the form of bonds, tax credits, and grants from Empire State Development and the state Energy and Research Development Authority.
Other grants to local organizations have funded nursing care in low-income senior housing, demolition and reconstruction of properties to develop apartments, Cascadilla boathouse restoration, improvements to the Farmers Market, and other projects.
Ithaca grants by interest:
Agriculture
Animals
Arts and culture
Business and professional
Children and youth
Colleges
Community building
Economic development
Education
Emergency services
Employment
Food
Fraternal organizations
Government
Health
History
Hospice
Hospitals
Housing
Human services
Justice and legal services
Land conservation and environment
Libraries
Media
Nonprofit sector
Parks
Religion
Seniors
Special needs
Sports and recreation
Transportation
Water
Women
Largest nonprofits in Ithaca (by assets) include:
Cornell University
Ithaca College
Park Foundation
Triad Foundation
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
Cornell University Foundation
Kendal at Ithaca
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Telluride Association
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate Schl Mgmt of Cornell Univ Endowment Tr