Wayne County > Lyons
School districts: Lyons Central School District
Emergency services: Lyons Ambulance, Lyons Fire Department No. 1
Fraternal organizations: Elks, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Joy Rural Union Cemetery, Lock Berlin Cemetery, Lyons Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded business parks, Peppermint Days Festival, summer band concerts, tax counseling for the elderly, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:

Family Promise of Wayne County
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2023)
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $19,858 (2024)
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $17,754 (2023)
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $36,790 (2024)
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $32,833 (2023)
Grace Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $36,790 (2024)
Grace Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $32,833 (2023)
Grace Episcopal Church
William B Young Charitable Trust - Pittsford, NY - $17,973 (2024)
Helpful Hearts Community Closet
Memton Fund - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Helpful Hearts Community Closet
Memton Fund - Wilmington, DE - $7,500 (2023)
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lyons Central School District
Robert G Boehmler Community Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Lyons Central School District
Robert G Boehmler Community Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Lyons Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2025)
Lyons Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2025)
Lyons Central School District
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $347,229 (2024)
Lyons Central School District
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $998,874 (2023)
Lyons Central School District
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $998,874 (2023)
Lyons Community Center
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Lyons Community Center
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lyons Community Center
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $36,790 (2024)
Lyons Community Center
First Presbyterian Church Trust - Chicago, IL - $32,833 (2023)
Lyons Community Center
Marshall Family Foundation - North Rose, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Lyons Community Center
Succ Ttee Lyons Community Center - New York, NY - $7,691 (2024)
Lyons Community Center
Succ Ttee Lyons Community Center - New York, NY - $8,911 (2023)
Lyons Community Food Pantry
Robert G Boehmler Community Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lyons Heritage Society
Robert G Boehmler Community Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $2,500 (2024)
St. John's Lutheran Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $19,858 (2024)
St. John's Lutheran Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $17,754 (2023)
Town of Lyons
Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $2,973,600 (2024)
Town of Lyons
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $804,655 (2023)
Town of Lyons
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $363,554 (2023)
Town of Lyons
Water Infrastructure Improvement program - Albany, NY - $804,655 (2023)
Town of Lyons
William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,550 (2023)
United Methodist Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $39,717 (2024)
United Methodist Church
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Trust - Chicago, IL - $35,508 (2023)
Wayne Community Action Program
Florence M Muller Foundation - Penfield, NY - $32,000 (2023)
Wayne County
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $700,000 (2024)
Wayne County
NYS Homes & Community Renewal - Albany, NY - $700,000 (2024)
Wayne County
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC - $299,907 (2023)
Wayne County Action Program
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $380,213 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $40,000 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $52,500 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
Corporation for National & Community Service - Washington, DC - $382,713 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $34,400 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $675,000 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,399,997 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $86,540 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
ESL Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,611,240 (2023)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,240,730 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,240,733 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $101,518 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,189,971 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,189,974 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $347,708 (2023)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,016,117 (2023)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $48,123 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Washington, DC - $48,123 (2023)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington, DC - $1,500,000 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $12,085 (2025)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $12,085 (2024)
Wayne County Action Program
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $5,745 (2023)
Wayne County Historical Society
Marshall Family Foundation - North Rose, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Wayne County Historical Society
Nelson B Delavan Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,400 (2023)
Wayne County Humane Society
Crane Family Foundation - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Wayne County Humane Society
Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Wayne County Regional Land Bank Corporation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC - $800,000 (2023)
Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $118,028 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Lyons (by assets) include:
Wayne Economic Development Corp
Wayne County Action Program
Wayne County Humane Society
Wayne County Regional Land Bank Corporation
Lyons Public Library
Wayne County Historical Society
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County
Helpful Hearts Community Closet
Lyons Community Center
Family Promise of Wayne County NY
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Lyons Rod & Gun Club
Wayne County Sheriff Employees Association
EMS Staffing
Pointes of Faith Dancers
Newark Food Closet
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York