Wayne County > Lyons

County: Wayne

Population: 5,679


Lyons was named after Lyon, France.

School districts: Lyons Central School District

Libraries: Lyons School District Public Library

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:
GRANT KEY:


First Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Bethesda-By-The-Sea Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $19,858  (2024)

First Presbyterian Church
  First Presbyterian Church Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $36,790  (2024)

Grace Episcopal Church
  First Presbyterian Church Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $36,790  (2024)

Grace Episcopal Church
  William B Young Charitable Trust Xxxx9750  -  Pittsford, NY  -  $17,973  (2024)

Helpful Hearts Community Closet
  Memton Fund  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2024)

Humane Society of Wayne County
  Crane Family Foundation  -  Fairport, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

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 Community Center
  ESL Charitable Foundation  -  Rochester, NY  -  $25,000  (2024)

Lyons Community Center
  First Presbyterian Church Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $36,790  (2024)

Lyons Community Center
  Succ Ttee Lyons Community Center  -  New York, NY  -  $7,691  (2024)

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 Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $19,858  (2024)

Town of Lyons
  Northern Border Regional Commission  -  Concord, NH  -  $2,973,600  (2024)

United Methodist Church
  Bethesda-By-The-Sea Et Al Tr  -  Chicago, IL  -  $39,717  (2024)

Wayne County
  Community Development Block Grant  -  Albany, NY  -  $700,000  (2024)

Wayne County
  NYS Homes and Community Renewal  -  Albany, NY  -  $700,000  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  Corporation for National and Community Service  -  Washington, DC  -  $50,000  (2025)

Wayne County Action Program
  Corporation for National and Community Service  -  Washington, DC  -  $380,213  (2025)

Wayne County Action Program
  Corporation for National and Community Service  -  Washington, DC  -  $40,000  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  Corporation for National and Community Service  -  Washington, DC  -  $52,500  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  Corporation for National and 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
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,240,730  (2025)

Wayne County Action Program
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,240,733  (2025)

Wayne County Action Program
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $101,518  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,189,971  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  -  Washington, DC  -  $2,189,974  (2024)

Wayne County Action Program
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  -  Washington, DC  -  $48,123  (2024)

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 Labor  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,500,000  (2025)

Wayne County Humane Society
  Equitable Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

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