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:


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