Suzanne, The Fort Niagara Lighthouse is located at Old Fort Niagara, which is a New York State Park. The state has ownership of the light and is in charge of running it. The room at the bottom of the tower is open during the summer season as a gift shop and it has some displays of lighthouse history. The tower is not normally open for climbing. I think the state has a group of local residents as an advisory board but to my knowledge there is no other group raising money for the lighthouse, other than our HL collector club.
The lighthouse is in fair condition, it badly needs paint on the inside of the tower, new windows and some work on the outside of the building.