To enhance the lives of people in the Adirondacks through philanthropy by building charitable assets, inspiring place-based giving, and investing in community-led solutions across the region.
A large share of Adirondack Foundation’s recent grantmaking has centered on place-based capital support for Adirondack organizations, with major awards to arts venues, land conservation groups, and community institutions. The foundation backed the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts with $425,000 for its building fund, while also giving $250,000 to the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy for the Follensby Pond Preserve gift to match NYSDEC easements and payments. Another major pattern is support for local nonprofit infrastructure and balance-sheet needs: Pendragon Theatre received $225,000 to settle an outstanding mortgage obligation, and Cloudsplitter Foundation received $200,000 for bridge loan fund support. Education and scholarships also run through the portfolio, including repeated support for the Bruce L. Crary Foundation in Elizabethtown. Across the grants list, the foundation appears to invest in capital campaigns, operating stability, and long-term community assets rather than short-term project-only funding. Its work aligns with a local mission to build charitable assets and support community-led solutions across the Adirondacks.
Arts and culture appear frequently in the foundation’s giving. Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake received $425,000 for its building fund, and Lake Placid Center for the Arts received $100,000 for its capital campaign. Land conservation is another visible thread: the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy received $250,000 for the Follensby Pond Preserve gift to match NYSDEC easements and payments, and Lake George Land Conservancy received $100,000 for the Glenburnie land purchase. Basic needs show up in direct community support as well. Homestead Development Corp received $160,000 for the Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop Project and $120,000 for the same effort in a later grant. The foundation also supports education and workforce pathways through scholarships and school-related grants, including $100,000 to Tupper Lake Central School District for a new chiller system at the ice rink tied to community use.
Typical grants cluster at $10,000 at both the 25th percentile and median, with the 75th percentile at $21,662. The recent grants list also shows larger, less frequent awards that support buildings, capital campaigns, and bridge financing. Recipients appear across multiple years: Bruce L. Crary Foundation Inc received several scholarship awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Homestead Development Corp received repeated support for the same pantry and thrift shop project. Adirondack Foundation is a mixed community foundation, which fits the pattern of combining discretionary support with named grant programs. Several listed opportunities accept unsolicited requests, including the SUN Fund, small food pantry grants, and education-related programs.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $22K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$22K
WILLIAM CREIGHTON
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87% of grants in the HQ state. Recent recipients are clustered in Adirondack communities such as Blue Mountain Lake, Keene Valley, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Keene, and Ticonderoga. The foundation’s reach is still mostly within the region, but one recent grant went to Fargo, North Dakota, for infrastructure needs, and another to Framingham, Massachusetts, for unrestricted support. Even so, the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants go to arts organizations, land conservation groups, schools, community nonprofits, and food-access providers. Examples include support for building funds, capital campaigns, scholarship programs, food pantry and thrift shop projects, and land purchases in Adirondack communities.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at both the 25th percentile and the median, with the 75th percentile at $21,662. The recent list also includes larger awards for capital campaigns, infrastructure, and bridge financing.
Both. The recent grants include repeated scholarship support to Bruce L. Crary Foundation Inc across 2023, 2024, and 2025, as well as recurring support for Homestead Development Corp’s pantry and thrift shop project in 2024 and 2025.
Yes, several active grant programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Christopher Emmett Hallowell Fund, Community Fund for the Gore Mountain Region, Lake Placid Education Foundation grants, the SUN Fund, and Small Grants for Small Food Pantries.
Its giving is local and heavily concentrated in New York: 87% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent grantees are clustered in Adirondack-area places such as Blue Mountain Lake, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Keene Valley, and Ticonderoga.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Adirondack Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, church programs, and local government activities serving residents of the Town of Essex, New York.
Deadline: May 15 annually
Who can apply: Certified child care providers in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, and north Warren Counties within the Adirondack Park boundary, including Akwesasne, may apply if they serve children ages birth to three.
Deadline: Rolling
Who can apply: Internal applications from students and faculty and applications from outside organizations seeking to serve Saranac Lake public school students are considered.
Deadline: Rolling
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS (ALCA) | BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY | $425,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ALCA BUILDING FUND |
| ADIRONDACK EXPERIENCE | BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | FROM NANCY TOWARDS CURRENT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| PENDRAGON THEATRE | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $225,000 | 2025 | TO SETTLE PENDRAGON'S OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE OBLIGATION TO THE CLOUDSPLITTER FOUNDATION |
| CLOUDSPLITTER FOUNDATION | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE BRIDGE LOAN FUND PER THE ATTACHED GRANT AGREEMENT |
| BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC | ELIZABETHTOWN, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE SPRING SEMESTER 2025 CRARY AWARDS |
| BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC | ELIZABETHTOWN, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT IN SUPPORT OF FALL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TICONDEROGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | TICONDEROGA, NY | $144,945 | 2025 | FOR FUND CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION |
| LPHSA INC | LAKE PLACID, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CURRENT WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP | LAKE PLACID, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE LAKE PLACID THRIFT SHOP AND FOOD PANTRY PROJECT |
| LAWYERS DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY INC | FRAMINGHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| LAKE PLACID CENTER FOR THE ARTS (LPCA) | LAKE PLACID, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE LPCA'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TUPPER LAKE, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE NEW CHILLER SYSTEM AT THE ICE RINK |
| LAKE GEORGE LAND CONSERVANCY | BOLTON LANDING, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE GLENBURNIE LAND PURCHASE |
| HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP | LAKE PLACID, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE LAKE PLACID THRIFT SHOP AND FOOD PANTRY PROJECT |
| ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS (ALCA) | BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY | $98,172 | 2025 | FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SYLVIA C. WHEELER TRUST |
| ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS (ALCA) | BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY | $95,325 | 2025 | FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF DAVID L. MYERS AND MONICA BILLS |
| NORTH COUNTRY PUBLIC RADIO (NCPR) | CANTON, NY | $89,900 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| SHORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LAKE PLACID | LAKE PLACID, NY | $78,372 | 2025 | FOR GRANT REIMBURSEMENT OF SOA DIRECT PAYMENT FOR 2024 DAM REPAIR WORK DONE FROM 08/28/24 TO 09/20/24 BY NEW ENGLAND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS, INVOICE #2, DATED 10/16/24 - $78,371.76 |
| SHORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LAKE PLACID | LAKE PLACID, NY | $78,218 | 2025 | FOR GRANT REIMBURSEMENT OF SOA DIRECT PAYMENT FOR 2024 DAM REPAIR FOR WORK DONE FROM JUNE 17 TO JULY 3 BY NEW ENGLAND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS/DEBRINO CONTRACTING - 78,217.69 |
| LITTLE PEAKS INC | KEENE, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC | ELIZABETHTOWN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS |
| LITTLE PEAKS INC | KEENE, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR KEENE WORKING FAMILIES TUITION SUPPORT |
| ESSEX FOOD HUB INC | WESTPORT, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF A TRUCK PURCHASE |
| LPHSA INC | LAKE PLACID, NY | $59,135 | 2025 | FOR FUND CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO MEET CURRENT WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS |
| LAKE PLACID THRIFT AND THRIVE | LAKE PLACID, NY | $57,193 | 2025 | FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION TO CLOSE THE FUND |
| BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC | ELIZABETHTOWN, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS |
| NORTH COUNTRY MINISTRY | WARRENSBURG, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE "BRINGING CASEWORK TO SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY WITH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" APPLICATION (YEAR 1) |
| ESSEX FOOD HUB INC | WESTPORT, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES |
| LAKE PLACID CENTER FOR THE ARTS (LPCA) | LAKE PLACID, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE "EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND ARTS OUTREACH" APPLICATION |
| UNITED WAY OF THE ADIRONDACK REGION INC | PLATTSBURGH, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE "EMPOWERING ALICE FAMILIES: STRENGTHENING STABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION" APPLICATION (YEAR 1) |
| NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE "ADK CONNECT: ELEVATING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, AND WORKFORCE SUSTAINABILITY" APPLICATION (YEAR 1) |
| CHURCH OF ST LUKE THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| DELAWARE VALLEY FRIENDS SCHOOL | PAOLI, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF TRANSFORMING FUTURES |
| ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST | KEENE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| PLAY ADK | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM |
| ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST | KEENE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL ADIRONDACK PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY INC (DBA LIVINGADK ) | OLD FORGE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR THE "DEDICATED SOCIAL SUPPORT CONNECTION IN THE WEST CENTRAL ADIRONDACKS" APPLICATION (YEAR1) |
| MALONE RECREATION FOUNDATION | MALONE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE SPLASH PAD |
| NEWCOMB HISTORICAL MUSEUM | NEWCOMB, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR ANNUAL SUPPORT TO RESTORE GRAVE MARKERS AND FOR SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM |
| TRI-LAKES HUMANE SOCIETY | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES |
| ADIRONDACK HEALTH FOUNDATION | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ADKACTIONORG | KEESEVILLE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES |
| FREE AND FAIR LITIGATION GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK CHAPTER OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | KEENE VALLEY, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S DEIJS WORK IN THE ADIRONDACKS |
| LAKE PLACID CENTER FOR THE ARTS (LPCA) | LAKE PLACID, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| LAKE PLACID CENTER FOR THE ARTS (LPCA) | LAKE PLACID, NY | $49,800 | 2025 | FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS (ALCA) | BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY | $48,619 | 2025 | FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF PATRICIA M. BENTON |
| EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF NENY INC | ALBANY, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | TO BUILD AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SEIZURES AND TO SUPPORT AFFECTED FAMILIES IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION |
FOR THE ALCA BUILDING FUND
TO SETTLE PENDRAGON'S OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE OBLIGATION TO THE CLOUDSPLITTER FOUNDATION
CLOUDSPLITTER FOUNDATION
$200,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE BRIDGE LOAN FUND PER THE ATTACHED GRANT AGREEMENT
BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC
$150,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE SPRING SEMESTER 2025 CRARY AWARDS
BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC
$150,000FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT IN SUPPORT OF FALL SCHOLARSHIPS
TICONDEROGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$144,945FOR FUND CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION
LPHSA INC
$125,000TO SUPPORT CURRENT WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP
$120,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE LAKE PLACID THRIFT SHOP AND FOOD PANTRY PROJECT
LAWYERS DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY INC
$100,000FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
FOR SUPPORT OF THE LPCA'S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
$100,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE NEW CHILLER SYSTEM AT THE ICE RINK
FOR SUPPORT OF THE GLENBURNIE LAND PURCHASE
HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP
$100,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE LAKE PLACID THRIFT SHOP AND FOOD PANTRY PROJECT
FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SYLVIA C. WHEELER TRUST
FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF DAVID L. MYERS AND MONICA BILLS
SHORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LAKE PLACID
$78,372FOR GRANT REIMBURSEMENT OF SOA DIRECT PAYMENT FOR 2024 DAM REPAIR WORK DONE FROM 08/28/24 TO 09/20/24 BY NEW ENGLAND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS, INVOICE #2, DATED 10/16/24 - $78,371.76
SHORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LAKE PLACID
$78,218FOR GRANT REIMBURSEMENT OF SOA DIRECT PAYMENT FOR 2024 DAM REPAIR FOR WORK DONE FROM JUNE 17 TO JULY 3 BY NEW ENGLAND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS/DEBRINO CONTRACTING - 78,217.69
BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC
$75,000FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
ESSEX FOOD HUB INC
$70,000FOR SUPPORT OF A TRUCK PURCHASE
LPHSA INC
$59,135FOR FUND CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO MEET CURRENT WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
LAKE PLACID THRIFT AND THRIVE
$57,193FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION TO CLOSE THE FUND
BRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION INC
$55,000FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
NORTH COUNTRY MINISTRY
$50,000FOR THE "BRINGING CASEWORK TO SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY WITH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" APPLICATION (YEAR 1)
ESSEX FOOD HUB INC
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
FOR THE "EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND ARTS OUTREACH" APPLICATION
UNITED WAY OF THE ADIRONDACK REGION INC
$50,000FOR THE "EMPOWERING ALICE FAMILIES: STRENGTHENING STABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION" APPLICATION (YEAR 1)
NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000FOR THE "ADK CONNECT: ELEVATING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, AND WORKFORCE SUSTAINABILITY" APPLICATION (YEAR 1)
CHURCH OF ST LUKE THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN
$50,000FOR UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
DELAWARE VALLEY FRIENDS SCHOOL
$50,000FOR SUPPORT OF TRANSFORMING FUTURES
PLAY ADK
$50,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
CENTRAL ADIRONDACK PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY INC (DBA LIVINGADK )
$50,000FOR THE "DEDICATED SOCIAL SUPPORT CONNECTION IN THE WEST CENTRAL ADIRONDACKS" APPLICATION (YEAR1)
MALONE RECREATION FOUNDATION
$50,000FOR SUPPORT OF THE SPLASH PAD
NEWCOMB HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$50,000FOR ANNUAL SUPPORT TO RESTORE GRAVE MARKERS AND FOR SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM
TRI-LAKES HUMANE SOCIETY
$50,000FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S DEIJS WORK IN THE ADIRONDACKS
FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF PATRICIA M. BENTON
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF NENY INC
$45,000TO BUILD AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SEIZURES AND TO SUPPORT AFFECTED FAMILIES IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION
