Funding search · EIN 161535724 · Lake Placid, NY
Adirondack Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 752
- grants reported
- $17.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,530
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Bruce L Crary Foundation14 grants · $1.2M
- Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Alca)11 grants · $773,837
- Little Peaks16 grants · $742,462
- Homestead Development Corp12 grants · $636,200
- Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy12 grants · $537,500
- Adirondack Experience17 grants · $487,500
- Adirondack Land Trust23 grants · $475,268
- Northern Forest Center13 grants · $423,000
- Lake Placid Center for the Arts9 grants · $371,500
- Cloudsplitter Foundation2 grants · $350,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 752 grants.
- $425,000
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Alca) · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024
For the alca building fund
- $250,000
Adirondack Experience · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024
From nancy towards current capital campaign
- $250,000
Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy · Keene Valley, NY · 2023
For support of the follensby pond preserve gift to match the nysdec easements and payments
- $229,441
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2022
To support the little peaks building fund
- $225,000
Pendragon Theatre · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
To settle pendragon's outstanding mortgage obligation to the cloudsplitter foundation
- $200,000
Cloudsplitter Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For support of the bridge loan fund per the attached grant agreement
- $160,000
Homestead Development Corp · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For support of the lake placid food pantry and thrift shop project
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2024
For the scholarship account in support of fall scholarships
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2024
For support of the spring semester 2025 crary awards
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2023
For 2023 fall semester scholarship awards
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2023
For support of spring 2024 scholarship awards
- $150,000
National Association of Community and Restorative Justice · Fargo, ND · 2023
To support infrastructure needs
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
For scholarships
- $150,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
For 2022 scholarships
- $150,000
Cloudsplitter Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2022
For support of 501c3's that in turn work to improve the environment, economies, and lives of the people of the adirondacks
- $144,945
Ticonderoga Alumni Association · Ticonderoga, NY · 2024
For fund closure distribution
- $125,000
Lphsa · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
To support current working capital requirements as approved by the board of directors
- $120,000
Homestead Development Corp · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the lake placid thrift shop and food pantry project
- $115,000
National Association of Community and Restorative Justice · San Antonio, TX · 2022
For * new website/membership software/support - 3 yr contract $34,750 *communications & brand identity development $9,000 *membership specialist/program assistant $27,500 *events/program coordinator $21,000 *strategic p… read allFor * new website/membership software/support - 3 yr contract $34,750 *communications & brand identity development $9,000 *membership specialist/program assistant $27,500 *events/program coordinator $21,000 *strategic planning $10,000 *indirect cost $12, less
- $100,000
Homestead Development Corp · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the lake placid thrift shop and food pantry project
- $100,000
Lake George Land Conservancy · Bolton Landing, NY · 2024
For support of the glenburnie land purchase
- $100,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts (Lpca) · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the lpca's capital campaign
- $100,000
Lawyers Defending American Democracy · Framingham, MA · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $100,000
Tupper Lake Central School District · Tupper Lake, NY · 2024
For support of the new chiller system at the ice rink
- $100,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For support of the lpca's capital campaign
- $100,000
Northern Forest Center · Concord, NH · 2023
For support of the campaign
- $100,000
Northern Forest Center · Concord, NH · 2023
For support of the northern forest fund attracting new residents
- $100,000
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2022
For operations
- $100,000
Northern Forest Center · Concord, NH · 2022
For the northern forest fund attracting new residents
- $98,200
North Country Public Radio · Canton, NY · 2022
For unrestricted support
- $98,172
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Alca) · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024
For the building project at the recommendation of the sylvia c. Wheeler trust
- $97,000
Flying Change Foundation · Willsboro, NY · 2023
For support of equine work with children in the greater essex, ny community, a gift from johannes fritze
- $95,325
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Alca) · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024
For the building project at the recommendation of david l. Myers and monica bills
- $92,000
Homestead Development Corp · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For the lake placid food pantry/thrift shop project
- $91,400
North Country Public Radio · Canton, NY · 2023
For unrestricted support
- $89,900
North Country Public Radio (Ncpr) · Canton, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $78,403
Lake Placid Community Beautification Assoc · Lake Placid, NY · 2022
For unrestricted support from closure of the community beautification fund of lake placid
- $78,372
Shore Owners Association of Lake Placid · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
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
- $78,218
Shore Owners Association of Lake Placid · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
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
- $75,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2024
For support of operations
- $75,000
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2024
For keene working families tuition support
- $75,000
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $73,018
Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2022
For support of the fred m. & walker d. Kirby stewardship endowment fund as a result of the closure of the lake placid land conservancy fund
- $70,000
Essex Food Hub · Westport, NY · 2024
For support of a truck purchase
- $70,000
Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy · Keene Valley, NY · 2022
For unrestricted support
- $70,000
Town of Keene · Keene, NY · 2022
For the keene safety path account
- $59,135
Lphsa · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For fund closure distribution in order to meet current working capital requirements
- $57,193
Lake Placid Thrift and Thrive · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For final distribution to close the fund
- $55,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2024
For support of operations
- $55,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2023
For support of operations
- $52,400
Lake Placid Center for the Arts · Lake Placid, NY · 2022
For unrestricted support
- $51,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy · Keene Valley, NY · 2024
To support the nature conservancy's deijs work in the adirondacks
- $50,000
Adirondack Health Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For support of the capital campaign
- $50,000
Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Adkactionorg · Keeseville, NY · 2024
To support the food assistance program for low income families
- $50,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
In support of civil liberties
- $50,000
Central Adirondack Partnership for the 21st Century Inc (Dba Livingadk ) · Old Forge, NY · 2024
For the "dedicated social support connection in the west central adirondacks" application (year1)
- $50,000
Church of St Luke the Beloved Physician · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Delaware Valley Friends School · Paoli, PA · 2024
For support of transforming futures
- $50,000
Essex Food Hub · Westport, NY · 2024
To support the food assistance program for low income families
- $50,000
Free and Fair Litigation Group · New York, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts (Lpca) · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For the "education programming and arts outreach" application
- $50,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts (Lpca) · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the capital campaign
- $50,000
Malone Recreation Foundation · Malone, NY · 2024
For support of the splash pad
- $50,000
Newcomb Historical Museum · Newcomb, NY · 2024
For annual support to restore grave markers and for support of the museum
- $50,000
North Country Community College Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For the "adk connect: elevating student engagement, educational advancement, and workforce sustainability" application (year 1)
- $50,000
North Country Ministry · Warrensburg, NY · 2024
For the "bringing casework to southern essex county with emergency financial assistance" application (year 1)
- $50,000
Play Adk · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For support of the children's museum
- $50,000
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Tri-Lakes Humane Society · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024
For operational support
- $50,000
United Way of the Adirondack Region · Plattsburgh, NY · 2024
For the "empowering alice families: strengthening stability and resilience in the adirondack region" application (year 1)
- $50,000
American Friends of Christ Church · Willsboro, NY · 2023
For support of the edward h. Burn law tutor endowment at the request of peter s. Paine jr and peter s. Paine iii
- $50,000
American Friends of Christ Church · Willsboro, NY · 2023
To support the christopher lewis fund for christ church meadow
- $50,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2023
For support of operations
- $50,000
Church of St Luke the Beloved Physician · Saranac Lake, NY · 2023
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For the education programming and arts outreach project
- $50,000
Lake Placid Center for the Arts · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For support of the capital campaign
- $50,000
Newcomb Historical Museum · Newcomb, NY · 2023
For grave marker restoration and appreciation of community history in the town of newcomb
- $50,000
Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy · Keene Valley, NY · 2022
To support the nature conservancy's dei work in the adirondacks
- $50,000
Adirondack Council · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
For general support in honor of willie janeway
- $50,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
For operations
- $50,000
Church of St Luke the Beloved Physician · Saranac Lake, NY · 2022
For unrestricted support
- $50,000
Malone Recreation Foundation · Malone, NY · 2022
For installation of a pool at the recreation park
- $50,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2022
For the bear pond forest fund
- $49,800
Lake Placid Center for the Arts (Lpca) · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $48,619
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (Alca) · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024
For the building project at the recommendation of patricia m. Benton
- $48,021
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2022
For little peaks building account from the closing of the little peaks campaign fund at the adirondack foundation
- $45,000
Epilepsy Foundation of Neny · Albany, NY · 2024
To build awareness and understanding of seizures and to support affected families in the adirondack region
- $45,000
Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York · Albany, NY · 2023
To provide resources for institutions to build awareness and understanding of the nature and impact of seizures and to support families caring for loved ones with seizures in the adirondack region
- $45,000
Bruce L Crary Foundation · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
Crary operations
- $44,700
Lake Placid Central School District · Lake Placid, NY · 2022
For support of the 2023 8th grade trip to washington dc
- $44,648
Delaware Valley Friends School · Paoli, PA · 2024
For support 50% of a speech pathologist and 50% general use
- $42,241
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (Aarch) · Keeseville, NY · 2024
For unrestricted support at the recommendation of elizabeth folwell and thomas warrington
- $41,100
Lake Placid Central School District · Lake Placid, NY · 2023
For support of the 2024 8th grade trip to washington dc
- $40,300
Lake Placid Central School District · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the 2025 8th grade trip to washington dc
- $40,000
Colorado Springs Pro-Housing Partnership · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
For unrestricted support
- $40,000
Homestead Development Corp · Lake Placid, NY · 2024
For support of the thrift and thrive lake placid food pantry
- $40,000
Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York · Albany, NY · 2022
To provide resources for institutions to build awareness and understanding of the nature and impact of seizures and to support families caring for loved ones with seizures in the adirondack region.
- $39,400
Little Peaks · Keene, NY · 2022
To support the little peaks building fund
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