OVERVIEW: The Adirondack Foundation supports education, culture, human wellbeing, environment, and community vitality in the Adirondack region of northeastern New York.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, culture, human wellbeing, environment, community vitality
IP TAKE: This community funder supports a wide variety of local interests and has numerous accessible grant opportunities at any given time.
PROFILE: Established in 1997 originally as the Adirondack Community Trust, the Adirondack Foundation is a community foundation based in Lake Placid, New York. Fred Brown and Meredith Prime identified the need for this foundation after serving on the Lake Placid Education Foundation’s board of directors. It is home to a collection of funds that are pooled and invested to give back to local organizations. The funder “inspires donors, builds partnerships, and mobilizes resources to strengthen community through philanthropy.” It supports local education, culture, human wellbeing, environment, and community vitality efforts.
While Adirondack Foundation supports organizations in five broad areas of interest, certain funds have very specific interests, such as individual high schools’ music programs and natural woodlands habitats in the region. The affiliated Bruce L. Crary Foundation, for example, supports counselors in 40 area schools to award college scholarships to students in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, and Warren counties. Also, the affiliated Lake Placid Education Foundation provides grants to schools, libraries, arts and culture organizations, restoration programs, and the study of new ideas related to education and library science.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving on the grants and scholarships page of the funder’s website. Grantmaking focuses on the Adirondack region of northeastern New York. Communities in focus are Malone, Star Lake, Lake George, and Plattsburg. Past local grantees include Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Adirondack Mountain Club, Legal Community Against Violence, and Lake Placid Central School District.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for certain grants. It lists available grants with deadlines and instructions on its website. Some opportunities have rolling deadlines, while others have specific annual due dates. Grantseekers must submit their applications online. Direct general questions to the staff at info@adkfoundation.org or 518-523-9904.
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