Franklin County > Tupper Lake
The community on Raquette Pond, in the Adirondacks, was a 19th-century logging and lumber town. Wild Center, originally named the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, is the largest nonprofit in Tupper Lake. The center opened in 2006.
School districts: Tupper Lake Central School District
Libraries: Tupper Lake Public Library (Goff-Nelson Memorial Library)
Emergency services: Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance, Tupper Lake Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Lakeview Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded new apartments, rail trail improvements, waterfront park enhancements, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $7,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Simple Gifts Fund - Williamsville, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2025)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2025)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station
Eugene W Potter Jr & Melinda R Potter Family Foundation - Bronxville, NY - $1,200 (2024)
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station
Eugene W Potter Jr & Melinda R Potter Family Foundation - Bronxville, NY - $9,350 (2023)
Town of Tupper Lake
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Town of Tupper Lake
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Town of Tupper Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $141,365 (2026)
Town of Tupper Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2025)
Town of Tupper Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Town of Tupper Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,600 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $70,000 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2025)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $99,000 (2026)
Tupper Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Tupper Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $183,000 (2025)
Tupper Arts
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Simple Gifts Fund - Williamsville, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2025)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $2,601 (2023)
Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2025)
Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,000 (2025)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Tupper Lake History Museum
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $22,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Railroad
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,000 (2025)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Squad
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $1,500 (2025)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Squad
Infant Jesus of Prague - Fairport, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Squad
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $3,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Village of Tupper Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $533,500 (2023)
Village of Tupper Lake
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $800,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Alpin J & Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,500 (2023)
Wild Center
Arlindo & Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation - Halesite, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Betsy & Jesse Fink - Fairfield, CT - $20,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Birdsong Family Foundation - Fort Collins, CO - $35,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Blanchard Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $35,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Brownington Foundation - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Brownington Foundation - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Clements Foundation - Fort Wayne, IN - $3,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,750 (2023)
Wild Center
David F & Karen K Thomas Foundation - Rye, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Wild Center
David F & Karen K Thomas Foundation - Rye, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Determan Balk Family Foundation - Lake Forest, IL - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Enoch Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Enoch Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2023)
Wild Center
F Irving Hutchins Charitable Trust - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Franklin Square Foundation - Evanston, IL - $20,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Franklin Square Foundation - Evanston, IL - $20,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Gordon E & Betty I Moore Foundation - Palo Alto, CA - $50,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Greenspan Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $1,007,559 (2024)
Wild Center
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $200,678 (2023)
Wild Center
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Institute of Museum & Library Services - Washington, DC - $175,711 (2023)
Wild Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $30,000 (2023)
Wild Center
John & Patricia Klingenstein Fund - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Klingenstein-Martell Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Klingenstein-Martell Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Landon Family Foundation - Shelburne, VT - $50,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Laverack Family Foundation - Old Greenwich, CT - $10,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Laverack Family Foundation - Old Greenwich, CT - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $1,500 (2024)
Wild Center
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $10,000 (2024)
Wild Center
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $27,500 (2023)
Wild Center
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $27,500 (2023)
Wild Center
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Wild Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Wild Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Wild Center
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $77,400 (2026)
Wild Center
Overhills Foundation - Garden City, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Wild Center
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Wild Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $362,740 (2023)
Wild Center
Richard F & Harriet Rippey Eisenberg Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $29,422 (2024)
Wild Center
Robert C & Jane E Holder Foundation - Fort Meyers, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Robert C & Jane E Holder Foundation - Sanibel, FL - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Wild Center
Teck Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Thomas D Klingenstein & Nancy D Perlman Family Fund - Cranbury, NJ - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $19,995 (2024)
Wild Center
V & L Marx Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wild Center
V & L Marx Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $8,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Waters Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Woods Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Wild Woods Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Tupper Lake (by assets) include:
Wild Center
Adirondack ARC
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Emergency Squad
Adirondack Public Observatory
Tupper Arts
Tupper Lake Country Club
Tupper Lake Public Library
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York
Knights of Columbus
Civil Service Employees Association
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station
Tupper Lake Sportsmens Club
Raymond J Martin Memorial Foundation
Macs Safe Ride Continued
Thrifty & Nifty
Nduna Foundation
Family and Friends of Jamie Rose Martin
Infant Jesus of Prague
Recreate Tupper Lake