Rensselaer County > Averill Park

Averill was named after James Knox Averill, landowner.

Christian Camps, doing business as Deerfoot Lodge, is the largest nonprofit in Averill Park. The organization’s mission is to “build godly men” through wilderness camping.

School districts: Averill Park Central School District

Libraries: Sand Lake Town Library

Emergency services: Averill Park Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery, Hillside Cemetery, Trinity (Luth) Cemetery

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Arts Letters and Numbers
  Howard and Bush Foundation - Troy, NY - $6,000  (2024)

Arts Letters and Numbers
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $114,000  (2024)

Averill Park Education Foundation
  Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $13,500  (2024)

Circle Theatre Players
  Howard and Bush Foundation - Troy, NY - $6,000  (2024)

Circle Theatre Players
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500  (2024)

Hudson Taconic Lands
  Dollar Family Foundation - Poestenkill, NY - $12,500  (2024)

Hudson Taconic Lands
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $93,245  (2025)

Hudson Taconic Lands
  Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000  (2024)

Hudson Taconic Lands
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $361,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $3,000,000  (2025)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $614,561  (2025)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Land Trust Alliance - Washington, DC - $106,248  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Maple Grove Foundation - Nobleboro, ME - $1,500  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  McCarthy Charities - Troy, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $3,000,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $3,000,000  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $614,561  (2024)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Split Rock Charitable Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $58,000  (2024)

Sand Lake Arts Center
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $17,100  (2024)

Sand Lake Arts Center
  Lee Thaw Charitable Trust Richard J Miller Jr Trustee - New York, NY - $2,500  (2024)

Sky High Adventures
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $13,000  (2024)

Largest nonprofits in Averill Park (by assets) include:

Kiwi Foundation
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
Sand Lake Center for the Arts Circle Theatre Players
American Meditation Institute
Sky High Adventure Center
Averill Park and Sand Lake Volunteer Fire Company Number One
Averill Park Athletics Booster Club
Averill Park Education Foundation
American Legion
Town of Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park Commitee
Sigma Chi Fraternity