Essex County > Essex
The largest local nonprofit, the Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation, funds scholarships and other educational programs around the country.
Libraries: Belden-Noble Memorial Library of Essex
Emergency services: Willsboro – Essex EMS, Essex Fire Department No. 1
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Central Burt Cemetery
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Belden Noble Memorial Library
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2024)
Belden Noble Memorial Library
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $1,500 (2023)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $25,000 (2023)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $300,000 (2024)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Clark Foundation - New York, NY - $300,000 (2023)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $267,000 (2024)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $267,000 (2024)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $267,000 (2023)
CFES Brilliant Pathways
Thomas Phillips & Jane Moore Johnson Foundation - Telluride, CO - $25,000 (2023)
Essex Food Hub
Charles R Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $110,000 (2023)
Essex Food Hub
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Essex Food Hub
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Essex Food Hub
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Essex Food Hub
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2023)
Essex Food Hub
John M McMillin Foundation - Uniondale, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Essex Food Hub
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $151,000 (2024)
Essex Food Hub
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $3,255 (2024)
Essex Food Hub
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $120,000 (2024)
Essex Food Hub
NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets - Albany, NY - $863,739 (2025)
Essex Food Hub
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2026)
Essex Food Hub
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $165,593 (2023)
Essex Initiatives
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Essex Initiatives
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,800 (2023)
Essex Theatre Company
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Essex Theatre Company
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Grange Hall of Whallonsburg
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,875 (2023)
Grange Hall of Whallonsburg
Kelsey Trust - Lincoln, MA - $2,500 (2023)
Historic Essex
David & Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Lakeside School
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Lakeside School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Lakeside School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,500 (2023)
Lakeside School
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Lakeside School
Kelsey Trust - Lincoln, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Lakeside School
Kelsey Trust - Lincoln, MA - $10,000 (2023)
Reber Rock Farm
New York State Health Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Reber Rock Farm
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2024)
St. John's Episcopal Church
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $20,000 (2023)
St. John's Episcopal Church
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2024)
St. John's Episcopal Church
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,500 (2023)
Town of Essex
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2026)
Town of Essex
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $103,355 (2024)
Whallonsburg Civic Association
Brooks & Joan Fortune Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $5,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Essex (by assets) include:
College for Every Student
Eddy Foundation
Leaveners Community Foundation
Willsboro-Essex EMS
Crater Club
Lakeside Preschool
Essex Food Hub
Whallonsburg Civic Association
Belden-Noble Memorial Library
Essex Community Heritage Organization
Consortium for Educational Excellence Through Partnerships
Essex Initiatives