Essex County > Keene

County: Essex

Population: 1,144


Keene was named for Keene, NH.

The Adirondack Land Trust, based in Keene, has protected more than 23,000 acres since its founding in 1984. Recent purchases include the south face of Moxham Mountain and shoreline on Upper Saranac Lake.



Libraries: Keene Public Library

Emergency services: Keene Emergency Medical Services, Keene Fire Department



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


Adirondack Garden Club
  Boquet Foundation  -  Hockessin, DE  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Almus Foundation  -  North Haven, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Armstrong Foundation  -  St Peters, PA  -  $25,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Armstrong Foundation  -  St Peters, PA  -  $50,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Armstrong Foundation  -  St Peters, PA  -  $4,500  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Arthur Loeb Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Arthur Loeb Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Birdsong Family Foundation  -  Fort Collins, CO  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Blanchard Family Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Boquet Foundation  -  Hockessin, DE  -  $20,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $3,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  David & Candace Weir Foundation  -  Albany, NY  -  $800,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  David & Candace Weir Foundation  -  Albany, NY  -  $800,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Empire State Development  -  Albany, NY  -  $372,625  (2025)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Fields Pond Foundation  -  Waltham, MA  -  $12,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Furtherance Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Furtherance Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $25,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  George V & Jean A Smith Charitable Trust  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $12,775  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  George V & Jean A Smith Charitable Trust  -  Ithaca, NY  -  $12,775  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  J M McDonald Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  James T & Linda M Flynn Family Foundation  -  Hobe Sound, FL  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  JM Kaplan Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $3,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  JM Kaplan Fund  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  John D & Eleanore Carifa Foundation  -  Jackson, WY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  John M McMillin Foundation  -  Uniondale, NY  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $15,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $15,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Keeler Motor Car Company Charitable Foundation   -  Loudonville, NY  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Kelsey Trust  -  Lincoln, MA  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Kleinschmidt Family Foundation  -  Vero Beach, FL  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Kneisel Foundation  -  Beverly, MA  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Levitties Foundation  -  Villanova, PA  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  May Kay Houck Foundation  -  Sarasota, FL  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Meadowhill Fund  -  Charlotte, VT  -  $5,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Meadowhill Fund  -  Charlotte, VT  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Nordlys Foundation  -  Saratoga Springs, NY  -  $400,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Northern Border Regional Commission  -  Concord, NH  -  $3,000,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $80,000  (2025)

Adirondack Land Trust
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $93,300  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  NYS Land Trust Alliance  -  Albany, NY  -  $93,300  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Ora Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $1,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Ora Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $1,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Overhills Foundation  -  Garden City, NY  -  $20,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Owen D & Jennifer Thomas Charitable Trust  -  Bronxville, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Owen D & Jennifer Thomas Charitable Trust  -  Bronxville, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Owen D & Jennifer Thomas Charitable Trust  -  Garden City, NY  -  $2,500  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Paternotte Family Foundation  -  Baltimore, MD  -  $20,000  (2025)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Paternotte Family Foundation  -  Baltimore, MD  -  $20,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Philip E Potter Foundation  -  Oneonta, NY  -  $768,750  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Quaker City Foundation  -  Chester Springs, PA  -  $10,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $372,625  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $7,500  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Smith Foundation - DE  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $10,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Teck Foundation  -  Wilmington, DE  -  $5,000  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Whitehall Foundation  -  Palm Beach, FL  -  $1,500  (2023)

Adirondack Land Trust
  William & Gayle Chorske Family Foundation  -  Sarasota, FL  -  $4,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Wisnefski Foundation  -  Staten Island, NY  -  $10,000  (2025)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Wisnefski Foundation  -  Staten Island, NY  -  $2,000  (2024)

Adirondack Land Trust
  Wisnefski Foundation  -  Staten Island, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Little Peaks
  Cloudsplitter Foundation  -  Saranac Lake, NY  -  $5,000  (2024)

Little Peaks
  Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation  -  Johnsburg, NY  -  $2,500  (2024)

Little Peaks
  Pumpkin Hill Foundation  -  Cincinnati, OH  -  $5,000  (2023)

Town of Keene
  Northern Border Regional Commission  -  Concord, NH  -  $1,000,000  (2025)

Town of Keene
  Northern Border Regional Commission  -  Concord, NH  -  $1,000,000  (2024)

Town of Keene
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $125,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Acquavella Family Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Andrew Cader Foundation  -  St Petersburg, FL  -  $26,100  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Andrew Cader Foundation  -  Lake Success, NY  -  $17,400  (2023)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Doolittle Family Foundation  -  Atlantic Beach, FL  -  $2,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Offerdahl Family Foundation  -  Incline Village, NV  -  $1,500  (2023)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Orchard Farm Foundation  -  West Palm Beach, FL  -  $100,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Something From Nothing Gh  -  Incline Village, NV  -  $25,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  TA Foundation  -  Vail, CO  -  $10,000  (2023)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Tom Wilson Foundation  -  Hanover, NH  -  $1,000  (2024)

World Cup Dreams Foundation
  Tom Wilson Foundation  -  Hanover, NH  -  $1,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Keene (by assets) include:

Adirondack Land Trust
Little Peaks
Keene Emergency Medical Services
Keene Volunteer Fire Department