Essex County > Lake Placid
The Adirondack Foundation, a community foundation formed in 1997 as the Adirondack Community Trust, is the largest nonprofit organization in Lake Placid. In 2022, it reported assets of $89 million.
A state-funded renovation of the Lake Placid Olympic Center was completed in 2022.
School districts: Lake Placid Central School District
Libraries: Lake Placid Public Library
Hospitals: Adirondack Medical Center
Emergency services: Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service, Lake Placid Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, Zonta
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded advocacy for elderly adults, conversion of a vacant building into office and apartments, the Adirondack Rail Trail, adaptive sport activities for veterans, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Adirondack Film Society
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $2,500 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $1,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - Buffalo, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Adirondack Foundation
Jane N Mooty Foundation Trust - Edina, MN - $10,000 (2022)
Adirondack Foundation
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack Foundation
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Foundation
Simple Gifts Fund - Buffalo, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Adirondack Foundation
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Mountain Club
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Adirondack North Country Sports Council
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2022)
Adirondack Speedskating Club
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Barkeaters Trails Alliance
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $12,500 (2022)
Barkeaters Trails Alliance
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Camp Treetops
Alpin J and Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $3,000 (2022)
Homestead Development Corp
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Lake Placid
Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $250,000 (2023)
Lake Placid
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $420,000 (2023)
Lake Placid
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $215,000 (2023)
Lake Placid
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,512,500 (2023)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $45,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,300 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $4,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2022)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $47,500 (2021)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $3,000 (2022)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $35,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Central School District
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $43,700 (2021)
Lake Placid Central School District
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $17,790 (2021)
Lake Placid Central School District
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $29,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Central School District
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $32,816 (2022)
Lake Placid Community Beautification
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $14,000 (2022)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2021)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $14,000 (2022)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Outing Club
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Public Library
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Lake Placid Public Library
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,500 (2022)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $22,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2022)
LPHSA
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $16,000 (2021)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $398,732 (2021)
Mountain Lake Children's Residence
Rommel Wilson Memorial Fund - Setauket, NY - $90,000 (2021)
North Country School
Jewish Communal Fund - New York, NY - $7,500 (2021)
North Country School
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
North Country School
Mabee Family Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $2,000 (2023)
North Elba Community Christmas Fund
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $9,700 (2021)
Northwood School
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $9,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Central New York Community Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,000 (2022)
Northwood School
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $65,000 (2021)
Northwood School
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $29,300 (2022)
Northwood School
Trust Under Will of John Glasson Areson - Montclair, NJ - $40,000 (2021)
Reason2Smile
Rochester Area Community Foundation - Rochester, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Shipman Youth Center
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2022)
Shipman Youth Center
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Songs at Mirror Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Songs at Mirror Lake
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $6,000 (2022)
Songs at Mirror Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Songs at Mirror Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
St. Agnes Church
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
St. Agnes School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2021)
St. Eustace Episcopal Church
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $16,000 (2021)
Town of North Elba
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2022)
U.S. Luge Association
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $16,000 (2022)
U.S. Luge Association
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $136,207 (2022)
United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, DC - $202,685 (2022)
Largest nonprofits in Lake Placid (by assets) include:
Adirondack Foundation
North Country School
Northwood School
Henry Uihlein II & Mildred A Uihlein
Deo B Colburn Education Foundation
Lake Placid Education Foundation
USA Bobsled Skeleton
Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Lake Childrens Residence
Lake Placid Association for Music Drama & Art
Lake Placid Olympic Museum
Sears Family Foundation
U.S. Luge Association
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
United States Luge Federation Foundation
Homestead Development Corp
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service
Lake Placid Public Library
Keene Valley Country Club
Lphsa
Wills Gardens
Thomas Shipman Sr Memorial Youth Center
Lake Placid Pee-Wee Athletic Association
Adirondack Ski Touring Council