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 - $2,000 (2024)
Adirondack Film Society
Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Film Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2026)
Adirondack Foundation
Anantaa-Om Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $25,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Bob and Kristin Davidson Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $12,300 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cabbage Hill Farm Foundation - Armonk, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cadahemark Foundation - St Paul, MN - $42,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cadahemark Foundation - St Paul, MN - $42,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $24,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Cohoes Savings Foundation - Ballston Spa, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
David and Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Evergreen Foundation - Neenah, WI - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Fred Rosenau Foundation - Tivoli, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
John M McMillin Foundation Coopersmith Simon & Vogel Pc - Uniondale, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Kelsey Trust - Lincoln, MA - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Kelsey Trust - Lincoln, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Kneisel Foundation - Beverly, MA - $1,500 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Landon Family Foundation - Shelburne, VT - $10,683 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Lanesgate Foundation - Stamford, CT - $17,500 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $2,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Norman and Marian Wolgin Family Charitable Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $20,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Ora Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $11,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Pritzker Family Foundation - Chicago, IL - $20,833 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Queally Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Rockwood Charitable Foundation - Barrington, RI - $14,500 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Sadove Family Foundation - Purchase, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Tua Brooks O Bishop Fam Ch Tr - Dallas, TX - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust - Phoenix, AZ - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust - Phoenix, AZ - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
William and Gayle Chorske Family Foundation - Sarasota, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation - Cleveland, OH - $50,000 (2024)
Adirondack Foundation
William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation - Cleveland, OH - $18,000 (2024)
Adirondack Ski Touring Council
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2026)
Adirondack Ski Touring Council
Thomas Rosato Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Speedskating Club
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $2,660 (2024)
Arts Center Lake Placid
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Arts Center Lake Placid
Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $1,000,000 (2025)
Arts Center Lake Placid
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Arts Center Lake Placid
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Arts Center Lake Placid
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,500,000 (2025)
Barkeaters Trails Alliance
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Barkeaters Trails Alliance
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Barkeaters Trails Alliance
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Camp Treetops
Brownington Foundation - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Camp Treetops
Maslow Family Foundation - Kingston, PA - $20,000 (2024)
Educational Opportunity Fund for the Lake Placid Central School District
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A Uihlein Foundation
Esta Kramer Foundation Charitable Trust - Damariscotta, ME - $50,000 (2024)
Homestead Development Corp
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Joshua Fund
Leslie L Alexander Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $40,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Lake Placid Association for Music, Drama & Art
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,500,000 (2025)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Curtis W McGraw Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Heidecorn Family Foundation - New York, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Landon Family Foundation - Shelburne, VT - $60,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation Co Fifth - Cincinnati, OH - $2,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $10,500 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Ora Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $34,839 (2024)
Lake Placid Community Beautification
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $14,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Food Pantry
Ann M and David E Harden Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Forum for the Arts and Humanities
Ora Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Institute
John M McMillin Foundation Coopersmith Simon & Vogel Pc - Uniondale, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $85,854 (2024)
Lake Placid Public Library
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Public Library
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Public Library
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $20,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $9,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Noonmark Foundation - Mount Vernon, IA - $1,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Victor Herbert Foundation - Newton, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Victor Herbert Foundation - Newton, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2024)
LPHSA
James and Deborah Burrows Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $25,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,500 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Chur Family Foundation - Williamsville, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Edelweiss Foundation - Sea Ranch Lakes, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Edelweiss Foundation - Sea Ranch Lakes, FL - $5,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $7,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $45,000 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $411,970 (2024)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter
David and Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
North Country School
De Ramel Foundation - Newport, RI - $20,000 (2024)
North Country School
Fullwood Foundation 6035-00-46 - Greenville, DE - $60,000 (2024)
North Country School
Growald Climate Fund - Brookline, MA - $10,000 (2024)
North Country School
Gruben Charitable Foundation - Newport, RI - $10,000 (2024)
North Country School
Jm Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $27,500 (2024)
North Country School
Jm Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
North Country School
Rohit and Katharine Desai Foundation - Bethpage, NY - $5,000 (2024)
North Country School
S S Family Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000 (2024)
North Elba
Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Allyn Foundation - Skaneateles, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Ann M and David E Harden Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Donald C McGraw Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Northwood School
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $72,125 (2024)
Northwood School
Stevenson Family Charitable Trust - Cambridge, MA - $10,000 (2024)
Northwood School
T&L Longe Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Northwood School
Trust Under Will of John Glasson Areson - Pennington, NJ - $20,000 (2024)
Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $12,000 (2024)
Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Shipman Youth Center
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Songs at Mirror Lake
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Songs at Mirror Lake
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Songs at Mirror Lake
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Songs at Mirror Lake
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
St. Agnes Church
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2024)
St. Agnes Church
Sisters of St. Joseph Foundation - Watertown, NY - $1,550 (2024)
St. Agnes Church
Sisters of St. Joseph Foundation - Watertown, NY - $1,370 (2024)
St. Agnes Church
Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $2,000 (2024)
St. Agnes School
Cadahemark Foundation - St Paul, MN - $15,000 (2024)
St. Agnes School
Cadahemark Foundation - St Paul, MN - $15,000 (2024)
St. Agnes School
John M McMillin Foundation Coopersmith Simon & Vogel Pc - Uniondale, NY - $3,700 (2024)
St. Agnes School
Julian Reiss Foundation - South Hamilton, MA - $15,000 (2024)
St. Eustace Episcopal Church
Frederick & Patricia Supper Foundation - Charleston, SC - $1,000 (2024)
U.S. Luge Association
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $18,000 (2024)
USA Bobsled Skeleton
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, DC - $118,540 (2024)
Village of Lake Placid
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Village of Lake Placid
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2024)
Village of Lake Placid
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $12,500,000 (2025)
Village of Lake Placid
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $600,000 (2024)
World Figure Sport Organization
Frederick & Patricia Supper Foundation - Charleston, SC - $1,000 (2024)
Zonta Club of the Adirondacks
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $8,000 (2024)
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