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:
Adirondack Foundation
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Adirondack Foundation
Himoff Family Charitable Foundation - Brant Lake, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Adirondack Mountain Club
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $15,000 (2023)
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 Center for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society
New York State 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 Sinfonietta
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Lake Placid Sinfonietta
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
North Country School
Mabee Family Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $2,000 (2023)
North Country School
Stuart Four Square Fund - Dallas, TX - $10,500 (2023)
North Elba
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $250,000 (2024)
Songs at Mirror Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Songs at Mirror Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2023)
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