Franklin County > Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake spans Franklin and Essex counties. The Trudeau Institute, one of the largest nonprofits here, began as a tuberculosis sanitarium and transitioned over the next century into medical research. The institute is known for its work on immunity to infectious disease.
School districts: Saranac Lake Central School District
Libraries: Saranac Lake Free Library
Hospitals: Adirondack Medical Center-Saranac Lake Site
Emergency services: Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad, Saranac Lake Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Masons, Moose, Rotary, VFW
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded expansion of services to prevent suicide among veterans, a new theater, rehabilitation of Eagle Island Great Camp, roof repairs at the Saranac Laboratory Museum, and other initiatives. State funds have supported construction of the Adirondack Rail Trail, which passes through here. Upon completion, the trail will connect Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Adirondack 1000 Islands Sports & Events Commission
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2022)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,500 (2021)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties - Utica, NY - $18,000 (2021)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $3,000 (2022)
Adirondack Center for Writing
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Adirondack Center for Writing
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Adirondack Center for Writing
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Center for Writing
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $23,000 (2021)
Adirondack Diversity Initiative
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Economic Development Corp.
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Department of the U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2022)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Small Business Administration - Washington, DC - $186,460 (2022)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Small Business Administration - Washington, DC - $163,739 (2021)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC - $500,000 (2021)
Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Explorer
Alpin J and Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,500 (2022)
Adirondack Explorer
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack Explorer
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Explorer
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Explorer
Richard F and Harriet Rippey Eisenberg Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $8,800 (2022)
Adirondack Hamlets to Huts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Adirondack Hamlets to Huts
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,000 (2021)
Adirondack Health
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $3,500 (2023)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Ann M and David E Harden Foundation - McConnellsville, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $376,700 (2021)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $34,000 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Adirondack Medical Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $535,027 (2022)
Adirondack North Country Association
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,500 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $12,237 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2021)
Adirondack North Country Association
New York Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Adirondack North Country Association
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack North Country Association
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC - $1,266,918 (2021)
Adirondack Rail Trail Association
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $75,400 (2024)
Adirondack Recreation Trail Advocates
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
Bluseed Studios
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Bluseed Studios
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Bluseed Studios
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Brigid Project
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,000 (2021)
Community Lunchbox
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Community Lunchbox
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Creative Healing Connections
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Cure Porch on Wheels
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Eagle Island
Department of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC - $320,775 (2022)
Eagle Island
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $499,994 (2022)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $8,000 (2021)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
First United Methodist Church
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $27,210 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $11,500 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Historic Saranac Lake
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
Historic Saranac Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $19,900 (2021)
Historic Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $115,000 (2023)
Historic Saranac Lake
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Historic Saranac Lake
Tianaderrah Foundation - Unadilla, NY - $2,000 (2021)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
John C Dunphy Private Foundation - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
New York Health Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, DC - $750,000 (2022)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation - Glenville, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Lil' School (Childcare Excellence Awards)
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $14,000 (2021)
North Country Community College
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,500 (2021)
North Country Community College
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
North Country Community College
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,000,000 (2022)
North Country Healthy Heart Network
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $100,000 (2022)
North Country Home Services
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2021)
North Country Life Flight
Alpin J and Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,000 (2022)
North Country Life Flight
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $19,910 (2021)
North Country Life Flight
John C Dunphy Private Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2021)
North Country Life Flight
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $1,000 (2021)
North Country Life Flight
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
North Country Life Flight
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2022)
North Country New Year
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Northern Forest Atlas Foundation
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Northern Forest Atlas Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Northern Lights School
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Northern Lights School
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Northern NY Rural Behavioral Health Institute
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Northern NY Rural Behavioral Health Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $300,000 (2022)
Pendragon Theatre
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Pendragon Theatre
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Pendragon Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2021)
Pendragon Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Pendragon Theatre
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,350 (2022)
Play ADK
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake
New York State Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $46,380 (2024)
Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $719,250 (2021)
Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $30,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Artworks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Central Prize Fund
Lake Placid Education Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $20,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $150,100 (2022)
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Saranac Lake Local Development Corporation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Rotary
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $30,200 (2021)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Saranac Lake Youth Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2021)
St. Bernard's School
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center
Dyson Foundation - Millbrook, NY - $50,000 (2021)
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $998,241 (2022)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $231,583 (2022)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2022)
Trudeau Institute
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Trudeau Institute
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $39,000 (2021)
Trudeau Institute
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $50,000 (2021)
Trudeau Institute
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Trudeau Institute
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC - $1,286,365 (2022)
Trudeau Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $544,500 (2022)
Upper Saranac Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $10,000 (2021)
Upper Saranac Foundation
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2022)
Village of Saranac Lake
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Saranac Lake (by assets) include:
Adirondack Medical Center
American Management Association Int
North Country Community College Foundation
St. Josephs Rehabilitation Center
Trudeau Institute
Cloudslitter Foundation
Adirondack Medical Center Foundation
Adirondack-1000 Islands Sports & Events Commission
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Eagle Island
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care
North Country Home Services
Staritch Foundation
Adirondack Economic Development Corp
Historic Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Saranac Lake Free Library
Mountaintop Foundation
North Country Community College Assoc
Adirondack Explorer
Dechantal Apartments
Pendragon
Rose Hill Foundation
Saranac Lake Adult Center
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad