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 Carousel
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,250 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Center for Writing
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
Small Business Administration - Washington, DC - $240,247 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $15,000 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Explorer
Richard Fharriet R Eisenberg Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $8,406 (2024)
Adirondack Hamlets to Huts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $187,500 (2024)
Adirondack Health
Levitties Foundation - Villanova, PA - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Armstrong Foundation - St Peters, PA - $50,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Donald C McGraw Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
John and Evelyn Trevor Charitable Foundation - Indianapolis, IN - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
John M McMillin Foundation Coopersmith Simon & Vogel Pc - Uniondale, NY - $3,113 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Levitties Foundation - Villanova, PA - $4,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Robert C & Jane E Holder Foundation - Fort Meyers, FL - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Housing Development Corporation
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $40,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $25,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $21,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $480,000 (2025)
Adirondack Medical Center
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Medical Center
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $50,200 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Association
Anantaa-Om Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $135,000 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Association
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,200 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Association
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Association
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $50,000 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Association
NYS Food Access Expansion Grant Program - Albany, NY - $468,576 (2025)
Adirondack North Country Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $39,282 (2025)
Adirondack North Country Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $2,785 (2024)
Adirondack North Country Associationv
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Albany, NY - $25,375 (2025)
Adirondack Rail Trail Association
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Rail Trail Association
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Rail Trail Association
NYS Environmental Protection Fund - Albany, NY - $75,400 (2024)
Adirondack Rail Trail Association
NYS Park and Trail Partnership Grant - Albany, NY - $75,400 (2024)
Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Regional Airport
AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $377,100 (2025)
Bluseed Studios
Anantaa-Om Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $10,000 (2024)
Bluseed Studios
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Bluseed Studios
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Bluseed Studios
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,000 (2024)
BLUSEED STUDIOS
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Community Lunchbox
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Community Lunchbox
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Community String Orchestra of the Adirondacks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Community Supper Soup Kitchen
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Creative Healing Connections
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Eagle Island
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Eagle Island
Franklin Family Foundation - Gloucester, MA - $40,000 (2024)
Eagle Island
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Folk Alley
Jonathan Starr Foundation Nielsen - Woodstock, NY - $1,000 (2024)
High Peaks Church
John C Lasko Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $800,040 (2024)
High Peaks Hospice
Rockwood Charitable Foundation - Barrington, RI - $5,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $250,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fd - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Life's Requite - St Petersburg, FL - $30,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Milbank Memorial Fund - New York, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Historic Saranac Lake
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $16,667 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Tianaderrah Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Trout Lily Foundation - Middlebury, VT - $25,000 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
William G. Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Homeward Bound Adirondacks
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, DC - $750,000 (2024)
Kiwanis Club of Saranac Lake
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
North Country Community College
Adult Learner Leadership Initiative - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
North Country Community College
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
North Country Community College
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $7,500 (2024)
North Country Community College
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
North Country Community College
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
North Country Community College
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
North Country Life Flight
Jacob Burns Foundation - Pleasantville, NY - $1,000 (2024)
North Country Life Flight
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
North Country Life Flight
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $10,000 (2024)
North Country Life Flight
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2024)
North Country Life Flight
Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Northern Lights School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Northern Lights School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Northern Lights School
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $320,000 (2024)
Northern Lights School
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Northern New York Audubon
Boustead Family Foundation - Adirondack, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Chapel Hill Foundation - Plattsburgh, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $215,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $125,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Play ADK
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $75,000 (2024)
Play ADK
Rockwood Charitable Foundation - Barrington, RI - $78,000 (2024)
Play ADK
Sadove Family Foundation - Purchase, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Artworks
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Artworks
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Saranac Lake ArtWorks
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Saunders Foundation - Rochester, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Free Library
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Free Library
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Saranac Lake Free Library
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry
Zisson Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Local Development Corporation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Local Development Corporation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $241,500 (2024)
Saranac Lake Rotary
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Rotary
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Rotary
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Organization
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad
William J Burns Foundation - Vermontville, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Youth Baseball
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Youth Baseball
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,450 (2024)
St. Bernard's School
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $8,000 (2024)
St. Bernard's School
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2024)
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center
Jacob L Reiss Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $30,000 (2024)
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $998,241 (2024)
Tina Leclair Memorial Foundation
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $252,661 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Catherine and Carl Mueller Foundation - Nassau, NY - $2,750 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
New York State Animal Capital Fund - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Tri-Lakes Humane Society
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Ambrose Monell Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Seattle, WA - $1,437,261 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Jane James Cook Trust - Dallas, TX - $3,180 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Janet Stone Jones Foundation - Stamford, CT - $2,750 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Janet Stone Jones Foundation - Stamford, CT - $2,750 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
John and Evelyn Trevor Charitable Foundation - Indianapolis, IN - $12,000 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $76,500 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Patton Charitable Foundation - Hobe Sound, FL - $1,000 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Potts Memorial Foundation - Hudson, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Trudeau Institute
Trudeau Inst Watson Fund - Saint Louis, MO - $157,948 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2025)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Hart Charitable Trust - Chattanooga, TN - $1,000 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Jacob Burns Foundation - Pleasantville, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $46,380 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $1,000,000 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $13,000 (2024)
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
Timothy E and Melissa M Moriarty Charitable Foundation - Chatham, NJ - $10,000 (2024)
Village Improvement Society
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $1,000 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Grants - Albany, NY - $482,164 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $119,107 (2026)
Village of Saranac Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $50,000 (2025)
Village of Saranac Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $300,000 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $9,315,400 (2024)
Village of Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $526,312 (2024)
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