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
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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:
Adirondack 1000 Islands Sports & Events Commission
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2022)
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 Diversity Initiative
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2022)
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 Explorer
Alpin J and Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,500 (2022)
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 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
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Adirondack Health Foundation
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2022)
Adirondack Medical Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $535,027 (2022)
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 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 Recreation Trail Advocates
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000 (2022)
BLUSEED STUDIOS
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Bluseed Studios
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Community Lunchbox
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
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
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Historic Saranac Lake
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $50,000 (2022)
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 (2024)
Historic Saranac Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $115,000 (2023)
Historic Saranac Lake
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2022)
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)
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 Life Flight
Alpin J and Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,000 (2022)
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)
Northern Lights School
NYS Dormitory Authority - Albany, NY - $320,000 (2024)
Northern NY Rural Behavioral Health Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $300,000 (2022)
Pendragon Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Pendragon Theatre
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,350 (2022)
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 ArtWorks
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Civic Center
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $150,100 (2022)
Saranac Lake Free Library
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Saranac Lake Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $241,500 (2024)
Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad
Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2022)
St. Bernard's School
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington, DC - $998,241 (2022)
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
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
Staritch Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2022)
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