Franklin County > Tupper Lake
The community on Raquette Pond, in the Adirondacks, was a 19th-century logging and lumber town. Wild Center, originally named the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, is the largest nonprofit in Tupper Lake. The center opened in 2006.
School districts: Tupper Lake Central School District
Libraries: Tupper Lake Public Library (Goff-Nelson Memorial Library)
Emergency services: Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance, Tupper Lake Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Rotary, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Lakeview Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded new apartments, rail trail improvements, waterfront park enhancements, and other initiatives.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $7,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station
Eugene W Potter Jr And - Bronxville, NY - $9,350 (2023)
Town of Tupper Lake
Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $200,000 (2024)
Town of Tupper Lake
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Town of Tupper Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,600 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Tupper Lake History Museum
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $22,000 (2024)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Squad
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Village of Tupper Lake
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $800,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Alpin J & Alpin W Cameron Memorial - Pittsburgh, PA - $2,500 (2023)
Wild Center
Arlindo and Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation - Halesite, NY - $15,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Betsy and Jesse Fink - Fairfield, CT - $20,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Birdsong Family Foundation - Fort Collins, CO - $35,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Blanchard Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $35,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Brownington Foundation - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,750 (2023)
Wild Center
David F & Karen K Thomas Foundation - Rye, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Determan Balk Family Foundation - Lake Forest, IL - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Enoch Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000 (2023)
Wild Center
F Irving Hutchins Charitable Trust - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Greenspan Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Habe Foundation - New York, NY - $200,678 (2023)
Wild Center
Hillman Family Foundations - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $30,000 (2023)
Wild Center
John & Patricia Klingenstein Fund - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $20,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Klingenstein-Martell Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Laverack Family Foundation - Old Greenwich, CT - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation Co Fifth - Cincinnati, OH - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $10,000 (2024)
Wild Center
McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $27,500 (2023)
Wild Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Pierce Family Charitable Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Wild Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $500,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $362,740 (2023)
Wild Center
Richard Fharriet R Eisenberg Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $29,422 (2024)
Wild Center
Robert C & Jane E Holder Foundation - Fort Meyers, FL - $25,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Robert C and Jane E Holder Foundation - Sanibel, FL - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Teck Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Thomas D Klingenstein and Nancy D - Cranbury, NJ - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
V & L Marx Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $8,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Waters Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Wild Woods Foundation - Pearl River, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Tupper Lake (by assets) include:
Wild Center
Adirondack ARC
Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance & Emergency Squad
Adirondack Public Observatory
Tupper Arts
Tupper Lake Country Club
Tupper Lake Public Library
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New York
Knights of Columbus
Civil Service Employees Association
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station
Tupper Lake Sportsmens Club
Raymond J Martin Memorial Foundation
Macs Safe Ride Continued
Thrifty & Nifty
Nduna Foundation
Family and Friends of Jamie Rose Martin
Infant Jesus of Prague
Recreate Tupper Lake