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:
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 - $3,000 (2023)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Town of Tupper Lake
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $5,000 (2023)
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 (2023)
Tupper Lake Ecumenical Pastors Fund
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Tupper Lake Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $22,000 (2024)
Village of Tupper Lake
Empire State Development - Albany, NY - $800,000 (2024)
Wild Center
Blanchard Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $35,000 (2023)
Wild Center
F Irving Hutchins Charitable Trust - Chicago, IL - $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
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $362,740 (2023)
Wild Center
Robert C and Jane E Holder Foundation - Sanibel, FL - $25,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Russell Colgate Fund - Wilmington, DE - $5,000 (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