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 ARC
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
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)
Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Simple Gifts Fund - Buffalo, NY - $1,500 (2022)
Arise of Northern New York
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $3,000 (2023)
Beth Joseph Synagogue
William & Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation - Newburgh, NY - $18,000 (2021)
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,500 (2023)
Infant Jesus of Prague
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $24,200 (2021)
Infant Jesus of Prague
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $24,200 (2021)
Raymond J Martin Memorial Foundation
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Town of Tupper Lake
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - Buffalo, NY - $10,000 (2021)
Tupper Arts
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Tupper Arts
Simple Gifts Fund - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2022)
Tupper Lake
Downtown Revitalization Initiative - Albany, NY - $10,000,000 (2022)
Tupper Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $337,492 (2021)
Tupper Lake
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $346,050 (2021)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,000 (2021)
Tupper Lake Central School District
Infant Jesus of Prague - Tupper Lake, NY - $6,000 (2023)
Tupper Lake Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $10,535 (2022)
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 Public Library
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $6,325 (2021)
Tupper Lake Public Library
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $7,750 (2021)
Tupper Lake Public Library
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $9,700 (2021)
Tupper Lake Public Library
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Tupper Lake Public Library
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Tupper Lake Youth Activities
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Village of Tupper Lake
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $27,500 (2021)
Village of Tupper Lake
Adirondack Foundation - Lake Placid, NY - $6,000 (2021)
Wild Center
Boquet Foundation - Hockessin, DE - $1,000 (2021)
Wild Center
Charles R. Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,500 (2021)
Wild Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Wild Center
Edward H. Butler Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Wild Center
F Irving Hutchins Charitable Trust - Chicago, IL - $10,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund - New York, NY - $27,500 (2022)
Wild Center
Hutchins Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2021)
Wild Center
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Washington, DC - $49,962 (2022)
Wild Center
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000 (2021)
Wild Center
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $10,000 (2022)
Wild Center
Keeler Motor Car Company Charitable Foundation - Loudonville, NY - $1,000 (2021)
Wild Center
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2023)
Wild Center
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2022)
Wild Center
Norathco Foundation - Ithaca, NY - $3,000 (2021)
Wild Center
Peckham Family Foundation - Katonah, NY - $2,500 (2021)
Wild Center
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $362,740 (2023)
Wild Center
Richard F and Harriet Rippey Eisenberg Foundation - Canandaigua, NY - $30,902 (2022)
Wild Center
V & L Marx Foundation - Scarsdale, NY - $2,000 (2021)
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