Hamilton County > Blue Mountain Lake
The Adirondack Historical Association, the largest nonprofit in Blue Mountain Lake, runs Adirondack Experience. Museum exhibits focus on the region’s evolution from wilderness to mineral and lumber resource to resort community to recreation area.
School districts: Indian Lake Central School District
Libraries: Town of Indian Lake Public Library
Emergency services: Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department
2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Hamilton County
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded museum improvements, tourism promotion to African Americans, preservation of the late 19th-century Log Hotel, and other programs.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Adirondack Experience
Arlindo & Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation - Halesite, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Barrie & Deedee Wigmore Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Bluestone Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $1,500 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
David & Candace Weir Foundation - Albany, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Devito Family Trust (Fka Beechmont Foundation) - Reisterstown, MD - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Edward H Butler Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Good Hope Foundation - Morristown, NJ - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Good Hope Foundation - Morristown, NJ - $5,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Guy G Rutherfurd Jr Charitable Fund - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Guy G Rutherfurd Jr Charitable Fund - South River, NJ - $1,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Institute of Museum & Library Services - Washington, DC - $145,653 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $11,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust - Pittsburgh, PA - $20,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Kleinschmidt Family Foundation - Vero Beach, FL - $46,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Kleinschmidt Family Foundation - Vero Beach, FL - $40,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation - Glens Falls, NY - $30,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation - Glens Falls, NY - $50,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation - Cincinnati, OH - $1,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Longhill Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Mary J Hutchins Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Max & Marian Farash Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $1,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,500 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
National Endowment for the Humanities - Washington, DC - $500,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2026)
Adirondack Experience
NYS Council on the Arts - Albany, NY - $560,000 (2025)
Adirondack Experience
Overhills Foundation - Garden City, NY - $30,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Pfizer Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
Adirondack Experience
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $310,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Richard F & Harriet Rippey Eisenberg Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $8,406 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Teck Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $15,000 (2023)
Adirondack Experience
Timothy & Tina Delaney Family Foundation - Mayfield, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Titus Foundation - Denver, CO - $2,000 (2024)
Adirondack Experience
Titus Foundation - Denver, CO - $2,000 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Alfred Z Solomon Testamentary Trust - Saratoga Springs, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Bicknell Fund - Cleveland, OH - $50,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Charles R Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Charles R Wood Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $2,500 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $45,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $50,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $10,000 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $381,615 (2026)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $370,500 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $125,000 (2024)
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Blue Mountain Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Blue Mountain Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Blue Mountain Center
Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Blue Mountain Center
Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Blue Mountain Center
Mertz Gilmore Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Blue Mountain Lake Association
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $60,000 (2024)
Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department
Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department
Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Blue Mountain Lake (by assets) include:
Adirondack Historical Association
Blue Mountain Center
Blue Mountain Lake Association
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts