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Averill was named after James Knox Averill, landowner.

Christian Camps, doing business as Deerfoot Lodge, is the largest nonprofit in Averill Park. The organization’s mission is to “build godly men” through wilderness camping.

School districts: Averill Park Central School District

Libraries: Sand Lake Town Library

Emergency services: Averill Park Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery, Hillside Cemetery, Trinity (Luth) Cemetery

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Arts Letters and Numbers
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $12,000  (2022)

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  New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $23,100  (2023)

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  New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $48,500  (2023)

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  NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $90,000  (2023)

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  Strategic Workforce Development - Albany, NY - $106,248  (2024)

Averill Park Education Foundation
  Lucille A. Herold Trust - New York, NY - $13,500  (2022)

Christian Camps
  Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust - Indianapolis, IN - $10,000  (2021)

Circle Theatre Players
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000  (2023)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $11,000  (2022)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $326,000  (2022)

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $575,900  (2021)

Sand Lake Arts Center
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $8,300  (2022)

Sand Lake Arts Center
  New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2021)

Sky High Adventures
  Kiwi Foundation - Averill Park, NY - $12,500  (2022)

Largest nonprofits in Averill Park (by assets) include:

Kiwi Foundation
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
Sand Lake Center for the Arts Circle Theatre Players
American Meditation Institute
Sky High Adventure Center
Averill Park and Sand Lake Volunteer Fire Company Number One
Averill Park Athletics Booster Club
Averill Park Education Foundation
American Legion
Town of Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park Commitee
Sigma Chi Fraternity