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  • Over $38,000 awarded to community organizations serving Essex

    Community organizations serving the town of Essex received over $38,000 in philanthropic support this summer. The Essex Community Fund (ECF) at Adirondack Community Foundation awards grants annually to nonprofit organizations,…

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    Adirondack Foundation Announces Name Change to Adirondack Community Foundation

    Adirondack Community Foundation President and CEO Cali Brooks with Board Chair Bill Creighton and Trustee Craig Weatherup. Photograph by Jayden Dates

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    Adirondack Community Foundation Invests in Local Resilience with New Safety Net Grants

    Adirondack Community Foundation awarded multiyear implementation grants to four innovative projects aimed at fortifying the basic needs system across the region, enhancing regional collaboration, and expanding access to essential services.

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    Adirondack Foundation grants more than $1M to community organizations

    AdkAction received a Generous Acts grant to combat food insecurity in the Adirondacks by investing in rural grocers to enhance infrastructure and expand access to fresh, local food.

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    Empowering Adirondack Nonprofit Boards for Success

    Check out the recordings and resources from the Empowering Adirondack Nonprofit Boards for Success, a virtual training series hosted by the United Way, Cloudsplitter Foundation, and Adirondack Community Foundation designed…

  • Foreign language fund awards more than $53K to schools

    he Adirondack Foreign Language Enhancement Fund (AFLEF) at Adirondack Foundation has awarded $53,329 in grants to 21 classrooms across the Adirondack region. AFLEF awards grants annually to support innovation in…

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    Nonprofits Are Essential to the Adirondacks

      Joint commentary from Adirondack Foundation and the Cloudsplitter Foundation In the Adirondacks, nonprofits are not merely organizations—they are the bridges that span the gaps between our public institutions (municipalities,…

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    Adirondack Foundation announces grants to strengthen safety net

      Six projects will receive $10,000 each to plan collaborations LAKE PLACID, NY — As part of a multi-year effort to improve the Adirondack region’s basic needs infrastructure, Adirondack Foundation…

  • Adirondack Foundation Announces Kindling Awards Recipients

      LAKE PLACID, NY — The community foundation for the Adirondack region has announced the recipients of its newest community-building effort. Adirondack Foundation’s Kindling Awards are distributing $1,000 each to…

  • Strengthen Your Nonprofit’s Impact: Workshop Resources

    Are you looking to tell a more compelling story about your nonprofit’s impact or build your capacity to evaluate and measure success? Dive into the resources from our recent Evaluation,…

  • Adirondack Foundation launches Kindling Awards

    Awards will support civic gatherings A new award opportunity aims to bring people together within local communities across the Adirondack region this winter. Adirondack Foundation’s Kindling Awards will provide awards…

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    Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund announces 2024 awards

    From top, clockwise: 2024 Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund recipients Abigail Van Dorn, the Tupper Lake Nordic Youth Ski Club, and Tate Frantz.

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