Adirondack Foundation

LAKE PLACID, NY EIN: 16-1535724 Website

ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND A TAX-EXEMPT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, AUTONOMOUS, PUBLICLY SUPPORTED, PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION FORMED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:1. TO SERVE AS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ENDOWED AND OTHER FUNDS BENEFITING ADIRONDACK COMMUNITIES, THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND RESIDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORT FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LIBRARIES, RECREATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAMS THROUGH GRANT MAKING AND OTHER PROGRAMS.2. TO DO ANY OTHER LAWFUL ACT INCIDENTAL OR CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES OR IN ADVANCEMENT THEREOF THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$117.8M

+15.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.2M

+71.4% YoY

Grant Count

313

+36.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$26K

+25.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$18M$24M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$117,799,803$101,766,694$88,853,239
Revenue$21,594,091$14,349,046$9,291,443
Expenses$12,846,663$9,303,499$7,201,553
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,560,530$2,313,925$2,043,284
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M302 grants2021205 grants2022222 grants2023229 grants2024313 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER …$425KADIRONDACK EXPERIENCE$250KPENDRAGON THEATRE$225KCLOUDSPLITTER FOUNDATION$200KBRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION…$150KBRUCE L CRARY FOUNDATION…$150KTICONDEROGA ALUMNI ASSOC…$145KLPHSA INC$125KHOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP$120KHOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT CORP$100K

Grant Size Distribution

1,271 grants across all recorded years

1153<$50K80$50–100K35$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

CALI BROOKSPRESIDENT & CEO$174KBRANDY HOBSONINTERIM CFO$121KMATT DONAHUEVP PHILANTHROPY$120KLORI BELLINGHAMVP COMMUNITY IMPACT$107KSTEPHANIE PIANKACFO$42K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BILL CREIGHTONCHAIR5
DAVID SANDSECRETARY3
JAMIE BAXTERTREASURER3
ADAM BOUDREAUTRUSTEE1
BARRY NEEDLEMANTRUSTEE1
BILL POWERSTRUSTEE1
CRAIG WEATHERUPTRUSTEE3
CRAIG LEGGETTTRUSTEE1
DAVID BRUNNERTRUSTEE1
DEB CLEARYTRUSTEE1
ETIENNE BOILLOTTRUSTEE1
JIM ALLISONTRUSTEE3
JAMES IRELAND IIITRUSTEE1
JOAN GRABETRUSTEE3
JULIA RACETRUSTEE1
KATHLEEN COLSONTRUSTEE3
LAWSON PRINCE ALLENTRUSTEE1
LEA PAINE HIGHETTRUSTEE3
MARGOT ERNSTTRUSTEE1
NANCY WOLCOTTTRUSTEE3
REGINALD GIGNOUXTRUSTEE1
W SCOTT MCGRAWTRUSTEE3
ZAK DAKETRUSTEE1
CALI BROOKSPRESIDENT & CEO50$174,190
STEPHANIE PIANKACFO39$41,667
MATT DONAHUEVP PHILANTHROPY40$119,607
BRANDY HOBSONINTERIM CFO40$120,500
LORI BELLINGHAMVP COMMUNITY IMPACT32$106,600

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

AkwesasneAlbanyAlbert LeaAmericusAnna MariaArlingtonAstoriaAtlantaAusable ForksBaltimoreBlue Mountain LakeBolton LandingBooneBostonBoulderBrushtonBuffaloBurlingtonCadyvilleCanton

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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