Andrea Grout
andrea@adkfoundation.org
518.523.9904

The Adirondack Foundation Special and Urgent Needs Fund provides grants for nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and schools in Adirondack communities.

• Food insecurity
• Access to child care
• Assistance for low wage workers and elderly residents
• Disparities heightened by the pandemic

Applications related to the costs of reopening to the public will be considered. Priority will be given to organizations providing the following essential services: child or elder care, education, healthcare, and emergency services.

Funds are also available to help with emergency repairs whose sudden and unexpected failure interferes with provision of services and other unanticipated expenses that hinder the operation of the organization.

Grants are limited to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; groups fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; or other charitable organizations, such as schools, faith-based organizations, and other public entities.

The program service area is the Adirondack region of Northern New York, including Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton counties as well as the parts of Herkimer, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties within the Adirondack Park boundary and the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation.

Grants will typically range between $250 to $5,000. In special cases, grants could be larger, if needed.

A link to the online application system is available on the program website.