Adirondack Foundation
Post Office Box 288
Lake Placid, New York 12946
United States
Mission
To lead and inspire the growth of generosity and community investment in a vibrant future for the Adirondacks
Most Meaningful Change
We successfully stepped into the responsive disaster grantmaking arena due to Hurricane Irene’s devastation of the Eastern Adirondack region. We had no prior experience with disaster philanthropy, but when the storm hit, our foundation jumped in with both feet, making grants to affected individuals within a week after the hurricane.
1997 Year Founded
5 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$815,339 Endowment Value
$2,057,213 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Adirondack Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 288 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Lake Placid |
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State / Region | New York |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 12946 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | 302 Bear Cub Lane |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Lake Placid |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | NY |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 12946 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 518-523-9904 |
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Email | info@generousact.org |
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Website | www.generousact.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Cali Brooks, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Chris Morris |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Communications Manager |
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Year Founded | 1997 |
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Mission Statement | To lead and inspire the growth of generosity and community investment in a vibrant future for the Adirondacks |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 200,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 13 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $5,310,129 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $2,939,506 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $2,483,842 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $2,057,213 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $815,339 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Not important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Slightly important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Not important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Fair amount |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Never |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | No |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Very important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We successfully stepped into the responsive disaster grantmaking arena due to Hurricane Irene’s devastation of the Eastern Adirondack region. We had no prior experience with disaster philanthropy, but when the storm hit, our foundation jumped in with both feet, making grants to affected individuals within a week after the hurricane. |
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