Pearsall Foundation awards $129K to 37 North Country nonprofits

JOHNSBURG | The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation is a private foundation established in 2000, "dedicated to improving the quality of life for year-round residents of the Adirondack Park." Since its inception, the foundation has funded nearly 700 not-for-profit grant requests totaling close to $1.5 million dollars. The board of trustees celebrated the 25th anniversary of the foundation at the annual meeting in Tupper Lake. The trustees convened to review 74 grant applications requesting a total of $425,581. The board is pleased to have fully funded the requested amount for 28 grants and partially funded 9. The annual underwriting for North Country Public Radio (NCPR) and Mountain Lake PBS and the Junior Trustee grant proposal were also approved, for a total of $129,308 awarded. The following organizations were awarded grants: Adirondack Food Systems, Keeseville, to support student attendance at the annual Food Justice Summit. Northern Lake George Foundation Inc., Ticonderoga, to fund a Silver Bay YMCA restricted scholarship account. Essex Food Hub, West Port for a cargo enclosed trailer. Play ADK, Saranac Lake, to support and expand Clubhouse programs. T.I.M.B.E.R Bots, Wilmington, for robotic components. Northern Forest Center, Inc., Concord, supporting the Midstory program. Adirondack North Country Association, Saranac Lake, to purchase farmers' market produce. Westport Library Association, Westport, for programming. Elizabethtown Social Center, Elizabethtown, to produce three Community Unity events. Hillview Free Library for Adirondack, Inspirations programming. Tupper Arts, Inc., Tupper Lake, for art instruction and supplies for weekly art classes. Little Peaks, Inc., Keene, for critical kitchen supplies and food resources. Talking Rivers, Inc., Dexter, for water sampling kits and contractors. Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Waitsfield, to fund NFC trip scholarships. Tannery Pond Center for the Arts, North Creek, for programming. Seagle Music Colony, Schroon Lake, to fund fall season transportation. Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, Gloversville, to support the volunteer program. Ausable Valley Grange #973, Keeseville, for supplies for the Barn Quilt workshop. Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Lake Placid, for musician stipends. The 26 Foundation, West Chazy, for child and young adult grief counseling. Town of Tupper Lake Recreation Dept., Tupper Lake, to purchase a Grand Slam fencing kit. Adirondack Community Outreach Center, North Creek, for the backpack program and summer meals. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County, Lewis, to procure local food and promote Adirondack farmers. Craigardan, Elizabethtown, to expand the year-round Free Food Fridge program. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, to underwrite School Day Matinee artist fees. Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, Tupper Lake, to purchase portable, programmable robots. Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Inc., Essex, to purchase stage lighting. Ticonderoga Central School, Ticonderoga, for the school backpack program. Silver Bay YMCA, Silver Bay, to support Teen Center staff, supplies and expand programming. Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm, Essex, to fund weekly sessions of Mountain Tots. Ticonderoga Festival Guild, Ticonderoga, to pay artist fees, housing and event expenses. Moriah Central School BackPack Program, Port Henry, to purchase school backpack program food. Adirondack Research Consortium, Paul Smiths, to offset student registration and program costs. CVW Long Lake Public Library, Long Lake, to purchase books for all district preK-12 students. The Community Lunchbox, Saranac Lake, for food items and eco-friendly containers. We Are Instrumental, Putnam Station, to support 2025 WAI Music Summit videographers and editors. Essex County Arts Council, Westport, to expand the Sunburst Awards program. The Junior Trustees presented a proposal for their annual special grants. They decided to combine their individual $500 grants to request $1,000 for the Silver Bay YMCA Teen Center in Ticonderoga, N.Y. The Junior Trustees discussed the programs and events the Center organizes for Ticonderoga teenagers. The board approved the proposal. The next cycle of accepting grant applications will occur in the fall of 2026. Additional information on past grant recipients and the online grant application process is available on the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation website at www.pearsallfoundation.org.

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