Adirondack Foundation Special and Urgent Needs Fund

Leslee Mounger
leslee.mounger@adkfoundation.org
518.523.9904

The Adirondack Foundation Special and Urgent Needs Fund provides responsive grants to assist Adirondack communities and nonprofits during times of crisis. The fund can help an organization address short-term needs where a relatively small grant can assist with unanticipated, unbudgeted gaps in funding.

Funding priorities for the Foundation include:

• Basic needs
• Educational pathways
• Economic vitalilty
• Arts and culture
• The environment

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 $2,500. In special cases, grants could be larger, if needed.

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