About
UsDiscover the mission, people, and history behind Adirondack Community Foundation and our work across the region.
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Community is who we are, and what we build together.
As your community foundation, we are a lasting resource built by and for the people who love this region. We pool the resources of hundreds of individual, family, and organizational funds into one powerful engine for good. Though every fund represents a distinct charitable passion, they all unite behind a single, powerful goal: strengthening the communities of the Adirondacks.
Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and resources to improve lives and expand opportunities throughout the Adirondack region.
Our Model
What is a Community Foundation?
Adirondack Community Foundation is one of the 900 or so community foundations across the country that pool charitable gifts from individuals, families, and businesses to support a specific region— whether a city, a county, a state, or a vast rural area like the Adirondacks. We act as a local hub for philanthropy by providing tools for donors and funding for community needs such as education, health, and housing.
Where We Work
The Adirondack Region
Adirondack Community Foundation’s coverage region includes everything within the Blue Line of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, plus the remainder of Clinton and Franklin Counties north to the Canadian border and parts of the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation.
Careers
Do you love the Adirondacks? Are you inspired by generosity? Do you enjoy working with others and being part of a team that values collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and compassion? Do you aspire to find a better work-life balance and a job that gives you access to beautiful vistas and lovely trails, steps outside your office? We encourage you to learn about our job opportunities and apply for a position.
Current Openings
There are no current openings. Please check back soon
Our history
Built through Generosity, Guided by Community
Adirondack Community Foundation, originally called Adirondack Community Trust, was founded in 1997, after members of the Lake Placid Education Foundation (LPEF), Fred Brown and Meredith Prime, identified the need for an organization to encourage more giving and philanthropy in the Adirondack region. LPEF supported the community foundation through its early years and, in 2001, seeded its endowment with a $2 million grant — establishing an enduring resource for the entire community.
News & Insights
How People, Ideas, and Impact Come Together
Natural Causes
“Their Finger’s on the Pulse.”
Nonprofit Networking Forum
What Adirondack nonprofits should know about fundraising campaigns – the basics
“Behind the smiles and cooperative spirit of the board and staff, there’s a real edge, a serious backbone. I like that. This is serious work in a very serious fight. Regardless of the adversary, my money’s on ACF.”
Adam Boudreau
owner, kentile excavating, and adirondack community foundation trustee
