Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation Inc
Historical FunderJohnsburg, New York · EIN 14-1827199 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$105K
Organizations funded40
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$2.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,450 and $3,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ADAM E PEARSALL PRESIDENT |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 105, JOHNSBURG NY 12843 |
| Phone | 5187968949 |
| Form and materials | SEE GRANT APPLICATION AT WWW.PEARSALLFOUNDATION.ORG. |
| Deadlines | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED BETWEEN JULY 1ST AND AUGUST 30TH. |
| Restrictions | PROGRAMS BENEFITING RESIDENTS OF ADIRONDACK PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
2% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Country Public Radio | Canton, NY | Used for underwriting support. | $5,500 |
| Caroga Arts Collective | Caroga Lake, NY | To support the continued expansion of caroga arts' year-round education and performance programming. | $5,000 |
| Craigardan | Elizabethtown, NY | To cover food costs for families in need. | $5,000 |
| Mountain Lakes Pbs | Plattsburgh, NY | To cover the expenses of the arts and culture segment "spotlight" by paul larson through broadcast. | $5,000 |
| North Country Ministry | Warrensburg, NY | Used to purchase food for all of those we serve. it is important to US to meet people where they are, and having food adequate for their… | $5,000 |
| Silver Bay YMCA | Silver Bay, NY | To provide emergency housing for families in need including meals and access to support counseling. | $5,000 |
| Upper Jay Arts Center | Upper Jay, NY | To acquire materials for set and costume construction and invest in additional lighting and sound equipment. | $5,000 |
| Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm | Essex, NY | Used to provide this program free of charge for all families who would like to attend these weekly classes. | $4,000 |
| Seagle Music Colony | Schroon Lake, NY | Used to pay for singer, music director, and stage director fees and touring expenses. | $4,000 |
| Owls Head Mountain View Community Connection Inc | Owls Head, NY | Used to purchase a fully-functional audio-video system, consisting of: a wireless laser projector, a laptop computer and an audio-video… | $3,149 |
| Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts | Blue Mountain, NY | Used to pay the actors, director and actor/set designer/ builder for the "shakespeare in the park" 2025 productions. | $3,000 |
| Essex County Arts Council | Westport, NY | Will be able to continue to offer micro-grants of $500 each to artists/applicants, to help them to pursue training or a project that will… | $3,000 |
| Historic Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake, NY | Used for book purchases, speakers fees, activity supplies, and museum educator planning program. | $3,000 |
| Tannery Pond Center | North Creek, NY | Used to cover fees paid to performing groups, cover related production costs and enable tpc to promote these events. | $3,000 |
| Ticonderoga Festival Guild | Ticonderoga, NY | Used to cover artist fees, stage setup and maitenance, venue cost, production costs, insurance, and administrative costs. | $3,000 |
| We Are Instrumental | Putnam Station, NY | To bring in 10 teaching artists and 2 master technicians (winds/brass and strings). in addition to musical instrument, students will also… | $3,000 |
| Hillview Free Library | Diamond Point, NY | If awarded, funds will be used to make "adirondacks alive!" possible. the requested amount will allow US to contract the artist, musicians,… | $2,782 |
| Adirondack Community Action Programs Inc | Elizabethtown, NY | These funds will be used to directly pay the regional food bank of northeastern new york, for the food that is used to pack the backpacks. | $2,500 |
| Indian Lake Theater | Indian Lake, NY | To offset the costs of our movie and event programming: movie and distribution fees, posters and dvd purchases, advertising and marketing,… | $2,500 |
| Little Peaks Inc | Keene, NY | Will provide 40% of the budget for classroom supplies across all four classrooms at little peaks, which will in turn support our educators… | $2,500 |
| Ticonderoga Central School | Ticonderoga, NY | To help provide food for weekends during the school year and additional food in the summer months. | $2,500 |
| Tupper Arts | Tupper Lake, NY | Used to pay for a program instructor and supplies. | $2,500 |
| Volunteer Transportation Center Inc | Watertown, NY | Used to cover mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers who transport residents to destinations for medical appointments, cancer… | $2,500 |
| Westport Library Association | Westport, NY | Improve the delivery of our programs and services by 1) purchasing new seating for our children's room, 2) installing a new fire alarm… | $2,500 |
| Adirondack Research Consortium | Paul Smiths, NY | To pay the fees and costs associated with students participation and stipends. | $2,000 |
| Bluseed Studios Inc | Saranac Lake, NY | The funds will be used to pay for art instructors, materials and supplies for 12 themed art activity/film evenings of family programming. | $2,000 |
| Community Supper Soup Kitchen - First United Methodist Church | Saranac Lake, NY | Used to help buy food, pay for utilities associated with use of the kitchen, purchase compostable takeout containers, and purchase plastic… | $2,000 |
| Essex Initiatives | Essex, NY | Funds will go toward space rental and event insurance, purchasing ingredients for a large batch of chili (event attendees will each get a… | $2,000 |
| Northern Forest Canoe Trail | Waitsfield, VT | Pearsall foundation funding will be added to our northern forest explorers scholarship fund, joining donations from other funders and… | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Horicon Library | Chestertown, NY | These funds would be used for our 2025 summer reading program. this is a six week program that runs through july & august every thursday… | $1,500 |
| Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks | Saranac Lake, NY | Used to purchase a light weight, collapsible litter, a dedicated medic backpack with medical supplies, and an aed device for cardiac… | $1,450 |
| Champlain Area Trails | Westport, NY | To support no-cost outdoor education programs in the champlain valley in adirondack park. | $1,000 |
| Minerva Central School | Minerva, NY | To purchase food for the backpack program. | $1,000 |
| Moriah Central School | Port Henry, NY | To purchase food for the backpack program. | $1,000 |
| Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation Northern Current Music Festival | Saranac Lake, NY | If awarded, pearsall foundation funds will be applied to supporting our musical and kids programming. | $1,000 |
| The Wild Center | Tupper Lake, NY | Used to fund program activities throughout the year. | $1,000 |
| Cvw Long Lake Public Library | Long Lake, NY | After speaking with the teachers at llcs, we would purchase books for each child at each grade level. the students would come over in small… | $800 |
| Lake Placid Sinfonietta | Lake Placid, NY | To offset the cost of providing the student or faculty musicians a stipend for their performances and in-school sessions. | $500 |
| The Adirondack Writing Center | Saranac Lake, NY | General support. | $500 |
| The Hyde | Glens Falls, NY | Used for school visit porograms, complimentary passes, and juried high school art show. | $500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105,181 | 40 |
| 2023 | $106,103 | 37 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 11, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543159349102774
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 14-1827199
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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