Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun
Accepts applications
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun is a private foundation in Johnsburg, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $105,181 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$105,181
- Number of grants40
- Typical grant$2,500
- Largest grant$5,500
- Assets$2.8 million
- New grantees43%
Giving in 2024 was down from $106,103 the year before.
43% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $106,103 | 37 | $2.3 million |
| 2024 | $105,181 | 40 | $2.8 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Adam E Pearsall President PO Box 105, Johnsburg, NY 12843 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (518) 796-8949 |
| What to submit | 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. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 39 | $103,181 |
| Vermont | 1 | $2,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Country Public Radio | Used for underwriting support. | $5,500 |
| Caroga Arts Collective | To support the continued expansion of caroga arts' year-round education and performance programming. | $5,000 |
| Craigardan | To cover food costs for families in need. | $5,000 |
| Mountain Lakes PBS | To cover the expenses of the arts and culture segment "spotlight" by paul larson through broadcast. | $5,000 |
| North Country Ministry | 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 situation is one way we can do that. As a small non-profit, that does not have any federal or state funding, we are always seeking ways to find funding to support our programs. Funding to help us purchase food is a fundamental way for our donors to offer a hand of hope to those who we serve. | $5,000 |
| Silver Bay YMCA | To provide emergency housing for families in need including meals and access to support counseling. | $5,000 |
| Upper Jay Arts Center | To acquire materials for set and costume construction and invest in additional lighting and sound equipment. | $5,000 |
| Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm | Used to provide this program free of charge for all families who would like to attend these weekly classes. | $4,000 |
| Seagle Music Colony | Used to pay for singer, music director, and stage director fees and touring expenses. | $4,000 |
| Owls Head Mountain View Community Connection Inc | Used to purchase a fully-functional audio-video system, consisting of: a wireless laser projector, a laptop computer and an audio-video cart, to be installed at the patsy's place community center. | $3,149 |
| Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts | 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 | 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 further their career. Additionally, ecac proposes to work with sunburst award recipients on an individual basis to help them to organize and mount public workshops that will allow them to share their art or craft with members of the public. With the proper funding, these public workshops could be offered free of charge to the public, providing a creative and rewarding learning experience for aspiring artists as well. Ecac is very much about supporting and inspiring artists and their creativity. | $3,000 |
| Historic Saranac Lake | Used for book purchases, speakers fees, activity supplies, and museum educator planning program. | $3,000 |
| Tannery Pond Center | Used to cover fees paid to performing groups, cover related production costs and enable tpc to promote these events. | $3,000 |
| Ticonderoga Festival Guild | Used to cover artist fees, stage setup and maitenance, venue cost, production costs, insurance, and administrative costs. | $3,000 |
| We Are Instrumental | To bring in 10 teaching artists and 2 master technicians (winds/brass and strings). In addition to musical instrument, students will also be encouraged to learn instrument repair along side their teacher(s). | $3,000 |
| Hillview Free Library | If awarded, funds will be used to make "adirondacks alive!" possible. The requested amount will allow us to contract the artist, musicians, historians and environmental educations who have agreed to be available to offer their program as proposed for the "adirondacks alive!". | $2,782 |
| Adirondack Community Action Programs Inc | 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 | To offset the costs of our movie and event programming: movie and distribution fees, posters and dvd purchases, advertising and marketing, concession supplies and concession staff wages. | $2,500 |
| Little Peaks Inc | Will provide 40% of the budget for classroom supplies across all four classrooms at little peaks, which will in turn support our educators to deliver and innovate on the mission-oriented curricula for which we are known and further help the organization to build and retain our strong teaching and caregiving cohort. | $2,500 |
| Ticonderoga Central School | To help provide food for weekends during the school year and additional food in the summer months. | $2,500 |
| Tupper Arts | Used to pay for a program instructor and supplies. | $2,500 |
| Volunteer Transportation Center Inc | Used to cover mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers who transport residents to destinations for medical appointments, cancer treatment, dialysis and grocery shopping. | $2,500 |
| Westport Library Association | Improve the delivery of our programs and services by 1) purchasing new seating for our children's room, 2) installing a new fire alarm system to protect our historic building, 3) installing a standby generator so we can provide services during frequent power outages and 4) enhancing our public programs through the purchase of a/v equipment. | $2,500 |
| Adirondack Research Consortium | To pay the fees and costs associated with students participation and stipends. | $2,000 |
| Bluseed Studios Inc | 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 | Used to help buy food, pay for utilities associated with use of the kitchen, purchase compostable takeout containers, and purchase plastic soup containers. | $2,000 |
| Essex Initiatives | Funds will go toward space rental and event insurance, purchasing ingredients for a large batch of chili (event attendees will each get a bowl of chili and corn bread), accompanying beverages, as well as marketing for this new event (news paper advertisement, every door direct mailing, etc) | $2,000 |
| Northern Forest Canoe Trail | Pearsall foundation funding will be added to our northern forest explorers scholarship fund, joining donations from other funders and sponsors, so that we can continue awarding scholarships every paddling season. | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Horicon Library | These funds would be used for our 2025 summer reading program. This is a six week program that runs through july & august every thursday evening from 6-7:30 pm at the horicon town hall. We utilize the cslp (collaborative summer library program) theme to run engaging programming for toddlers to 5th grade. Our program consists of reading, arts & crafts, recreation and local educational programs. All participants receive a library card and each week spend time picking out new books to read for the week. All of the activities are engaging for the whole family and developmentally appropriate. We want to foster a love of reading and develop positive attitudes about our local library. Children also need movement and activities that engage their minds such as STEM and our program provides these opportunities. We foster cooperative play and our program providers community youth and adults an opportunity to connect. | $1,500 |
| Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks | Used to purchase a light weight, collapsible litter, a dedicated medic backpack with medical supplies, and an aed device for cardiac emergencies, as well as to assist with the cost of wilderness first responder training. | $1,450 |
| Champlain Area Trails | To support no-cost outdoor education programs in the champlain valley in adirondack park. | $1,000 |
| Minerva Central School | To purchase food for the backpack program. | $1,000 |
| Moriah Central School | To purchase food for the backpack program. | $1,000 |
| Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation Northern Current Music Festival | If awarded, pearsall foundation funds will be applied to supporting our musical and kids programming. | $1,000 |
| The Wild Center | Used to fund program activities throughout the year. | $1,000 |
| CVW Long Lake Public Library | 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 groups, at the library, on a set given day and they will pick out books with assistance from their teachers. | $800 |
| Lake Placid Sinfonietta | 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 | General support. | $500 |
| The Hyde | Used for school visit porograms, complimentary passes, and juried high school art show. | $500 |
Officers and trustees
- Glenn L Pearsall
- Adam Pearsall
- Carol Pearsall
- Richard Pearsall
- Glenda Pearsall
- Ken Sarzynski
- Sara E Pearsall
- Sarah Carney
Questions people ask
Does Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted between july 1st and august 30th.
How much does Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun give?
$105,181 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.
Who runs Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun?
Its 2024 filing lists Glenn L Pearsall (Trustee), Adam Pearsall (President/Co-Treasurer), Carol Pearsall (Trustee) and Richard Pearsall (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foun fund?
Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and food and hunger.