Adirondack Trust Community Fund Awards $80K To 37 Local Non-Profit Organizations

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund (ATCCF/Community Fund) announced its independent advisory committee has awarded Lend-A-Hand Grants to 37 local nonprofit organizations. 

Since 2012, Lend-A-Hand Grants have been awarded annually using community funds from ATCCF’s annual Autumn of Giving Match Campaign. Because of the economic stresses COVID-19 has placed on businesses and individuals, the Adirondack Trust Company fully funded this year’s grant efforts, donating $77,000 in lieu of the typical Match Campaign.

“There was absolutely no question when it came to funding this year’s grants,” said Adirondack Trust Company President and CEO Charles V. Wait, Jr., in a statement. “Ensuring the Community Fund’s perpetuation and its ability to assist so many incredible nonprofits was a top priority, but the best part is that, even though the community didn’t have to donate this year, so many did.”

Lend-A-Hand Grants help local nonprofits throughout Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties obtain critical funding for a diverse spectrum of needs: combatting food insecurity, improving living conditions, providing medical supplies and personal protective equipment, and more.

Recipients of the awards and remarks can be viewed at atccf.org/2020-grants.