Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund Accepting Grant Applications

The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund is accepting grant applications from eligible nonprofit charities headquartered in the Saratoga, Warren and Washington County. The grant window is open until August 31, 2026, according to Phil Klein, Chair of the Community Fund’s independent advisory committee. Grants are to be used during calendar year 2027.

Grant information and application form may be obtained from the Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund website at atccf.org/Grants/Lend-A-Hand-Grant-Application. 

The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund was established in 2009 to build an endowment that acts as a perpetual source of funding for the broad array of nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in the community. The Fund assists them in addressing issues of common concern and also seeks to foster a community spirit of giving by providing donors with unique and flexible ways to manage charitable donations. 

In 2025, the Community Fund gave $97,150 in Lend-A-Hand Grant Awards to 37 local, nonprofit organizations, supporting programs in such diverse areas as veteran’s outreach, food insecurity, summer lunch programs, wildlife education, homelessness prevention, youth services, and the arts.

2026 Grant awards recipients will be announced by the independent advisory committee in December 2026. To learn about past Lend-A-Hand Grant recipients, visit ATCCF.org.