EIN 14-1594386

Adirondack Council

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
27
City
Elizabethtown
Year formed
1977
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
To protect the Adirondacks, the Council uses the best science, the law, and an understanding of political decision making, to educate, inform and motivate the public and those who make public policy.
Total revenues
$2,966,512
2023
Total expenses
$2,993,734
2023
Total assets
$10,135,231
2023
Num. employees
27
2023

Program areas at Adirondack Council

With strong partner organizations, collaboration with elected/appointed government officials, and citizen participation, The Council successfully advocated for policies and funding to benefit The environment and communities of The Adirondack park. Wilderness: ensuring The wild character and ecological integrity of The Adirondack park and forest preserve. Inaugural visitor use management study underway: in 2022, The Adirondack Council helped secure $600,000 in state funding that would allow The department of environmental conservation (dec) to hire a lead consulting firm to study visitor use management in The Adirondack and catskill parks. In early 2023, The Council and other stakeholders attended The first public listening session to help shape The process. $400 million environmental protection fund (epf): working with The clean water and jobs coalition, The Council helped secure a historic $100 million dollar increase in epf funding, with $40 million earmarked for open space acquisitions or conservation easements. Wildlife friendly legislation passed: Council efforts helped pass wildlife friendly legislation in The senate and assembly, including a prohibition on The killing of wildlife (such as coyotes) for cash and prizes. It awaits The governor's signature. Clean water and air: fighting for clean water and clean air, combating invasive species and climate change. Clean air: us environmental protection agency updated its 2015 national ambient air quality standards reducing upwind air pollution currently causing acid rain and smog damage. The Adirondack Council staff testified before epa on The importance these changes will have on reducing rates of asthma and premature deaths from lung and heart disease in The northeast. Watershed communication: a $50,000 great lakes basin small grant was secured in partnership with The northern forest canoe trail to hire a "headwaters coordinator" to work with The lake associations in The raquette lake watershed. Clean water infrastructure: over The last seven years, The nys clean water fund has awarded $95m to park communities to keep pollution out of Adirondack waters. Over $15m of these grant awards were made in 2022-23 with support and advocacy from The Council. Survey of climate and Adirondack lake ecosystems (scale): Council staff helped secure $2 million dollars in funding to assist this multi-institutional partnership focused on assessing climate change impacts on waterbodies across The adirondacks. This analysis will augment data from The historic 1984-1987 Adirondack lakes survey effort. Aquatic invasive species control districts: The Council supported The passage of legislation that will expand The authority for Adirondack communities to raise revenues to control aquatic invasive species like The zebra mussel. This bill awaits The governor's signature. Farms and forests: preserving open space and supporting working forests and farms. Adirondack Council essex farm institute: The Council awarded 12 micro-grants, totaling $26,000, to farmers and value-added food producers to support climate-friendly farming practices and energy-efficient infrastructure projects. Northeast wolf recovery alliance: The Council joined partners from across The northeast to assist in policy, education, and scientific efforts that will encourage The natural recovery of wolves in The greater Adirondack region. Birds and beeds protection act: The Council joined partners in securing significant legislative approval to prohibit The use of a class of pesticides in corn, wheat, and soy seeds, which are harmful to pollinators. Bill awaits governor's approval.vibrant communities: fostering a more resilient, sustainable Adirondack park with vibrant communities. Green jobs: The Council's forever adirondacks campaign helped create and secure $2.1 million in funds for The timbuctoo summer climate and careers institute. This partnership with cuny medgar evers and The suny college of environmental science and forestry will bring high school students to The adirondacks to study and learn about green jobs this summer. Community grants: The Council partnered with The raquette lake preservation foundation to award $18,000 in grants to three local organizations to improve connectivity and support community efforts in The raquette lake area. Atv minimum age increased: advancing a recommendation from The Adirondack Council's 2019 atv report, The Council helped raise The legal riding age for unsupervised atv riders from 10 to 14 years of age. Leadership and government: leading, expanding, and diversifying The park's constituency. The black, puerto rican, hispanic & asian state legislative caucus: held their annual caucus retreat in The adirondacks for The second year in a row. Council staff worked with The caucus to share more stories about The park, including The abolition and suffrage movements. The caucus has been a powerful ally on park related climate and environmental justice issues. Clean water, clean air and green jobs bond act: approved in november 2022, The $4.2 billion act will benefit The park's ecology, economy, and public health through capital projects that curb greenhouse gases and combat climate change. Adirondack park leadership: The Council championed and strongly supported The appointment of benita law-diao, The first person of color, to The Adirondack park agency (apa) board. Protecting The public's right to comment: Council membership responded in large numbers to help reverse The apa's attempt to reduce The ability of The public to provide comment on critical issues before The agency.

Who funds Adirondack Council

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Columbus FoundationConservation$500,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$163,038
FM Kirby FoundationToward Continued Support To Defend Clean Air Rules That Protect the Adirondacks From Acid Rain Pollution-$20,000$80,000
...and 70 more grants received totalling $1,402,015

Personnel at Adirondack Council

NameTitleCompensation
Megan PhillipsVice President
Raul AguirreActing Executive Director$122,883
William C JanewayExecutive Director$171,192
Elaine BurkeDirector of Operations$91,137
John F. SheehanDirector of Communications
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Adirondack Council

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,743,277
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$166,608
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$5,490
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$39,513
Net income from fundraising events$-7,505
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$19,070
Miscellaneous revenues$59
Total revenues$2,966,512

Form 990s for Adirondack Council

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-10-24990View PDF
2022-062022-10-26990View PDF
2021-062021-10-21990View PDF
2020-062021-02-22990View PDF
2019-062020-01-13990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Gathering WatersMadison, WI$1,184,314
Pacific Crest Trail AssociationSacramento, CA$5,151,060
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV$11,963,959
Great Old Broads for WildernessDurango, CO$852,857
Data update history
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 20 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from Columbus Foundation
December 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $36,000 from Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 44 new grant, including a grant for $80,000 from FM Kirby Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironmentCommunity improvement
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box D-2
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
County
Essex County, NY
Website URL
adirondackcouncil.org/ 
Phone
(518) 873-2240
Facebook page
AdirondackCouncil 
Twitter profile
@adk_council 
IRS details
EIN
14-1594386
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1977
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C34: Land Resources Conservation
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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