Program/Project Support Grants
To support a well-defined project or program that has a defined need, budget, and associated supporting documentation.
Mission Support Grants
Annual awards of $5,000 to support a not-for-profit’s operating costs and not specific projects or programs.
Rapid Response Grants
Primarily for urgent needs that arise between grant review meetings, Rapid Response Grants are made at the sole discretion of our director.
Child Care Excellence Awards
Awards of $2,000 are available for each step of a five-step childcare quality improvement program administered by QUALITYstarsNY.
Other Grants & Loans
From one-time emergency sustenance awards to short-term bridge loans and small annual gifts, we provide funding to our local community.
Request a Grant
Grant requests with strategic purpose, have leverage, and generate maximum environmental or community returns will be given priority.
Our Impact on the Region
Philanthropic Philosophy
We believe that money can be used to change the conditions that caused the need for those funds in the first place. The Cloudsplitter Foundation strives to be a second-order influence on the social and environmental needs of region.
Financial Results
The Foundation ended 2023 with $ $35.8 million in assets and $4 million of portfolio earnings, a 14.1% return on assets. We distributed $1.3 million in 191 grants and in 162 $2,000 Childcare Excellence Awards.
Our Board of Trustees & Staff
Ernest E. [Lee] Keet
Ernest E. [Lee] Keet, Founding Trustee and Chair, is a Saranac Lake-based private equity investor with over thirty…
Chenelle Palyswiat
Chenelle Palyswiat, Director of Grants and Administration, is a native Saranac Laker whose heart belongs to the Adirondacks….
