2025-04-02T14:33:04-04:00 2024-06-30 201767403 THE HOFFMAN EELLS GROUP CPAS PC 2000 SARANAC AVE SUITE 1 LAKE PLACID NY 12946 990 2023-07-01 141826563 SARANAC LAKE ROTARY FOUNDATION INC SARA 5185242579 P O BOX 310 RAY BROOK NY 12977 KEVIN J LAPLANTE TREASURER 5185242579 2025-03-31 false CHERYL JEROR CPA P01704698 5185232581 2025-03-31 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KEVIN J LAPLANTE P O BOX 310 RAY BROOK NY 12977 477241 false X N/A X 2000 NY TO ACQUIRE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR CHARITABLE WORK, EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. 12 12 0 0 353437 462740 0 784 9920 3736 4581 357957 477241 0 0 0 0 0 365773 445993 365773 445993 -7816 31248 301414 332662 0 301414 332662 X TO ACQUIRE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR CHARITABLE WORK, EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. false false 22388 12893 DEWEY MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA. AFTER COMPLETING AND TRANSFERRING A NEW LODGE FACILITY TO THE TOWN OF HARRIETSTOWN, NEW YORK, THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE TOWN FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE SARANAC LAKE ROTARY FOUNDATION, INC. CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH DEWEY MOUNTAIN FRIENDS, AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION TO ASSIST THE RECREATION AREA. TOGETHER, WE RAISE FUNDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT THE DEWEY MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA PURSUANT TO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE TOWN ENTERED INTO ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010, AND UPDATED AS APPROPRIATE. 150 THE SARANAC LAKE SKATE PARK COMMITTEE, INC. (NYS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION)IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHICH COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 5,200 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE SKATE PARK IN THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE. THE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARK WAS GIVEN TO THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE. THE SKATE PARK COMMITTEE CONTINUES IN A SUPPORT FUNCTION AND HAS MAINTAINED THE LANDSCAPING, PROVIDED A PORT-A-POTTY AND TRASH RECEPTACLES. THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZES COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE PARK SUCH AS COMPETITIONS AND SKATEBOARDING LESSONS. FUNDRAISING CONTINUES FOR FUTURE UPKEEP, ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PARK SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING. 4001 4955 SARANAC LAKE NORDIC SKI CLUB. THE CLUB, ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT NORDIC SKIING IN SARANAC LAKE, RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN NORDIC SKIING WITHIN THE SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. FUNDS ARE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT YOUTH IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BY PURCHASING NORDIC SKI SUPPLIES, PROVIDING SEASON SKI PASSES AT PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER, SUPPORTING TRAINING AND RACING AT THE DEWEY MOUNTAIN NORDIC SKI CENTER, AND SUPPORTING THE HIGH SCHOOL NORDIC SKI PROGRAM. RESOURCES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE SARANAC LAKE HIGH SCHOOL PARENT FACULTY ORGANIZATION. 409748 TOTAL 409748 436287 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false 30 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false false false false NY X KEVIN J LAPLANTE 5185242579 P O BOX 310 RAY BROOK NY 12977 X JOHN BANTA VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE CONNORS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN J LAPLANTE TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE ROBERTS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 462740 462740 9920 9920 ADMINSTRATIVE FEES 3817 3817 OTHER INCOME 764 764 4581 477241 14501 5500 5500 125 125 264 264 440104 436287 3817 445993 436287 9706 0 19023 9781 282391 322881 301414 332662 0 0 X 10049 18661 291365 314001 301414 332662 301414 332662 31248 X true X false false false X 317158 179239 211005 353437 462740 1523579 4520 14501 19021 317158 179239 211005 357957 477241 1542600 1542600 83 39 310 432 83 39 310 432 3792 2663 2684 9139 321033 181941 213999 357957 477241 1552171 0.99380 0.98620 0.00000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 9,139 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART III FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: PETROVA PARENTS CLUB. THE CLUB RAISES FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE PETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FUNDS ARE ALSO MAINTAINED FOR THE DISCRETIONARY USE BY THE PRINCIPAL OF PETROVA ELEMENTARY, THE LIBRARIANS OF PETROVA ELEMENTARY AND PETROVA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ANY GRADE THAT SOLICITS FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY. EXPENSES: 3,981 REVENUES: 0 NORTHERN LIGHTS CHOIR. THE CHOIR IS A MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CHOIR THAT REHEARSES AND PERFORMS IN SARANAC LAKE. THIS NEW CHOIR WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2013 AND DRAWS SINGERS FROM SARANAC LAKE, LAKE PLACID, TUPPER LAKE, KEENE VALLEY, MALONE AND WILMINGTON. THE MISSION OF THE CHOIR IS MANIFOLD: 1) TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF SINGING IN AN OUTSTANDING MIXED CHORAL ENSEMBLE. 2) TO TEACH AND LEARN MUSIC CONCEPTS AND DEVELOP TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE SKILL OF SINGING; NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CHOIR. 3) TO DEVELOP RAPPORT AND CAMARADERIE AMONG CHOIR MEMBERS. 4) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AND ENRICH THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE TRI-LAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. 5) TO RAISE FUNDS TO PURCHASE MUSIC AND HIRE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS TO PLAY WITH THE CHOIR IN CONCERTS. EXPENSES: 11,193 REVENUES: 21,323 NORTHERN CURRENT. NORTHERN CURRENT IS AN ALL-DAY FREE COMMUNITY MUSICAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING COMMUNITY AND FOSTERING A LOVE OF MUSIC AS A CREATIVE OUTLET. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK. THIS EVENT CARRIES ON THE TRADITION OF "HOBOFEST- AND IS IN ITS 14TH YEAR. NORTHERN CURRENT SHOWCASES MANY OF THE AREA'S FINEST MUSICIANS PAIRED WITH IMPORTED TRAVELING PERFORMERS. THE FESTIVAL FEATURS A CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY BOOTH, WHICH IS A TENT WITH ART INSTALLATIONS, AND VARIOUS FOOD VENDORS ARE ON SITE. NORTHERN CURRENT RETAINS THE GRASSROOTS ORIGINS OF "HOBOFEST- AND EMBODIES IDEALS AND ASPIRATIONS OF SMALL-TOWN AMERICA. THE FESTIVAL HAS CAPTURED THE COMMUNITY'S HEART AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE EVENT FRESH AND ENHANCING IT YEAR-AFTER-YEAR. EXPENSES: 20,565 REVENUES: 19,013 THE LAKE KIWASSA SHOREOWNERS ASSOCIATION. THE LAKE KIWASSA SHOREOWNERS ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF LAKE KIWASSA, ITS ADJOINING WATERS, LANDS AND FORESTS; AND TO PROTECT THE PURITY OF ITS WATERS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE THREE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE LAKE. THE MAJOR FOCUS OF THE ASSOCATION HAS BEEN WORKING TO FIGHT THE SPREAD OF THESE INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE LAKE. EXPENSES: 5,983 REVENUES: 2,992 WAKE THE NORTH COUNTRY. WAKE THE NORTH COUNTRY, DBA BRIDGES TO THE LAND, WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOCAL GROWING AND ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. STARTING WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BRIDGES TO THE LAND WORKS TOWARD BUILDING RETORATIVE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FOUND TO DAMAGE EVERYONE TOUCHED BY IT: PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED, AND ESPECIALLY INCARCERATED YOUTH AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALSO PRISON STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES. ALL PROJECTS UNDER WAKE THE NORTH COUNTRY/BRIDGES TO THE LAND SEEK TO ADDRESS THESE HARMS. THEREFORE, ALL WORK WILL BE DONE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGING SYSTEMS FROM PUNITIVE TO RESTORATIVE AND KEEPING IN MIND THE MANY WAYS THAT NATURE, AND ESPECIALLY THE GROWING, PREPARING, AND EATING OF HEALTHY FOOD HAS POSITIVE IMPACTS ON ALL INVOLVED. EXPENSES: 150 REVENUES: 0 OSGOOD POND. THE OSGOOD POND ASSOCIATION IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OSGOOD POND AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIROMENT AS A TREASURED RESOURCE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF THE WATER OF OSGOOD POND AND ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING IT, TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO USE OSGOOD POND IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER, WITHOUT DEGRADING THE NATURAL STATE OF THE POND, ITS SURROUNDING LAND, OR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE POND AND ERADICATE ANY INVASIVE SPECIES, IF FOUND. THE ASSOCAITION EXPECTS TO ESTABLISH BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT OF THE POND, ITS SHORELINE, AND WATERSHED. EXPENES: 5,680 REVENUES: 5,910 AFGHAN FAMILY FUND. THE SARANAC LAKE AFGHAN FAMILY FUND SEEKS TO SPONSOR AN AFGHAN FAMILY'S APPLICATION FOR HUMANITARIAN PAROLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FAMILY IS TWO PARENTS AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN AND ARE THREATENED BECAUSE OF PRIOR ASSOCIATION/EMPLOYMENT WITH THE US IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PROGRAM UNDER WHICH THE FAMILY IS ELIGIBLE TO COME TO THE US REQUIRES FINANCIAL SPONSORHSIP TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING RESIDENCE IN THE US DO NOT BECOME A BURDEN ON PUBLIC PROGRAMS. EXPENSES: 150 REVENUES: 26 WHITEWATER PARK. FRIENDS OF THE SARANAC LAKE WHITEWATER PARK'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADVOCACY OF THE SARANAC LAKE WHITEWATER PARK. THE "FRIENDS OF" GROUPS GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE WHITEWATER PARK PROJECT THROUGH THE DESIGN, PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATIONAL PHASES. A WHITEWATER PARK IS A MODIFIED SECTION OF RIVER THAT WORKS TANDEM WITH NATURAL FEATURES SUCH AS DEPTH, SLOPE, AND WATER FLOW TO CREATE A WHITEWATER FEATURE (WAVES, EDDIES, ETC.) THAT ENCOURAGES THE ENJOYMENT DERIVED FROM ALL MANNERS OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOCATION INCLUDE 1) REFURBISHMENT OF THE RIVER CORRIDOR IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE, 2) LEVERAGING AND BUILDING ONTO THE ALREADY STRONG CULTURE AND SENSE OF PLACE THAT EMBODIES SARANAC LAKE, 3) ACTING TO DRAW LOCALS AND VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR FOR RECREATION AND GENERAL SIGHTSEEING, AND 4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RECREATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TOOL THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY AREA YOUTH, LOCAL COLLEGE OUTING CLUBS, AND TOURISTS. EXPENSES: 17 REVENUES: 0 DEATH CARE COMMUNITY. THE ADIRONDACK DEATH CARE COMMUNITY IS A TRI-LAKES BASED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, IN REDISCOVERING A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH GRIEF, END OF LIFE AND AFTER DEATH CARE. THE ADIRONDACK DEATH CARE COMMUNITY GOAL IS TO CREATE THE SPACE AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO REDISCOVER A MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH GRIEF, DEATH AND LOSS THROUGH EDUCATION, WITNESSING, ADVOCATING, NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION. EXPENSES: 841 REVENUES: 255 THE ROTARY CLUB OF SARANAC LAKE SUPPORTS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE SARANAC LAKE AREA AND ITS RESIDENTS. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO APPLY. GRANT AWARDS TYPICALLY RANGE FROM 200 TO 1,000. EXPENSES: 19,099 REVENUES: 25,822 THE ADIRONDACK FOLK OPERA (AFO) SEEKS TO BRING SIGNIFICANT STORIES OF ADIRONDACK LIFE TO THE STAGE WITH MUSIC AND DRAMA. AFO CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE ROLE THAT THE ADIRONDACKS PLAYED IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR, ABOLITIONISTS INCLUDING GERRITT SMITH, JOHN BROWN AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS SOUGHY TO GIVE FREE BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE BY FULFILLING THE PROPERTY REQUIREMENT WITH ADIRONDACK FARMLAND. AFO WILL BRING TOGETHER ADIRONDACK SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, AND EDUCATORS WITH OUTSIDE SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT NORTH COUNTRY CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL HISTORY ARE SUFFICIENTLY RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED. AFO RETELLS THE UNIQUE STORY OF ABOLITIONIST AND HEROIC, FREE BLACK FARMERS THAT WORKED TO SECURE THE VOTE IN THE 1840S-50S. EXPENSES: 629 REVENUES: 0 THE SARANAC LAKE AFTER PROM PARTY IS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE AN EVENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND AN ALCHOHOL AND DRUG FREE, SAFE, FUN EVENT ON THE EVENING OF THE PROM, WHICH WILL SERVE TO AVOID COMMUNITY DETERIORATION AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. EXPENSES: 15,695 REVENUES: 17,101 FRIENDS OF MOODY POND IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING MOODY POND, AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AS A TREASURED RESOURCE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SARANAC LAKE COMMUNITY. BY EDUCATION AND ASSISTING WITHOUT DEGRADING THE NATURAL STATE OF THE POND, THE SURROUNDING LAND, OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TO ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES, WORK WITH OTHERS INCLUDING STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY. EXPENSES: 28,123 REVENUES: 10,956 ESSEX FOOD HUB IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE ADIRONDACK FOOD SYSTEM AND SUPPORTS REGIONAL FARMERS, PRODUCERS AND ORGANIZATIONS BY FACILITATING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTS. TO SERVE AS A CRITICAL MISSING LINK IN ADDRESSING THE LOGISTICAL AND MARKET ACCESS CHALLENGES THAT OUR AREA'S FARMERS FACE. EXPENSES: 236,787 REVENUES: 217,771 SARANAC LAKE INNOVATIVE CYCLING KIDS (SLICK) MISSION IS TO ENHANCE AND CELEBRATE BIKING IN OUR AREA AND FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY. SLICK COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D TOTAL FORM 990, PART VI FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE SARANAC LAKE ROTARY FOUNDATION BOARD IS COMPOSED OF ELECTED MEMBERS FROM THE SARANAC LAKE ROTARY CLUB. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE SARANAC LAKE ROTARY FOUNDATION IS COMPOSED OF ELECTED MEMBERS FROM THE SARANAC LAKE ROTARY CLUB. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL RENEWAL OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY MEMBERS. 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