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Nordlys Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $739,547 (tax year ended December 2025)
Nordlys Foundation, a private foundation in Saratoga Springs, NY, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $739,547 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Adirondack Council in Elizabethtown, NY for program support.
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- EIN
- 146205088
- Based in
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Assets
- $8,246,838
- Grants paid
- $739,547
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202621349349101847. It reported $739,547 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Council | Elizabethtown, NY | Program support | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Program support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pitney Meadows Community | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Colonie CSD | Albany, NY | Program support | $44,547 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saratoga Plan | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis, MN | Kaffestugan project | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saratoga Senior Center | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agricultural Stewardship Association | Greenwich, NY | Program support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caffe Lena | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saratoga Institute | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Farmland Trust | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sagamore Institute of the Adirondac | Raquette Lake, NY | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Center for Loon Conserva | Saranac Lake, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Stomping Ground | Middle Grove, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saratoga Springs Preservation | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Williams On Long Point | Raquette Lake, NY | Program support | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mooncatcher Project | Schenectady, NY | Program support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Pulse | Housatonic, MA | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chebeaque and Cumberland Land Trust | Cumberland, ME | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Museum of Grafton Vermont | Grafton, VT | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349101306. It reported $2,039,500 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Land Trust | Keene, NY | Program support | Environment | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis, MN | Kaffestugan project | Arts, culture and humanities | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North House Folk School | Grand Marais, MN | Program support | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Stomping Ground | Middle Grove, NY | Program support | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pitney Meadows Community | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Colonie CSD | Albany, NY | Program support | $123,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Council | Elizabethtown, NY | Program support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Camp Sagamore | Raquette Lake, NY | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saratoga Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agricultural Stewardship Association | Greenwich, NY | Program support | Environment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saratoga Plan | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Farmland Trust | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Saratoga | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saratoga Senior Center | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Left Bank | North Bennington, VT | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sagamore Institute of the Adirondac | Raquette Lake, NY | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spring Street Gallery | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adirondack Center for Loon Conserva | Saranac Lake, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caffe Lena | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hudson Sloop Club | Beacon, NY | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sobro Conservancy of Saratoga | Saratoga Springs, NY | Program support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Peoples Church Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Program support | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mooncatcher Project | Schenectady, NY | Program support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School | Ghent, NY | Program support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $825,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $405,000 |
| Education | $400,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 |
| Religion-related | $15,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,944,047 |
| Minnesota | $805,000 |
| Vermont | $20,000 |
| Massachusetts | $5,000 |
| Maine | $5,000 |
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Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.