Private foundation · EIN 14-6205088

Nordlys Foundation

Preselected only

Saratoga Springs, NY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202511349349101306
Total assets (EOY)$6,498,226
Grants paid$2,039,500
Typical (median) grant$40,000
Grants listed25
Giving in home state (NY)66%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K9
$25K–$100K7
$100K+8

Smallest $1,500 · Largest $400,000

Geographic focus

NY
66%
MN
33%
VT
1%

Common purposes

kaffestuganproject

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$237,000$1,094,67714
2024$2,039,500$6,498,22625

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Adirondack Land TrustKEENE, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$400,000
American Swedish InstituteMINNEAPOLIS, MNKAFFESTUGAN PROJECT$375,000
North House Folk SchoolGRAND MARAIS, MNPROGRAM SUPPORT$300,000
Camp Stomping GroundMIDDLE GROVE, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$140,000
Pitney Meadows CommunitySARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$125,000
South Colonie CsdALBANY, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$123,000
Adirondack CouncilELIZABETHTOWN, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$100,000
Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$100,000
Great Camp SagamoreRAQUETTE LAKE, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,000
Saratoga Arts CenterSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$50,000
Agricultural Stewardship AssnGREENWICH, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$45,000
Saratoga PlanSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$45,000
American Farmland TrustSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$40,000
Opera SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
Saratoga Senior CenterSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
Left BankNORTH BENNINGTON, VTPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
Sagamore Institute Of The AdirondacRAQUETTE LAKE, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
Spring Street GallerySARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
Adirondack Center For Loon ConservaSARANAC LAKE, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Caffe LenaSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Hudson Sloop ClubBEACON, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Sobro Conservancy Of SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
All Peoples Church Twin CitiesMINNEAPOLIS, MNPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
The Mooncatcher ProjectSCHENECTADY, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Hawthorne Valley Waldorf SchoolGHENT, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$1,500
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