Pratt-Northam Past Contributions

Throughout the history of the Foundation, the directors have held that the Foundation should seek to benefit the Black River Valley area, from Boonville in the South to Carthage in the North, by providing financial support to not-for-profit organizations fulfilling community needs which neither government nor private enterprise could reasonably accomplish. Such needs, the directors have maintained, may be cultural, educational, or civic.

Since its founding in 1962, the Foundation has averaged approximately $100,000 in annual contributions to the following organizations and other activities and causes, and to its scholarship and workership programs. With the prudent management and stewardship of its directors, the Pratt-Northam Foundation should be able to carry on its good works for many years to come.

Some things we've helped to build...

Listed below are the organizations that have received funds from the Pratt-Northam Foundation. If you are interested in applying for grant money, please check out our Grants page.

The Brookhaven House continues to be able to provide its programs for unwed mothers as a result of a Pratt Northam grant which supported the installation of a fire alarm system in its Carthage residence.

Contributions from 1964 to 2003

Adirondack Central School	$2,000.00
AYSO - Lowville, South Lewis, Carthage	$12,570.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lewis County	$25,000.00
Boonville Concert Band	$11,000.00
Branaugh Memorial Boys Club	$10,910.11
BOCES	$807.38
Boonville Ministerium	$250.00
Beaver River Central School	$17,500.00
Beaver River Health Council	$15,000.00
Seaway Valley Council BSA	$5,000.00
Carthage Hospital Association	$50,030.00
Carthage Central School	$1,618.00
Carthage Free Library	$35,206.00
Community Foundation NNY	$20,000.00
Constable Hall Association	$11,938.90
Constableville Fire Department	$23,537.00
Dodge Pratt Northam Community Center	$20,056.00
Erwin Library and Institute	$51,412.00
Everson Museum or Art	$648.50
Food Bank of Central New York	$5,000.00
Hand in Hand	$30,917.50
Jefferson Community College	$4,523.00
Jefferson County Domestic Center	$3,000.00
Kiwanis Club of Boonville Ball Field	$7,500.00
Lowville Academy & Central School	$9,000.00
North Country Public Radio	$18,500.00
Lowville Arts in the Park	$9,950.00
Lowville American Legion - Youth Baseball	$2,850.00
Lewis County Agricultural Society	$91,047.00
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce	$13,776.00
Lewis County Cooperative Extension	$2,550.00
Lewis County Friends of Hospice	$12,570.00
Lewis County General Hospital - Landscaping & Repairs	$25,760.59
Lewis County Historical Society	$13,916.92
Lewis County Opportunities - Programming	$11,396.76
Lewis County Public Health	$12,000.00
Lewis County Soil and Water	$3,000.00
Lewis County Youth Board - Programming	$17,000.00
Lowville Free Library	$46,071.61

Lowville Lions Club	$1,000.00
New Bremen Fire Department	$8,327.50
NYS Old Time Fiddlers	$11,775.00
Operation Lowville	$4,142.50
Port Leyden Community Library	$35,000.00
Pratt Northam Art Institute	$38,719.54
Pratt Northam Youth Council	$36,618.29
Research RDMI	$440.00
Scholarships (12/64 - 1/83)	$527,901.00
Clark & Williston School (12/69 - 12/84)	$71,712.57
Samaritan Medical Center	$10,560.00
South Lewis Central School	$17,000.00
St. Stephen's Council Knights of Columbus	$1,500.00
Syracuse Symphony	$5,300.00
Town of Boonville, BYAA	$3,000.00
Thousand Islands Habitat for Humanity	$12,570.00
Tri County Arts Council	$3,000.00
Town of Croghan	$1,615.00
Town of Forestport	$11,934.00
Town of Lewis Library	$8,000.00
Town of Martinsburg	$33,167.54
Town of Greig	$12,000.00
Twin Village Festival of Arts	$66,350.00
Town of Watson	$12,310.00
Tug Hill Commission	$11,500.00
Village of Boonville - Erwin Park	$131,223.73
Village of Carthage	$60,052.00
Village of Constableville	$1,794.00
Village of Croghan	$56,000.00
Village of Lyons Falls	$27,913.00
Village of Lowville	$7,000.00
Village of Port Leyden	$6,565.00
Village of Turin	$19,150.00
Village of West Carthage	$21,000.00
Pratt Northam Workerships	$1,382,116.64
WNPE-WNPI	$3,441.88
Youth Activity Council	$33,451.86
Youth Advocacy Program	$15,500.00
Youth Council	$11,476.73
Grand Total:	$3,344,983.55

After a terrible windstorm destroyed the Boonville Park the Pratt-Northam Foundation was asked for assistance. Pictured above is one of the pavilions that were rebuilt with a glance at the swim area and the surrounding area at the park.

Young people from northern Oneida County, Lewis County and eastern Jefferson County are able to participate in the Day Dreams, Inc. "Old Time Country Holiday" at Boonville-Oneida County Fair as a result of a Pratt Northam Grant.

The Pratt-Northam Foundation provides many workerships that are simply lifeguards. From Carthage to Boonville, there are dozens of lifeguards that can work because of grants from our foundation. Here are a couple of lifeguards conducting swimming lessons at Beaver Falls Beach.

The new in 20004 Carthage YMCA was renovated and is aided with operating costs as a result of a Pratt Northam Foundation grant.

This is the Constableville Recreation Pavilion. It was built with funds provided in a grant from the Pratt-Northam Foundation. During the winter months it serves as an ice arena, with summer usage being a picnic and gathering place.

The Croghan Recreation Pavilion was built just a couple of years ago. Its existence came about partly to the thanks of the Pratt-Northam Foundation. During the winter, it is used for hockey and open skating, while its summer use is family reunions and the Farmers' Market

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