Adirondack League Club
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What it says it does
TO MANAGE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 50,000 ACRE PRESERVE.
- Income
- $6.5 million
- Spending
- $6.1 million
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $193,878, general manager
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $2.8 million spent. THE CLUB MAINTAINED AN AMPLE PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING, FISHING, REST, AND RECREATION. AS PART OF THIS SERVICE, THE CLUB OPERATED THREE LODGES (LITTLE MOOSE, HONNEDAGA, AND BISBY). THE CLUB SERVED 424 MEMBERS.
- $1.1 million spent. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ADIRONDACK FOREST, INCLUDING PROPAGATION AND PROTECTION OF FISH AND GAME IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. THE ALC HAS PARTNERED WITH NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, US FOREST SERVICE, USGS - UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS, EMPIRE STATE FOREST PRODUCTS ASSN, BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE, COOPERATIVE LOON PROGRAM, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NYS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL OF FORESTRY, AND AMERICAN TREE FARM IN ITS RESEARCH EFFORTS. THE ALC HAS BEEN FORMALLY ENGAGED IN A 65-YEAR COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE RELATIONSHIP IS TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS ON SOIL AND WATER QUALITY. THIS WORK WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1970. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY MEMBER DUES AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
- $353,912 spent. FORESTRY - ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF SCIENTIFIC FORESTRY. THE ALC EMPLOYS TWO FULL TIME FORESTERS WHO MAINTAIN A DETAILED FOREST INVENTORY THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING NATURAL FOREST REGENERATION, WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES. THE ALC IS ALSO INVOLVED IN A LONG-TERM FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IS RESPONSIBLY ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE THE OVERABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN TREE SPECIES. THE ALC FOLLOWS PRESCRIBED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MODERN SILVICULTURE AND WORKS WITH MULTIPLE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. OUR RESEARCH IS OPENLY SHARED WITH OTHER FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH ENTITIES. THE RESEARCH IS FUNDED BY MEMBER DUES AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1987.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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