Glens Falls, New York: In 2006 the Charles R. Wood Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $367,150 in grants to area nonprofit organizations. Over the past three years the Foundation has awarded over 1 million dollars - $1,140,850.00 to benefit the Lake George Region and surrounding areas.

Charles R. Wood established the Charles R. Wood Foundation in 1978 to provide assistance in areas of special need in the Lake George Region and surrounding areas. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations with an emphasis on programs for children, healthcare and the arts. Mr. Wood, founder of Storytown USA, the present-day Great Escape Theme Park, the Double H Hole in the Woods Camp for critically ill children and numerous other endeavors and businesses in the area, died in September of 2004 leaving the majority of his estate to the Foundation that bears his name.

In 2006 the Charles R. Wood Foundation awarded the following grants: $125,000 to the Charles R. Wood Theater; $47,500 to support the Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch; $25,000 to High Peaks Hospice to fund certification education for clinical nursing staff; $8,650 to the Lake George Arts Project; $3,500 to Pendragon Theater Company to help fund touring productions of three children's plays; $10,000 to the Saratoga Automobile Museum for the "Sockets to Rockets Garage" program; $25,000 to the Civic Center of Moreau; $5,000 to the St. Mary's - St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School for the Cornerstone Project; $10,000 to the Adirondack Theatre Festival in support of the STAGEWRITE Program in the schools; $100,000 to Glens Falls Hospital; and $2,500 to The Open Door Soup Kitchen to provide meals during the holidays. An additional $5,000 was granted to benefit various other not-for-profit organizations.

The Foundation Board reviews grant applications twice a year, in the spring and fall. To be reviewed at the spring meeting there is a deadline of April 1 for grant submissions and a deadline submission of August 1 for review at the fall meeting. Grants are awarded to organizations that focus their efforts in areas that benefit children, healthcare and the arts.

Not-for-profit organizations that fall within the granting guidelines are encouraged to apply to The Charles R. Wood Foundation to be considered for funding. Information about grant applications can be obtained online at: