Pratt-Northam Foundation

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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
Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Assoc. $20,000
American Lung Assoc. $100
American Maple Museum $4,000
AYSO (Lowville, South Lewis + Carthage) $12,570
B.E. Strong Library - Turin $10,000
Beaver Camp $7060
Beaver River CS $17,500
Beaver River Health Coun. $15,000
Big Brothers, Big Sisters $30,000
Bill Koch Ski Club $2,000
Boonville/Black River Canal Museum $10,000
Boonville Concert Band $17,500
Boonville Ministerium $250
Boy Scouts $5,915
Branaugh Boys Club $10,910
Brookhaven House $5,025
Carthage Area Hospital $50,030
Carthage Central CS $1,618
Carthage Free Library $35,206
Carthage YMCA $36,500
Children’s Home of Jefferson County (BB/BS) $22,500
Clark and Williston School $71,712
Community Foundation of NNY $20,000
Constable Hall Assoc. $12,089
Constableville FD $23,527
Copenhagen CS $1,000
Daydreams, Inc. $2,800
Dispute Resolution Center $5,200
Dodge Pratt Northam Community Center $10,056
Erwin Library (Boonville) $51,412
Everson Museum $649
Explorer Post 122 $800
FFA Foundation $3,000
Food Bank of Central NY $5,000
Good Samaritan Society of St. James $800
Hand-in-Hand (Boonville) $31,500
Hand-in-Hand (Lowville) $30,918
Harrisville Little League $10,000
Jefferson Community College $8023
Jefferson County Domestic Center $3,000
Jeff-Lewis BOCES $807
Kiwanis Club (Boonville) $7,500
Lewis Co. Ag. Society $99,047
Lewis County Friends of Hospice $12,570
Lewis County General Hospital $25,761
Lewis County Historical Society $20,265
Lewis County Hospital Foundation $500
Lewis County Opportunities $17,997
Lewis County Public Health $12,000
Lewis County Soil and Water $5,000
Lowville Central School $3,500

Lowville American Legion Baseball $2,850
Lowville Arts in the Park $9,950
Lowville Council of Churches Food Pantry $1,600
Lowville Lions Club $1,000
Lowville Little League $2,365
Lowville T-Ball $500
Mathew's Place $800
Mountainview Prevention $24,000
NCPR $18,500
New Bremen FD $8,237
NNY Autism Clinic $16,562
North Country Reads $3,150
NYS Old Time Fiddlers $11,775
Operation Lowville $4,143
Port Leyden Library $35,000
Pratt Northam Art Institute $38,720
Pratt Northam Youth Coun. $47,795
Research RDMI $440
Ryder's Edge Skate Park $10,000
Samaritan Medical Center $10,560
South Lewis CS $18,500
St. Stephen's Knights of Columbus $1,500
Syracuse Symphony $10,300
Thousand Islands Girl Scouts $12,000
Thousand Islands Habitat For Humanity $12,570
Town of Boonville (BYAA) $3,000
Town of Croghan $1,615
Town of Forestport $11,934
Town of Greig $12,000
Town of Lewis Library $8,000
Town of Lowville $110,000
Town of Martinsburg $33,168
Town of Watson $12,310
Tri County Arts Coun. $3,000
Tug Hill Commission $11,500
Tug Hill Tomorrow $2,500
Twin Village Festival of Arts $67,850
Village Ecumenical Ministries of Carthage $800
Village of Boonville $141,224
Village of Carthage $60,052
Village of Castorland $5,000
Village of Constableville $1,794
Village of Croghan $56,000
Village of Harrisville $7,000
Village of Lowville $8,500
Village of Lyons Falls $32,913
Village of Port Leyden $6,565
Village of Turin $19,150
Village of West Carthage $21,000
Volunteer Center of Jefferson County $1,500
WNPE/WNPI $3,442

Pratt Northam Scholarships $527,901
Pratt Northam Workerships $1,983,478
Pratt Northam Youth Advisory Councils $123,452.97

Donald Exford Community Service Awards $2,000

TOTAL $4,357,582.97

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