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Adirondack Community Foundation
Adirondack Community Foundation publishes a page of open awards with eligibility, amounts and apply links, plus school-counselor administered funds. Yearly late-spring deadlines are posted. There is no filter tool, so students read rules for town, school, field or non-traditional status. Pages fit a phone well. The policy says the site does not sell or share personal information except as described.
Best for: Students in the Adirondack region of New York who can use open foundation awards or ask a school counselor about local funds.
Limitation: There is no filter tool, and many funds are administered through school counselors rather than a public form.
Our rating
3.4out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.0 / 5)
- There is no filter tool on the page.
- Open awards list structured eligibility such as town, school or field.
- Other funds are administered through school counselors.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Yearly late-spring deadlines are posted on the foundation page.
- Open awards include eligibility, amount and apply links.
- School-specific funds name the award and send students to a counselor.
Ease of Use (4.5 / 5)
- Pages open without a blocking pop-up.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- Pages fit a phone screen, and text is readable.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The policy says information is not sold or shared except as described.
- It covers information provided on purpose, logs and children.
- Pages load Google tools, with no ad units shown.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.
Updated November 2026