Henry Uihlein Ii & Mildred A Uihlein

THE FOUNDATION'S FOUNDER, HENRY UIHLEIN, DIRECTED THAT, IF POSSIBLE, HIS PROPERTY NOT BE TURNED INTO A COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS RENOVATED AND RESTORED HIS RATHER EXTENSIVE FARMHOUSE AND HOLDS IT AVAILABLE TO LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS A VENUE FOR MEETINGS, SEMINARS, RETREATS, FUND-RAISERS AND THE LIKE. AN UPDATED (BUT NOT "COMMERCIAL") KITCHEN IS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH FIBER-SUPPORTED WI-FI. THE BUILDING USUALLY SEES ABOUT 3,000 VISITORS A YEAR. IN 2020, DUE TO THE COVID SHUTDOWN, IT WAS LESS THAN 300 (IN JANUARY).

Expenses: $127K

THE FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED ABOUT ELEVEN MILES OF WALKING/HIKING/CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS THAT ARE EXTENSIVELY USED YEAR-ROUND BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THE COVID LOCKDOWN SPURRED EVEN MORE USAGE. GUESSTIMATES PUT TOTAL USAGE OVER THE YEAR IN SIX FIGURES. HENRY'S WOODS LIES AT THE EASTERN END OF THE PROPERTY AND CONSISTS OF SEVERAL HEAVILY ENGINEERED TRIALS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE DIFFICULTY AND BREATH-TAKING VIEWS FROM LOOKOUTS HIGHER UP THE HILL. HEAVEN HILL TRAILS, INCLUDING OLD ORCHARD TRAIL, ARE LOCATED ON RELATIVELY FLAT TERRAIN AT THE WESTERN END OF THE PROPERTY. ALL TRAILS ARE WELL MARKED. UNDER DEVELOPMENT IS A HISTORY TRAIL WHICH WILL EXTEND OVER THE TOP OF HEAVEN HILL, CONNECTING THE EAST AND WEST TRAIL SYSTEMS AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE REMAINS OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES LEFT BY THE VERY EARLY SETTLERS OF THE FARM.

Expenses: $112K

THE FOUNDATION HAS REFURBISHED THE SUGARHOUSE BUILT BY THE FOUNDER AND HAS HIRED AN EXPERT TO OVERSEE THE HARVEST OF MAPLE SAP FROM THE LARGE STAND OF MAPLE TREES (THE "SUGARBUSH") AND BOIL SYRUP WHILE RUNNING AN OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. COVID LIMITED IN-PERSON CONTACT, BUT THE 2020 SYRUP HARVEST WAS VERY GOOD (80 GALLONS) AND RESULTED IN DONATIONS OF ABOUT 20 GALLONS TO THE LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAM AND 11 GALLONS TO THE NORTH ELBA CHRISTMAS FUND (THE BALANCE WAS DISTRIBUTED DURING OUTREACH PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR).

Expenses: $33K