Bruce L. Crary Foundation

10/27/2025

As he rakes his yard, Bruce L. Crary is happy to share that his Foundation has provided $170K in scholarship awards to 295 North Country students for the Fall semester. He is looking forward to providing additional awards for the Spring semester.

04/23/2025

In celebration of what would have been his 104th birthday, we are sharing this photo of a young Bruce Crary. For the 2024-25 scholarship year, Bruce's legacy has provided a total of $317,000 in scholarship awards and community grants. Thank you, Bruce! (and Happy Birthday!)

02/13/2025

Bruce and his brother James hope that you are enjoying the wintry weather!

They also want to remind you that applications for the 2025-26
Scholarship year will be available via the Crary website starting on February 15th.
http://www.craryfoundation.org/scholarship-info.html.

Stay warm!

12/17/2024

The Staff and Board of Governors here at the Bruce L. Crary Foundation would like to wish all of our friends, community partners, and student scholars a wonderful holiday season!

10/01/2024

To date, the Crary Foundation has issued $170,025 to 340 regular and special award recipients for the 2024 Fall semester. To help celebrate these awards, please enjoy this photo of Bruce (foreground) and his brother James in the rumble seat of the family auto. circa 1935

06/10/2024

The Crary Foundation Board of Governors is pleased to announce it approved the applications of 118 high school seniors from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and Warren Counties. A total of $112,625 was awarded to these 118 North Country students in support of their studies for the 2024-25 academic year.

03/25/2024

For the 2023-2024 Scholarship year, the Crary Foundation supported 318 North Country students and committed nearly $320,000 in awards. We are presently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Scholarship year, from High School Seniors, Prior Recipients and Non-Traditional Students. For details, visit http://www.craryfoundation.org/. If you know of any students who could benefit from a Crary Scholarship, please share!

03/22/2024

Happy Spring? With a winter storm approaching the North Country, we want to share this photo of a young Bruce Crary dressed to play in the snow. Have a great weekend!

12/06/2023

https://www.heidrickfuneralhome.com/obituaries/hannelore-kissam?fbclid=IwAR2Kmer40m3Ym5Q8PSa_JdcAgMHbvriWTgQ1q7gh8AkkUZP9bQoXrP2sews

The Crary Foundation fondly remembers Hannelore Kissam, a former Executive Director who passed away recently. Hanna spent 23 years with the Crary Foundation. Not only did she manage the awarding of Crary scholarships to thousands of North Country students, she was also deeply involved in the restoration of the Hand House in the 1980s.
She will be greatly missed.

View Hannelore Kissam's obituary, send flowers and find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

11/15/2023

To date, the Crary Foundation has awarded nearly $158,000 to students for the 2023 Fall Semester. In a month, we will begin making awards for the 2024 Spring Semester.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween from the Bruce L. Crary Foundation. Here, Bruce is at a costume party, posing with friends.

08/23/2023

It’s college move-in time! Share your dorm move-in experience photos by tagging the Bruce L. Crary Foundation!