Blue Mountain Center

Supporting writers, artists and activists in Blue Mountain Lake, New York

Support Us

Make a monthly contribution or a one-time donation to BMC. You can donate to our general fund or to an active designated fund via the drop-down menu on the Paypal page (further details on how to do so are below). Thank you for your generous support.

Donate via Paypal:
or mail a check to:

Blue Mountain Center
PO Box 109
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Monthly contributions via Paypal will be automatically withdrawn for 12 months after the initial donation.
Please specify your monthly contribution to BMC.

Active Designated Funds 

To donate specifically to any of the following funds, please select them from the drop-down menu in the Paypal Donation page.

Resident Support Fund — Founded in 2017 by generous BMC alumni and the Adirondack Foundation, this fund provides financial support to accepted applicants of color who require additional resources to participate in BMC's residency program. Donate via Blue Mountain Center’s Paypal (see button below) and select “Resident Support Fund” in the drop down menu.

Richard J. Margolis Award - Blue Mountain Center partners with the Richard J. Margolis Award, given annually to a promising new journalist or essayist whose nonfiction work combines warmth, humor and wisdom and sheds light on issues of social justice. You may make a one-time gift via PayPal to Blue Mountain Center and designate it for the Margolis Award by selecting “Richard J. Margolis Award” in the drop-down menu.

Blue Mountain Center is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your contributions enable us to continue to provide progressive writers, artists, and activists — free of charge — a peaceful and comfortable environment in which they can focus and relax, free from the distractions and demands of normal daily life. Donations to BMC are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. 

If you would like to discuss donating to BMC, contact Director Ben Strader at 518-352-7391 or ben@bluemountaincenter.org. 

Photo credits: Trevor Nathan (Home), Karin Hayes (Community, Support Us, & Contact), & Jan Mammey (Apply).

Photo credits: Trevor Nathan (Home), Karin Hayes (Community, Support Us, & Contact), & Jan Mammey (Apply).