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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6039262

Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $3.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,212,119

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $49,100,005
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,832,375

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $48,711,749
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,632,558

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $47,754,178
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,300,575

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $48,062,462
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,107,428

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $50,059,696
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,921,665

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $47,636,959
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,536,437

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $47,480,476

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General purpose grant

    $1,284,847
  2. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support grant

    $642,424
  3. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General support grant

    $321,212
  4. The Fund for Public Schools IncNew York, NY

    General purpose grant

    $321,212
  5. ASPCANew York, NY

    General purpose grant

    $160,606
  6. Westover School IncMiddlebury, CT

    General purpose grant

    $160,606
  7. Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY

    General purpose grant

    $160,606
  8. Jefferson HospitalJefferson Hills, PA

    General purpose grant

    $160,606

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $1,445,45356% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $642,42425% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $321,21213% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $160,6066% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $1,284,847
  2. New York4 grants $963,636
  3. Texas1 grant $642,424
  4. Connecticut1 grant $160,606
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $160,606

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Deutsche Bank Trust Company N ATRUSTEE Hours 25Pay $367,090

The return

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