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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2900865

Adams Foundation

A private foundation in South Hadley, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $55,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 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

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

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $394,944
  • Tax year 2023

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $412,753
  • Tax year 2022

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $434,435
  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $458,471
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $483,465
  • Tax year 2019

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $503,554
  • Tax year 2018

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $544,328
  • Tax year 2017

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $581,007

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial AssocDeerfield, MA

    Museum needs

    $40,000
  2. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial AssocDeerfield, MA

    Museum needs

    $10,000
  3. Wistariahurst MuseumHolyoke, MA

    Museum needs

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $55,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Russell S AdamsDIRECTOR/MGR Hours 0Pay $4,800
  • Timothy G JarvisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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