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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 20-5984588

Adams Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Haverford, PA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 5 grants and $50,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,298

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $678,888

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,751

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $645,798

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,150

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $639,786

  • Tax year 2019

    $29,605

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $555,571

  • Tax year 2018

    $33,477

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $505,518

Grants paid in 2023

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bridges to IndependenceArlington, VA

    Per governing instrument - contrib to preselected CH

    $25,000
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Per governing instrument - contrib to preselected CH

    $20,000
  3. Haveford Monthly MeetingHavertown, PA

    Per governing instrument - contrib to preselected CH

    $5,000
  4. The Quadrangle IncHaverford, PA

    Per governing instrument - contrib to preselected CH

    $600
  5. Retina Foundation of the SouthDallas, TX

    Per governing instrument - contrib to preselected CH

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,00056% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $20,00044% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  2. New York1 grant $20,000
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $5,600
  4. Texas1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary M AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gordon Dabney AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer Leigh AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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