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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-1656218

McAdams Foundation

A private foundation in Indianapolis, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $19,100 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kathleen R McAdams
6234 Royal Alley Place
Indianapolis, IN 462379399
(317) 471-7380
Form and materials
Written request with supporting detail.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Operated exclusively for religious, charitable scientific, literary, or educational purposes or to foster international amateur sports competition within the united states.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $19,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $621,183
  • Tax year 2024

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $595,513
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $572,519
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $536,393
  • Tax year 2021

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $669,979
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $664,002
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $659,848
  • Tax year 2018

    $24,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $602,886

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arsenal Technical High SCIndianapolis, IN

    Scholarships

    $6,000
  2. Conner PrairieFishers, IN

    2025 mission

    $3,000
  3. Life Point ChurchIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $3,000
  4. Hunger IncIndianapolis, IN

    Non-profit food pantry

    $3,000
  5. Indiana State Parks Natural Resource FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    Memorial support

    $2,000
  6. Franciscan Health FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    Indianapolis campus support

    $1,100
  7. Indiana Central Little LeagueIndianapolis, IN

    Supporting our youth

    $500
  8. Ainsley's Angels of AmericaVirginia BCH, VA

    To support local youth athletes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana7 grants $18,600
  2. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen R McAdamsTRUSTEE/PRES Hours 4Pay $12,500
  • Martha L OlsonTRUSTEE/VICE Hours 0.5Pay $300
  • Timothy A McAdamsTRUSTEE/VICE Hours 0.5Pay $300
  • James E McAdamsTRUSTEE/VICE Hours 0.5Pay $300
  • Lars OlsonTRUSTEE/VICE Hours 0.5Pay $300
  • Nels OlsonTRUSTEE/VICE Hours 0.5Pay $300
  • Lauren McAdamsNON-VOTING T Hours 0Pay $300

The return

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