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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-2002510

Adams Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Falls Church, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $3,550,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $63,511,390

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,000,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $55,128,658

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,500,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $48,029,343

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,700,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $61,911,197

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,972,063

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $54,347,337

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,205,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $42,467,876

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,725,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $37,653,603

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Folger Shakespeare LibraryWashington, DC

    Operating support

    $2,000,000
  2. National Capital Poison CenterFalls Church, VA

    Operating support

    $1,000,000
  3. Public Resources Org IncHealdsburg, CA

    Opperating support

    $300,000
  4. Reclaim the RecordsMill Valley, CA

    Operating support

    $250,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $1,000,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $250,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $3,000,000
  2. California2 grants $550,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard L Adams JrSEC-TR-DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donnalyn Frey AdamsPRES-DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Allan FreyVP-DIR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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