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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-1059010

Adams Foundation

A private foundation in Montgomery, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $44,540 paid in grants.

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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
Samuel Adams
PO Box 4562
Montgomery, AL 36103
(334) 301-0597
Form and materials
Basis of need for funds
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable projects in the areas of education, health and the arts

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $44,540

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $674,611

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $661,307

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $635,875

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $654,067

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,350

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $696,424

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $670,091

  • Tax year 2019

    $104,973

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $678,990

  • Tax year 2018

    $123,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $737,870

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rotary FoundationEvanston, IL

    Health & educational

    $15,000
  2. San Francisco OperaSan Fransisco, CA

    Arts

    $15,000
  3. Fairhope Rotary Club FoundationFairhope, AL

    Humanitarian

    $6,040
  4. Los Altos History MuseumLos Altos, CA

    Educational

    $5,000
  5. Montgomery Rotary Charity FoundationMontgomery, AL

    Humanitarian

    $2,500
  6. Montgomery Christian SchoolMontgomery, AL

    Edu

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $6,04050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00042% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $20,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $15,000
  3. Alabama3 grants $9,540

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Samuel AdamsTRUSTEE/SEC TREAS Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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