Adair Foundation
The Adair Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas, that supports charitable initiatives in keeping with its faith and its stated aim to share the love of Christ and promote human flourishing. Its website says it seeks to bless others with resources entrusted to it and to partner with organizations addressing pressing needs in its city, country, and around the world.
Adair Foundation at a glance
In short: Adair Foundation gave $2.8M across 35 grants in 2025 (avg $79K), top state Texas. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,753,149
- -55.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 35
- -61.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $78,661
- +14.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $34,601,277
- -7.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (11 of 31, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Adair Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 700 N Pearl Street Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 244-1470
Website: https://adairfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Adair Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Christian Foundation ($545K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
373 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 219 grants of 373 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website describes work at local, national, and international levels. In filing year 2025, 46% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, 13% to Florida, 13% to Tennessee, 11% to Washington, DC, and 5% to Virginia. Grant purposes also named work in countries including India, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Japan, Cambodia, and Albania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 35 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Adair Foundation open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 31 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $34K; repeat grants $117K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $55K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 62% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.1M (2020) to $6.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 35 grants totaling $2.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Christian Foundation Dallas, TX | Funding for the Donor Advised Fund | $545,000 |
| International Justice Mission Washington, DC | Funding to support the rescue and protection of children, women, and women who are vulnerable to bonded slave labor in india and funding to rescue and protect women and children victimized by violence in uganda. | $300,000 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Orlando, FL | Funding to be designated to 5 bible translation projects in africa. | $200,000 |
| Alliance for Freedom Restoration and Justice Smithville, TN | Funding for Phase 2 of Engage Together DFW. | $150,000 |
| Redeem International Merrifield, VA | Funding to scale operations in uganda and beyond to protect widows and orphans from the devastation of land grabbing. | $150,000 |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation Dallas, TX | Funding to enhance the chaplaincy and bereavement programs at the utsw simmons cancer center. | $150,000 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Orlando, FL | Funding for bible translation for the arat cluster 2 in ethiopia. | $125,000 |
| Hope International Lancaster, PA | Funding to Equip Underserved Rwandan Entrepreneursthrough Microfinance. | $125,000 |
| Seed Company Arlington, TX | Funding for an oral bible translation project in the middle east. | $100,000 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation Dallas, TX | Funding for the dallas spiritual care and education team. | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,601,277 | $498,470 | $3,117,747 | $2,753,149 | 35 | $3,102,188 | $492,813 | $5,015,350 |
| 2024 | $37,231,261 | $857,922 | $6,687,632 | $6,164,443 | 90 | $6,462,292 | $768,871 | $5,800,171 |
| 2023 | $43,070,659 | $10,588,089 | $4,357,005 | $4,047,579 | 72 | $4,327,342 | $10,393,630 | $4,638,185 |
| 2022 | $36,812,559 | $-840,980 | $4,356,914 | $4,036,500 | 89 | $4,316,713 | — | $3,727,454 |
| 2021 | $42,017,373 | $419,134 | $4,002,125 | $3,816,100 | 87 | $3,980,828 | $256,759 | $4,267,399 |
| 2020 | $45,593,024 | $5,695,009 | $2,344,770 | $2,114,500 | 76 | — | $7,272,004 | $3,277,062 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adair Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website says it seeks to support the local church and organizations working in areas including care for widows and orphans, justice and healing for victims of human and sex trafficking, veterans and first responders, homelessness, vulnerable youth, people with disabilities, hospitals and research, Bible translation, and communities in crisis.
Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated missions span these areas. Redeem International says it works to protect widows and orphans from violent abuse and exploitation; Alliance for Freedom Restoration and Justice says it exists to end human trafficking and protect vulnerable people; and Hope International says it invests in families in underserved communities while proclaiming and living the Gospel. Southwestern Medical Foundation describes its work as advancing medical education, research, and patient care, while Children’s Medical Center Foundation says it secures philanthropic contributions to support children’s health.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 35 grants totaling $2,753,149. Grant amounts ranged from $3,718 to $545,000, with a median of $40,000. Among the larger grants were $545,000 to National Christian Foundation for a donor-advised fund; $300,000 to International Justice Mission for work to rescue and protect people vulnerable to bonded slave labor in India and violence in Uganda; and $200,000 to Wycliffe Bible Translators for five Bible translation projects in Africa. Other grants included $150,000 to Redeem International to scale operations in Uganda and beyond, $150,000 to Southwestern Medical Foundation for chaplaincy and bereavement programs at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center, and $125,000 to Hope International to equip underserved Rwandan entrepreneurs through microfinance.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tammi L. Adair as president and director; A. Jayson Adair as vice president and director; Garrett Adair as director; and Jacquilyne A. Keene as secretary and director.
Adair Foundation is led by Tammi L. Adair, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tammi L. Adair
President & Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
A. Jayson Adair
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Garrett Adair
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquilyne A. Keene
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Adair Foundation
How much does Adair Foundation give each year?
Adair Foundation gave $2.8M across 35 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6.2M across 90 grants.
What is Adair Foundation's typical grant size?
Adair Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $78,661, across 35 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Adair Foundation that year got $34K on average.
Where does Adair Foundation give grants?
Adair Foundation's top state is Texas, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Florida (13%) and Tennessee (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (7 grants), Orlando, FL (3 grants), Plano, TX (3 grants) and Brentwood, TN (2 grants).
Does Adair Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 20% of Adair Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 35) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Adair Foundation's largest grantees?
Adair Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include National Christian Foundation ($545,000), Wycliffe Bible Translators ($325,000 across 2 grants) and International Justice Mission ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Adair Foundation?
Adair Foundation reported $34.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Adair Foundation fund?
The foundation’s website says it seeks to support the local church and organizations working in areas including care for widows and orphans, justice and healing for victims of human and sex trafficking, veterans and first responders, homelessness, vulnerable youth, people with disabilities, hospitals and research, Bible translation, and communities in crisis. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Adair Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Adair Foundation's EIN?
Adair Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1486106. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Adair Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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