Adams Charitable Foundation

FALLS CHURCH, VA EIN: 52-2002510

Adams Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FALLS CHURCH, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $63.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3.5M. Net investment income was $4.1M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$63.5M

+15.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.5M

+18.3% YoY

Grant Count

4

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$888K

-40.8% YoY

About Adams Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Adams Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FALLS CHURCH, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $63.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3.5M. Net investment income was $4.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AmherstCharlottesvilleDurhamFairfaxFalls ChurchHealdsburgHoustonLandoverMill ValleyWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$63,511,390$55,128,658$48,029,343
Revenue$4,528,231$3,128,159$-475,655
Expenses$3,940,402$3,328,468$3,794,492
Qualifying Distributions$3,550,000$3,000,000$3,500,000
Net Investment Income$4,140,329$2,802,216$807,784
Distributable Amount$2,827,743$2,502,129$2,696,058

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$888K$2M$3M$4M6 grants20206 grants20213 grants20222 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY$2.0MNATIONAL CAPITAL POISON …$1.0MPUBLIC RESOURCES ORG INC$300KRECLAIM THE RECORDS$250K

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K5$500K–1M9$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD L ADAMS JRSEC-TR-DIR
DONNALYN FREY ADAMSPRES-DIR
ALLAN FREYVP-DIR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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