Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Raton, FL EIN: 06-1531048

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boca Raton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2024, it made $600 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $5.

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children at a glance

Total assets
$48,365
-1.2% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$5
+0.0% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$600
+71.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$600
+71.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Guilford

How Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 25% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K1 grant2020 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cathryn Holinger Guilford, CTEducate Dyslexic Children$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$48,365$5$600——$600$5$2,397
2023$48,960$5$350——$350$5$2,443
2022$49,305$7$500——$500$7$4,856
2020$49,597$9$1,700$1,5001—$9$2,484

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Deborah Gagliardi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Gagliardi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children

How large is Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children?

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children reported $48K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $600 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (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 is Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children?

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boca Raton, FL. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children operate?

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children's EIN?

Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1531048. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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