Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $99K. Net investment income was $189K.
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust gave $99K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $99K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $99,368
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $99,368
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $99,368
- Total assets
- $1,333,945
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Virginia Tech Foundation ($99K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2020) to $104K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $99K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Foundation Leesburg, VA | Program Support | $99,368 |
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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 | $1,333,945 | $207,959 | $122,092 | $99,368 | 1 | $100,583 | $188,534 | $102,256 |
| 2024 | $1,248,428 | $150,341 | $109,444 | $88,419 | 1 | $89,432 | $131,203 | $100,381 |
| 2023 | $1,207,327 | $95,021 | $106,522 | $89,480 | 1 | $90,454 | $79,168 | $89,393 |
| 2022 | $1,219,018 | $94,602 | $125,592 | $104,269 | 1 | $106,107 | $77,887 | $91,318 |
| 2021 | $1,250,268 | $159,064 | $106,441 | $86,847 | 1 | $86,847 | $140,293 | $104,269 |
| 2020 | $1,197,653 | $96,945 | $100,550 | $82,483 | 1 | — | $81,384 | $87,713 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $102K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust is led by Brown Investment Advisory, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brown Investment Advisory
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust
How much does Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust give each year?
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust gave $99K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $88K across 1 grant.
How large is Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust?
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $101K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $102K (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.
Where does Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust operate?
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust's EIN?
Adelaide C Riggs Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6740006. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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