Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc

FALLS CHURCH, VA EIN: 31-1704650

The Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation is a private foundation located in Falls Church, Virginia. Established in 2000, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees and focuses on philanthropic giving across multiple cause areas.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.7M

-3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$673K

+38.1% YoY

Grant Count

86

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+38.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation supports a diverse range of charitable purposes, including:

  • General charitable purposes
  • Ukraine relief
  • Music programs
  • Scholarships
  • Puerto Rico hurricane relief
  • Piano rebuilding and purchase
  • Manuscripts and archives in California

Grantmaking

The foundation made 87 grants in 2024, demonstrating active and broad-based grantmaking. Recent notable grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation maintains a primary presence in Virginia, with particular activity in the Falls Church area. However, its grantmaking extends nationally, with documented support for organizations in multiple states and specific focus on California-based manuscripts and archives initiatives.

Grant Distribution by State

25states
+17 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAlexandiaAlexandriaAnnapolisArdenArlingtonAulanderAustinBaltimoreBarabooBelmontBethesdaBethesdayBillingsBladensburgCarlisleCenter PointChapel HillChaptel HillCharlottesvile

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2024:

  • Total Assets: $3,747,071
  • Total Revenues: $614,745
  • Total Expenses: $688,403
  • Number of Employees: 0
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$189K$379K$568K$757K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,747,071$3,868,288$3,772,970
Revenue$614,745$531,701$143,626
Expenses$688,403$491,183$418,208
Qualifying Distributions$674,795$487,435$406,059
Net Investment Income$614,595$531,551$143,476
Distributable Amount$541,657$471,982$467,889

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$168K$337K$505K$673K83 grants202088 grants202187 grants202286 grants202386 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORT…$35KFALLS CHURCH PRESBYTERIA…$30KKENNEDY CENTER$25KDEEP SPRINGS COLLEGE$23KLIBRARY OF CONGRESS$22KCHILDREN'S LITERACY PROJ…$15KCHAUTAUQUA OPERA$11KALL GOD'S CHILDREN UMC$10KBROWN UNIVERSITY$10KCHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION (P…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

250<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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
JOHN V THOMASDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT5
EUNICE W THOMASDIRECTOR, VP2
OLETA L VASSILOPOULOSDIRECTOR, TREASURER1
JEAN MARIE PALMERDIRECTOR, SECRETARY1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

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

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