Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. 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 $64K. Net investment income was $81K.
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund at a glance
In short: Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund gave $64K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $64K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,300
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,300
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $64,300
- Total assets
- $1,303,436
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (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 Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Epilepsy Foundation of America ($64K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 $64K (2025) to $77K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $64K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy Foundation of America Landover, MD | General Support | $64,300 |
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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 | $1,303,436 | $91,084 | $89,398 | $64,300 | 1 | $79,412 | $81,434 | $80,412 |
| 2024 | $1,302,082 | $55,887 | $84,052 | $64,359 | 1 | $75,488 | $47,859 | $75,429 |
| 2023 | $1,330,612 | $61,308 | $92,143 | $72,129 | 1 | $83,336 | $53,271 | $75,566 |
| 2022 | $1,361,751 | $72,764 | $89,892 | $68,335 | 1 | $80,764 | $64,101 | $84,558 |
| 2021 | $1,379,183 | $67,598 | $83,765 | $64,615 | 1 | — | $57,167 | $79,964 |
| 2020 | $1,395,574 | $-28,154 | $96,583 | $76,578 | 1 | — | $41,475 | $79,873 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund reported a distributable amount of $80K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund's only listed officer is Northern Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Northern Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$14K (2020) → $21K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to Northern Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund
How much does Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund give each year?
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund gave $64K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 1 grant.
How large is Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund?
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $79K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $80K (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 Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund operate?
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund's EIN?
Elizabeth Leigh Adams Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6884185. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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