McAdam Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Incline Village, NV EIN: 47-4026502

McAdam Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Incline Village, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $389K.

McAdam Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$8,281,133
+4.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$406,080
-38.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$389,144
-40.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$27,518
-96.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who McAdam Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

WoodburyN CharlestonMonetaAlbanyBronxCharlotteIthacaMorristownRochester

How McAdam Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 23% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M5 grants2019 3 grants2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $600K (2020) to $1.8M (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $800K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lustgarten Foundation Woodbury, NYFunding of Pancreatic Cancer Research$500,000
Water Mission N Charleston, SCSafe and living water for refugees and displaced people - west nile uganda refugees$300,000
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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
2025$8,281,133$406,080$27,518———$389,144$726,257
2024$7,902,571$663,024$809,489$800,0002$800,000$655,160$671,393
2023$8,049,036$679,769$931,278$925,0003$925,000$671,741$586,420
2022$8,300,545$995,403$1,631,005$1,600,0003$1,600,000$287,148$599,736
2021$8,936,147$987,625$655,457$650,0001$650,000$983,768$670,750
2020$8,603,979$219,625$607,749$600,0003—$216,876$554,546
2019$8,992,103$4,114,175$1,793,753$1,775,0005—$198,756$434,629

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, McAdam Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $726K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

McAdam Family Foundation is led by Lowell C. McAdam, President & Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lowell C. McAdam

    President & Director

    President → President & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer E. McAdam

    Secretary & Director

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah J. McAdam

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan J. McAdam

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 McAdam Family Foundation

How large is McAdam Family Foundation?

McAdam Family Foundation reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $406K.

Where does McAdam Family Foundation operate?

McAdam Family Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Virginia.

How much is McAdam Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, McAdam Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $726K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is McAdam Family Foundation's EIN?

McAdam Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4026502. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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