Rush and Kathryn Adams Limbaugh Family

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL EIN: 82-5457620

The Rush and Kathryn Adams Limbaugh Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Established in 2019, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization focused on making direct cash contributions to preselected charitable organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.3M

-8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$575K

+18.6% YoY

Grant Count

17

-43.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

+109.2% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

Based on the foundation's charitable activities, it makes direct cash contributions to other charitable organizations and provides grants to promote education. The foundation awarded scholarship grants to individuals in recent years, with 29 scholarship recipients in 2023 and 26 in 2022.

Primary funding areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation operates on a preselected basis only and does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation makes contributions only to organizations recommended by its directors.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation provides funding across multiple states, with primary concentration in:

  • Florida
  • Texas
  • Pennsylvania

Additional funding activity reported in Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

CantonDarienEnglewoodFayettevilleHinsdaleHoustonLoxahatcheeMiamiNashvilleOrlandoOxfordPalm BeachPalm Beach GardensPonte VedraSaint LouisSan AntonioSchwenksvilleStatesboroToledoTuckahoe

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Revenue (as of 2023):

  • Total assets: $4,643,409
  • Total revenue: $25,716
  • Total expenses: $510,238
  • Annual giving rate: 5.9% of assets

Historical Giving Trends:

  • 2023: $485,000 in distributions
  • 2022: $985,000 in distributions
  • 2021: $770,000 in distributions
  • 2020: $5.4 million in distributions

The foundation maintains limited staffing with no paid employees, relying on volunteer leadership.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$920K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,272,062$4,643,409$5,122,059
Revenue$258,348$25,716$62,125
Expenses$630,683$510,238$530,630
Qualifying Distributions$575,000$485,000$492,500
Net Investment Income$234,340$110,322$97,028
Distributable Amount$259,836$256,722$280,139

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$401K$803K$1M$2M43 grants202021 grants202131 grants202230 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE CURETIVITY FOUNDATION$500KKAITLYN HARRINGTON$5KEVAN VICKARYOUS$5KELISE CALLENS$5KLANDON THOMAS$5KUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FL…$5KUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$5KMIAMI UNIVERSITY$5KNORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M$5KPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVE…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants across all recorded years

129<$50K6$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Board & Officers:

  • Kathryn Adams Limbaugh — President and Secretary
  • Spero Mehallis — Treasurer
  • Luke Mathisen — Board Member

All officers and board members serve without compensation, dedicating one hour per week to foundation activities.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KATHRYN ADAMS LIMBAUGHPRESIDENT AND SECRETARY1
SPERO MEHALLISTREASURER1
LUKE MATHISENBOARD MEMBER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

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

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