The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kittanning, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $739K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $41K.
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $738,955
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sacred Souls Sanctuary ($20K). Together the top 4 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2019) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Souls Sanctuary Rimersburg, PA | To provide funds to help provide spay and neuter services for pets at little or no cost for the families. | $20,000 |
| Four Footed Friends Indiana, PA | To provide funds to help provide spay and neuter services for pets at little or no cost for the families. | $15,000 |
| Orphans of the Storm Kittanning, PA | To provide funds to help provide spay and neuter services for pets at little or no cost for the families. | $15,000 |
| Snipp Indiana, PA | To provide funds to help provide spay and neuter services for pets at little or no cost for the families. | $10,000 |
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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 | $738,955 | $51,730 | $75,817 | $60,000 | 4 | $64,195 | $41,156 | $66,534 |
| 2024 | $785,758 | $75,259 | $71,284 | $60,000 | 5 | $60,000 | $65,446 | $62,709 |
| 2023 | $763,493 | $70,858 | $66,507 | $54,000 | 3 | $54,000 | $58,351 | $56,479 |
| 2022 | $741,142 | $50,387 | $69,518 | $60,000 | 4 | $60,000 | $41,569 | $56,661 |
| 2021 | $760,273 | $56,491 | $58,527 | $48,000 | 3 | $48,000 | $47,164 | $58,037 |
| 2020 | $762,544 | $58,105 | $51,995 | $45,000 | 3 | — | $50,968 | $47,815 |
| 2019 | $756,434 | $63,841 | $54,813 | $45,000 | 4 | — | $55,828 | $46,810 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $67K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation is led by Doris J. Adams, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Doris J. Adams
President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
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 The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation
How much does The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 5 grants.
What is The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation give grants?
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Indiana, PA (2 grants).
Does The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation?
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation reported $739K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $64K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $67K (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.
What is The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Adams Paws & Claws Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2942818. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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