Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Roswell, GA EIN: 58-6445315

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Roswell, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K.

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust gave $16K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $8K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$15,845
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$7,923
Median grant
$7,923
Primary geography
Virginia (63% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Election Integrity Foundation: $10KElection Integrity Foundation$10KFree Speech for People: $6KFree Speech for People$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Election Integrity Foundation ($10K). Together the top 2 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaAmherstDuluthStaffordMilton

How Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 692% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $16K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Election Integrity Foundation Stafford, VAThe utilize the grant as they best see fit in pursuing their stated mission to: EDUCATE AND ASSIST U.S. AND GLOBAL POPULATIONS TO IMPROVE ELECTION INTEGRITY BY INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ON VOTING AND ELECTION SECURITY ISSUES$10,000
Free Speech for People Amherst, MATo follow their mission of: Working to renew our democracy and our United States Constitution for we the people. Founded on the day of the Supreme Courts Citizens United ruling Free Speech For People envisions a democratic process in which all people have an equal voice and an equal vote. We advance this mission with the following innovative effective and complementary strategies:$5,845
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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
2024—$1$15,845$15,8452$15,845—$471
2023$15,844$1————$1$767
2022$15,843$2$1,025$1,0001$1,000$2$806
2021$16,866$2$2,400$2,0001$2,000—$919
2020$19,264$7$14,225$14,0003—$7$1,314

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $471 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust is led by Donna Curling, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Donna Curling

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust

How much does Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust give each year?

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust gave $16K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust operate?

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia.

How much is Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $471 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust's EIN?

Valerie Adams Memorial Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6445315. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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