Private foundation · EIN 46-1605185 · East Haven, Connecticut · Crime & legal

Adams Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $412K total, median $20K. 31% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
13
$412K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in CT
31%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Science History InstitutePhiladelphia, PAEducation and science history preservation$125K
British Schools & UniversitiesNew York, NYEducation$50K
Friends' Central SchoolWynnewood, PAEducation$50K
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYEducation$50K
Ysm Office of DevelopmentNew Haven, CTEducation$50K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYEducation$25K
NYU LawNew York, NYEducation$20K
Netherland America FoundationNew York, NYCultral and educational exchange$15K
The Hometown FoundationCheshire, CTAnimal welfare, emergency response personnel, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, major illness or those in need,…$10K
United Way of MeridenMeriden, CTCommunity fund$10K
Alpha Psi of Chi Psi Educational TrustNashville, TNEducation$5,000
Association for Frontotemporal DegenerationKing of Prussia, PAMedical research$2,000
The Orchard HouseBranford, CTSupport for older adults$300

By state: Pennsylvania 3 · New York 5 · Connecticut 4 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Adams Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in East Haven, Connecticut, administered in care of Daniel D Adams, tax-exempt since 2014. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Adams Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Adams Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $412K across 13 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Adams Family Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (3 grants), New York (5 grants), Connecticut (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

More foundations near East Haven that accept applications

All in Connecticut
FoundationBased inGrants paidMedian grantAccepts applicationsAssets
Town Fair Tire Foundation Incsince 2003 East Haven, CT — —Not stated $46M
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Incsince 2001 Stamford, CT $130M191 grants · 2024 $100KPreselected only $911M
Zoom Foundationsince 2001 Greenwich, CT $30M7 grants · 2024 $175KPreselected only $1.5B
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Incsince 2007 Mystic, CT $48M2024 —Not stated $1.0B
Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundationsince 2009 Greenwich, CT $31M2 grants · 2024 $15MPreselected only $523M
Dalio Foundation Incsince 2003 Westport, CT $51M214 grants · 2024 $40KPreselected only $1.5B
Halvorsen Family Foundationsince 2002 Stamford, CT $35M33 grants · 2024 $20KPreselected only $365M
F B Heron Foundationsince 1992 New Haven, CT $15M77 grants · 2024 $2,500Yes $349M
Email me matching grants