Private foundation · EIN 52-2070476 · Bethesda, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Adler 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: 53 grants paid, $112K total, median $250. 15% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
53
$112K
Median grant
$250
Stays in MD
15%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.4M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 53 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Delaware Community FoundationDorset, VTGeneral fund$41K
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCGeneral fund$25K
The Seed FoundationWashington, DCGeneral fund$13K
Shakespeare Theatre CompanyWashington, DCGeneral fund$5,000
Lewes in BloomLewes, DEGeneral fund$3,000
US Against AlzheimersWashington, DCGeneral fund$2,500
Institute for Citizens & ScholarsPrinceton, NJGeneral fund$2,500
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PAGeneral fund$2,250
Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DCGeneral fund$2,190
The Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral fund$1,000
Vermont Parks ForeverMontpelier, VTGeneral fund$1,000
Vienna Matclub IncVienna, VAGeneral fund$1,000
Des Moines Metro OperaIndianola, IAGeneral fund$1,000
Green Light FundNew Haven, CTGeneral fund$1,000
Village VolunteersLewes, DEGeneral fund$1,000
The Anchor FundWashington, DCGeneral fund$500
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NYGeneral fund$500
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PAGeneral fund$500
The Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NYGeneral fund$480
Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MAGeneral fund$257
Seed School of MarylandBaltimore, MDGeneral fund$250
Seeds of PeaceNew York, NYGeneral fund$250
St Paul's School for GirlsBrookland, MDGeneral fund$250
Svhc FoundationBennington, VTGeneral fund$250
The Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VTGeneral fund$250
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NYGeneral fund$250
Anti Defamation LeagueWashington, DCGeneral fund$250
BccrsBethesda, MDGeneral fund$250
Center for Radically Inclusive JudiasmNewtonville, MAGeneral fund$250
Community Sharing ProjectDorset, VTGeneral fund$250
Dartmouth Hitchcock HealthLebanon, NHGeneral fund$250
DC Volunteer Lawyers ProjectWashington, DCGeneral fund$250
Dorset Theatre FestivalDorset, VTGeneral fund$250
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, ARGeneral fund$250
KivaSan Francisco, CAGeneral fund$250
Northern WoodlandsLyme, NHGeneral fund$200
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LAGeneral fund$200
Vermont Land TrustMontpelier, VTGeneral fund$200
Vermont Woodlands AssociationMontpelier, VTGeneral fund$200
Lawyers' Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DCGeneral fund$200

By state: District of Columbia 13 · Vermont 9 · Delaware 2 · Pennsylvania 3 · New Jersey 1 · New York 5

About this foundation

Adler Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, administered in care of James B Adler, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Adler 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 Adler Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $112K across 53 grants, a median of $250.

Where does Adler Family Foundation Inc give?

District of Columbia (13 grants), Vermont (9 grants), Delaware (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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