Funding search · EIN 364442342 · Chicago, IL
Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 232
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,250
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Breast Cancer Research Foundation4 grants · $174,250
- Elluminate3 grants · $151,000
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum2 grants · $150,000
- Uja Federation of New York4 grants · $106,000
- Moving Traditions4 grants · $76,000
- Jewish Women'S Foundation of New York1 grant · $55,000
- The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center1 grant · $50,000
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America4 grants · $40,000
- Women'S Refugee Commission3 grants · $40,000
- Innovation Africa2 grants · $37,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 232 grants.
- $100,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $61,000
Elluminate · New York, NY · 2024
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- $55,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
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- $55,000
Jewish Women'S Foundation of New York · New York, NY · 2022
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- $50,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
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- $50,000
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center · New York, NY · 2025
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- $50,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
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- $50,000
Elluminate · New York, NY · 2023
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- $49,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
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- $40,000
Elluminate · New York, NY · 2025
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- $36,000
Moving Traditions · Elkins Park, PA · 2022
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- $32,500
Innovation Africa · New York, NY · 2023
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- $30,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2025
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- $26,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2023
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- $25,000
Jewish Creativity International · New York, NY · 2024
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- $25,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2024
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- $25,000
Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2022
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- $20,250
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
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- $20,000
Women'S Refugee Commission · New York, NY · 2022
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- $15,000
Adl Fighting Hate for Good · New York, NY · 2025
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- $15,000
Moving Traditions · Elkins Park, PA · 2024
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- $15,000
Moving Traditions · Elkins Park, PA · 2023
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- $15,000
Women'S Refugee Commission · New York, NY · 2023
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- $12,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
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- $12,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
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- $10,500
Friends of Jcc Kracow · Suffern, NY · 2022
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- $10,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
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- $10,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2025
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- $10,000
Moving Traditions · Elkins Park, PA · 2025
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- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2025
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- $10,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
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- $10,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
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- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
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- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
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- $10,000
Aclu Impact Society · Washington, DC · 2022
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- $10,000
Adl · New York, NY · 2022
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- $10,000
Jdc · New York, NY · 2022
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- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
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- $8,000
Aclu Impact Society · Washington, DC · 2023
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- $8,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2022
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- $8,000
Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2022
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- $7,500
Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2025
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- $7,500
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2025
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- $7,500
Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2024
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- $7,500
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024
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- $7,500
Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2023
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- $7,335
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2023
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- $7,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2024
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- $7,000
B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2022
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- $6,800
B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2023
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- $6,000
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2023
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- $5,500
Project Kesher · New York, NY · 2023
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- $5,500
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2022
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- $5,125
Haddassah · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2025
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- $5,000
Innovation Africa · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
Jdc · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
New York City Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
Project Kesher · New York, NY · 2025
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- $5,000
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel · 2025
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- $5,000
B'Nai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
Haddassah · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
Jdc · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
New York City Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
Project Kesher · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
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- $5,000
Women'S Refugee Commission · New York, NY · 2024
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- $5,000
Haddassah · New York, NY · 2023
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- $5,000
Jdc · New York, NY · 2023
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- $5,000
New York City Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2023
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- $5,000
Friends of Israeli Flying Aid · New York, NY · 2022
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- $5,000
Haddassah · New York, NY · 2022
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- $5,000
New York City Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2022
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- $5,000
Nyu Langone in Memory Iharris · New York, NY · 2022
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- $3,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2024
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- $3,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2023
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- $3,000
Dorot · New York, NY · 2022
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- $2,750
Atlantic Theater Company · New York, NY · 2022
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- $2,500
Ajc - New York · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
Athlete Ally · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
Bottomless Closet · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
Dorot · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
New Venture Fund- Jewish Voters Resource Center · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
Planet Word · Nw Washington, DC · 2025
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- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
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- $2,500
Women Health Access Matters · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,500
World Without Exploitation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
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- $2,500
Bottomless Closet · New York, NY · 2024
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- $2,500
Planet Word · Nw Washington, DC · 2024
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- $2,500
Access Circles · Greenwich, CT · 2023
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- $2,500
Planet Word · Nw Washington, DC · 2023
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- $2,500
Bend the Arc · New York, NY · 2022
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- $2,250
Athlete Ally · New York, NY · 2024
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- $2,200
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2025
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- $2,180
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
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- $2,148
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2023
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- $2,078
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2022
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- $2,000
Ajc - New York · New York, NY · 2024
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