Funding search · EIN 236626269 · Buffalo, NY
Adams Elizabeth L Tuw
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $294,617
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $6,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Shippensburg University3 grants · $30,897
- Harrisburg Area Community College2 grants · $26,250
- Penn State3 grants · $22,647
- John Hopkins University1 grant · $16,000
- Dickinson College1 grant · $15,500
- Daris Dedic1 grant · $15,000
- Allison Negley1 grant · $15,000
- Alyanna Grim1 grant · $15,000
- Lauren Kiehl1 grant · $15,000
- University of Pittsburgh2 grants · $14,147
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $18,500
Harrisburg Area Community College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $18,500
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $16,000
John Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $16,000
Penn State · University Park, PA · 2024
Education
- $15,500
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $15,000
Allison Negley · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
Scholarship
- $15,000
Alyanna Grim · Selinsgrove, PA · 2025
Educational
- $15,000
Daris Dedic · Ashburn, VA · 2025
Scholarship
- $15,000
Lauren Kiehl · Harrisonburg, VA · 2025
Scholarship
- $11,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Education
- $9,941
York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA · 2022
Scholarship grant
- $9,294
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $7,750
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2023
Education
- $7,750
Duquesne University · Pttsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,750
Harrisburg Area Community College · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,750
Kutztown University · Kutztown, PA · 2023
Education
- $7,750
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,750
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,647
Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2022
Educational
- $6,000
Emma Clausen · Daytona Beach, FL · 2025
Scholarship
- $6,000
Peyton Mitchell · University Park, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,647
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,647
Penn State · University Park, PA · 2022
Education
- $4,647
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,647
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Grant Best · Hamilton, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,647
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Education
- $2,500
Belma Becirovic · Mont Alto, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,500
Diana Scherbakov · Shippensburg, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Cassidy Shepard · Richmond, VA · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
California University of Pa · California, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Marist College · Poughkeepie, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Penn State · University Park, PA · 2023
Education
- $2,000
Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
California University of Pa · California, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Marist College · Poughkeepie, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Millersville University · Millersville, PA · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Scholarship
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