Funding search · EIN 240866511 · Pittsburgh, PA
Adams 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.
- 83
- grants reported
- $933,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
- Tree of Life3 grants · $300,000
- Pittsburgh Ballet Theater4 grants · $149,000
- Aryse4 grants · $70,000
- Jeremiah'S Place4 grants · $40,000
- The Pittsburgh Promise4 grants · $35,000
- Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra2 grants · $25,000
- Literacy Pittsburgh3 grants · $25,000
- Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank4 grants · $25,000
- Hello Neighbor2 grants · $22,500
- Fcgc Scholarship Foundation4 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 83 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $100,000
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $100,000
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $56,500
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $40,000
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Arts/educational
- $26,500
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $26,000
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $20,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $20,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $20,000
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $15,000
Hello Neighbor · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $15,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $15,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Public/social
- $15,000
Ithaca Public Education Initiative · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Arts/educational
- $12,500
Cooper Siegel Library · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $10,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Jeremiah'S Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Literacy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Live Donor Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $10,000
Manchester Bidwell Corp · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Netherland America Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Jeremiah'S Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $10,000
Literacy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $10,000
Manchester Bidwell Corp · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $10,000
Netherland America Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Public/social
- $10,000
The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Arts/educational
- $10,000
Jeremiah'S Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $10,000
Manchester Craftsmens Guild · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $10,000
The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $10,000
Jeremiah'S Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Public/social
- $10,000
The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $7,500
Hello Neighbor · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $7,500
Hello Neighborhood · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $7,500
Hello Neighborhood · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Public/social
- $6,000
Wqed · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $5,000
412 Food Rescue · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
Cre8dance · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Fcgc Scholarship Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Jewish Family and Community Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
National Aviary · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
Rainbow Kitchen · Homestead, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Alpha Project · San Diego, CA · 2024
Public/social
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Fcgc Scholarship Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $5,000
Small Breed Rescue of Southern California · Vista, CA · 2024
Public/social
- $5,000
The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Public/social
- $5,000
Fcgc Scholarship Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $5,000
Literacy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $5,000
Fcgc Scholarship Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Feral Cat Coalition · San Diego, CA · 2022
Public/social
- $5,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2022
Public/social
- $5,000
Manchester Craftsmens Guild · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $5,000
Small Breed Rescue · Vista, CA · 2022
Public/social
- $4,000
The District Association - Fox Chapel Follies · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $3,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Arts/educational
- $3,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Unc Men'S Crew Club · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Pitt Law Immigration Clinic · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $2,500
Unc Men'S Crew Club · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Pittsburgh Film Office · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Special Olympics of Pennsylvania · Norristown, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $2,500
Village Theater Company · Sewickley, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $2,500
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts/educational
- $2,000
Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $2,000
Community Kitchen Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $2,000
Animal Assistance Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Public/social
- $2,000
Colorado Backpackers · Golden, CO · 2023
Public/social
- $2,000
Rosedale Food Pantry · Verona, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $2,000
Elevate Her · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
Health agencies
- $2,000
Mountain Area Land Trust · Evergreen, CO · 2022
Public/social
- $1,500
Oakmont Carnegie Library · Oakmont, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $1,500
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Arts/educational
- $1,000
Latino Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $1,000
Laurie Ann West Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $1,000
Oakmont Carnegie Library · Oakmont, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $1,000
Vintage Senior Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $1,000
Phoenix Symphony · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Arts/educational
- $1,000
Riverview Community Action · Oakmont, PA · 2023
Public/social
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