Funding search · EIN 263373791 · Chicago, IL

Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

102
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Elings Park Fdn2 grants · $225,000
  • City Fabrick2 grants · $220,000
  • Santa Barbara Botanic Garden2 grants · $200,000
  • Wilderness Youth Project3 grants · $190,000
  • Resource Legacy Fund2 grants · $175,000
  • Community Partners2 grants · $130,000
  • Los Padres Council Bsa3 grants · $115,000
  • Land Trust for Santa2 grants · $100,000
  • Sage Trial Alliance2 grants · $70,000
  • Hearts for Sight Foundation2 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$407,275
2022
$903,500
2023
$989,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 102 grants.

  • $200,000

    City Fabrick · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    Westside barrier & greening

  • $150,000

    Resource Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $112,500

    Elings Park Fdn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $112,500

    Elings Park Fdn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    General

  • $105,000

    Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Los Padres Council Bsa · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    General

  • $100,000

    Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Back country campaign

  • $100,000

    Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Back country campaign

  • $70,000

    Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Wildwoods

  • $60,000

    Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Wildwoods

  • $60,000

    Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Bridge to nature

  • $50,000

    Land Trust for Santa · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Strategic plan

  • $50,000

    Land Trust for Santa · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Strategic plan

  • $50,000

    Rm Pyles Boys Camp · Valencia, CA · 2023

    Pyles youth development

  • $40,000

    Orange County Rescue Mission · Tustin, CA · 2023

    Double r ranch for homeless

  • $40,000

    Sage Trial Alliance · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Preserving nature access

  • $30,000

    Hearts for Sight Foundation · San Gabriel, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Sage Trial Alliance · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Preserving nature access

  • $30,000

    Social & Environmental Entrepreneur · Calabasas, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Wildwoods Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Paseo

  • $25,000

    Gateway Mountain Center · Truckee, CA · 2023

    Of the clinic and the woods

  • $25,000

    Resource Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    General

  • $25,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Southern ca green school

  • $25,000

    Trust for Public Lands · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Greening school yard

  • $25,000

    Eayikes · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General

  • $25,000

    Hearts for Sight Foundation · San Gabriel, CA · 2022

    Breakly barriers nature

  • $25,000

    Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Bridge to nature

  • $20,000

    Los Angeles Neighborhood Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    City Fabrick · Long Beach, CA · 2023

    Watside barrier park

  • $20,000

    Little Schoolhouse in the Woods · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Tuition free summer camps

  • $20,000

    Nature for All · Monterey Park, CA · 2023

    General

  • $20,000

    Nature Track · Vacaville, CA · 2023

    General

  • $20,000

    Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2022

    Great outdoor adventure

  • $20,000

    Our House · Murray Hill, NJ · 2022

    Golf sport ctr erin la

  • $20,000

    San Diego River Park Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Cool river ed program

  • $16,000

    Hillside House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Beach accessibility

  • $15,000

    Nature Track · Vacaville, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    The Youth Center · Los Alamitos, CA · 2023

    Summer camps

  • $15,000

    Hillside Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022

    Accesibility

  • $10,000

    Century Village at Cabrillo · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    Pathways to health

  • $10,000

    Hearts Theraputic Equestrian Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Long Beach Sailing Fdn · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    Doug pye maa scholarship

  • $10,000

    Los Padres Council Bsa · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Los Padres Forest Watch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Outdoor connections

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood Youth Assoc · Venice, CA · 2024

    Yosemite summer retreat

  • $10,000

    Santa Barbara Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Western Los Angeles Co · Van Nuys, CA · 2024

    Emerald bay general

  • $10,000

    Casting for Recovery · Bozeman, MT · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Direct Relief Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Nature Bridge · Sausalito, CA · 2023

    Outdoor exploration for

  • $10,000

    Three Valley Conservation Trust · Oxford, OH · 2023

    Scarp program

  • $10,000

    Coastal Watershed Council · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Watershed rangers

  • $10,000

    Hearts Theraputic Equestrian Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    General

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood Youth Assoc · Venice, CA · 2022

    Yosemite summer retreat

  • $10,000

    Reins of Hope · Hutchinson, KS · 2022

    Hope for warriors

  • $8,775

    Imago · Fresno, CA · 2022

    Contemplation stations

  • $8,000

    Friends of Lake Leelanau · Leland, MI · 2023

    Eurasian watermil foil

  • $8,000

    Osu Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General

  • $7,500

    St Paul Ame Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Friends of Lake Leelanau · Leland, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Grayling Hatchery · Grayling, MI · 2024

    Educational programs

  • $5,000

    Ground Education · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    School garden learning

  • $5,000

    Urban Salt Communication Acupuncture · Seal Beach, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Hawaii Community Fdn · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    Maui strong fund

  • $5,000

    Long Beach Sailing Fdn · Long Beach, CA · 2023

    Stem outreach

  • $5,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    The Buckeye Clinic in South Sudan · Columbus, OH · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    The Ca Conference for Equity & Justice · Long Beach, CA · 2023

    Human relation camp

  • $5,000

    Franklin Park Conservatory · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Los Padres Council Bsa · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    United Boys & Girls Club of Greater · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Science & math camp

  • $3,500

    End Child Soldiering · Whitefish, MT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    The Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2023

    The student life

  • $2,500

    Passport 2 Fashion · Hillard, OH · 2024

    2024 fashion show

  • $2,500

    Protestant Episcopal Church in · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    One body one spirit

  • $2,500

    The Regents of the University of Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Sedgwick reserve

  • $2,500

    Twig2 · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Los Padres Forest Watch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Carrizo plain rewilding

  • $2,500

    Twig2 · Columbus, OH · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2022

    The student life

  • $2,000

    Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2024

    The student life

  • $2,000

    Active Transportation Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Grayling Hatchery · Grayling, MI · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Grayling Hatchery · Grayling, MI · 2022

    General

  • $1,500

    Ensemble Theatre Company · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    40th anniversary

  • $1,500

    Jodi House Brain Injury Support · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    St Alban'S Episcopal · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Turkey trot

  • $1,500

    Families Flourish · Bexley, OH · 2023

    Move to prosper

  • $1,500

    Move To Prosper · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General

  • $1,500

    Twig2 · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Emerging relief fund

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood · Akron, OH · 2023

    General

  • $1,000

    St Alban'S Episcopal · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Turkey trot

  • $1,000

    Birdie Light · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.