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 20222025. 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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  • 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

$325,378
2022
$406,259
2023
$283,035
2024
$372,860
2025

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

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

  • $5,000

    Haddassah · New York, NY · 2023

    All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities

  • $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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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.