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Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136039262

Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.2 million in 8 grants; the typical grant was $240,909 and the largest $1.3 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.8 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$2.6 million8$56.6 million
2023$2.8 million8$64.2 million
2024$3.2 million8$69.8 million

How to apply

Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey1$1.3 million
New York4$963,636
Texas1$642,424
Connecticut1$160,606
Pennsylvania1$160,606

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
General purpose grant$1.3 million
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General support grant$642,424
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General support grant$321,212
The Fund for Public Schools Inc
New York, NY
General purpose grant$321,212
ASPCA
New York, NY
General purpose grant$160,606
Westover School Inc
Middlebury, CT
General purpose grant$160,606
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY
General purpose grant$160,606
Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hills, PA
General purpose grant$160,606

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $240,909.

Who runs Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Deutsche Bank Trust Company N A (Trustee).

What does Hugh L Adams Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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