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Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Falls Church, Virginia · EIN 311704650

Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Falls Church, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $634,900 in 80 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $140,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $673,250 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$487,43586$10.7 million
2024$673,25086$11.6 million
2025$634,90080$12.9 million

How to apply

ContactJohn V Thomas
304 Buxton Road, Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone or email(703) 533-9566
What to submitThe foundation does not have an application form, and it does not require any specific information in applications for grants.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 23 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia21$253,500
Virginia13$92,350
North Carolina3$90,000
New York11$34,900
Maryland3$32,500
Montana2$30,000
Nevada1$25,000
Texas3$23,000
Connecticut5$8,500
Wisconsin1$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 80 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
Washington, DC
General purposes$140,000
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
Chapel Hill, NC
General purposes$45,000
English Empowerment Center
Falls Church, VA
General purposes$35,000
Falls Church Presbyterian Church
Falls Church, VA
General purposes$32,250
Children's Literacy Project (Was Augustine Literacy)
Durham, NC
General purposes$30,000
St John's College
Annapolis, MD
General purposes$30,000
Deep Springs College
Dyer, NV
General purposes$25,000
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
General purposes$25,000
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
General purposes$25,000
Planned Parenthood Montana
Billings, MT
General purposes$25,000
Chautauqua Foundation
Chautauqua, NY
Piano purchase$20,000
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Concert sponsorship$20,000
Washington Performing Arts
Washington, DC
General purposes$16,000
All God's Children UMC
Aulander, NC
General purposes$15,000
St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
Falls Church, VA
General purposes$12,500
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
General purposes$10,000
Mary's Center
Washington, DC
General purposes$10,000
Steel Magnolia Moms
Houston, TX
General purposes$10,000
Bat Conservation International
Austin, TX
General purposes$8,000
International Crane Foundation
Baraboo, WI
General purposes$8,000
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY
General purposes$6,500
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
General purposes$5,000
Houston Grand Opera
Houston, TX
General purposes$5,000
Yellowstone Forever (Bat Related Research)
Bozeman, MT
General purposes$5,000
Falls Church Education Foundation
Falls Church, VA
General purposes$4,500
Indiana University Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General purposes$4,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
General purposes$3,500
Yale Law School Fund
New Haven, CT
Scholarships$3,500
International Assoc of Women Judges (Afghan Women Judges)
Washington, DC
Afghan relief$3,000
Kappa Kappa Gama Foundation
Columbus, OH
General purposes$3,000
Remote Area Medical
Rockford, TN
General purposes$3,000
Bethany House of No Va
Alexandria, VA
General purposes$2,500
Brown University
Providence, RI
General purposes$2,500
House of Ruth
Washington, DC
General purposes$2,500
Maya Education Foundation
Well Fleet, MA
Scholarships$2,500
N Street Village
Washington, DC
General purposes$2,500
Samaratin Inns
Washington, DC
General purposes$2,500
Yale University (Manuscripts & Archives)
New Haven, CT
Manuscripts & archives$2,500
Catching the Dream
Albuquerque, NM
General purposes$2,000
BCC High School Ed Foundation
Bethesda, MD
General purposes$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$634,900 in tax year 2025, across 80 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John V Thomas (Director, President), Eunice W Thomas (Director, VP), Oleta L Vassilopoulos (Director, Treasurer) and Jean Marie Palmer (Director, Secretary).

What does Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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