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Adelson Family Foundation

Needham, MA  ·  EIN 047024330  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$21.0M

Total Giving

$266.2M

Grants on File

257

Average Grant

$1.0M

Giving Radius

Where Adelson Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $5K across 1 grant CA — $34.8M across 27 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $11K across 3 grants DC — $1.5M across 9 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $1.1M across 10 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — $100K across 1 grant MA — $9.5M across 29 grants MD — $1.8M across 5 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $288K across 4 grants MO — $100K across 1 grant MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $995K across 8 grants NM — no grants on file NV — $62.8M across 45 grants NY — $126.2M across 93 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $66K across 2 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $1.4M across 2 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $57K across 1 grant VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 116 recipients across 16 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($123.0M, 73 grants), LAS VEGAS ($62.6M, 42 grants), WOODLAND HILLS ($32.1M, 4 grants), BOSTON ($7.4M, 12 grants), BROOKLYN ($3.1M, 14 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Beth Torah Adath Yeshurun $25K 2020
Christians United for Israel $1.1M 2020
American Friends of Idc $1.0M 2020
B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization $36K 2020
Central Fund of Israel $175K 2020
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home $300K 2020
Aha Foundation $150K 2020
American Friends of Bat Sheva Dance $50K 2020
American Friends of Magen David Adom $8.9M 2020
Ariel University $120K 2020
Caribbean Jewish Community $18K 2020
Center for Jewish Community Studies $1.0M 2020
Chabad of the University of Las Vegas $44K 2020
Chai Lifeline $18K 2020
Adelson Campus for Jewish Life $30K 2020
Adelson Educational Institute $7.1M 2020
America-Israel Friendship League $50K 2020
American Association for the Treatment of Opiod Dependence $40K 2020
American Friends of Itim INC $25K 2020
American Friends of Lubavitch $65K 2020
American Society of Yad Vashem $4.7M 2020
Ariel University (Ariel Hepner) $26K 2020
Birthright Israel Foundation $19.0M 2020
Brandeis University $100K 2020
Cityarts $45K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • DR MIRIAM ADELSON TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL BOHNEN PRESIDENT
  • DR MIRIAM ADELSON TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL BOHNEN PRESIDENT
  • DR MIRIAM ADELSON TRUSTEE
  • SHELDON G ADELSON DEC 11121 TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL BOHNEN PRESIDENT
  • DR MIRIAM ADELSON TRUSTEE
  • SHELDON G ADELSON DEC 11121 TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL BOHNEN PRESIDENT

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $743K $47K $45.0M $44.5M
2022 $235K $63K $40.0M $45.4M
2021 $5.6M $373K $49.8M $79.6M
2020 $35.4M $276K $134.3M $99.4M
2019 $522K $111K $116.8M $117.3M
2015 $34K $10K $48.7M $48.7M
2014 $24K $95K $95.2M $95.3M
2013 $26K $32K $53.3M $53.3M
2012 $75K $9K $45.3M $45.3M
2011 $57K $6K $21.9M $21.9M

Section VII

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