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Adelson Family Foundation

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Needham, Massachusetts · EIN 04-7024330 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$66.9M
Organizations funded55
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$21M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $1,000,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture4
  • Education4
  • Faith-Based4
  • Human Services3
  • Health2

Where it gives

85% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
American Friends of Ariel UniversityBrooklyn, NYGeneral charitable purposes$10,850,000
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$9,000,000
Friends of Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$5,666,667
Maccabee Task Force FoundationLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$5,601,557
Jewish Agency for Israel N American CouncilNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$5,500,000
Israeli American CouncilWoodland Hills, CAGeneral charitable purposes$5,000,000
Adelson Educational InstituteLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$4,900,000
Hashomer HachadashUpper Nazareth, ISGeneral charitable purposes$4,000,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$3,830,000
The Tikvah FundNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$3,000,000
Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,796,000
Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MAGeneral charitable purposes$1,000,000
Friends of Ir DavidNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,000,000
Gift of Life Bone Marrow FoundationBoca Raton, FLGeneral charitable purposes$1,000,000
International Fellowship of Christians and JewsChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,000,000
Christians United for IsraelSan Antonio, TXGeneral charitable purposes$500,000
Jewish Federation of Las VegasLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$500,000
Friends of ZionLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$257,500
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramWarwick, RIGeneral charitable purposes$255,000
This World Jewish Values NetworkEnglewood, CAGeneral charitable purposes$250,000
Zionist Organization of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$250,000
Students Supporting IsraelPlymouth, MNGeneral charitable purposes$150,000
Als AssociationArlington, VAGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
IsraaidBeverly Hills, CAGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
Las Vegas PhilharmonicLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
Letter of the LawBrooklyn, NYGeberal charitable purposes$100,000
Middle East Media Research InstituteWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
The Jerusalem Foundation - USANew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
World Jewish Congress (American Section)New York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$100,000
American Friends of LibiBrighton, MAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Chelsea Jewish Nursing HomeChelsea, MAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Friends of Nahal HarediTeaneck, NJGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Gateways Access to Jewish EducationNewton, MAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Jewish Institute for National Security of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Jewish News ServiceNewton Center, MAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
Kadima Hebrew AcademnyLos Angeles, CAGeneral charitable purposes$50,000
CityartsNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$45,000
Adelson Campus for Jewish LifeLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$40,000
Chabad of the University of Las VegasLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$40,000
Stop Stigma NowLarchmont, NYGeneral charitable purposes$30,000
Aleh IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$26,595
American Friends of Jordan River VillageNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$25,000
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral charitable purposes$20,000
Israfest FoundationBeverly Hills, CAGeneral charitable purposes$18,000
Lubavitch Foundation of LexingtonLexington, MAGeneral charitable purposes$18,000
American Friends of LubavitchWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$15,000
Friendship Circle of LvLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$15,000
Jewish National FundNew Haven, NYGeneral charitable purposes$15,000
American Friends of Batsheva DanceForest Hills, NYGeneral charitable purposes$10,000
Chabad of MalibuMalibu, CAGeneral charitable purposes$10,000
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge IncCambridge, MAGeneral charitable purposes$10,000
Southern Nevada Senior Law ProgramLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$10,000
American Friends of NatalNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$6,753

Grants approved for future payment

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Friends of Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$49,333,333
American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$9,700,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$5,890,000
Friends of ZionLas Vegas, NVGeneral charitable purposes$4,580,000
American Friends of Ariel UniversityBrooklyn, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,000,000
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$517,714

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$66,861,07261
2023$43,806,18960

Sources

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