The Charles F and Beatrice D Adams Charitable Trust
Invitation OnlyBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6556188 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$2.6M
Organizations funded41
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$88.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 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.
Where it gives
53% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | Expand project safe and sound to birth mothers of children in foster care | $175,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation (Dba Boston Children's Hospital) | Boston, MA | One-Year grant for in-depth planning for new center for innovative and equitable school behavioral health | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Association for Mental Health | Boston, MA | Children's behavioral health policy tracking initiative | $130,000 |
| Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc | Presque Isle, ME | Three-Year grant for continued work with substance use disorder collaborative | $125,000 |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | Three-Year grant for work with substance use disorder collaborative | $125,000 |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant for continued work with substance use disorder collaborative | $125,000 |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Two-Year grant to provide operating funds to bridge transition to increased federal overhead rates for government contracts | $125,000 |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant for community caring collaborative to continue its work with substance use disorder collaborative | $125,000 |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant to community caring collaborative for operating support and development of a childrens behavioral health pilot with the… | $125,000 |
| Community Art Center Inc | Cambridge, MA | Three-Year pledge for operating support and support of case management and behavioral health support services | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | Lexington, MA | Three-Year general operating support for the children's mental health campaign | $100,000 |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | Hope & dream emergency fund | $100,000 |
| Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc | Brookline, MA | 3-Year grant to bridge for resilient youth in transition for family engagement support and evaluation | $75,000 |
| Express Yourself | Beverly, MA | Three-Year operating support | $75,000 |
| Raw Art Works Inc | Lynn, MA | Three-Year grant to provide flexible support to respond to financial and programmatic challenges and to preserve arts therapy resources. | $75,000 |
| Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship | Orono, ME | Wabanaki solidarity deposit | $75,000 |
| Island Readers and Writers | Mount Desert, ME | Three-Year for leadership transition, staff professional development and increased investment in washington county | $50,000 |
| Lubec Community Outreach Center Inc | Lubec, ME | Three-Year grant to support programs and services for the lubec community | $50,000 |
| Quoddy Tides Foundation | Eastport, ME | Capital grant to match neh grant for masonic hall renovations | $50,000 |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | Washington county youth leadership challenge | $50,000 |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant to support salary of executive director of east grand community economic council | $50,000 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Columbia Falls, ME | Phase 2 of stern consultings organizational development work with dsfs board and staff | $46,000 |
| Massachusetts Association for Mental Health | Boston, MA | Sustainability planning and implementation for community behavioral health center partnerships with schools. | $42,000 |
| Barrington Stage Company Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Program support and strategic planning | $40,000 |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport, ME | Two-Year grant for general support | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts Association for Mental Health | Boston, MA | Strategic plan facilitation and staff time costs | $40,000 |
| Community Music Center of Boston | Boston, MA | Three-Year support of music therapy program and workforce development | $35,000 |
| Hand in Hand Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | Administration of welcome home downeast project | $30,000 |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant for downest innovation network | $30,000 |
| Hand in Hand Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | Operating and capacity support | $25,000 |
| Maine Philanthropy Center | Portland, ME | Two-Year support for $15K annual membership plus $10K for funder network manager each year | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | Lexington, MA | Children's mental health campaign strategic planning support | $25,000 |
| Nopi Inc | Walpole, MA | Downeast rainbow alliance | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | Summer fund mental health grant program | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | Summer fund mental health grant program | $25,000 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | Downeast nonprofit initiative to support facilitation costs for downeast nonprofit network | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | Annual support including flexible support of networks | $12,000 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Columbia Falls, ME | Consulting costs for organizational assessment and planning for leadership transition | $8,500 |
| Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc | Boston, MA | National substance use disorder summit 2026: the first 1,000 days | $5,000 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | Annual membership | $2,500 |
| Health Care for All Inc | Boston, MA | 40Th anniversary celebration event | $1,500 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Art Center Inc | Cambridge, MA | Three-Year pledge for operating support and support of case management and behavioral health support services | $200,000 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | Lexington, MA | Three-Year general operating support for the children's mental health campaign | $200,000 |
| Express Yourself | Beverly, MA | Three-Year operating support | $150,000 |
| Raw Art Works Inc | Lynn, MA | Three-Year grant to provide flexible support to respond to financial and programmatic challenges and to preserve arts therapy resources. | $150,000 |
| Lubec Community Outreach Center Inc | Lubec, ME | Three-Year grant to support programs and services for the lubec community | $75,000 |
| Community Music Center of Boston | Boston, MA | Three-Year support of music therapy program and workforce development | $70,000 |
| Massachusetts Association for Mental Health | Boston, MA | Sustainability planning and implementation for community behavioral health center partnerships with schools. | $63,000 |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Three-Year grant for downest innovation network | $60,000 |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | Washington county youth leadership challenge | $40,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,557,500 | 50 |
| 2024 | $2,091,000 | 49 |
| 2023 | $1,330,000 | 36 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641109349100019
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6556188
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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