Illinois · Private foundation
Adam Don Foundation
The foundation's primary purpose will be to receive and maintain a fund or funds of real or personal property, or both, and to use and apply the whole or any part of the income and principal for charitable purposes by contributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code,…
- $25k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $924k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Adam Don Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $30k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $85k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $50k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Tee of Chicago Foundation | $165,000 | 9 | 6% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $105,000 | 8 | 0% |
| PADS Lake County Inc | $55,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Hatchery Chicago Illinois | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
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About Adam Don Foundation
- How much does Adam Don Foundation give?
- Adam Don Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $25,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Adam Don Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (45%), Food & Nutrition (28%), Housing & Shelter (16%).
- Who are Adam Don Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The First Tee of Chicago Foundation ($165k), Northern Illinois Food Bank ($105k), PADS Lake County Inc ($55k).
- Does Adam Don Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Adam Don Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Adam Don Foundation based?
- Adam Don Foundation is based in IL.
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