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Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$989k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
59%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 34
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$18M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 59% of the organizations Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $469k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving39$989k46%
FY202334$894k59%
FY202226$407k62%
FY202130$264k53%
FY202027$202kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Environment$883kYouth Development$564kCommunity Improvement$397kRecreation & Sports$319kPhilanthropy$305kHealth$120kHuman Services$112kHousing & Shelter$79kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
IL
WI
MI
NY
OH
NJ
CA
VA
KS
NC
DC
HI

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Elings Park Foundation$225,00023%
City Fabrick$220,000210%
Wilderness Youth Project Inc$220,00052%
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden$200,00021%
Resources Legacy Fund$175,00020%
Community Partners$165,00040%
The Trust for Public Land$80,00020%
Hearts for Sight Foundation$55,000224%
Rm Pyles Boys Camp$50,00014%
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles$45,00020%
Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Elings Park Foundation$225,00023%
City Fabrick$220,000210%
Wilderness Youth Project Inc$220,00052%
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden$200,00021%
Resources Legacy Fund$175,00020%
Community Partners$165,00040%
The Trust for Public Land$80,00020%
Hearts for Sight Foundation$55,000224%
Rm Pyles Boys Camp$50,00014%
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles$45,00020%
Orange County Rescue Mission Inc$40,00010%
The Nature Corps$30,000229%
Coastal Watershed Council$30,00032%
Reins of Hope Therapeutic Riding Inc$30,000315%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$30,00010%
Eayikes$25,000114%
Mental Health America of Los Angeles$25,00020%
Outward Bound California$25,00011%
Gateway Mountain Center Inc$25,00011%
Our House Inc$20,00010%
Nature for All$20,00012%
The Long Beach Sailing Foundation$20,00033%
Little Schoolhouse in the Woods$20,000115%
Neighborhood Youth Association$20,00021%
The San Diego River Park Foundation$20,00011%
Direct Relief Foundation$18,50030%
Pomona College$17,50050%
Hillside House$16,00010%
Hillside Foundation$15,00010%
Friends of Lake Leelanau$13,00020%
Los Padres Forestwatch Inc$12,50021%
Casting for Recovery$12,50021%
Grayling Hatchery Inc$11,000412%
Urbansurf4kids$10,000111%
Yosemite Foundation$10,00010%
Three Valley Conservation Trust$10,00012%
Naturebridge$10,00010%
Columbus Educational Foundation Inc$10,00013%
Lake Leelanau Lake Association$8,00013%
The Sailing Foundation$7,50024%
Via Rehabilitation Services Inc$5,00010%
Ground Education$5,00010%
Bexley Education Foundation$5,00011%
The Surfrider Foundation$5,00010%
4 Paws for Ability Inc$5,00010%
Organic Soup Kitchen$5,00011%
Buckeye Clinic in South Sudan$5,00014%
Ocean Discovery Institute$5,00010%
End Child Soldiering$3,5001n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$3,00010%
Lobero Theatre Foundation$2,50010%
Groundswell Fund$2,50010%
Long Beach Rescue Mission$2,50010%
Sustainable Conservation$2,00010%
Active Transportation Alliance$2,00010%
BirdieLight$2,00020%
Families Flourish Inc$1,50010%
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc$1,50010%
Nbcc$1,50010%
Twig Bazaar Inc$1,500119%
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area$1,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
Columbus Humane$1,00010%
Outdoor Afro$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($689k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetElings Park Foundation: $225,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetCity Fabrick: $220,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetWilderness Youth Project Inc: $220,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetSanta Barbara Botanic Garden: $200,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetResources Legacy Fund: $175,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Partners: $165,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $80,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHearts for Sight Foundation: $55,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetRm Pyles Boys Camp: $50,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetGirl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Nature Corps: $30,000 over 2y, 29% of budgetCoastal Watershed Council: $30,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetReins of Hope Therapeutic Riding Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEayikes: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMental Health America of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOutward Bound California: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGateway Mountain Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOur House Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNature for All: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Long Beach Sailing Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetLittle Schoolhouse in the Woods: $20,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetNeighborhood Youth Association: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetThe San Diego River Park Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDirect Relief Foundation: $18,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPomona College: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHillside House: $16,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHillside Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Lake Leelanau: $13,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLos Padres Forestwatch Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCasting for Recovery: $12,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGrayling Hatchery Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetUrbansurf4kids: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetYosemite Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThree Valley Conservation Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNaturebridge: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColumbus Educational Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetLake Leelanau Lake Association: $8,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Sailing Foundation: $7,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetVia Rehabilitation Services Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGround Education: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBexley Education Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget4 Paws for Ability Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOrganic Soup Kitchen: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBuckeye Clinic in South Sudan: $5,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetOcean Discovery Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 63.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Hutton Foundation Dba…California Community …Santa Barbara Foundat…Williams-Corbett Foun…Farmers & Merchants B…Brittingham Family Fo…Mosher FoundationAnn Jackson Family Fo…Marin Community Found…Walter J & Holly O Th…Alice Tweed Tuohy Fou…June G Outhwaite Char…
Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker FoundationCA21.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · California Community Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation · Brittingham Family Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit

How much does Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit give?
Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit reported 39 grants totaling $989,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 34 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (29%), Youth Development (18%), Community Improvement (13%).
Who are Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Elings Park Foundation ($225k), City Fabrick ($220k), Wilderness Youth Project Inc ($220k).
Does Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 59% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, California Community Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation.
Where is Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit based?
Adams Legacy Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 100 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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