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Adelson Family Foundation: 55 grants to organizations, $66.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Adelson Family Foundation, a private foundation in Needham, MA, paid 55 grants to organizations totaling $66,861,072 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $10,850,000 to American Friends of Ariel University in Brooklyn, NY for general charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 047024330
- Based in
- Needham, MA
- Assets
- $21,016,741
- Grants paid
- $66,861,072
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349106496. It reported $66,861,072 in grants paid; 55 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Ariel University | Brooklyn, NY | General charitable purposes | $10,850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $9,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical Center | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $5,666,667 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maccabee Task Force Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $5,601,557 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Agency for Israel N American Council | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $5,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israeli American Council | Woodland Hills, CA | General charitable purposes | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adelson Educational Institute | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $4,900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hashomer Hachadash | Upper Nazareth, IS | General charitable purposes | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $3,830,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tikvah Fund | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Education | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,796,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | General charitable purposes | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Ir David | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | General charitable purposes | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christians United for Israel | San Antonio, TX | General charitable purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Zion | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $257,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Warwick, RI | General charitable purposes | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| This World Jewish Values Network | Englewood, CA | General charitable purposes | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Students Supporting Israel | Plymouth, MN | General charitable purposes | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | General charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israaid | Beverly Hills, CA | General charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Las Vegas Philharmonic | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Letter of the Law | Brooklyn, NY | Geberal charitable purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media Research Institute | Washington, DC | General charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jerusalem Foundation - USA | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Jewish Congress (american Section) | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Libi | Brighton, MA | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home | Chelsea, MA | General charitable purposes | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Nahal Haredi | Teaneck, NJ | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gateways Access To Jewish Education | Newton, MA | General charitable purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish News Service | Newton Center, MA | General charitable purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kadima Hebrew Academny | Los Angeles, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cityarts | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelson Campus for Jewish Life | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad of the University of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stop Stigma Now | Larchmont, NY | General charitable purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aleh Inc | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Human services | $26,595 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Jordan River Village | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | General charitable purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israfest Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lubavitch Foundation of Lexington | Lexington, MA | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Lubavitch | Washington, DC | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Circle of LV | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish National Fund | New Haven, NY | General charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Batsheva Dance | Forest Hills, NY | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad of Malibu | Malibu, CA | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | General charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Nevada Senior Law Program | Las Vegas, NV | General charitable purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,753 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,121,753 |
| Education | $3,200,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,959,000 |
| Religion-related | $378,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $267,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Human services | $36,595 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $41,501,015 |
| Nevada | $11,464,057 |
| California | $5,428,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,278,000 |
| Florida | $1,000,000 |
| Illinois | $1,000,000 |
| Texas | $500,000 |
| Rhode Island | $255,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.