The Donald and Donna Adam Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and it gives no public route for making one, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal.
- If your work sits in health research, community support, children, animal welfare, education, veterans or the arts, as the recipients show, it fits the pattern, though no geographic focus is stated and grants lean towards Texas and New York.
- Most grants are modest: half were $15,000 or less and about 8 in 10 fall between $2,000 and $220,000, so that is the typical band rather than a limit, since the largest grant was about $1,650,000.
- About 65% of grant dollars went to organisations the foundation had also funded in earlier filings, so the route is relationship-led and organisations that expect an open call for applications should not rely on this foundation.
Overview
The Donald and Donna Adam Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in College Station, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing records grants for health research and community support, alongside animal welfare, children, education assistance, college expenses, veterans and the arts. Recipients include hospitals and health-research organisations, food and housing charities, youth and child-support services, animal welfare organisations, schools and colleges, veterans’ services, churches, and arts and cultural bodies. Organisational giving is concentrated in Texas, with recipients also recorded in New York, the District of Columbia and several other states. The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it does not state how organisations are selected, which groups may be preselected, or a public route for making a request.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Health research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 72 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 45% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 65% of grant dollars went to organisations The Donald and Donna Adam Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- George & Barbara Bush Foundation · To support the community$200,0002025 tax year
- American Heart Association · To support health research$125,0002025 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club of the Brazos Valley · To support the community$100,0002025 tax year
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · To support health research$50,0002025 tax year
- Brazos Valley Food Bank · To support the community$50,0002025 tax year
- Scotty's House · To support children$45,0002025 tax year
- Aggieland Humane Society · To support animals$40,0002025 tax year
- Voices for Children · To support the community$30,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Steven Bradley Adam — VP
- Stephanie A Malechek — VP
- Donna J Adam — VP, Secretary, Treasurer
- Donald A Adam — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $3,039,864 | $2,884,012 | $63,653,552 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,950,650 | $3,774,500 | $89,157,914 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,404,445 | $995,997 | $87,859,821 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- College Station, TX