The Adams Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Catholic/Vincentian faith-based missions and international medical and humanitarian relief, prioritizing organizations that deliver direct mission work and services. Its largest commitments are to a small set of mission-focused nonprofits (including substantial support for Covenant House) indicating a preference for institutions that combine religious mission with service delivery, especially for vulnerable populations. Funding appears aimed at sustaining operations and mission programs rather than one-off projects.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of mission-aligned organizations; repeat multi-grant support to core grantees rather than many small, one-time awards.
Covenant House, Vincentian International Mission Services, Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Solidarity Office, Catholic Medical Mission Board
Adams Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated mission support to Covenant House, including $705,000 in 2023, $600,000 in 2024, and $500,000 in 2025. That pattern signals a funder that backs long-running service organizations rather than short-term projects. The foundation’s grant list also points to a strong Catholic and Vincentian orientation, with sizable support for Vincentian International Mission Services, Congregation of the Mission, and Vincentian Solidarity Office. Its recent awards show a preference for organizations that combine faith-based identity with direct service. Covenant House receives the largest documented commitments, while Catholic Medical Mission Board and Franciscan Friars of the Atonement also appear among the larger grants. The foundation further supports institutions serving people experiencing homelessness, youth, and patients through medical and humanitarian mission work. The record suggests a grantmaker focused on sustaining core mission activity. Many awards are labeled “for mission support,” and several organizations recur across multiple years, which points to an ongoing relationship with a small set of nonprofits.
Catholic and Vincentian mission support is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. Adams Family Foundation gave $650,000 in 2024 to Vincentian International Mission Services for mission support and $290,000 in 2025 to Vincentian Solidarity Office for mission support. It also provided $300,000 in 2023 to Congregation of the Mission for mission support. Health-related mission work is another visible area. The foundation awarded $253,000 in 2025 to Catholic Medical Mission Board for mission support and $125,000 in 2024 to the same organization for mission support, indicating repeated support for medical mission activity. The foundation also funds shelters and services for vulnerable populations. In that area, it gave $100,000 in 2025 to The Bowery Mission for mission support and $100,000 in 2025 to Tunnel to Towers Foundation for mission support. These grants sit alongside support for organizations serving homeless and at-risk people.
Adams Family Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a narrow band of sizes, with a p25 of $23,750, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $55,500. At the same time, the top of the range reaches well into six figures, showing that the foundation combines many smaller awards with a limited number of much larger mission commitments. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including Covenant House, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, The Bowery Mission, and Grace Center Foundation. That recurring pattern suggests sustained relationships rather than one-time project grants. The foundation is not described as an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments. The grant language is heavily oriented to “mission support,” indicating core support rather than restricted project funding.
$3.3M
$57.9M
$7.7M
$3.6M
Most grants fall between $24K and $56K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$56K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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All listed recent grants go to U.S. recipients. New York, NY appears repeatedly and is the most visible recipient city in the recent record, alongside other New York locations such as Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Lackawanna. St. Louis, MO and Naples, FL also recur among recipient locations, with additional grants to Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, Garrison, NY, and Memphis, TN. Although the foundation is headquartered in Naples, Florida, only 6% of grants go to recipients in Florida. The top state by grant count is Virginia, which is separate from the foundation’s HQ state.
The recent grants point to Catholic and Vincentian mission support, medical mission work, and shelters or services for people experiencing homelessness or other vulnerability. Examples include Vincentian International Mission Services, Catholic Medical Mission Board, The Bowery Mission, and Covenant House, all funded for mission support.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Covenant House, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, The Bowery Mission, and Grace Center Foundation. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the median, with a p25 of $23,750 and a p75 of $55,500. The recent record also includes much larger six-figure grants, including several awards above $100,000.
The foundation gives nationally, but its recent recipients are all in the United States. New York locations appear most often in the grant list, and the top state by grant count is Virginia. Only 6% of grants go to recipients in Florida.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| VINCENTIAN SOLIDARITY OFFICE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $290,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD | NEW YORK, NY | $253,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $185,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF VICTORY HOMES OF CHARITY | LACKAWANNA, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT | GARRISON, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE CARDINAL'S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE BOWERY MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| DOMINICAN MISSIONS SECRETARIAT (BISHOP CHRIS) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE SHEEN CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| PROJECT ALS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY | NEWBURGH, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| JESUIT REFUGEE SERVCIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ST PIUS X | OLD TAPPAN, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| BOYS TOWN | BOYS TOWN, NE | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH | BAYSHORE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP | LANSDOWNE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MARY MOTHER OF THE EUCHARIST | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| GOOD COUNSEL | SECAUCUS, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| MERCY HOME FOR BOYS & GIRLS | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| MERCY HAVEN INC | ISLIP TERRACE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES AT UMD (BULLDOG CATHOLIC) | DULUTH, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | QUEENS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| SMILE TRAIN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| PADRE PIO FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | CROMWELL, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| SISTERS FOR LIFE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | CORBIN, KY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| VINCENTIAN INTERNATIONAL MISSION SERVICES | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| CARDINAL HAYES HOME FOR CHILDREN | MILLBROOK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY | ASHEVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| CNEWA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| BROTHER WOLF ANIMAL RESCUE | ASHEVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| GALILEE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST | RIVERHEAD, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| VINCENTIAN INTERNATIONAL MISSION SERVICES | ST LOUIS, MO | $650,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF VICTORY HOMES OF CHARITY | LACKAWANNA, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT | GARRISON, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $75,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
| THE SHEEN CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | FOR MISSION SUPPORT |
COVENANT HOUSE
$500,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
VINCENTIAN SOLIDARITY OFFICE
$290,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD
$253,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$200,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER
$185,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION
$150,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
THE ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$150,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF VICTORY HOMES OF CHARITY
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
THE CARDINAL'S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
THE BOWERY MISSION
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
DOMINICAN MISSIONS SECRETARIAT (BISHOP CHRIS)
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY
$60,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
THE SHEEN CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE
$60,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
PROJECT ALS
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
JESUIT REFUGEE SERVCIES
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ST PIUS X
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
BOYS TOWN
$50,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH
$30,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
PRISON FELLOWSHIP
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MARY MOTHER OF THE EUCHARIST
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
GOOD COUNSEL
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
MERCY HOME FOR BOYS & GIRLS
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
MERCY HAVEN INC
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES AT UMD (BULLDOG CATHOLIC)
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
SMILE TRAIN
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
PADRE PIO FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$25,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
SISTERS FOR LIFE INC
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
VINCENTIAN INTERNATIONAL MISSION SERVICES
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
CARDINAL HAYES HOME FOR CHILDREN
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
CNEWA
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
BROTHER WOLF ANIMAL RESCUE
$10,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
GALILEE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
$5,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
VINCENTIAN INTERNATIONAL MISSION SERVICES
$650,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
COVENANT HOUSE
$600,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSION BOARD
$125,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF VICTORY HOMES OF CHARITY
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT
$100,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION
$75,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT
THE SHEEN CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE
$60,000FOR MISSION SUPPORT