The Adco Foundation focuses on small, targeted gifts to New York–area social justice, community organizing, and academic initiatives. Grants support criminal justice reentry and alternatives, reproductive justice framed through faith communities, women-centered justice and violence-prevention work, and academic programming such as memorial lectures and student research. Funding is modest and operationally flexible—often program or community-service support rather than large capital commitments.
$17K
$510K
$49K
$76K
Most grants fall between $1K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
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Many small to mid-sized grants concentrated on New York-area nonprofits and academic institutions; a mix of one-off gifts and occasional repeat thematic support rather than large multi-year commitments.
Notable grantees: Graduate Center Foundation (CUNY) — memorial lecture / academic programming, The Fortune Society — criminal justice / reentry services, Inter Faith Voices for Reproductive Justice — faith-based reproductive advocacy and endowed positions, The Nation Institute — journalism/policy and community-service funding, Women Against Gun Violence — women-centered violence prevention
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | LEITH MULLINGS MEMORIAL LECTURE: FACILITATING A DIALOGUE AROUND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING |
| BYELYE AVERY FUND - CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE - MATCHING GRANT |
| ADCO STUDENT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | FUND STUDENT RESEARCH AND TRAVEL |
| INTER FAITH VOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE FOR JUSTICE | ATLANTA, GA | $1,500 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH A NAMED PROFESSORSHIP |
| 1473 WOMEN & JUSTICE PROJECTS | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $1,090 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| SEE | CALABASAS, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE - RAPP CAMPAIGN |
| COLLECTIVE POWER | AMHERST, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| WOMEN AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| NEW PRESS | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| CENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIES | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| THE FORTUNE SOCIETY | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $2,400 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| THE NATION INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $300 | 2023 | COMMUNITY AFFAIRS |
GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION
$5,000LEITH MULLINGS MEMORIAL LECTURE: FACILITATING A DIALOGUE AROUND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
BYELYE AVERY FUND - CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION
$3,000COMMUNITY SERVICE - MATCHING GRANT
ADCO STUDENT FUND
$2,000FUND STUDENT RESEARCH AND TRAVEL
INTER FAITH VOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE FOR JUSTICE
$1,500TO ESTABLISH A NAMED PROFESSORSHIP
1473 WOMEN & JUSTICE PROJECTS
$1,090COMMUNITY SERVICE
SEE
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICE - RAPP CAMPAIGN
COLLECTIVE POWER
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICE
WOMEN AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICE
NEW PRESS
$500COMMUNITY SERVICE
CENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIES
$500COMMUNITY SERVICE
THE FORTUNE SOCIETY
$2,400COMMUNITY SERVICE
THE NATION INSTITUTE
$2,000COMMUNITY SERVICE
ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
$300COMMUNITY AFFAIRS