The Adelman Family Foundation concentrates modest, locally-focused general operating support across religious mission work, regional hunger relief, and senior services. Most grants are repeat awards to a small set of organizations, indicating a preference for sustaining core partners rather than broad exploratory funding. The foundation mixes faith-based national ministry support with hands-on community services in the Virginia/Blue Ridge area.
Concentrated, small-to-midsize annual giving focused on a handful of repeat grantees; primarily unrestricted/general operations grants rather than project-specific funding.
Adelman Family Foundation co Graham Adelman’s recent giving is anchored by repeated general operating support for a small set of organizations, including Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Advancing Native Missions. Those two recipients each received multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, pointing to a steady pattern of backing core partners rather than one-time project funding. The foundation also extends this approach to religious and social-conservative groups such as Focus on the Family, American Center for Law and Justice, The Heritage Foundation, and The Navigators. Alongside that national faith and policy support, the grant list includes local service organizations in Virginia and nearby communities, from senior services to food assistance and animal welfare. The grants are mostly general operations awards, which suggests emphasis on organizational capacity and program continuity. A smaller set of recipients appears outside Virginia, including organizations in Colorado, North Carolina, Florida, California, and New Mexico, but the overall portfolio remains concentrated and repeat-oriented.
Food access is a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank received general operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and El Caldito Soup Kitchen Las Cruces also appears in consecutive years, showing sustained support for hunger relief. Faith-based mission work is another clear thread: Advancing Native Missions received repeated general operations grants, including two $10,000 awards in 2025 and 2023-level support before that. The foundation also backs conservative Christian and advocacy organizations. Focus on the Family received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while the American Center for Law and Justice received multiple general operating grants as well. Community service funding extends to local providers such as Senior Services of Alexandria and Mercy Chefs, both listed for general operations.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $875, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. Even the larger awards are still modest in absolute terms, with the top recent grants at $10,000. The pattern is repeat-oriented: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Advancing Native Missions, Focus on the Family, and the American Center for Law and Justice each appear across multiple years. The foundation gives general operating support rather than restricted project funding in the recent grants list. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $875 and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$875
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 44% of grants go to recipients in NM.
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Notable grantees: Advancing Native Missions, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Senior Services of Alexandria, Focus on the Family
Grant recipients are all in the United States. Virginia appears frequently, including Verona, Charlottesville, Alexandria, Bedford, Chesapeake, Alton, and another Charlottesville award. New Mexico is the top state by grant count, with grants to Las Cruces organizations and another New Mexico recipient. Other recipient locations include Colorado Springs, Washington, DC, Boone, NC, Boys Ranch, FL, and Riverside, CA. The grant list shows a regional pattern with some national faith and advocacy organizations mixed in.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly general operating support. Examples in the list are awards to food banks, mission organizations, senior services, and advocacy groups, all described as “General Operations.” That pattern points to core support rather than restricted project funding.
Three themes stand out: hunger relief, Christian mission work, and support for socially conservative Christian or advocacy organizations. The grant list also includes local senior services, a chamber of commerce award, and smaller community-service groups.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Advancing Native Missions, Focus on the Family, and the American Center for Law and Justice. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a relatively small group of grantees.
Typical awards are small. The 25th percentile is $875, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. Most grants in the recent list sit in that range, with a few larger awards reaching $10,000.
Recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. Virginia appears often, but New Mexico is the top state by grant count. The list also includes recipients in Colorado, Washington, DC, North Carolina, Florida, and California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing Native Missions | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Focus on the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Mercy Chefs | Chesapeake, VA | $1,500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| 40 Days for Life | Bryan, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Jesus Film Project | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Virginia Society for Human Life | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Gideons International | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Havens Ministries | Riverside, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company | Earlysville, VA | $500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Meals on Wheels America | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Advancing Native Missions | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Concerned Women for America | Bedford, VA | $3,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Focus on the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Vintage Racers for Rescues | Alton, VA | $2,500 | 2024 | General Operations |
| El Caldito Soup Kitchen Las Cruces | Las Cruces, NM | $1,500 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $1,500 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Gideons International | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| The Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Jesus Film Project | Orlando, FL | $500 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $7,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Advancing Native Missions | Charlottesville, VA | $7,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Senior Services of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Focus on the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Vintage Racers for Rescues | Alton, VA | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Concerned Women for America | Bedford, VA | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Tutti Bambini Clothing Reseller Las | Las Cruces, NM | $2,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Alexandria Chamber of Commerce | Alexandria, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| El Caldito Soup Kitchen Las Cruces | Las Cruces, NM | $1,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA | Charlottesville, VA | $1,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Florida Sheriffs' Youth Ranches | Boys Ranch, FL | $1,500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Gideons International | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| 40 Days for Life | Bryan, TX | $500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Students for Life of America | Fredericksburg, VA | $500 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company | Earlysville, VA | $300 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Havens Ministries | Riverside, CA | $250 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Our Daily Bread | Grand Rapids, MI | $250 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Western Albemarle Rescue Squad | Crozet, VA | $200 | 2023 | General Operations |
Advancing Native Missions
$10,000General Operations
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
$10,000General Operations
Focus on the Family
$5,000General Operations
American Center for Law and Justice
$2,500General Operations
Samaritan's Purse
$2,500General Operations
The Navigators
$1,500General Operations
Mercy Chefs
$1,500General Operations
40 Days for Life
$1,000General Operations
The Heritage Foundation
$1,000General Operations
Jesus Film Project
$1,000General Operations
Virginia Society for Human Life
$1,000General Operations
Gideons International
$1,000General Operations
Havens Ministries
$1,000General Operations
Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company
$500General Operations
Meals on Wheels America
$500General Operations
Advancing Native Missions
$5,000General Operations
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
$5,000General Operations
Concerned Women for America
$3,000General Operations
Focus on the Family
$3,000General Operations
American Center for Law and Justice
$2,500General Operations
Vintage Racers for Rescues
$2,500General Operations
El Caldito Soup Kitchen Las Cruces
$1,500General Operations
Samaritan's Purse
$1,500General Operations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen
$1,000General Operations
Gideons International
$1,000General Operations
The Navigators
$1,000General Operations
Jesus Film Project
$500General Operations
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
$7,500General Operations
Advancing Native Missions
$7,500General Operations
Senior Services of Alexandria
$5,000General Operations
Focus on the Family
$2,500General Operations
Vintage Racers for Rescues
$2,500General Operations
Concerned Women for America
$2,500General Operations
American Center for Law and Justice
$2,500General Operations
Tutti Bambini Clothing Reseller Las
$2,500General Operations
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
$2,000General Operations
El Caldito Soup Kitchen Las Cruces
$1,500General Operations
Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA
$1,500General Operations
Florida Sheriffs' Youth Ranches
$1,500General Operations
Gideons International
$1,000General Operations
40 Days for Life
$500General Operations
Hillsdale College
$500General Operations
Students for Life of America
$500General Operations
Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company
$300General Operations
Havens Ministries
$250General Operations
Our Daily Bread
$250General Operations
Western Albemarle Rescue Squad
$200General Operations