The E Reginald Adam and Rhea H Adam Trust concentrates its philanthropic activity in supporting a single community foundation partner. All reported giving — three grants totaling $1.48 million — went to the Akron Community Foundation as general operating support, indicating the trust channels its resources through existing philanthropic infrastructure rather than funding many direct-service nonprofits. Though the trust is based in Pittsburgh, its funding appears focused on enabling local grantmaking or pooled philanthropic work in the Akron region via an intermediary.
Highly concentrated: a few large grants all directed to a single intermediary grantee (repeat funding to the Akron Community Foundation) rather than distributed, program-level grants to many nonprofits.
E Reginald Adam and Rhea H Adam Trust’s recent giving is defined by a three-year pattern of large general operating support to Akron Community Foundation, with grants of $569,267 in 2023, $434,959 in 2024, and $471,852 in 2025. That sequence shows a funder using a community foundation as its main philanthropic channel rather than spreading dollars across many direct-service organizations. The trust’s grantmaking also includes smaller general operating awards to Akron-based cultural and civic organizations, including Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation, Stan Hywet Foundation of Akron, Akron Art Institute, and The Greater Akron Musical Assn Inc. The recipient list is concentrated enough to suggest a narrow giving approach centered on sustaining existing institutions and supporting local grantmaking capacity. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, and the trust’s reported activity in the latest 990 year remains substantial relative to its asset base. Its named support patterns point to unrestricted, core funding rather than project-specific grants.
A central theme in the trust’s giving is philanthropic infrastructure. The largest recurring award went to Akron Community Foundation for general operating support, indicating direct support for a community foundation’s day-to-day work and grantmaking role. Another repeated line of support goes to Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation, which received $2,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general operating support. Cultural organizations also appear in the record: Akron Art Institute received general operating grants of $100 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while The Greater Akron Musical Assn Inc received the same amount in 2023, 2024, and 2025. These grants show a pattern of unrestricted support across both social and cultural institutions.
The trust gives in very small to very large increments, with a p25 of $100, a median grant of $300, and a p75 of $2,000. The distribution is heavily skewed by three much larger grants to one recipient, while most other awards are modest recurring operating gifts. Recurrence is a clear feature: Akron Community Foundation appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several smaller recipients also repeat over multiple years. The trust does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant record suggests an organized, institution-focused pattern of unrestricted support rather than a competitive or open application process.
$513K
$8.6M
$582K
$623K
Most grants fall between $100 and $2K, with a median of $300.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$300
75th Percentile
$2K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Akron Community Foundation — general operating support (3 grants, total $1,476,078)
Grantmaking is concentrated in Ohio, which is the top state by grant count, while the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Akron is the main recipient city, appearing with Akron Community Foundation, Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation, Stan Hywet Foundation of Akron, Akron Art Institute, and The Greater Akron Musical Assn Inc. One repeated non-Ohio recipient appears in Glen Cove, New York, through St Paul's Episcopal Church. No grants in the provided record went to recipients in Pennsylvania, despite the trust’s Pittsburgh headquarters.
The trust primarily provides general operating support. That shows up in its largest recurring grant to Akron Community Foundation and in smaller repeating awards to Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation, Akron Art Institute, The Greater Akron Musical Assn Inc, Stan Hywet Foundation of Akron, and St Paul's Episcopal Church.
Typical grant size is small: the p25 is $100, the median is $300, and the p75 is $2,000. The record also includes a much larger cluster of grants to Akron Community Foundation in the hundreds of thousands, which pushes the overall range wider than the typical award size.
Yes. Akron Community Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation also appears in all three years, and several smaller recipients repeat across multiple years as well, including Akron Art Institute, The Greater Akron Musical Assn Inc, Stan Hywet Foundation of Akron, and St Paul's Episcopal Church.
Most grants go to Ohio recipients, especially in Akron. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based, and Akron appears repeatedly across the recent grants table through community, health, cultural, and historic organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $510,372 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| E REGINALD AND RHEA ADAM TRUST | NEW YORK, NY | $2,300 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $471,852 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | GLEN COVE, NY | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON ART INSTITUTE | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $434,959 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | GLEN COVE, NY | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON ART INSTITUTE | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $569,267 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | GLEN COVE, NY | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AKRON ART INSTITUTE | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON | AKRON, OH | $100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
E REGINALD AND RHEA ADAM TRUST
$2,300GENERAL OPERATING
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
GENERAL OPERATING
THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC
$100GENERAL OPERATING
AKRON ART INSTITUTE
$100GENERAL OPERATING
STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON
$100GENERAL OPERATING
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$500GENERAL OPERATING
AKRON ART INSTITUTE
$100GENERAL OPERATING
THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC
$100GENERAL OPERATING
STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON
$100GENERAL OPERATING
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$500GENERAL OPERATING
THE GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSN INC
$100GENERAL OPERATING
AKRON ART INSTITUTE
$100GENERAL OPERATING
STAN HYWET FOUNDATION OF AKRON
$100GENERAL OPERATING