The Marty and Patti Adams Family Foundation concentrates its giving on higher-education scholarships and pediatric health care, with relatively large awards to a very small number of institutions. Grants are focused and likely driven by personal or geographic ties rather than broad charitable diversification: West Liberty University Foundation is a repeat recipient for scholarships, while the Cleveland Clinic received a single gift for children’s hospital needs.
Concentrated, low-volume giving: three relatively large grants totaling $75,000, including repeat support to a single higher-education beneficiary rather than many small donations.
A defining feature of the Marty and Patti Adams Family Foundation Inc is its repeated support for West Liberty University Foundation, including $25,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025 for scholarships. That pattern, along with another $10,000 scholarship grant to Notre Dame University in 2025, points to a foundation that favors direct support for higher education rather than broad, scattered giving. Its recent grant list also includes $25,000 for Cleveland Clinic children hospital needs, showing a parallel commitment to pediatric health services. The foundation’s grants are comparatively concentrated: a small number of recipients account for most of the dollars, and the awards themselves are substantial relative to the overall annual grant total of $126,100. Recent gifts also include charitable-program support for organizations in Naples, Ohio, and Indiana, indicating a regional footprint with ties to both education and health care. The pattern suggests targeted institutional funding, often directed to specific programs rather than unrestricted support.
Education is a clear priority. In 2025, the foundation gave $25,000 to West Liberty University Foundation for scholarships and another $10,000 to Notre Dame University for scholarships. Those awards show a consistent interest in undergraduate aid administered through named institutions rather than through individual awards. Health care is the other major theme. The foundation granted $25,000 to Cleveland Clinic for children hospital needs in 2025, and had also given $10,000 to the same institution in 2024 for children hospital needs. Beyond those two anchors, the foundation made smaller charitable-program grants to Friends of Rwandan Education, Nch Center for Philanthropy, David Lawrence Center, and Youth Haven, which broadens the picture beyond a single cause while staying within a program-restricted model.
Typical grants cluster around a narrow middle: the 25th percentile is $8,125, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $21,250. The foundation’s 2024 and 2025 grants show some repeat recipients, especially West Liberty University Foundation and Cleveland Clinic, which indicates multi-year relationships rather than one-time gifts only. Grants are program-restricted or scholarship-oriented, with no indication that the foundation funds individuals directly. The overall giving profile is compact, with relatively few awards and a modest annual total of $126,100, suggesting selective, targeted grantmaking rather than a broad application-driven program.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $21K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Notable grantees: West Liberty University Foundation, Cleveland Clinic, Other higher-education scholarship recipients
Although headquartered in Naples, Florida, the foundation gives most often in Indiana. Its recent grants also reach West Liberty, West Virginia; Cleveland and Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and Notre Dame, Indiana. Florida recipients appear in the recent list as well, including Nch Center for Philanthropy, David Lawrence Center, and Youth Haven in Naples. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, with no non-U.S. countries represented in the grant list.
The recent grants center on undergraduate scholarships and pediatric health care. It gave $25,000 to West Liberty University Foundation for scholarships, $10,000 to Notre Dame University for scholarships, and $25,000 to Cleveland Clinic for children hospital needs. Smaller grants also went to charitable programs in Naples, Ohio, and Indiana.
Yes. West Liberty University Foundation received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for scholarships, and Cleveland Clinic received $10,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 for children hospital needs. That pattern shows multi-year support for a small set of institutions.
The grant-size distribution is fairly concentrated. The 25th percentile is $8,125, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $21,250. Recent awards include several $10,000 grants and two $25,000 grants.
Indiana is the top state by grant count. Recent grants also went to recipients in West Virginia, Ohio, and Florida, with Florida accounting for 30% of grants to recipients in the HQ state.
The foundation’s recent giving is U.S.-only, with 10 grants and 100.0% of the recipient list in the United States. The geographic footprint is regional rather than national, with recipients in Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio, and Florida.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVELAND CLINIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $25,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN HOSPITAL NEEDS |
| WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | WEST LIBERTY, WV | $25,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NCH CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY | NAPLES, FL | $15,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| NAPLES CHILDRENS FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY | NOTRE DAME, IN | $10,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | WEST LIBERTY, WV | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC | CLEVELAND, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN HOSPITAL NEEDS |
| NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY | NOTRE DAME, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FRIENDS OF RWANDAN EDUCATION | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| NCH CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY | NAPLES, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER | NAPLES, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUTH HAVEN | NAPLES, FL | $1,100 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| West Liberty University Foundation | West Liberty, WV | $25,000 | 2024 | Scholarships |
| Notre Dame University | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarships |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | Children Hospital Needs |
CLEVELAND CLINIC
$25,000CHILDREN HOSPITAL NEEDS
NCH CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY
$15,500CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
NAPLES CHILDRENS FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$1,000CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
CLEVELAND CLINIC
$25,000CHILDREN HOSPITAL NEEDS
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FRIENDS OF RWANDAN EDUCATION
$10,000CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER
$2,500CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
Notre Dame University
$10,000Scholarships
Cleveland Clinic
$10,000Children Hospital Needs