The Woman's Relief Association primarily funds local Miami-area community and faith-based programs that serve children, families, and basic needs. Their giving blends parish and school support with neighborhood social services (food access, bereavement counseling, afterschool/educational programming), and they routinely make repeat modest grants to the same organizations. The foundation appears motivated by charitable relief delivered through religious institutions and small nonprofits rather than large national initiatives.
Woman's Relief Association Inc. makes small, repeated grants to Miami-area schools, churches, and neighborhood nonprofits, with several recipients appearing year after year. Its pattern is visible in support for St Rose of Lima Catholic School in Miami Shores, Coconut Grove Cares in Miami, and Pass It on Ministries in Miami, alongside grants to child-focused and food-oriented organizations. The foundation’s giving is tied to local relief and education rather than broad national initiatives, and the same organizations often receive multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Recent grants show a consistent emphasis on practical community support. The foundation funded Children’s Resource & Education, Children’s Bereavement Center, Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, Breakthrough Miami, and Slow Food USA Inc. The mix points to parish and school support, basic-needs services, bereavement counseling, after-school learning, and food education. Grant sizes are modest and closely clustered, suggesting a grantmaker that spreads resources across a small set of local partners instead of making a few large awards. Leadership is listed under Carol Adams.
Education-related grants are a visible part of the portfolio. Woman's Relief Association Inc. gave $10,282 in 2023 to St Rose of Lima Catholic School for educational support, then continued with $8,083 in 2025 and $6,938 in 2024. It also supported Breakthrough Miami with $5,625 in 2023, indicating attention to educational access for children. The foundation also funds neighborhood relief work. It gave $10,325 in 2024 to Coconut Grove Cares for support, after a $10,000 grant in 2023 and an $8,500 grant in 2025. Pass It on Ministries received $7,750 in 2023, $7,450 in 2024, and $7,000 in 2025. Food education appears through Slow Food USA Inc., which received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a small-dollar range: p25 is $6,575, median is $6,938, and p75 is $7,750. The listed awards include several repeat grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Woman's Relief Association Inc. funds individuals: False, and makes program-related investments: False. The grants appear to be discretionary charitable support rather than an open application program.
$44K
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$77K
$60K
Most grants fall between $7K and $8K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$8K
CAROL ADAMS
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Concentrated local giving via repeated modest grants—multiple small-to-medium awards to a handful of recurring grantees (4 grants each for several recipients), favoring community-based and faith-affiliated organizations rather than large one-off national gifts.
Notable grantees: Coconut Grove Cares, St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Pass It On Ministries, Children's Bereavement Center, Slow Food USA
The giving is local and concentrated in Florida. Of the recent grants listed, 86% went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, Florida, and Florida is also the top state by grant count. Miami appears repeatedly, along with Miami Shores and South Miami, showing a strong focus on the Miami area. Outside Florida, the only recipient location in the list is Brooklyn, New York, through Slow Food USA Inc.
The grants go mainly to Miami-area schools, churches, and neighborhood nonprofits. Recent recipients include St Rose of Lima Catholic School, Coconut Grove Cares, Pass It on Ministries, Children’s Bereavement Center, Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, and Breakthrough Miami.
The foundation’s grant sizes are tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $6,575, the median is $6,938, and the 75th percentile is $7,750.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Coconut Grove Cares in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Pass It on Ministries in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Rose of Lima Catholic School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Slow Food USA Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grants are concentrated in Florida. The data shows 86% of grants went to recipients in Florida, with repeated awards in Miami, Miami Shores, and South Miami.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOW FOOD USA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,583 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| COCONUT GROVE CARES | MIAMI, FL | $8,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $8,083 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PASS IT ON MINISTRIES | MIAMI, FL | $7,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $5,167 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| COCONUT GROVE CARES | MIAMI, FL | $10,325 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SLOW FOOD USA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,013 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PASS IT ON MINISTRIES | MIAMI, FL | $7,450 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $6,938 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $6,575 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $6,575 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SLOW FOOD USA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,625 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $10,282 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| COCONUT GROVE CARES | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| PASS IT ON MINISTRIES | MIAMI, FL | $7,750 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $7,438 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| PASS IT ON MINISTRIES | MIAMI, FL | $7,334 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| COCONUT GROVE CARES | MIAMI, FL | $7,223 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $6,889 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $6,688 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| MIAMI SHORES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $6,594 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $5,769 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $5,625 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| SLOW FOOD USA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,556 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $5,445 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| MIAMI SHORES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $5,223 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
SLOW FOOD USA INC
$9,583EDUCATIONAL
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$8,083EDUCATIONAL
PASS IT ON MINISTRIES
$7,000SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION
$6,000SUPPORT
SUPPORT
SLOW FOOD USA INC
$9,013EDUCATIONAL
PASS IT ON MINISTRIES
$7,450SUPPORT
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$6,938EDUCATIONAL
CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION
$6,575SUPPORT
SLOW FOOD USA INC
$10,625EDUCATIONAL
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,282EDUCATIONAL
PASS IT ON MINISTRIES
$7,750SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION
$7,438SUPPORT
PASS IT ON MINISTRIES
$7,334SUPPORT
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$6,889EDUCATIONAL
MIAMI SHORES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$6,594SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S RESOURCE & EDUCATION
$5,769SUPPORT
SLOW FOOD USA INC
$5,556EDUCATIONAL
MIAMI SHORES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,223SUPPORT