Teresa Jill Adams Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of sizable awards focused in Texas, blending support for public higher education cultural projects and targeted mental-health/bereavement services for children and families. The foundation made a major institutional gift to fund a university sculpture garden and multiple substantial grants to a children’s bereavement organization addressing suicide loss, indicating a preference for tangible capital projects and crisis counseling programs.
Highly concentrated giving with very few but large grants: one major six-figure institutional gift plus repeated substantial support to a single nonprofit; tendency toward sizable, targeted awards rather than many small grants.
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Most grants fall between $38K and $101K, with a median of $51K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$51K
75th Percentile
$101K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Sam Houston State University, Children's Bereavement Center (recipient of repeated support)
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Bereavement Center | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Supports those impacted by suicide |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX | $250,000 | 2023 | Sculpture Garden |
| Children's Bereavement Center | San Antonio, TX | $51,000 | 2023 | Support those impacted by suicide |
| MonteVista Montessori | San Antonio, TX | $2,093 | 2023 | Support Arts program |
Childrens Bereavement Center
$50,000Supports those impacted by suicide
Sam Houston State University
$250,000Sculpture Garden
Children's Bereavement Center
$51,000Support those impacted by suicide
MonteVista Montessori
$2,093Support Arts program