Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation supports arts, culture, humanities and education in New York City.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, culture, humanities, education
IP TAKE: Although this funder splits its grants among New York City and two other locations, this is still a good grantmaker to know with a local connection and a preference for providing project support.
PROFILE: Established in 1985, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as a trustee for the foundation. Arete S. Warren is a co-trustee of the foundation, while there are additional committee members as well. Mrs. Alice Adams created this foundation out of a desire to support various charitable initiatives. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey and mastered 11 foreign languages. Her husband, Arthur, was a telephone industry business entrepreneur that led the Strowger Automatic Electric Company to develop and patent the dial telephone. Arthur passed away in 1958 and Alice in 1987. The foundation aims to “provide grants to charitable organizations primarily to benefit arts, culture, humanities and education in the Memphis, Miami and New York City areas.”
The Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation provides project sponsorships. It does not offer general operating, capital campaign or endowment support. The funder looks for innovative programs, publications and performances within its areas of interest. It is necessary for grantees to wait a full calendar year before applying for a new grant. This trust mostly funds single-year grants and gives lesser priority to multi-year requests.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on New York City, New York, as well as Memphis, Tennessee and Miami, Florida. An example of a past local grantee is the Metropolitan Opera Association in New York City.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The grant application deadline is typically in mid-February, and the foundation reviews applications in the spring. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants receive an automated email to confirm their submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 609-799-3108. The contact person to know for this foundation is Sangrita Karra.
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