Adler Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 76-0001183. Reported 184 grants totalling $775,417 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Adler Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $900. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $2,100; the smallest was $25 and the largest $147,690. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $179,515 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Falls Church, VA | $151,460 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $59,040 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Children's Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $44,795 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congreation Beth Israel | Houston, TX | $38,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $33,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Houston, TX | $28,325 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $20,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Episcopal High School | Bellaire, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Svcs | Houston, TX | $19,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houston Methodist Foundation | Houston, TX | $16,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $13,170 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $12,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Jewish Film Festival | Marietta, GA | $12,464 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Menil Collection | Houston, TX | $8,520 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut Health | Houston, TX | $7,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $6,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Collage the Art for Cancer Network | Houston, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $5,925 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| KIPP Texas Public Schools | Houston, TX | $5,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center | Houston, TX | $5,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $4,980 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Houston | Houston, TX | $4,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Heart Institute | Houston, TX | $4,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Art Museum | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| River Oaks Chamber Orchestra | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America-Isreal Cultural Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asia Society Texas | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Jewish Congress American | Menyfield, VA | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Art | Houston, TX | $2,270 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stluke's United Methodist Church Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Heart Institue | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress American | Lewiston, ME | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center | Houston, TX | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glassell School of Art - Mfah | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Zoo | Houston, TX | $1,222 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alley Theater | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blaffer Gallery Uni Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goldringwoldenberg Institute of Southern | Jackson, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highland Rivers Foundation | Symna, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health America of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Emmanuel | Srasota, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The 100 Club | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Faris Foundation | Sugar Land, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Orange Show | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dorot | New York, NY | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Als Association of Texas | Houston, TX | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens | Houston, TX | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Herman Park Conservatory | Houston, TX | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | Houston, TX | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $360 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congregation Emanuel | Houston, TX | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Temple Beth Isreal | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Luke's Day School | Houston, TX | $205 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americcan Technion Society | Beverly Hills, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Genelogy Center Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Japan-America Society of Houston | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Levy Park | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mackinac Center | Midland, MI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Media Research Center | Reston, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Legal and Policy Center | Falls Church, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Canc | Houston, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, GA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy's Town | Boys Town, NE | $156 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Linkage House Hdfc | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Houston, TX | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Emanu El | Srasota, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center Inc | Worchester, MA | $125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Als Research at the Sean Healey & Amg Cen | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Festval for the Arts | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth Yeshuraan | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Emanu El | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Association | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glesby Family Memorial Fund | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Area Parkinson Society | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Jewish Family Foundation | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels | Reston, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mollie and Louis Kaplan Museum | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Legal and Policy Center | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Retina Research Foundation | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Iranian-American Women | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Luke's United Methodist Church Foundation | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shul of Bellaire | Bellaire, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University | Lewiston, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AR | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zilka Neurogenetic Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of the United States | New York, NY | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Houst On's Future | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emery Weiner School | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet Set Houston | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Martins Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 112 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 83 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $244,681 | $750 |
| 2022 | 48 | $120,333 | $365 |
| 2023 | 52 | $213,199 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $197,204 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Adler Foundation has 2 of them, worth $33,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Houston, TX | $8,000 |
Where its money goes
76% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $900. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Adler Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 15 Greenway Plaza Unit 6G, Houston, TX, 77046. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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