Marta and Robert Adelson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Merion Station, PA · EIN 82-3708081 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Marta and Robert Adelson Family
83grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$180smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 83 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $34K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
402 Academy Cir
Merion Sta, PA 19066-1205
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $283,500 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $273,500 |
| Alliance for Decision Education | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $50,000 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $34,500 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $28,400 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $27,000 |
| Perelman Jewish Day School | Wynnewood, PA | $25,000 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Adl Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $24,000 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $22,500 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $22,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $22,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $17,700 |
| Overbrook School for the Blind | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 |
| Overbrook School for the Blind | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 |
| Moore College of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
| Emily's Entourage | Merion Station, PA | $15,000 |
| Moore College of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
| Emily's Entourage | Fort Washington, PA | $15,000 |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | $14,900 |
| The Philadelphia School | Philadelphia, PA | $11,250 |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 |
| Emily's Entourage | Fort Washington, PA | $10,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Moore College of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Print Center New York | New York, NY | $7,800 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $5,400 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Education Law Center | Newark, NJ | $5,000 |
| The Wistar Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| The Fund for the School District of PA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Women's Way | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| The Wistar Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| The Wistar Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $2,350 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,500 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,500 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Fels Early Learning Services | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Craftnow | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Reading Allowed | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Culture-Trust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Please Touch Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Tectonic Theatre Production | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Fels Early Learning Services | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $1,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 83 reported grants.
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