Dr Miriam & Sheldon G Adelson

NEEDHAM, MA EIN: 04-7023433

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$714K

-47.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$40.8M

+15.5% YoY

Grant Count

38

+2.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.1M

+12.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$15M$29M$44M$58M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$714,299$1,368,398$851,025
Revenue$42,114,321$37,618,546$27,248,902
Expenses$42,768,420$37,093,371$36,222,827
Qualifying Distributions$42,444,335$36,776,661$35,748,513
Net Investment Income$39,878$37,150$12,308
Distributable Amount$140,085$132,134$171,596

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$13M$26M$38M$51M38 grants202037 grants202137 grants202237 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$5.0MMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$3.4MJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$3.1MDANA FARBER CANCER INSTI…$2.9MTHE BROAD INSTITUTE$2.7MTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE…$2.5MST JOHNS CANCER INSTITUTE$1.8MUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN C…$1.6MWEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SC…$1.5MOREGON HEALTH AND SCIENC…$1.5M

Grant Size Distribution

187 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K6$100–250K66$250–500K48$500K–1M63$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR MIRIAM ADELSONTRUSTEE1
STEVEN GARFINKELVP & GENERAL COUNSEL5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

Ann ArborBaltimoreBethesdaBostonBrooklineCambridgeChicagoColumbiaDurhamHoustonLa JollaLos AngelesMinneapolisNew YorkPalo AltoPhiladelphiaPortlandRochesterSan FranciscoSanta Barbara

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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