La Salle Adams Fund is a private foundation associated with Adams Funds, an investment firm, that supports left-of-center advocacy groups, especially environmentalist groups.

Background

The La Salle Adams Fund is a corporate foundation in New York, NY, associated with Adams Funds, an investment firm. ¹

The fund was founded in 1999. ¹

The organization regularly donates to other organizations, mostly national and local environmental groups. ¹

Grantmaking

The Adams Fund has made grants such as $250,000 to the Grand Travers Regional Land Conservancy, $225,000 to the Wilderness Society, $225,000 to Earth Justice, $200,000 to the Western Organization of Resource Councils, and $150,000 to the National Parks Conservation Association. ¹

The Adams Fund contributed $40,000 to the Montana Wilderness Fund, $30,000 to the Center for American Progress, and $20,000 to Headwaters Economics. ²

Leadership

Edith Carol Stein is the president and treasurer of the La Salle Adams Fund. ³

Nancy C. Stein is the secretary and vice president of the La Salle Adams Fund. ³

Susan S. Stein is the vice secretary of the La Salle Adams Fund. ³

1. Adams Fund. Cause IQ. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/lasalle-adams-fund,161562907/
2. 2018 Form 990 for Adams Fund. Cause IQ. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/view_990/161562907/667fe64a186da08cfc9f0d9547d42202
3. La Salle Adams Fund. Grantmakers. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://www.grantmakers.io/profiles/v0/161562907-la-salle-adams-fund-co-edith-carol-stein-md/