Public Charity

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $26.0M in revenue, $18.0M in expenses, $177.2M in total assets. 268 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132887439 NEW YORK, NY Single Organization Support NTEE: R11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$26.0M
Total Expenses$18.0M
Total Assets$177.2M
Grant Records268
Funding Total$23.5M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ADL FOUNDATION HELPS PROMOTE THE MISSION OF ADL THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, PRUDENT INVESTMENT OF THE ENDOWMENTS, TRUSTS, PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER ASSETS HELD BY THE ADL FOUNDATION AS SET FORTH IN THE ADL FOUNDATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. THESE ASSETS AND THEIR PROCEEDS ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF ADL.

Where $100 goes at Anti-Defamation League Foundation

How Anti-Defamation League Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$72
Support to other charities
96% of program spending
$3
Public awareness
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
General Operating Support
$25,000
$15,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,239,888

Showing up to 5 of 268 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT Andrew Adelson
TRUSTEE Arthur Reidel
TRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE VP Barbara Adelman
TRUSTEE Barbara Balser
TRUSTEE Barry Curtiss-Lusher
TRUSTEE Ben Sax

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$20,555,154 207 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,247,003 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$689,820 15 grants
Education
$151,250 7 grants
International Aid & Development
$80,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $26.0M $18.0M $177.2M
2024 $30.8M $20.7M $165.2M
2023 $16.8M $13.1M $151.7M
2022 $22.7M $19.5M $143.0M
2020 $36.0M $17.6M $147.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $36.0M to $26.0M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $177.2M.

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