2024 GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN!

Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.

Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.

Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.

Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.Helping make the holiday season brighter for your organization.

The Grant's Purpose

I created this special grant program in honor of my mom, Dorothy Rector Adams. She is the most kind, generous and loving person I know, even more so during the holiday season. Both she and my dad, the late John Douglas Adams, instilled in our entire family the importance and blessing of providing our time, talents and treasures to those in need.


The grant's chosen foundations hold a special place in our hearts. Each annual $10,000 grant shall be awarded to an organization serving Hillsborough and/or Sarasota counties addressing food insecurity, veteran well-being, families in crisis or developmentally challenged individuals. A minimum of $100,000 will be awarded over a 10-year period.


- Jackie Adams

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2023 Recipient: Forty Carrots Family Center

Our fourth recipient of the Dorothy R. Adams Charitable Fund Grant is Forty Carrots, based in Sarasota. The $10,000 award will fund 40 therapy sessions for children and families who have been exposed to domestic violence and are unable to pay for the service.

More about Forty Carrots Family Center

2022 Recipient: Action Zone, Inc.

Our third recipient of the Dorothy R. Adams Charitable Fund Grant is Action Zone, based in Hillsborough County. The volunteer-led organization helps Veterans and other military personnel build businesses. The $10,000 award will fund consultancy grant-writing services to further continue the mission.

More about Action Zone, Inc.

2021 Recipient: USF Sarasota-Manatee Veterans Success Center

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus, Veterans Success Center, is the second recipient of the Dorothy R. Adams Charitable Fund Grant. The $10,000 grant award supported professional development and wellness programming for military and veteran students.

More about USF Sarasota-Manatee Veterans success center

2020 Recipient: Loveland Center

Loveland Center, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Sarasota County, was the first recipient of the Dorothy R. Adams Charitable Fund Grant. The $10,000 grant award supported Loveland Center's inclusive summer camp, "We Belong."

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APPLICATION PERIOD IS OPEN. Please include IRS Determination Letter, latest Form 990 and other supportive documentation with the link below. Completed application must be received by December 9, 2024. All fields on this submission are required to be considered for the grant.

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