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The Abell Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 52-6036106 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$13.4M
Grants reported
391
Typical grant
$20K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$5.5M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Robert C Embry Jr President the Abe
Deadlines
Grant requests are considered 5 times per year. Please go to our website for the schedule.
Application materials
To apply for funding, please go to the foundation's website for detailed information. Https://abell.org/grants
Restrictions
The foundation accepts requests for programs serving disadvantaged communities, with a particular focus on baltimore city. Nonprofit organizations must be designated by the IRS as 501c3 and 509a organizations. Applicants must include a copy of their latest IRS determination letter and federal tax identification number (EIN). While all internet browsers support our application, google chrome is the preferred browser.
Original filing text
Contact
ROBERT C EMBRY JR PRESIDENT THE ABE
Address
111 SOUTH CALVERT STREET SUITE 2300 BALTIMORE, MD, 212026174
Phone
4105471300
Email
ABELL@ABELL.ORG
Deadlines
GRANT REQUESTS ARE CONSIDERED 5 TIMES PER YEAR. PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE SCHEDULE.
Application materials
TO APPLY FOR FUNDING, PLEASE GO TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. HTTPS://ABELL.ORG/GRANTS
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS REQUESTS FOR PROGRAMS SERVING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BALTIMORE CITY. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE DESIGNATED BY THE IRS AS 501C3 AND 509A ORGANIZATIONS. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THEIR LATEST IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AND FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN). WHILE ALL INTERNET BROWSERS SUPPORT OUR APPLICATION, GOOGLE CHROME IS THE PREFERRED BROWSER.

Reported organization name: THE ABELL FOUNDATION INC

Application information: https://abell.org/GRANTS

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on The Abell Foundation Inc's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

Small Grants Process

Rolling applications (per the source)

Grant requests of $10,000 or less for innovative pilots, ongoing community programs and services, and capital projects. Eligible applicants: Nonprofit community partners working to improve the quality of life in Baltimore.; Requests must be for $10,000 or less.; First-time small grant applicants must attend an information session to confirm fit with eligibility criteria and funding priorities before submitting an application.; Organizations may submit multiple proposals during the same calendar year only when each proposal is for a different project.; The Foundation reviews only one proposal per project within a calendar year.; Grant recipients must submit a post-grant report containing a narrative description of project outcomes and an accounting of funds expended.. Geography served: Baltimore. Deadline: There is no deadline to apply..

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Where The Abell Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Center for Urban Families Inc

BALTIMORE, MD

$300KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Workforce development

University of Maryland Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD

$300KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Criminal justice and addiction

Beloved Community Services Corporation

BALTIMORE, MD

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Criminal justice and addiction

Ingenuity Project Inc

BALTIMORE, MD

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Education

Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc

BALTIMORE, MD

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Education

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Abell Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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