The Abell Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-6036106. Reported 1,597 grants totalling $57.3M to 657 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$57.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
657organizations funded
54%of grantees funded again the next year
$296.4Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Abell Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $63 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 657 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,392,954 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ingenuity Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,365,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,220,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore's Promise Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $1,218,350 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,102,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthy Neighborhoods Inc | Baltimore, MD | $812,475 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $788,125 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Work First Foundation | New York, NY | $765,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Corps | Baltimore, MD | $673,700 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $627,589 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vehicles for Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $620,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rose Street Community Center Southeast Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $593,834 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rose Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $569,839 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southeast Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $566,876 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $560,009 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Venture for America | New York, NY | $555,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $520,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryland New Directions | Baltimore, MD | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Metro | Baltimore, MD | $475,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $460,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $458,500 | 19 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $454,144 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $452,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Civil Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $444,894 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $425,326 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $407,358 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $400,000 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| DC Witness | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turnaround Tuesday Inc | Baltimore, MD | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Plase Inc | Baltimore, MD | $358,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Npower Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $337,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hippodrome Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $333,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force | Baltimore, MD | $325,750 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $312,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center | Baltimore, MD | $310,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| An End to Ignorance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conscious Venture Lab Novella Center for Entrepreneurship Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Improving Education | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $274,125 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emerging Technology Centers Inc | Baltimore, MD | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Baltimore, MD | $262,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Y of Central Maryland | Towson, MD | $262,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $261,325 | 19 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Center on Institutions and Alternatives | Baltimore, MD | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moveable Feast Inc | Baltimore, MD | $258,750 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $252,182 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University Vision to Learn | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jews United for Justice | Baltimore, MD | $247,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $245,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Kids Chess League Inc | Cockeysville, MD | $242,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Biotechnical Institute of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $238,188 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | $236,250 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Success for All | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Teachers | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $222,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Brew Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heritage Crossing Residents Associationturning Point (fusion Partnerships) | Baltimore, MD | $218,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ambrose Housing Aid Center | Baltimore, MD | $212,250 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Umbc Foundation | Adelphi, MD | $205,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | $204,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Up Mission Inc | Baltimore, MD | $201,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Education Research Consortium | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Police Departmentmayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engageme | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Byte Back | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| KIPP Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soccer Without Borders Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Compound | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm Alliance of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4MYCITY Inc | Taneytown, MD | $190,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| No Struggle No Success Inc | Baltimore, MD | $190,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $188,125 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grow Home Inc | Baltimore, MD | $185,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The No Boundaries Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $172,450 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement | Baltimore, MD | $170,938 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humanim Inc | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Loyola School | Baltimore, MD | $166,667 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore City Mayor's Office Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $163,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Modern Classrooms Project | Washington, DC | $162,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $161,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climate Access Fund Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Drink at the Well - Hon's Honey Social Enterprise | Curtis Bay, MD | $160,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Imentor Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Vision House of Hope Inc | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marian House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $158,750 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $156,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Baltimore, MD | $156,003 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Betamore | Baltimore, MD | $155,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Maryland Book Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Partnership of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $153,300 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Witness | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Child Abuse Center Inc Center for Hope | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Hope | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Works | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manna House Inc (mhi) | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund Inc Dba Health Care for | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prepare Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rose Street Community Center Southeast Cdc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upsurge Baltimore Community Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $147,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Turnaround Inc | Towson, MD | $143,006 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Samaritan Community | Baltimore, MD | $141,141 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Steps Inc | Brooklandville, MD | $140,546 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,121 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friendly Loving Opportunities | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turning Point Foundation Inc | Bowie, MD | $139,980 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Underground Science Space | Baltimore, MD | $137,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University System of Maryland Foundation | Adelphi, MD | $136,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medstar Harbor Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $135,224 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $132,349 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food & Water Watch | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collegebound Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $125,750 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights for Kids | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Dental Action Coalition Inc | Columbia, MD | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tuerk House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turnaround Tuesday Incbuild | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Medical System Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Hunger Solutions An Initiative of Food Research & Action Center | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Innovation Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $118,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Green Space | Baltimore, MD | $112,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lydia's House in Southeast | Baltimore, MD | $112,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $111,400 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA De Maryland Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $104,487 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| STEM Champions of Baltimore Inc Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $102,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Community School | Baltimore, MD | $102,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Grace Church of God | Baltimore, MD | $102,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Paul's Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $101,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,625 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Sos Fund Parity Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charm City Care Connection | Baltimore, MD | $100,125 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prepare Prepare for Parole and Reentry Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore City Competitive Robotics Program Fund for Educational Excellenc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Medical System Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Robotics League Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Squashwise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Behavioral Health Leadership Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Community Housing Inc Formerly United Ministries Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fuel Fund of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartsmiles | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Higher Achievement Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Memorial Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roland Park Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Agnes Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Education Policy and Advocacy Project Fund for Educational Excelle | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Justice Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| We Rise a Non-Profit Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Build | Baltimore, MD | $97,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| B-360 STEM Education Program Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Community Health Initiatives Inc Dba Penn North | Baltimore, MD | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Code in the Schools | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uempower of Maryland | Severna Park, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $88,530 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intersection of Change | Baltimore, MD | $88,125 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Community Toolbank | Baltimore, MD | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $87,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $87,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sharebaby Inc | Baltimore, MD | $86,938 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Education | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners | New York, NY | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Urban Alliance Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intercultural Counseling Connection Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $82,625 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Identity Access Project | Baltimore, MD | $81,685 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas Inc | Lanham, MD | $80,779 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Community Lending Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,625 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 29TH Street Community Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Police Department | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Pirg Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| So What Else Inc | Rockville, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Annie E Casey Foundation (balt Community Foundation) | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore City Health Department | Baltimore, MD | $78,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (rales Health Center) | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Jumpstart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Baltimore Learning Center | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sugar Free Kids Marylandcenter for a Healthy Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Lab | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $74,968 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Women Build - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $73,850 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Wealth Builders Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $70,676 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Furniture Bank Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,638 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc | Roxbury, MA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Family Tree Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Housing Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $69,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Luke's Youth Center | Baltimore, MD | $68,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Takoma Park, MD | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roberta's House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,643 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be Org Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| From Prison Cells to Phd Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Imentor | New York, NY | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Frances Academy | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The York Road Partnership Gedco | Baltimore, MD | $64,927 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc Dba Economic Action Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Safe Haven | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Nativity and St John's Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Hunger Solutions | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Frances Academy | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springboard Community Services | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| STEM Champions of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Teacher Center Dba City Teaching Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Action Maryland Formerly Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $59,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore City Office of Sustainability Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $57,684 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong Schools Maryland Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Light of Truth Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $54,856 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Office of the Public Defender | Baltimore, MD | $54,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthcare Access Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $51,144 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Baltimore, MD | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $50,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women's Housing Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $50,625 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apm Food Works LLC Baltimore Hunger Project | Timonium, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art With a Heart | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| At Jacob's Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
305 of 657 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Maryland Baltimore
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ADDICTION - Johns Hopkins University Vision to Learn
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Maryland Institute College of Art
MATCHING GIFT-PROGRAMMING - Roland Park Community Foundation
MATCHING GIFTS-PROGRAMMING - University of Maryland Foundation - Umbc
MATCHING GIFT - PROGRAMMING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,022 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 401 | $16.1M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 387 | $13.3M | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 418 | $14.5M | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 391 | $13.4M | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Abell Foundation Inc has 368 of them, worth $21.8M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $400,000 |
| Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Emerging Technology Centers Inc | Baltimore, MD | $260,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $252,069 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| Mary Harvin Transformation Center Cdc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| Project Plase Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| Mary Harvin Transformation Center Cdc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $250,000 |
| Mary Harvin Transformation Center Cdc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| Baltimore's Promise Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $233,750 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 88% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Abell Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 111 S Calvert St 2300, Baltimore, MD, 21202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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