Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6064580

The Abelard Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $476,281 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Susan Collins
16 Grasshopper Lane
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-8470
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $476,281

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,140,255
  • Tax year 2024

    $396,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,854,815
  • Tax year 2023

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,740,023
  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $7,267,817
  • Tax year 2021

    $424,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,413,318
  • Tax year 2020

    $349,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $6,934,854
  • Tax year 2019

    $412,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $6,973,734
  • Tax year 2018

    $293,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $6,132,189

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $326,281
  2. Adelante Student VoicesPoughkeepsie, NY

    Support

    $15,000
  3. Decarcerate Miami - for Beyond the BarsMiami, FL

    Support

    $15,000
  4. Philly Black Worker ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $15,000
  5. Action Institute NCDurham, NC

    Support

    $15,000
  6. Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and EmpowermentChicago, IL

    Support

    $15,000
  7. Cincinnati Interfaith Workers CenterCincinnati, OH

    Support

    $15,000
  8. Nashville Organized for Action & HopeNashville, TN

    Support

    $15,000
  9. People First WisconsinGlendale, WI

    Support

    $15,000
  10. Prism FLPompano Beach, FL

    Support

    $15,000
  11. Working Family SolidarityChicago, IL

    Support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $326,28176% of the total
  2. Civil rights2 grants $30,0007% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $326,281
  2. Florida2 grants $30,000
  3. Illinois2 grants $30,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  5. New York1 grant $15,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $15,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $15,000
  9. Wisconsin1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

47 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Pat FlowersBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachael BlessingBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sara BlessingBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kristen WellsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Travis BuckTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Heather BuckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Haleryn DunlapBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam DunlapBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • George WellsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shea Breaux WellsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Teresa Juarez SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles SchreckVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christine SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles Hamlin SchreckCO-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Audrey SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas SchreckVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Celeste SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mason SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sandra Renteria SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas Ag SchreckBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adele BernhardASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter NeufeldBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shane NeufeldBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Claire StapletonBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lena NeufeldBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy DollBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anna BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter WorkmanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew Buddy BernhardVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susan CollinsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald CollinsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brian CollinsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Garrett CollinsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley CrawfordCO-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cecil CrawfordBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sheryl BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jessica BernhardSECRETARY/ASS'T TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter CartyBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julia BernhardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia HewittBOARD MEMBER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Dave GutmanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • CJ CrawfordBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice HoughBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

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