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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1704170

Stuart & Benjamin Abelson Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $300,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,783,191

  • Tax year 2023

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,923,109

  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,195,342

  • Tax year 2021

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,424,397

  • Tax year 2020

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,660,015

  • Tax year 2019

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,923,478

  • Tax year 2018

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,005,954

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Threshold FoundationBrewster, NY

    General

    $60,000
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $55,000
  3. Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL

    General

    $40,000
  4. Peace Development FundAmherst, MA

    General

    $30,000
  5. Environmental Law & Policy CenterChicago, IL

    General

    $30,000
  6. Rescue Release and RestoreChicago, IL

    General

    $20,000
  7. CompanisSeattle, WA

    General

    $15,000
  8. Old Town School of Folk MusicChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  9. Farm & WildernessPlymouth, VT

    General

    $10,000
  10. Power of HopeBolinas, CA

    General

    $10,000
  11. North Coast Cultural Association IncChesterton, IN

    General

    $10,000
  12. Chesterton Art CenterChesterton, IN

    General

    $5,000
  13. Reins of Life IncSouth Bend, IN

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $145,00066% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $25,00011% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $100,000
  2. New York1 grant $60,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $55,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
  5. Indiana3 grants $20,000
  6. Washington1 grant $15,000
  7. California1 grant $10,000
  8. Vermont1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • H Debra LevinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Benjamin G AbelsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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