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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1704222

Stuart & Jesse Abelson Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $600,000 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

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,313,882

  • Tax year 2023

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,425,870

  • Tax year 2022

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,622,002

  • Tax year 2021

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,575,760

  • Tax year 2020

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,469,894

  • Tax year 2019

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,393,507

  • Tax year 2018

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,651,253

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CompanisSeattle, WA

    General

    $100,000
  2. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $100,000
  3. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $100,000
  4. Field MuseumChicago, IL

    General

    $100,000
  5. Lincoln Park ZooChicago, IL

    General

    $50,000
  6. Environmental Law & Policy CenterChicago, IL

    General

    $50,000
  7. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General

    $50,000
  8. Working in the SchoolsChicago, IL

    General

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $150,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $100,00033% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $50,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $250,000
  2. California2 grants $200,000
  3. Washington1 grant $100,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $50,000

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
  • Jesse F AbelsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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