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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3954475

J D Abrams Foundation

A private foundation in El Paso, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $355,000 paid in grants.

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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
Michael L Schmid
4855 N Mesa Suite 108
El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 261-1635
[email protected]
Form and materials
Guidelines not determined at this time, please contact person named in 2a above.
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

    $355,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,264,285

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,515,618

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,576,688

  • Tax year 2022

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,490,001

  • Tax year 2021

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,954,024

  • Tax year 2020

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,807,054

  • Tax year 2019

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,037,070

  • Tax year 2018

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,361,739

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Asheville Humane SocietyAsheville, NC

    Contribution to caring for homeless animals

    $75,000
  2. Humane Society of PirellasClearwater, FL

    Contribution to support homeless animals.

    $75,000
  3. EmancipetAustin, TX

    Contribution in support of housing homeless animals

    $60,000
  4. Humane Society of El PasoEl Paso, TX

    Contribution in support of housing homeless animals

    $60,000
  5. Humane Society of WilkesWilkesboro, NC

    Contribution in support of housing homeless animals

    $60,000
  6. Austin Humane SocietyAustin, TX

    Contribution in support of housing homeless animals

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $195,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $145,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $135,000
  3. Florida1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Elsie AbramsCHAIRMAN Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • Julie KochCHARITY ADVISOR Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • Ben ArnoldFINANCIAL ADVISOR Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • Michael L SchmidTREASURER Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • James D Abrams JrSECRETARY Hours 0.02Pay $0

The return

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