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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4188235

Amb Foundation

A private foundation in Herndon, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $242,100 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Marie Sloan
PO Box 710040
Herndon, VA 20171
(847) 784-9446
Form and materials
Standardized grant format - specifics relating to statement of purpose
Deadlines
November 15
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $242,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,117,808

  • Tax year 2023

    $216,569

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,468,523

  • Tax year 2022

    $260,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,425,708

  • Tax year 2021

    $191,256

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,357,331

  • Tax year 2020

    $344,567

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,084,270

  • Tax year 2019

    $199,900

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,267,846

  • Tax year 2018

    $176,369

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,312,520

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Xela Aid EtalSunset Beach, CA

    Education and job placement

    $143,100
  2. 7000 LanguagesBoston, MA

    Services to preserve local languages

    $10,000
  3. Ace GlobalSpencertown, NY

    Environmental issues

    $10,000
  4. Adopt A Native ElderHolmdel, NJ

    Preserving indigenous knowledge

    $10,000
  5. American Indiana College FundDenver, CO

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Austin SmilesLake Andes, SD

    Health issues

    $10,000
  7. Casa ColibriRochester HLS, MI

    Health

    $10,000
  8. Fundamental NeedsLakewood, CO

    Women empowerment

    $10,000
  9. Honduras Good WorksOrmond Beach, FL

    Foster care support

    $10,000
  10. Voces Y ManosOakland, CA

    Poverty relief to empower indigenous youth

    $10,000
  11. CreaPortland, OR

    Education

    $9,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $153,100
  2. Colorado2 grants $20,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  7. New York1 grant $10,000
  8. South Dakota1 grant $10,000
  9. Oregon1 grant $9,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Anne J Wells PHDDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Theodore E WellsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marie W SloaneDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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