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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 37-1612730

Abrahamson Family Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $166,500 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

    $166,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,947,289

  • Tax year 2023

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,818,336

  • Tax year 2022

    $63,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,698,460

  • Tax year 2021

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,690,678

  • Tax year 2020

    $724,150

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,846,234

  • Tax year 2019

    $656,334

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $3,666,520

  • Tax year 2018

    $563,794

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,318,916

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $100,000
  2. Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY

    General fund

    $20,000
  3. Riverbrook YMCAWilton, CT

    General fund

    $10,000
  4. Friends of Christ in IndiaFairfield, CT

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. Horizons at Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    General fund

    $5,000
  6. National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Wilton Historical SocietyWilton, CT

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. Shepherds MentorsBridgeport, CT

    General fund

    $2,500
  9. Wilton LibraryWilton, CT

    General fund

    $2,500
  10. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    General fund

    $1,500
  11. CT League of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $1,500
  12. Adirondacks Nature ConservancyKeene Valley, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. Elm City Montessori SchoolNew Haven, CT

    General fund

    $1,000
  14. Giants Community FundSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  15. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General fund

    $1,000
  16. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  17. Wilton ABC HouseWilton, CT

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Wilton Land Conservation TrustWilton, CT

    General fund

    $1,000
  19. Circle of CaresWilton, CT

    General fund

    $500
  20. Norwalk River Valley TrailGeorgetown, CT

    General fund

    $500
  21. San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00073% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $22,50016% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $6,0004% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,0001% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $126,000
  2. Connecticut12 grants $35,500
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $2,500
  4. California2 grants $1,500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ernest AbrahamsonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kim MellinTREASURER/ SECRETARY Hours 12Pay $40,000
  • Mark AbrahamsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Kurt AbrahamsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Kathleen AbrahamsonVP Hours 0.05Pay $0

The return

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