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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 37-6547452

The Abbey Fund

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $589,758 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $589,758

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,280,905
  • Tax year 2023

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,293,540
  • Tax year 2022

    $268,647

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,374,046
  • Tax year 2021

    $505,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,563,073
  • Tax year 2020

    $369,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,747,629
  • Tax year 2019

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,868,044

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ogeechee RiverkeeperSavannah, GA

    General purpose

    $300,000
  2. John Burroughs SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $149,758
  3. St Louis Queer Support and HealingSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $120,000
  4. Grimalkin Records IncDendron, VA

    General purpose

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $300,00051% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $149,75825% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $120,00020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $20,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $300,000
  2. Missouri2 grants $269,758
  3. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Martha C FischerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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