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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6041771

Abel Foundation

A private foundation in Lincoln, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 92 grants and $4.1 million 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
Co Max Rodenburg Abel Foundation
PO Box 80268
Lincoln, NE 68501
(402) 434-1212
Form and materials
Please refer to www.abelfoundation.org for information
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,088,958

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $14,096,257

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,886,035

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $13,985,054

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,765,698

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $14,288,728

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,373,710

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $11,536,171

  • Tax year 2021

    $649,834

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $11,040,831

  • Tax year 2020

    $555,233

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $10,017,519

Grants paid in 2025

92 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $933,333
  2. Malone Community CenterLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $750,000
  3. Lincoln Youth ComplexLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $500,000
  4. Cultural Centers of LincolnLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $333,333
  5. Lincoln Parks FoundationLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  6. Nebraska Game & Parks FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $100,000
  7. Family Service LincolnLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $83,333
  8. Kearney Area Community FoundationKearney, NE

    General fund

    $70,000
  9. Lincoln Community FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $66,200
  10. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  11. Northeast Family CenterLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  12. Foundation for Lincoln Public SchooLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $50,000
  13. Food Bank of LincolnLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $50,000
  14. United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $36,000
  15. United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $35,000
  16. National Audubon SocietNew York, NY

    Capital campaign

    $33,334
  17. Lincoln Community FoundationLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $33,333
  18. YMCA of Lincoln NeLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $33,333
  19. Clinic with A HeartLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $30,000
  20. United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $30,000
  21. Ashland Area FoundationAshland, NE

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  22. I've Got A NameLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $25,000
  23. Women's Care CenterLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  24. Asian Community & Cultural CenterLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $25,000
  25. Malone Community CenterLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $25,000
  26. Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Program support

    $25,000
  27. MilkworksLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $25,000
  28. Center for People in NeedLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $25,000
  29. Food Bank of LincolnLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $20,000
  30. Kearney Area United WayKearney, NE

    General fund

    $20,000
  31. Community Action Partnership of LinLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $15,000
  32. Mourning Hope Grief CenterLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $15,000
  33. LINKED2LITERACYLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $15,000
  34. Boys and Girls Club of LincolnlancLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $15,000
  35. Center for Immigrant & Refugee AdvaOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $15,000
  36. Sowers Club of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $15,000
  37. Nebraska Diaper BankOmaha, NE

    Program support

    $15,000
  38. Angels Among USOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $15,000
  39. Capital Humane SocietyLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $12,709
  40. LighthouseLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $12,500
  41. Peru State College FoundationPeru, NE

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  42. Clinic with A HeartLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  43. Teammates Mentoring ProgramGretna, NE

    General fund

    $10,000
  44. Lux Center for the ArtsLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $10,000
  45. Friends of Trinity Infant & Child CLincoln, NE

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  46. Heart HeroesOmaha, NE

    Program support

    $10,000
  47. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  48. Malone Community CenterLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $10,000
  49. Lincoln International FCLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $10,000
  50. Heartland Cancer FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $10,000
  51. Unl Civil & Environmental EngineeriLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $7,400
  52. Lincoln Symphony OrchestraLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $6,000
  53. Casa for Lancaster CountyLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $5,000
  54. Seal Family FoundationCarlsbad, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  55. Salvation Army of LincolnLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $5,000
  56. Bravebe Child Advocacy CenterLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $5,000
  57. Special Olympics NebraskaOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $5,000
  58. Nebraska AppleseedLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $5,000
  59. Beatrice Commuinty Hospital FoundatBeatrice, NE

    Program support

    $5,000
  60. Shelton Track and FieldShelton, NE

    Program support

    $5,000
  61. Nebraska Chamber FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $2,500
  62. Community CropsLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $2,500
  63. Echo CollectiveLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $2,500
  64. LighthouseLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $2,000
  65. United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,600
  66. Clyde Malone Community CenterLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $1,500
  67. American Legion Post 237 - WeepingWeeping Water, NE

    Capital campaign

    $1,500
  68. Girl Scouts NebraskaLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,500
  69. Clinic with A HeartLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,200
  70. Salvation Army of LincolnLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  71. Lux Center for the ArtsLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  72. Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  73. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    General fund

    $1,000
  74. Timothy Gardner Memorial FundLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  75. Make A Wish Foundation of NebraskaLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  76. Make A Wish Foundation of NebraskaLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  77. Toni G Sampson FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  78. Domesti-PupsLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  79. Wyuka Historical FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $1,000
  80. St Paul Lutheran Churh Missouri VaMissouri Valley, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  81. St Monica'sLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $800
  82. Diller Community Foundation FundDiller, NE

    General fund

    $700
  83. St Monica'sLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $600
  84. Lincoln Children's MuseumLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $600
  85. United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $500
  86. Calvary CemeteryLincoln, NE

    Program support

    $500
  87. Lilly Berry FoundationJackson, MO

    General fund

    $500
  88. Cedars Home for Children FoundationLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $500
  89. Amvets Post 7Fargo, ND

    General fund

    $250
  90. Scotty J Memorial Fund - ALS ResearOmaha, NE

    Program support

    $200
  91. Foundation Foir Lincoln Public SchoLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $100
  92. Peoples City MissionLincoln, NE

    General fund

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $1,020,83337% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation4 grants $765,00028% of the total
  3. Human services8 grants $403,33315% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $194,5337% of the total
  5. Health7 grants $92,2003% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture3 grants $85,0003% of the total
  7. 8 other causes16 grants $167,9096% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska86 grants $4,023,874
  2. New York2 grants $58,334
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Iowa1 grant $1,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $500
  6. North Dakota1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • James P AbelPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kayla AbelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John C AbelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Max RodenburgVP/SEC Hours 10Pay $117,500
  • Philip C AbelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary AbelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryan D MurrayTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack P AbelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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