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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-2146653

Abel-Weatherwax Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $174,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

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

    $174,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,476,469
  • Tax year 2023

    $161,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,231,403
  • Tax year 2022

    $166,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,121,734
  • Tax year 2021

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,208,733
  • Tax year 2020

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,111,541
  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,838,947
  • Tax year 2018

    $143,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,675,464

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grays Harbor Community FoundationHoquiam, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $126,000
  2. International Outreach Ministries IncHattiesburg, MS

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  3. City of Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  4. Golden West College FoundationHuntingtn BCH, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  5. McCall Professional Firefighters IncMcCall, ID

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  6. Trabuco Hills High SchoolMission Viejo, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $6,500
  7. Nightlight Christian AdoptionsSanta Ana, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $3,500
  8. University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $126,00082% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $10,5007% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $8,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $128,500
  2. California4 grants $28,000
  3. Mississippi1 grant $10,000
  4. Idaho1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Paige HounsleyPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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