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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366149634Est. 1967-07

MORTON S ABELSON FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Total Assets

$802K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$39K

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$160–$8K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$71K

Total Expenses

$43K

Qualifying Distributions

$40K

Distributable Amount

$37K

Min. Investment Return

$37K

Undistributed Income

$17K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $160 through median $1K to maximum $8K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $59K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

69 grants

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$33K
5 grants
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$25K
5 grants
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$21K
4 grants
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$17K
3 grants
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO
$15K
1 grant
SPARKY
$8K
1 grant
SONIA SHANKMAN ORTHOGENIC SCHOOL
$5K
5 grants
ACLU
$5K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
67
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$76K
51% of total
California
$33K
22% of total
Alabama
$21K
14% of total
Colorado
$10K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$4K
2% of total
New York
$3K
2% of total
Tennessee
$2K
1% of total
Virginia
$1K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$1K
1% of total
Connecticut
$500
0% of total

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