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Private foundation (trust)EIN 201704222Est. 2005-11

STUART & JESSE ABELSON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606543456

Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$500K

FY 2023

Grants Made

7

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$71K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$578K

Total Expenses

$578K

Qualifying Distributions

$512K

Distributable Amount

$445K

Min. Investment Return

$452K

Undistributed Income

$346K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50K through median $50K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $500K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

29 grants

UCSF FOUNDATION
$580K
5 grants
KEXP 903 FM
$480K
4 grants
COMPANIS
$380K
5 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER
$220K
5 grants
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
$200K
2 grants
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$120K
3 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOO
$50K
1 grant
FIELD MUSEUM
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Washington
$860K
40% of total
California
$780K
36% of total
Illinois
$390K
18% of total
Alabama
$120K
6% of total
New York
$10K
0% of total

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