Grants awarded
Who does Morton S Abelson Foundation fund?
Morton S Abelson Foundation has awarded $243,000 across 92 grants to 39 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in health care. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $500 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,000 versus $500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$243K
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
39
Grants
92
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Fistula Foundation
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$40K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | CA | |
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
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$30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $26K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | AL | |
| A Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Anti-Defamation League
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$22K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| N Northwest Memorial Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sparky | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | CO | |
| S Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ACLU | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Back Bay Ringers INC
|
$5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | MA | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$5K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | DC | |
Northern Illinois Food Bank
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$3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$3K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | CO | |
American Jewish Committee
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$3K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Everytown for Gun Safety | $2K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
|
$2K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| N North Shore University Health Fdn | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INC
|
$2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| S St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Mountain Seed Foundation INC
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| H Hands of Peace | $750 | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AK | |
| N Northern Illinios Food Bank | $750 | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$500 | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$500 | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| P Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CT | |
| U University of Chicago Law School | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $480 | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| W Wttw | $450 | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $300 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Josselyn Center | $250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Josselyn Clinic | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project K-9 Hero | $200 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Labre Indian School | $200 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | MT |
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