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Who does The Abell Foundation INC fund?

The Abell Foundation INC has awarded $70 million across 1,967 grants to 740 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $5,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$70.0M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
740
Grants
1,967
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
The Ingenuity Project INC $1.7M62020–20242024MD
C Civic Works INC $1.7M242020–20242024— —
Center for Urban Families INC $1.5M72020–20242024MD
B Baltimore's Promise Fund for Educational Excellence $1.5M112020–20242024— —
Thread INC $1.4M62020–20242024MD
Vehicles for Change INC $1.1M92020–20242024MD
H Healthy Neighborhoods INC $962K142020–20242024— —
R Rose Street Community Center $900K82020–20222022— —
Public Justice Center INC $871K162020–20242024MD
T The Work First Foundation $850K82020–20242024— —
S Southeast Community Development Corporation $849K272020–20242024— —
Baltimore Corps INC $840K152020–20242024MD
Roca INC $770K42020–20232023MA
J Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering $750K52020–20242024— —
V Venture for America INC $740K42020–20232023MI
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation INC $628K82023–20242024MD
J Johns Hopkins University $625K112020–20242024— —
Homeless Persons Representation Project $611K142020–20242024MD
Maryland New Directions INC $600K52020–20242024MD
R Rose Street Community Center Southeast Community Development Corporation $600K42023–20242024— —
Cash Campaign of Maryland INC $568K152020–20242024MD
Emerging Technology Centers INC $565K42020–20222022MD
S St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore INC $556K272020–20242024— —
Fund for Educational Excellence INC $554K122020–20242024MD
Rebuild Metro INC $550K62020–20242024MD
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland INC $542K72020–20242024MD
I Individual recipient $500K42020–20222022— —
Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation $498K222020–20242024MD
Civil Justice INC $490K82020–20242024MD
Job Opportunities Task Force INC $478K112020–20242024MD
U University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation $426K82020–20222022— —
L Living Classrooms Foundation $425K22021–20222022— —
St Francis Neighborhood Center Corporation $416K72020–20232023MD
C Citywide Youth Development Center for Urban Families INC $400K120202020— —
I Individual recipient $400K42021–20242024— —
Npower INC $388K62020–20242024NY
Turnaround Tuesday INC $375K32022–20242024MD
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition INC $364K102020–20222022MD
F Franciscan Center INC $364K242020–20242024— —
T Teach for America-Baltimore $360K32020–20242024— —
Project Plase INC $358K32023–20242024MD
Improving Education INC $355K82020–20242024MD
P Patterson Park Public Charter School INC $350K22021–20232023— —
Hippodrome Foundation INC $333K120212021MD
I Individual recipient $325K52020–20232023— —
I Individual recipient $312K32022–20242024— —
Moveable Feast INC $309K112020–20242024MD
An End to Ignorance INC $301K72020–20242024MD
Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated $300K120202020MD
Byte Back INC $300K52020–20232023DC
C Conscious Venture Lab Novella Center for Entrepreneurship INC $300K22023–20242024— —
C Chesapeake Climate Action Network $296K82020–20242024MD
H Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition INC $295K82020–20242024— —
B Baltimore Kids Chess League INC $292K102020–20242024MD
Jews United for Justice INC $285K82020–20242024DC
Biotechnical Institute of Maryland INC $280K52020–20242024MD
University of Baltimore Foundation INC $277K122020–20242024MD
Tuerk House INC $265K22020–20232023MD
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service INC $262K82021–20242024MD
Y Y of Central Maryland $262K42021–20242024— —
T The Literacy Lab $262K72020–20232023— —
N National Center on Institutions and Alternatives $260K42021–20242024— —
I Individual recipient $256K32020–20242024— —
Baltimore Curriculum Project INC $255K22020–20242024MD
Beloved Community Services Corporation $250K120242024MD
J Johns Hopkins University Vision to Learn $250K120212021— —
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake INC $250K120232023MD
University of Maryland Medical System Foundation INC $250K22020–20212021MD
B Baltimore City Health Department Baltimore Civic Fund $250K120202020— —
Health Care for the Homeless INC $238K122021–20242024MD
Farm Alliance of Baltimore INC $230K52020–20242024MD
Maryland Food Bank INC $228K112020–20242024MD
Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore INC $225K62020–20242024MD
T Teach for America Baltimore $225K22022–20232023— —
S Success for All $225K120212021— —
S Soccer Without Borders Baltimore $225K52020–20242024— —
Baltimore Tree Trust INC $222K72021–20242024MD
B Build $222K32020–20242024— —
H Heritage Crossing Residents Associationturning Point (fusion Partnerships) $218K120212021— —
Baltimore Community Lending INC $218K42020–20222022MD
Blue Water Baltimore $217K82020–20242024MD
St Ambrose Housing Aid Center INC $213K82020–20242024MD
Marian House INC $212K112020–20242024MD
Wide Angle Youth Media INC $209K42020–20242024MD
U Umbc Foundation $205K62021–20242024— —
Jubilee Baltimore INC $204K52020–20242024MD
Helping Up Mission Incorporated $204K52020–20242024MD
J Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health $202K42020–20232023— —
T The Compound INC $200K120212021MD
Environmental Integrity Project $200K72020–20242024DC
Northbay Education INC $200K120202020MD
Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition INC $200K22023–20242024MD
Greenlight Fund INC $200K42021–20242024MA
Kipp Baltimore INC $200K120232023MD
B Baltimore Police Departmentmayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engageme $200K22021–20232023— —
L Latino Economic Development Center $195K52020–20242024— —
The Tahirih Justice Center $195K52020–20242024VA
4mycity INC $195K72020–20242024MD
No Struggle No Success INC $190K52021–20232023MD
I Individual recipient $185K62020–20222022— —

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