Funding search · EIN 521435573 · Chevy Chase, MD

William S Abell Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

286
grants reported
$9.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Pathway Homes4 grants · $375,000
  • Jubilee Association of Maryland3 grants · $340,867
  • Mamatoto Village4 grants · $275,000
  • Social Good Fund3 grants · $250,000
  • Farming 4 Hunger4 grants · $200,000
  • Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School3 grants · $199,000
  • Jubilee Housing2 grants · $179,880
  • Spirit Club Foundation2 grants · $175,000
  • A Wider Circle3 grants · $150,000
  • Horton'S Kids1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$3.3M
2022
$3.2M
2023
$2.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 286 grants.

  • $225,000

    Jubilee Association of Maryland · Kensington, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $154,880

    Jubilee Housing · Washington, DC · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $150,000

    Pathway Homes · Fairfax, VA · 2024

    Homeless grant & homelessness grant

  • $150,000

    Horton'S Kids · Washington, DC · 2023

    Emergency fund grants

  • $125,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $125,000

    Pathway Homes · Fairfax, VA · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $105,000

    Recovery Cafe · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $100,000

    Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $100,000

    Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

    Hungry grant

  • $100,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $100,000

    Social Good Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Platform of hope grant

  • $100,000

    Spirit Club Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $90,867

    Jubilee Association of Maryland · Kensington, MD · 2022

    Si intellectual disabilities grants

  • $90,000

    My Sister'S Place · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si abused women & children grants

  • $75,000

    A Wider Circle · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Homeless grant & homelessness grant

  • $75,000

    Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hungry grant & homeless grant

  • $75,000

    Potomac Community Resources · Potomac, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $75,000

    Social Good Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $75,000

    Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2023

    2023 si grant

  • $75,000

    End Hunger in Calvert County · Huntingtown, MD · 2022

    Si hunger grants

  • $75,000

    Farming 4 Hunger · Prince Frederick, MD · 2022

    Si hunger grants

  • $75,000

    Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si at risk pregnant women grants

  • $75,000

    Pathway Homes · Fairfax, VA · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $75,000

    Social Good Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si neighborhood initiative grants

  • $75,000

    Spirit Club Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    Si intellectual disabilities grants

  • $65,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2023

    Hungry grant

  • $60,000

    Help Development Corp · New York, NY · 2024

    Homelessness grant

  • $60,000

    Community Solutions International · Washington, DC · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $53,000

    Bay Community Support Services · Hollywood, MD · 2022

    Si intellectual disabilities grants

  • $50,000

    Changing Perceptions · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homelessness grant

  • $50,000

    Farming 4 Hunger · Prince Frederick, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $50,000

    A Wider Circle · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $50,000

    Changing Perceptions · Washington, DC · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $50,000

    Dc Fiscal Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Homeless grant

  • $50,000

    Farming 4 Hunger · Prince Frederick, MD · 2023

    Hungry grant

  • $50,000

    Bishop John T Walker School for Boys · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si hunger grants

  • $50,000

    Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si emergency fund grants

  • $50,000

    Community Family Life Services · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $50,000

    Joseph'S House · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $50,000

    Washington School for Girls · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si hunger grants

  • $50,000

    Your New Beginnings · Suitland, MD · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $47,000

    Dc Fiscal Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Si homelessness grants

  • $45,000

    Annunciation Catholic School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Women and children grant

  • $40,800

    L'Arche · Washington, DC · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $40,000

    Christ Child Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant & homeless grant & abused women and children grant & needy pregnant women grant

  • $35,000

    American Muslim Senior Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $35,000

    Mary House · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $35,000

    Christ Child Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $34,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2022

    Homeless grant

  • $31,000

    Artstream · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $30,300

    Arcadia Center · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $30,300

    Rosemount Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $28,100

    Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation · La Plata, MD · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $27,000

    Careercatchers · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Women and children grant

  • $26,500

    Stepping Stones Shelter · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $26,000

    Art Enables · Washington, DC · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $26,000

    Asian Pacific American Legal Resource · Washington, DC · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $26,000

    Open City Advocates · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Barker Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $25,000

    Best Buddies International · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Bishop John T Walker School for Boys · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    Catholic Coalition for Special Education · Kensington, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Christ House · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    City Dance Ensemble · Washington, DC · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    Community Advocates for Family & Youth · Largo, MD · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $25,000

    Community Family Life Services · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Court Appointed Special Advocate · Riverdale, MD · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $25,000

    Crossroads Community Food Network · Takoma Park, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Dc Affordable Law Firm · Washington, DC · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $25,000

    Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    End Hunger in Calvert County · Huntingtown, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Everymind · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Food & Friends · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Friends of Compass · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Georgetown Ministry Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Germantown Cultural Arts Center · Germantown, MD · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    Greater Dc Diaper Bank · Washington, DC · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $25,000

    Healthy Babies Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $25,000

    Hope and a Home · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Jubilee Jobs · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Keen Greater Dc Llc · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Makom · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Maryland Community Connection · Lanham, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Maryland Youth Ballet · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    Montgomery County Coalition for Homeless · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    My Sister'S Place · Washington, DC · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $25,000

    N Street Village · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    National Immigrant Women'S Advocacy Project · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Abused women & children grant

  • $25,000

    Nourish Now · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Olney Theatre Corporation · Olney, MD · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    Pathways To Housing Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Homeless grant

  • $25,000

    Pregnancy Aid Centers · College Park, MD · 2024

    Needy pregnant women grant

  • $25,000

    Round House Theatre · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

  • $25,000

    San Miguel School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hungry grant

  • $25,000

    Seec Corporation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Intellectual disabilities grant

  • $25,000

    Signature Theatre · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Margaret abell powell fund grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.