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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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