Funding search · EIN 134921556 · Spring, TX
American Bureau of Shipping
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 58
- grants reported
- $5.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Texas a&M University Foundation1 grant · $2.5M
- Texas a&M University3 grants · $301,000
- University of Michigan3 grants · $300,500
- Webb Institute3 grants · $182,000
- Maine Maritime Academy3 grants · $181,000
- Suny Maritime College3 grants · $180,500
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy3 grants · $180,500
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 grants · $180,000
- Virginia Tech Foundation3 grants · $180,000
- United Way3 grants · $150,875
Giving over time
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.5M
Texas a&M University Foundation · College Station, TX · 2023
ABS 2023 Funding of University Research.
- $121,000
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $100,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $100,000
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $100,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $100,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $80,000
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $66,273
United Way · Alexandria, VA · 2024
ABS 2024 Charitable Support.
- $62,000
Webb Institute · Glen Cove, NY · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $61,000
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,500
Massachusetts Maritime Academy · Buzzards Bay, MA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,500
Suny Maritime College · Bronx, NY · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Massachusetts Maritime Academy · Buzzards Bay, MA · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Suny Maritime College · Bronx, NY · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Webb Institute · Glen Cove, NY · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Massachusetts Maritime Academy · Buzzards Bay, MA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Suny Maritime College · Bronx, NY · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $60,000
Webb Institute · Glen Cove, NY · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Prairie View a & M University · Houston, TX · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Texas a&M University - Prairie View · Prairie View, TX · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $50,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $44,131
United Way · Alexandria, VA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,500
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,500
University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,471
United Way · Alexandria, VA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,000
University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,000
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $40,000
University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $30,500
California Maritime Academy · Vallejo, CA · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $30,000
California Maritime Academy · Vallejo, CA · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $30,000
California Maritime Academy · Vallejo, CA · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $25,000
Alabama a & M University Foundaton · Normal, AL · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $25,000
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $25,000
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $25,000
Alabama a&M University Foundation · Huntsville, AL · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $25,000
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $20,000
Texas a&M University - Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $15,000
US Merchant Marine Academy · Washington, DC · 2024
ABS 2024 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $12,000
US Merchant Marine Academy · Washington, DC · 2022
ABS 2022 Scholarships for tuition and books.
- $6,500
US Merchant Marine Academy · Washington, DC · 2023
ABS 2023 Scholarships for tuition and books.
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