Funding search · EIN 261248696 · Cleveland Heights, OH
James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 66
- grants reported
- $293,650
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Purdue Foundation3 grants · $110,000
- St Ignatius High School3 grants · $38,000
- Carmel of the Holy Family3 grants · $15,000
- Greater Cleveland Food Bank3 grants · $14,500
- Diocese of Cleveland3 grants · $13,000
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospita3 grants · $12,000
- Diocese of Phoenix Cda3 grants · $12,000
- Legatus3 grants · $11,000
- Gesu Church2 grants · $9,000
- Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland3 grants · $9,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $41,000
Purdue Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
General fund
- $41,000
Purdue Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
General fund
- $32,000
St Ignatius High School · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $28,000
Purdue Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
General fund
- $8,400
Catholic Community Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $8,000
Gesu Church · University Heights, OH · 2024
General fund
- $7,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Carmel of the Holy Family · Cleveland Hts, OH · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Diocese of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Carmel of the Holy Family · Cleveland Hts, OH · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Cleveland Right To Life · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Carmel of the Holy Family · Cleveland Hts, OH · 2022
General fund
- $4,500
Diocese of Phoenix Cda · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General fund
- $4,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2024
General fund
- $4,300
Legatus · Rockford, MI · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Diocese of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Diocese of Phoenix Cda · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Diocese of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Diocese of Phoenix Cda · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Legatus · Rockford, MI · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2022
General fund
- $3,200
Legatus · Rockford, MI · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
St Ignatius High School · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
St Ignatius High School · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Beaumont School · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Financial Executive Research · Morristown, NJ · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Beaumont School · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Financial Executive Research · Morristown, NJ · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Financial Executive Research · Morristown, NJ · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Alzheimers Disease Research · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Arthritis Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Alzheimers Disease Research · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Arthritis Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Alzheimers Disease Research · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Gesu Church · University Heights, OH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
General fund
- $750
The Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $500
American Diabetes Association · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General fund
- $500
Catholic Relief Svc · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $500
National Foundation for Cancer Res · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General fund
- $500
Wounded Warrior · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General fund
- $500
American Diabetes Association · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General fund
- $500
National Foundation for Cancer Res · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General fund
- $500
American Diabetes Association · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General fund
- $500
Arthritis Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $500
National Foundation for Cancer Res · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General fund
- $500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General fund
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