Ab Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 27-5278038 Website

THE AB FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST PROGRESSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA'S PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS AND TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE NATION'S LEADERS ON THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.0M

+254.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$58.0M

+8628.6% YoY

Grant Count

10

+400.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5.8M

+1645.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$21M$41M$62M$82M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,987,769$843,650$2,407,973
Revenue$74,574,500$6,001,649$20,712,901
Expenses$70,499,037$8,571,260$15,970,417
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$-876$-805
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15M$29M$44M$58M13 grants20207 grants202119 grants20222 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AB PAC$26.6MAMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA$23.5MCHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION$4.0MAMERICA VOTES ACTION FUND$2.0MCAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S K…$500KVOTERS PROJECT$450KPROJECT 218$400KCENTER FOR VOTER INFORMA…$375KCELEBRATE NEW JERSEY NOW…$170KBUIDLING THE FUTURE FOUN…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K9$50–100K10$100–250K9$250–500K8$500K–1M6$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CECILE RICHARDSCHAIR$200KPILAR MARTINEZCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$179KPATRICK DENNISPRESIDENT$126KTIFFIANY VAUGHNSR. DIR OF COMMS & NAT'L PRESS$103K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CECILE RICHARDSCHAIR15$200,000
CHRIS DERIDIRECTOR - TREASURER1
DAVID BENNAHUMDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL KEMPERDIRECTOR1
MARISSA MCBRIDEDIRECTOR1
BARBARA STIEFELDIRECTOR1
NICK STEPHENSBEGAN MAY 2024DIRECTOR1
PATRICK DENNISPRESIDENT20$126,306
PILAR MARTINEZCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER15$178,786
TIFFIANY VAUGHNSR. DIR OF COMMS & NAT'L PRESS30$102,857

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AtlantaBayonneBurkeCalabasasChattanoogaChicacoDaltonEast BrunswickFriday HarborLithoniaNew YorkNewarkNorcrossOverland ParkPhiladelphiaPhoenixSan FranciscoSanta MonicaSheridanTallahassee

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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