Abbott Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orchard Park, NY EIN: 65-0867656

Abbott Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Orchard Park, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $975K in total assets.

Abbott Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$974,785
+17.1% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$157,246
-1.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$14,970
-68.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Abbott Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AspenBrooklynDenverFarmingtonNew YorkTacoma

How Abbott Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 57% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $230K (2020). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $33K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Swerdlow Ministries Tacoma, WAChurch Organized as a 508(C)(1)(A)$25,000
Aspen Chapel Aspen, COReligious$6,970
The Society for the Preservantion Farmington, CTTo Preserve and Perpetuate Music$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$974,785$157,246$14,970————$45,377
2023$832,509$158,813$46,899$32,9703$32,970—$57,456
2022$720,595$158,951$14,918————$49,699
2021$576,562$212,743$30,670$10,0002$10,000$3,390$59,915
2020$394,489$102,549$249,133$230,0003—$7,951$58,192

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Abbott Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Abbott Family Foundation is led by Gregory B. Abbott, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gregory B. Abbott

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $7K (2020) → $0 (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Gregory B Abbott — Trustee: $7KGregory B AbbottTrustee$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $7K, to Gregory B Abbott (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Abbott Family Foundation

How large is Abbott Family Foundation?

Abbott Family Foundation reported $975K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $157K.

Where does Abbott Family Foundation operate?

Abbott Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Connecticut, New York, Washington.

How much is Abbott Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Abbott Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Abbott Family Foundation's EIN?

Abbott Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0867656. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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