Abrams Family Foundation
Abrams Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. Its 2025 filing reports 21 charitable grants totaling $51,110, including support for organizations in California and several other states.
Abrams Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Abrams Family Foundation gave $51K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $51,110
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +31.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,434
- -36.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $451,946
- +287.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (8 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Abrams Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists letters only, with no emails accepted, and restricts awards to 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists December 1; it does not specify a year.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists December 1; it does not specify a year.
- Contact
Application contact: Abrams Family Foundation
Mailing address: 2430 Hercules Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: (310) 463-7461
Email: tax@abramsfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Abrams Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Family Services ($41K). Together the top 10 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
83 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 83 grants of 83 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Los Angeles, California. In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 1% to New York, and 1% to Nevada; the reported shares for Michigan and Illinois were 0% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Abrams Family Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 21 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $284; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $183 first-time, $265 repeat.
- 52% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2023) to $62K (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $51K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Services Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $40,750 |
| Mr Holland's Opus Foundation Burbank, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Hillel at UCLA Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Jewish Public Affairs Committee Sacramento, CA | Charitable | $554 |
| Santa Barbara Hillel Isla Vista, CA | Charitable | $521 |
| Planned Parenthood New York, NY | Charitable | $420 |
| Cedars Sinai Gift Administration Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $360 |
| Leaders in Training Las Vegas, NV | Charitable | $265 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $263 |
| The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $451,946 | $389,488 | $54,098 | $51,110 | 21 | $54,098 | $389,488 |
| 2024 | $116,556 | $12,848 | $65,502 | $61,610 | 16 | $65,502 | $12,848 |
| 2023 | $169,210 | $32,563 | $35,800 | $32,520 | 19 | $35,800 | $32,563 |
| 2022 | $172,447 | $14,098 | $59,350 | $53,946 | 16 | $59,350 | $14,098 |
| 2021 | $217,699 | $39,007 | $59,812 | $54,134 | 11 | $59,812 | $39,007 |
| 2020 | $238,504 | $51,089 | $56,711 | $53,856 | 12 | — | $24,951 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. For example, Hillel at UCLA describes its mission as providing a home away from home for Jewish students through Jewish life, learning, and Israel. Santa Barbara Hillel says it seeks to enrich student lives so they can enrich their community, the Jewish people, and the world. Other grantees include Leaders in Training, which works to expand postsecondary opportunities for Nevada youth who would be the first in their families to graduate from college, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, which provides comfort, care, and support to children and families in Southern California.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 21 grants totaling $51,110. Grant amounts ranged from $75 to $40,750, with a median grant of $250. Its largest reported grants were $40,750 to Jewish Family Services in Los Angeles and $5,000 to Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation in Burbank. Other grants included $1,000 to Hillel at UCLA, $554 to Jewish Public Affairs Committee, and $521 to Santa Barbara Hillel.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tamar Rose Kagan Abrams and Michael Abrams as directors.
Abrams Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Abrams
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamar Rose Kagan Abrams
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Abrams Family Foundation
How much does Abrams Family Foundation give each year?
Abrams Family Foundation gave $51K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $62K across 16 grants.
What is Abrams Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Abrams Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $2,434, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Abrams Family Foundation that year got $284 on average.
Where does Abrams Family Foundation give grants?
Abrams Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (10 grants).
Does Abrams Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Abrams Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (21 grants).
Who are Abrams Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Abrams Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Family Services ($40,750), Mr Holland's Opus Foundation ($5,000) and Hillel at UCLA ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Abrams Family Foundation?
Abrams Family Foundation reported $452K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $389K.
What does Abrams Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. For example, Hillel at UCLA describes its mission as providing a home away from home for Jewish students through Jewish life, learning, and Israel. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Abrams Family Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Abrams Family Foundation's EIN?
Abrams Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0830723. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Abrams Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/abrams-family-foundation-morg_b35f48b443494e1d9e3dc78f046e9e43
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