Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bel Air, MD EIN: 52-1234277

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Bel Air, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $272K.

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation at a glance

In short: Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation gave $104K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$104,400
+4.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,100
+4.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$17,500
Total assets
$3,272,054
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

The Scripps Research Institute: $59KThe Scripps Research Institute$59KResearch Society on Alcoholism: $20KResearch Society on Alcoholism$20KGordon Research Conferences Inc: $15KGordon Research ConferencesInc$15KFasd United Inc: $10KFasd United Inc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Scripps Research Institute ($59K). Together the top 4 received $104K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 18 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

AustinWest KingstonDenverWashingtonEast KingstonLa JollaSan Diego

How Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 125% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2020) to $135K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $104K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CAConference Support$59,400
Research Society on Alcoholism Austin, TXConference Support$20,000
Gordon Research Conferences Inc West Kingston, RIConference Support$15,000
Fasd United Inc Washington, DCConference Support$10,000
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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
2025$3,272,054$334,988$298,921$104,4004$229,549$272,403$183,699
2024$3,235,002$513,657$310,447$100,0004$242,901$444,485$177,442
2023$3,033,703$177,060$322,046$100,0004$231,762$91,819$165,815
2022$3,176,096$50,227$338,885$135,0004$249,121—$180,136
2021$3,472,972$643,097$295,467$100,0002$210,483$559,545$200,068
2020$3,126,591$266,610$247,938$100,0002—$235,449$176,573

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation reported a distributable amount of $184K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation is led by Mack C. Mitchell Jr. MD, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mack C. Mitchell Jr. MD

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce M. Ambler

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Brenner MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivan Diamond MD PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James G. Martin PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sleeman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond F. Anton Jr. MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Hindy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven W. Leslie PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Becker Ma

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Arthur Klatsky MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Craig Purser (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Helene R. White PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathy Casso (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Louis G. Lange MD PhD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Luke Harford (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: R. Stuart Dickson (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Collier MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy Scully Jr. (2020–2023) — Trustee

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 Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation

How much does Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation give each year?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation gave $104K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 4 grants.

What is Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation's typical grant size?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $26,100, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation give grants?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation gives mostly in California: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (19%) and Rhode Island (14%).

Does Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Conference Support" (4 grants).

How large is Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $230K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $184K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Bel Air, MD. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation's EIN?

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1234277. 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.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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