Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 43-6248845

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $610K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28K. Net investment income was $59K.

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation at a glance

In short: Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
+12.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,000
+12.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,000
Total assets
$610,389
+3.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kansas University Endowment: $28KKansas University Endowment$28K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kansas University Endowment ($28K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Kansas CityMerriamLawrence

How Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2019) to $29K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas University Endowment Lawrence, KSDrug Therapy Delivery for$28,000
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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$610,389$66,475$43,454$28,0001$34,476$58,560$35,795
2024$587,198$61,811$39,106$25,0001$31,188$53,631$33,600
2023$565,087$22,732$39,089$26,5001$32,167$13,908$31,041
2022$581,644$-14,733$45,249$29,0001$34,954$4,828$32,048
2021$641,540$138,780$40,315$25,0001$31,662$130,058$35,680
2020$542,319$47,104$37,052$24,5001—$40,338$30,545
2019$532,387$34,052$36,495$24,0001—$29,243$29,701

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $11K (2021) → $10K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America — Trustee: $10KBank of AmericaTrustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation

How much does Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation give each year?

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation?

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation reported $610K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation operate?

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.

What is Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation's EIN?

Mabel & Joseph Friedman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6248845. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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