Morton S Abelson Foundation

HIGHLAND PARK, IL EIN: 36-6149634

Morton S Abelson Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 18 grants totaling $39K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$39K

-32.8% YoY

Grant Count

18

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-10.4% YoY

About Morton S Abelson Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Morton S Abelson Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 18 grants totaling $39K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

CENTREVILLECHICAGOEVANSTONGENEVAGLENCOEGLENVIEWHIGHLAND PARKMEMPHISMONTGOMERYNEW YORKNEWTOWNNORTHFIELDPHILADELPHIASAN JOSETELLURIDEWASHINGTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15K$29K$44K$59K12 grants20206 grants20219 grants202224 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FISTULA FOUNDATION$8KSPARKY$8KANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$5KJEWISH UNITED FUND$5KSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CEN…$5KACLU$1KAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE$1KEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY$1KMOUNTAIN SEED FOUNDATION$1KSONIA SHANKMAN ORTHOGENI…$1K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

69<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN A STARPRESIDENT, SECRETARY, & TR1
MICHAEL A ABELSONV.P. DIR1
ROBERT STARDIRECTOR1

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

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