Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction through someone who knows the foundation.
- Its filings show mostly general, unrestricted grants across a broad mix of work, including food banks, schools, literacy, health services and environmental groups, so a clear case for general operating support may fit.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,500 and $85,000, and half of its 718 grants to organisations were $12,000 or less, so a request near that scale is more typical than a large one, although the largest grant was about $770,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- In its latest filing, 91% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships matter.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filing shows grants mainly in New York, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and the United States.
Overview
Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its filings record grants that are predominantly general and unrestricted. Recipients include settlement and community-service organisations, civil-liberties and reproductive-rights groups, environmental organisations, food banks, schools and cultural institutions. Other recorded purposes include youth and teen-centre programming, literacy, food pantries, health services, support for people affected by the Ukrainian crisis, sustainable farming and open-space preservation. The filings also show targeted support for research and advocacy initiatives. This describes the grants recorded in the returns; they do not set out a single defined funding field or applicant profile.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 718 grants to organisations were $12,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 14%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 227 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Henry Street Settlement · General & Unrestricted$771,0752024 tax year
- 350.org · General & Unrestricted$260,0002024 tax year
- University System of New Hampshire · SAARA Initiative at the Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC)$230,5002024 tax year
- EarthRights International · General & Unrestricted$227,0002024 tax year
- BVM Capacity Building Institute · General & Unrestricted$210,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · Walk the Walk USA$205,0002024 tax year
- People for the American Way Foundation · General & Unrestricted$205,0002024 tax year
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · General & Unrestricted$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Leslie Abrons — Director
- Amy Sharpe — Director
- Jennifer Schwartz — Director
- Vicki Aranow Feiner — Director
- Stephanie Klein DiChristina — Director
- Kira Armajani — Director
- Dylan Armajani — Director, Director, Vice President
- Judith Aranow — Director
- Peter Abrons — Director, President
- Pauline Abrons — Director
- John Abrons — Director
- Henry L Abrons — Director
- Emily Abrons — Director
- Eleanor Abrons — Director, Secretary
- Anne Abrons — Director
- Alix Abrons — Director
- Adam Abrons — Director, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,937,215 | $8,329,379 | $140,000,475 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,075,729 | $7,703,161 | $146,922,260 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,013,048 | $8,186,501 | $151,872,396 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (800) 839-1754
- Wilmington, DE