Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $288,000 (contributions, gifts, grants paid, tax year 2023)
- Geographic Focus: Michigan and Ohio
- Application Method: Invitation only
- Total Assets: $8,081,870 (tax year 2023)
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.the-abrams-foundation.org/
- Phone: Not publicly available
- Email: Contact through designated board member
Funding Priorities
The foundation has evolved from its initial focus on science and education to support diverse areas based on individual board member interests, including:
- Outdoor education and conservation (hunting, fishing, outdoor adventures for people with and without disabilities)
- Education programmes (high school robotics, scholarships)
- Support for families facing cancer
- Programmes for new parents
- Service animals and support for people with disabilities
- Special needs programmes
- Genealogy and Michigan history preservation
Recent Grant Pattern
This foundation operates on an invitation-only basis. Recent grantees (based on most recent 990-PF grant records and foundation website) include:
- Michigan-based organisations dominate, with some support extending to Ohio
- Focus areas include outdoor education (Michigan United Conservation Clubs Kids Camp, Catch-A-Dream Foundation), disability support (Leader Dogs for the Blind, Foundation for Hope Outdoor Adventures), cancer support (Camp Catch a Rainbow, Gilda's Club Metro Detroit), education (ThunderChickens Robotics, MSU College of Veterinary Medicine), and family services (New Day Foundation for Families, Beaumont Parenting Program)
- Notable historical support includes a founding donation for the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University and over $2 million towards the Abrams Historical Collection at the Michigan Archives (renamed the Abrams Foundation Historical Collection in 1994)
What They Don't Fund
Not publicly specified.
Application Process & Timeline
The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications. Organisations must be selected and invited by board members before they can access application materials. Each board member develops relationships based on personal areas of interest, and organisations selected for funding are provided with a password to download the application by their designated board member contact.
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