AbbVie Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 46-0827839 · since 2013abbviefoundation.org·Cambridge, Irvine, North Chicago, South San Francisco, United States, Waco, Worcester·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$47.1M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$10,000 to $1.7M

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$25,000

Typical grant (median)

65 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The AbbVie Foundation's work centres on health equity, access to care and community-led solutions, and its geographic focus covers the United States as well as Barceloneta, Puerto Rico; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Irvine, California; North Chicago, Illinois; San Juan, Puerto Rico; South San Francisco, California; Waco, Texas; and Worcester, Massachusetts, so nonprofits working in these places on these themes are the best fit.
A realistic request is modest: about eight in ten of its 218 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $1,700,000, and half of its grants were $25,000 or less, though the largest grant recorded was $15,000,000.
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and operates by invitation only, so grant writers should not expect to apply cold.
Giving looks relationship-led rather than open competition, as 86% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two previous filings.
For its Employee Resource Group Community Grants specifically, it prefers organisations working near AbbVie US locations and that align with its mission to advance health equity.

Overview

AbbVie Foundation is a US private foundation based in North Chicago, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The AbbVie Foundation supports nonprofit organisations to advance health equity and help communities live their healthiest lives. It collaborates with partners to address communities' unique needs, remove systemic barriers, increase access to care and invest in innovative solutions. It partners with nonprofits to strengthen community-centred health systems and improve equitable access to quality care, and accelerates community-led programmes addressing complex health equity challenges. Its local grant programmes support US 501(c)(3) organisations and eligible nonprofits in designated communities, with a preference for organisations working near AbbVie US locations. Its approach is partnership-based: it listens and learns from partners and supports solutions with potential to drive transformative change.

Themes

Health equity
Access to care
Community-led solutions

Geographic Focus

United States; Barceloneta, Puerto Rico; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Irvine, California; North Chicago, Illinois; San Juan, Puerto Rico; South San Francisco, California; Waco, Texas; Worcester, Massachusetts.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 218 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

For Employee Resource Group Community Grants, the Foundation prefers organisations working near AbbVie U.S. locations.
Employee Resource Group Community Grants are for nonprofit organisations aligned with the Foundation's mission to advance health equity.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Illinois39%

South Carolina16%

Delaware8%

Massachusetts7%

District of Columbia6%

Georgia5%

6 other states: 18%

The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations AbbVie Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
32% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

65 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $25,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 65 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k8%

$25k–$50k45%

$50k–$100k8%

$100k–$250k3%

$250k–$500k14%

$500k–$1M8%

$1M and over14%

Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

University of Chicago Medicine · Support for UChicago Medicine, its Comprehensive Cancer Center and new cancer pavilion
$15,000,0002025 tax year
American Online Giving Foundation · Matching grants 2025: AOGF
$11,357,7162025 tax year
Health Leads · Strategic programmatic grant
$3,000,0002025 tax year
Points of Light Foundation · Week of Possibilities 2025
$2,591,7002025 tax year
Scholarship America · Scholarships Management Fees and Awards
$2,082,2692025 tax year
Transform for Kids · Week of Possibilities: 2025 Execution and 2026 Planning
$2,050,0002025 tax year
Partners In Health · Strategic programmatic grant
$1,400,0002025 tax year
YourCause Holdings · General mission support
$1,182,2842025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Robert A Michael — Director
Tracie Haas — Director
Demetris Crum — Director
Johanna Corbin — Director
Timothy Kolenda — Assistant Treasurer
Samantha Geist — Treasurer (as of October 2025)
Emily Weith — Vice President / Secretary
Keya Milla — President (As of October 2025)

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$39,901,216	$39,204,041	$191,283,963	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$113,504,995	$54,700,762	$217,738,010	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$36,696,541	$47,077,933	$265,649,985	Filing for 2025 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.