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Filing year 2023

ABRAMS FOUNDATION INC

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 04-6856820·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$9.8M
Total assets
$102.8M
Total expenses
$8.3M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. ABRAMS FOUNDATION INC reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$7.7M

Itemized grants

25

Median grant

$100k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECTWASHINGTON, DCIN SUPPORT OF FUND II$2.5M
PROPUBLICANEW YORK, NYSUPPORT OF PROPUBLICA LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK$1.3M
PROPUBLICANEW YORK, NYSUPPORT OF PROPUBLICA LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK$625k
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MASUPPORT OF THE ENTERPRISE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE/FRONTLINE SERIES SUPPORT AND FRONTLINE DISPATCH PODCAST$525k
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICANWASHINGTON, DCTO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL SLAVERY AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE$500k
BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RIIN SUPPORT OF BROWN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SLAVERY & JUSTICE$417k
YEAR UP INCBOSTON, MATO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN FOR AN EQUITABLE FUTURE$250k
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESSWASHINGTON, DCTO SUPPORT THE LOCAL LEGAL INITIATIVE$200k
THE 19TH NEWSAUSTIN, TXGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS COVERAGE$200k
THE PUBLIC THEATERNEW YORK, NYIN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MOBILE UNIT$150k
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAFRONTLINE'S INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST EQUITY INITIATIVE$125k
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAFRONTLINE'S INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST EQUITY INITIATIVE$125k
FIRELIGHT MEDIA INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTERNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
PUBLIC ART FUNDNEW YORK, NYIN SUPPORT OF THE FELIPE BAEZA: UNRULY FORMS AND FRED EVERSLEY: PARABOLIC LIGHT EXHIBITIONS$100k
THE TANK LTDNEW YORK, NYIN SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF RADAR FESTIVAL LLC$65k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTONBOSTON, MAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
BRAVEN INCORPORATEDCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
EMERSON COLLEGEBOSTON, MAARTSEMERSON GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND ARTSEMERSON GAINING GROUND FUND$50k
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE NIEMAN FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM.$50k
THE MARSHALL PROJECTNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTNEW YORK, NYIN SUPPORT OF THE EXHIBITION RUTH ASAWA THROUGH LINE$50k
BARD COLLEGEANNANDALEONHUDSON, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR BARD PRISON INITIATIVE.$25k
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVEMONTGOMERY, ALGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

ABRAMS FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2023, ABRAMS FOUNDATION INC reported $9.8M in total revenue and $8.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.