The Abell Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-6036106 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$13.4M

Organizations funded391

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$296.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $6,700 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	ROBERT C EMBRY JR PRESIDENT THE ABE
Address	111 SOUTH CALVERT STREET SUITE 2300, BALTIMORE MD 212026174
Phone	4105471300
Email	ABELL@ABELL.ORG
Form and materials	TO APPLY FOR FUNDING, PLEASE GO TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. HTTPS://ABELL.ORG/GRANTS
Deadlines	GRANT REQUESTS ARE CONSIDERED 5 TIMES PER YEAR. PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE SCHEDULE.
Restrictions	THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS REQUESTS FOR PROGRAMS SERVING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BALTIMORE CITY. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE DESIGNATED BY THE IRS AS 501C3 AND 509A ORGANIZATIONS. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THEIR LATEST IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AND FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN). WHILE ALL INTERNET BROWSERS SUPPORT OUR APPLICATION, GOOGLE CHROME IS THE PREFERRED BROWSER.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Community Development114
Human Services114
Health91
Education85
Mental Health36
Arts & Culture23

Where it gives

8% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Center for Urban Families Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$300,000
University of Maryland Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$300,000
Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$250,000
Beloved Community Services Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$250,000
Ingenuity Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$250,000
Project Plase Inc	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$250,000
Thread Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$200,000
Southeast Community Development Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$153,800
Baltimore's Promise Fund for Educational Excellence	Baltimore, MD	Education	$150,000
Conscious Venture Lab Novella Center for Entrepreneurship Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$150,000
Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$150,000
Rose Street Community Center Southeast Community Development Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$150,000
Rose Street Community Center Southeast Community Development Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$150,000
Upsurge Baltimore Community Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$150,000
Rebuild Metro	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$135,000
Turnaround Tuesday Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$125,000
Maryland New Directions	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$120,000
Teach for America-Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$110,000
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$104,212
Wide Angle Youth Media	Baltimore, MD	Education	$101,650
Baltimore Education Research Consortium	Baltimore, MD	Education	$100,000
Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$100,000
Baltimore Squashwise Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$100,000
Civil Justice Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$100,000
Friendly Loving Opportunities	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$100,000
Improving Education	Baltimore, MD	Education	$100,000
Jane Addams Resource Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$100,000
Maryland Food Bank	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$100,000
Project Plase Inc	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$100,000
St Ambrose Housing Aid Center	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$100,000
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$100,000
The Work First Foundation	New York, NY	Workforce development	$100,000
Vehicles for Change Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$100,000
Vehicles for Change Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$100,000
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$95,473
University of Maryland Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$92,589
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$90,000
Springboard Collaborative	Philadelphia, PA	Education	$87,500
Johns Hopkins University School of Education	Baltimore, MD	Education	$85,000
The Loyola School	Baltimore, MD	Education	$83,333
Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas Inc	Lanham, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$80,779
29Th Street Community Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$80,000
Climate Access Fund Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$80,000
Imentor Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$80,000
Moveable Feast Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$80,000
Civic Works Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$75,000
Grow Home Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$75,000
Lydia's House in Southeast	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$75,000
Prepare Inc	Gaithersburg, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$75,000
Public Justice Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$75,000
Public Justice Center Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$75,000
Southeast Community Development Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$74,982
Medstar Harbor Hospital	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$67,500
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$65,711
Baltimore Corps	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$62,500
Baltimore Corps	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$62,500
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc Dba Economic Action Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$62,500
Npower Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Workforce development	$62,500
Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$61,500

Showing the 60 largest of 391 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Thread Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$400,000
Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$300,000
University of Maryland Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$252,069
Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$200,000
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$180,000
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$150,000
Ingenuity Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$150,000
Rose Street Community Center Southeast Community Development Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$150,000
Upsurge Baltimore Community Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$150,000
Open Works	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$125,000
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	Education	$104,212
Community College of Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	Education	$100,000
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$100,000
Vehicles for Change Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$100,000
Parks & People Inc	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$95,000
Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$90,000
Springboard Collaborative	Philadelphia, PA	Education	$87,500
The Loyola School	Baltimore, MD	Education	$83,333
Asylee Women Enterprise	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$80,000
Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$80,000
Civic Works Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$75,000
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund Inc Dba Health Care for	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$75,000
The University of Chicago (Crime and Education Lab)	Chicago, IL	Criminal justice and addiction	$75,000
Sos Fund Parity Baltimore Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$65,000
Baltimore Corps	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$62,500
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc Dba Economic Action Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$62,500
Npower Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Workforce development	$62,500
Grow Home Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$60,000
Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$60,000
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$60,000
Vehicles for Change Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$60,000
Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$56,250
Baltimore Neighborhood Development Corporation Rebuild Metro	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$50,000
Cash Campaign of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$50,000
Greenlight Fund	Boston, MA	Education	$50,000
Paul's Place Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$50,000
The Community Builders	Boston, MA	Health and human services	$50,000
University of Baltimore Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$50,000
Vision to Learn Focusing Philanthropy	Los Angeles, CA	Health and human services	$50,000
Women's Housing Coalition	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$50,000
Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$45,000
Arts for Learning Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Education	$40,000
Biotechnical Institute of Maryland Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$40,000
Jeremiah Program Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$38,000
Baltimore Tree Trust	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$37,500
Build	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$37,500
Chase Brexton Health Care	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$37,500
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$37,500
Modern Classrooms Project	Washington, DC	Education	$37,500
Saga Innovations Dba Saga Education	Newton, MA	Education	$37,500
Y of Central Maryland	Towson, MD	Education	$37,500
Next Generation Language Access Fusion Partnerships Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$34,235
Faith and Work Enterprises Inc	Baltimore, MD	Workforce development	$34,000
Human Trafficking Prevention Project Uplift Alliance Inc	Baltimore, MD	Criminal justice and addiction	$34,000
Youth Empowered Society	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$33,500
Baltimore Kids Chess League Inc	Cockeysville, MD	Education	$32,500
Good Trouble Church Delaware-Maryland Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$32,000
Baltimore Healthy Start Inc	Baltimore, MD	Health and human services	$30,000
Be Org Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$30,000
Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Takoma Park, MD	Environment	$30,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$13,360,002	480
2023	$14,482,045	528

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349102977
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-6036106
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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