William S Abell Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Chevy Chase, Maryland · EIN 52-1435573 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$2.8M

Organizations funded81

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$77.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $26,000.

From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	JANET MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Address	2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE SUITE 700, CHEVY CHASE MD 208157033
Phone	2408351831
Form and materials	THE BOARD APPROVES GRANTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AFTER REVIEWING INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY APPLICANTS.
Deadlines	THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED A TWO CYCLE PER YEAR FUNDING PROGRAM.
Restrictions	N/A

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.

Homelessness29
Human Services14
Disability Services12
Arts & Culture9
Children & Youth9
Food Assistance4

Where it gives

58% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Jubilee Association of Maryland	Kensington, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$225,000
Pathway Homes Inc	Fairfax, VA	Homeless grant & homelessness grant	$150,000
Capital Area Food Bank	Washington, DC	Hungry grant	$125,000
Mamatoto Village Inc	Washington, DC	Needy pregnant women grant	$100,000
A Wider Circle Inc	Silver Spring, MD	Homeless grant & homelessness grant	$75,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc	Washington, DC	Hungry grant & homeless grant	$75,000
Potomac Community Resources Inc	Potomac, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$75,000
Social Good Fund	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$75,000
Help Development Corp	New York, NY	Homelessness grant	$60,000
Changing Perceptions	Washington, DC	Homelessness grant	$50,000
Farming 4 Hunger Inc	Prince Frederick, MD	Hungry grant	$50,000
L'arche Inc	Washington, DC	Intellectual disabilities grant	$40,800
Christ Child Society	Washington, DC	Intellectual disabilities grant & homeless grant & abused women and children grant & needy pregnant women grant	$40,000
American Muslim Senior Society	Silver Spring, MD	Hungry grant	$35,000
Mary House Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$35,000
Artstream Inc	Rockville, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$31,000
Arcadia Center	Alexandria, VA	Hungry grant	$30,300
Rosemount Center	Washington, DC	Needy pregnant women grant	$30,300
Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc	LA Plata, MD	Homeless grant	$28,100
Stepping Stones Shelter Inc	Rockville, MD	Homeless grant	$26,500
Art Enables	Washington, DC	Intellectual disabilities grant	$26,000
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource	Washington, DC	Abused women & children grant	$26,000
Open City Advocates	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$26,000
Barker Foundation Inc	Bethesda, MD	Needy pregnant women grant	$25,000
Best Buddies International Inc	Baltimore, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$25,000
Bishop John T Walker School for Boys	Washington, DC	Hungry grant	$25,000
Bright Beginnings Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Building Bridges Across the River	Washington, DC	Margaret abell powell fund grant	$25,000
Catholic Coalition for Special Education	Kensington, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$25,000
Christ House	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
City Dance Ensemble Inc	Washington, DC	Margaret abell powell fund grant	$25,000
Community Advocates for Family & Youth	Largo, MD	Abused women & children grant	$25,000
Community Family Life Services Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Court Appointed Special Advocate	Riverdale, MD	Abused women & children grant	$25,000
Crossroads Community Food Network Inc	Takoma Park, MD	Hungry grant	$25,000
DC Affordable Law Firm	Washington, DC	Abused women & children grant	$25,000
DC Central Kitchen Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
End Hunger in Calvert County Inc	Huntingtown, MD	Hungry grant	$25,000
Everymind Inc	Rockville, MD	Homeless grant	$25,000
Food & Friends	Washington, DC	Hungry grant	$25,000
Friends of Compass Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Georgetown Ministry Center	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Germantown Cultural Arts Center Inc	Germantown, MD	Margaret abell powell fund grant	$25,000
Greater DC Diaper Bank	Washington, DC	Needy pregnant women grant	$25,000
Healthy Babies Project Inc	Washington, DC	Needy pregnant women grant	$25,000
Hope and a Home	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
House of Ruth	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Jubilee Jobs Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
Keen Greater DC LLC	Rockville, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$25,000
Makom	Rockville, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$25,000
Maryland Community Connection	Lanham, MD	Intellectual disabilities grant	$25,000
Maryland Food Bank	Baltimore, MD	Hungry grant	$25,000
Maryland Youth Ballet	Silver Spring, MD	Margaret abell powell fund grant	$25,000
Montgomery County Coalition for Homeless	Rockville, MD	Homeless grant	$25,000
My Sister's Place Inc	Washington, DC	Abused women & children grant	$25,000
N Street Village Inc	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project	Bethesda, MD	Abused women & children grant	$25,000
Nourish Now Inc	Rockville, MD	Hungry grant	$25,000
Olney Theatre Corporation	Olney, MD	Margaret abell powell fund grant	$25,000
Pathways to Housing DC	Washington, DC	Homeless grant	$25,000

Showing the 60 largest of 81 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,762,500	81
2023	$3,154,880	98

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 10, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503149349102415
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1435573
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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