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Abrams Foundation Inc: 18 grants to organizations, $6.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Abrams Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $6,880,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $2,500,000 to American Journalism Project in Washington, DC for in support of fund ii.
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- EIN
- 046856820
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $145,961,287
- Grants paid
- $6,880,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202533149349103158. It reported $6,880,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | In support of fund ii | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propublica | New York, NY | To support the propublica local reporting network | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Esplanade Association | Boston, MA | To provide support for the construction of the charlesbank landing on the esplanade | Arts, culture and humanities | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Support of the enterprise journalism initiative/frontline series support and frontline dispatch podcast | Arts, culture and humanities | $505,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | To support the center for the study of global slavery at the national museum of african american history and culture | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | To support the campaign for an equitable future | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | To support the local legal initiative | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 19TH News | Austin, TX | General operating support to advance reproductive rights coverage | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | In support of public works and the mobile unit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | In support of the adrienne elise tarver: she who sits and edra soto: graft exhibitions | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Lick Incubator Inc | Belmont, MA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braven Incorporated | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | General operating support for the nieman foundation for journalism | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Marshall Project | New York, NY | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | General operating support for bard prison initiative | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,155,000 |
| Education | $275,000 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $3,200,000 |
| New York | $1,750,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,655,000 |
| Texas | $200,000 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
| Alabama | $25,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.