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Ab Regester Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$340k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2024
29
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 29
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$5.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations Ab Regester Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
InternationalEducationEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentAnimalsHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving26$340k38%
FY202329$324k24%
FY202229$360k59%
FY202117$280k65%
FY20209$290k56%
FY20198$290kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$1.0MInternational$448kEnvironment$92kFood & Nutrition$65kHealth$62kAnimals$41kRecreation & Sports$35kPublic Safety & Disaster$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
ID
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
DE
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Magdalene College Foundation$739,000639%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$70,00010%
Americans for Oxford Inc$55,00020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$50,00030%
Blair in Kenya Inc$46,25062%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$45,00030%
Blossoms of Guyana$40,0004n/a
Develop Africa$33,75034%
Catholic Relief Services$32,5003n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$32,00020%
Show all 44 grantees
All grantees of Ab Regester Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Magdalene College Foundation$739,000639%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$70,00010%
Americans for Oxford Inc$55,00020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$50,00030%
Blair in Kenya Inc$46,25062%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$45,00030%
Blossoms of Guyana$40,0004n/a
Develop Africa$33,75034%
Catholic Relief Services$32,5003n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$32,00020%
Unrwa USA National Committee Inc$32,00020%
Islamic Relief USA$28,75020%
The Country School Inc$26,00020%
Middle East Children's Alliance$25,00010%
St Michaels Community Center Inc$25,00031%
The Sentencing Project$25,00030%
Holistic Life Foundation Inc$23,75021%
Feeding America$18,00020%
Rainforest Action Network$15,00020%
United States Fund for Unicef$15,00010%
Madre Inc$15,00010%
Henrys Fork Foundation Inc$15,0002n/a
Georgetown University$13,00020%
Halos Haven Rescue Inc$12,50045%
Gaza Soup Kitchen$12,00011%
The Catholic University of America$10,00010%
Sudan Relief Fund Inc$10,00010%
Food for the Poor Inc$10,00020%
The American Museum of Fly Fishing Inc$10,00011%
Mindful Schools$10,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$10,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$10,00010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$7,50020%
World Giraffe Foundation$5,5003n/a
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$5,00010%
United States Association for UNHCR$5,00010%
Bucknell University$5,00010%
350org$5,00010%
Homeboy Industries$5,00010%
Hospice Foundation of America Inc$5,00020%
Greenlight Guyana Educationalproject Inc$3,0001n/a
Old Friends Senior Dogs Inc$2,50010%
Democratic Socialists of America Fund Inc$2,00011%
Free Women Writers$2,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($317k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ab Regester Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Magdalene College Foundation: $739,000 over 6y, 39% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmericans for Oxford Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlair in Kenya Inc: $46,250 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDevelop Africa: $33,750 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnrwa USA National Committee Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslamic Relief USA: $28,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Country School Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Michaels Community Center Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Sentencing Project: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHolistic Life Foundation Inc: $23,750 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFeeding America: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMadre Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgetown University: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHalos Haven Rescue Inc: $12,500 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetGaza Soup Kitchen: $12,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Catholic University of America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSudan Relief Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Museum of Fly Fishing Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMindful Schools: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350org: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Foundation of America Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOld Friends Senior Dogs Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDemocratic Socialists of America Fund Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Express FoundationNY12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Express Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Ab Regester Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ab Regester Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Ab Regester Foundation

How much does Ab Regester Foundation give?
Ab Regester Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $340,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 29 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Ab Regester Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (55%), International (23%), Environment (5%).
Who are Ab Regester Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The Magdalene College Foundation ($739k), Palestine Children's Relief Fund ($70k), Americans for Oxford Inc ($55k).
Does Ab Regester Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ab Regester Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ab Regester Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Express Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
Where is Ab Regester Foundation based?
Ab Regester Foundation is based in MN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 59 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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