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Abrams Family Foundation at a glance

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Abrams Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$580k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Animals$1.5MHealth$1.1MEducation$197kReligion$112kRecreation & Sports$54kEnvironment$37kHuman Services$35kArts & Culture$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $400k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Michigan Humane Society$150,000
Trinity Health$40,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley$40,000
Mayo Clinic$40,000
Michigan Medicine$40,000
Algonac Church of Christ$40,000
The Rock Church$30,000
Michigan Animal Rescue$25,000
St Jude Children's Hospital$20,000
Dog Aide$20,000
Northville Educational Foundation$20,000
Humane Society Genesee County$15,000
Watauga Humane Society$10,000
Howell Nature Center$10,000
ASPCA$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%EL SOL: $5k → 11%Living and Learning Enrichment Cent: $10k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
MI
NY
OR
CA
CO
VA
TN
NC
SC
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 23 repeat orgs$607k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
33

Total granted

$2.2M
$532k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+0%

Still filing today

65%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEducationHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $735k · revenue +61%
  • NE
    NORTHVILLE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2025 · $160k · revenue +2%
  • HS
    HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $157k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • TH
    TRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGANgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +37%
  • UO
    University of Michigangraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $90k · revenue +139% · 34% of their budget
  • SJ
    ST JUDE HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2020 · $70k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Raskels Rescue
Animals
2
Fur Animal Rescue

Animal rescue organization dedicated to finding homes for animals at the animal shelter. we also provde vet care foster homes, and assistance with homing for special needs animals.

Animals
3
North Bay Animal Services
Animals
4
Humane Society of Southern Arizona

To compassionately serve pets and the people who love them.

Animals
5
Rescue Coop
Animals
6
Humane Society & Animal Rescue of Muskegon County

To shelter and find forever homes for homeless dogs and cats.

Animals
7
Humane Society of Saginaw County Incorporated

The Betterment of the lives of stray, owned and abandoned companion animals in Saginaw County, MI. Our county has over 20,000 households living below the federal poverty guidelines that own at least one pet. We are their safety net. We…

Animals
8
Their Lives Matter

Dog rescue and care nurturing finding a home

Animals
9
All About Animals Rescue

All about animals rescue's mission is no more homeless pets.

Animals
10
The Animal Rescue League
Animals
11
Jet Wag Animal Rescue Inc

Our mission is to move adoptable dogs and cats primarily from heavily-burdened areas to loving homes. We work with trusted partners throughout the country and around the world and facilitate vet care, transport, and adoptions to help…

Animals
12
Animal Humane Society

Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Michigan Humane Society; the most unlike its peers is Connect Us. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

39 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 64 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/39
Grantees still filing
28/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY: $735,000 · AnimalsMICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETYHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY: $157,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEYHumane World for Animals Inc: $122,000 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals IncTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $60,000 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $51,000 · Animals+18 more: $250,900 · Animals+18 moreREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: $215,000 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICH…University of Michigan: $90,000 · OtherUniversity of MichiganSt Joseph Hospital: $80,000 · OtherSt Joseph HospitalAlgonac Church of Christ: $77,500 · OtherAlgonac Church of ChristST JUDE HOSPITAL: $70,000 · OtherST JUDE HOSPITALLivonia Lions Club: $50,000 · OtherLivonia Lions ClubHumane Society Genesee County: $50,000 · OtherHumane Society Genesee CountyHOWELL NATURE CENTER: $37,000 · OtherTrinity Health Ann Arbor: $35,000 · OtherLIVING AND LEARNING ENRICHMENT: $30,000 · OtherCONNECT US: $30,000 · OtherROCK CHURCH: $30,000 · Other+17 more: $104,300 · Other+17 moreMAYO CLINIC: $290,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICTRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGAN: $100,000 · HealthTRINITY HEALTH - MIC…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $90,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S R…TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION: $85,000 · HealthTRINITY HEALTH CORPO…NORTHVILLE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $160,000 · EducationCONCOURS D'ELEGANCE OF AMERICA: $10,000 · EducationCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $7,000 · EducationMuddy Paws Rescue: $36,500 · PhilanthropyLIVING & LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesEl Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $5,000 · Food & NutritionWOLVERINE CHRISTIAN SERVICE CAMP: $3,000 · Recreation & Sports
Animals$1,375,900Other$898,800Health$565,000Education$177,000Philanthropy$36,500Human Services$15,000Food & Nutrition$5,000Recreation & Sports$3,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY: $735,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $290,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHVILLE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $160,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY: $157,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $122,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGAN: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $90,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION: $85,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $51,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetI HEART DOGS RESCUE AND ANIMAL HAVEN: $40,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetHOWELL NATURE CENTER: $37,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDOG AIDE: $37,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetMuddy Paws Rescue: $36,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $36,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECT US: $30,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetHOMEWARD TRAILS ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWATAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY: $16,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF GENESEE COUNTY: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetForgotten Now Family Rescue Co: $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSHELTER TRANSPORT ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: $13,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCONCOURS D'ELEGANCE OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetUDT - SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING & LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT DOG RESCUE: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEl Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAST DAY DOG RESCUE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSHELTER TO HOME: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBridge Between Animal Rescue: $1,400 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBARN SANCTUARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

BISSELL Pet FoundationThe Duffield Family F…DotopiaThe Pfizer Foundation…Petco LoveCommunity Foundation …Paypal Charitable Giv…Two Seven Oh IncThe Barton Malow Foun…Pedigree FoundationThe American Society …Greater Good Charities
BISSELL Pet FoundationMI17.1× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: BISSELL Pet Foundation · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · Dotopia · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Petco Love · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Two Seven Oh Inc · The Barton Malow Foundation · Pedigree Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · Greater Good Charities

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Abrams Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Abrams Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Corban University: 3% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 64 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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