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Bruce C 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.

$222k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

51% of Bruce C Abrams Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 10 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year Bruce C Abrams Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $222k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$1.1MInternational$301kPhilanthropy$262kArts & Culture$180kReligion$81kHuman Services$36kPublic Benefit$25kRecreation & Sports$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $151k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PODIUM SOCIETY INC$50,000
ACTIVE MINDS INC$40,000
STRONGMINDS INC$30,000
GOLDMAN SACHS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC$25,212
NAMI SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS$25,000
INDEGO AFRICA PROJECT$10,700
FOUNTAIN HOUSE INC$10,000
MISHKAN CHICAGO$10,000
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION$7,500
GIRLS MATTERKIDS EMPOWERED ON THE MOVE$5,206
NEST INC$5,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN$2,600
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE GROUP$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE STEPHEN C ROSE LEGACY FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%BAND OF BROTHERS MICHIGAN: $2k → 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

IL
WI
MI
NY
NJ
RI
CA
CO
VA
DC
OK
AL
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 18 repeat orgs$315k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against -5% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call). Read against FY2024, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
18

Total granted

$1.5M
$289k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
-5%

Still filing today

83%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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HealthInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • AM
    Active Minds Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $323k · revenue +395%
  • SI
    STRONGMINDS INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $240k · revenue +240%
  • TJ
    THE JED FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $206k · revenue +429%

Funded once

  • PS
    POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
    one grant, 2020 · $110k · revenue -31%
  • GS
    GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND
    one grant, 2022 · $60k
  • HS
    HEAD STRONG PROJECT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +95%
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.

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Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
2
Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc

Philanthropic collaborative focused on improving lives through just & inclusive systems change.

Philanthropy
3
Global Impact Investing Network Inc

The global impact investing network, inc. is dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing to solve systemic problems facing people and the planet. impact investments are investments made into companies,…

Philanthropy
4
Partnersglobal

Partnersglobal (partners) works through a global network to support local leaders and create partnerships that transform conflict, strengthen democratic institutions, and achieve sustainable development.

International
5
Inseparable Inc

Inseparable Inc is focused on creating a world where mental health is treated as a critical and equal piece of overall health, and where systems are designed with their impact on mental health in mind. Inseparable, Inc. is a growing…

Health
6
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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Project Healthy Minds

Project healthy minds is a new millennial /gen z-driven non-profit startup focused on tackling one of the defining issues of our generation: the growing mental health crisis

Arts & Culture
8
International Women's Forum Inc

The mission of the international women's forum is to advance women's leadership worldwide. iwf takes direct action to achieve our mission in three important ways. connect: our convenings provide networking and cutting-edge content…

Education
9
Global Impact

Global impact works on charitable ventures to inspire greater giving. the organization serves as a trusted advisor, intermediary and implementing partner across the private, nonprofit and public sectors. through these partnerships, global…

International
10
Mindful Philanthropy Inc

Mindful philanthropy is a field catalyst organization dedicated to activating new and impactful funding for systems changes that improve mental health, addiction, and well-being.

Health
11
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

The german marshall fund of the united states (gmf) strives to champion democratic values and the transatlantic alliance by strengthening civil society, forging bold and innovative policy ideas, and developing a new generation of leaders…

International
12
International Development Enterprises

See schedule o for a more detailed description of ide's mission statement and achievements.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan; the most unlike its peers is Recreation Project. 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

34 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. 34 of the 42 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
21/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Active Minds Inc: $323,000 · HealthActive Minds IncTHE JED FOUNDATION: $206,222 · HealthTHE JED FOUNDATIONNAMI National: $90,000 · HealthNAMI NationalPROJECT HEAL HELP TO EAT ACCEPT & LIVE: $75,479 · HealthPROJECT HEAL HELP TO EAT ACCEPT & LIVEHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $30,000 · HealthFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $30,000 · Health+5 more: $64,200 · Health+5 moreSTRONGMINDS INC: $240,000 · InternationalSTRONGMINDS INCINDEGO AFRICA PROJECT: $105,522 · InternationalINDEGO AFRICA PROJECTNEST INC: $59,075 · InternationalNEST INC+5 more: $25,500 · International+5 morePOPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL: $110,000 · OtherPOPULATION SERVICE…MISHKAN CHICAGO: $77,500 · OtherMISHKAN CHICAGOGOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND: $60,000 · OtherGOLDMAN SACHS PHIL…THE KENNEDY FORUM: $25,000 · OtherTHE KENNEDY FORUMAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $25,000 · OtherAMERICAN FOUNDATIO…GIRLS MATTER: $11,206 · Other+6 more: $20,559 · Other+6 moreGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $185,978 · PhilanthropyGS DONOR AD…THE GIVING BACK FUND: $10,000 · Philanthropy+4 more: $9,046 · PhilanthropyPodium Society Inc: $175,000 · Arts & CulturePodium So…THE NEST CORPORATION INC: $26,025 · Human ServicesTHE STEPHEN C ROSE LEGACY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Human ServicesBAND OF BROTHERS - MICHIGAN: $2,000 · Human ServicesRECREATION PROJECT: $20,000 · Recreation & Sports
Health$818,901International$430,097Other$329,265Philanthropy$205,024Arts & Culture$175,000Human Services$48,025Recreation & Sports$20,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetActive Minds Inc: $323,000 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetSTRONGMINDS INC: $240,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetTHE JED FOUNDATION: $206,222 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $185,978 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPodium Society Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 8.4% of budgetPOPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL: $110,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINDEGO AFRICA PROJECT: $105,522 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetNAMI National: $90,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HEAL HELP TO EAT ACCEPT & LIVE: $75,479 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetNEST INC: $59,075 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEST CORPORATION INC: $26,025 over 3y, 10% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLINESS - SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: $25,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $20,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STEPHEN C ROSE LEGACY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRECREATION PROJECT: $20,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS MATTER: $11,206 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LITTLE MARKET INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GIVING BACK FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF ALYN HOSPITALINC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAND OF BROTHERS - MICHIGAN: $2,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA: $1,046 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABIDE MINISTRIES INC: $1,036 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $1,023 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern Memorial HealthCare Group: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC: $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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY10.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 42 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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