Ohio · Private foundation
James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio
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.
- $95k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 24
- Grants FY2024
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $28,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 26
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 11
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 5% of the organizations James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 23 | $87k | 9% |
| FY2023 | 21 | $89k | 5% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $110k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $106k | 23% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $91k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | $100,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | $20,000 | 5 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $17,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Beaumont School | $8,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Cleveland Right to Life Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $4,500 | 5 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Financial Education & Research Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | $100,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc | $20,000 | 5 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $17,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Beaumont School | $8,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Cleveland Right to Life Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $4,500 | 5 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Financial Education & Research Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
| The Musical Arts Association | $2,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Eternal Word Television Network Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Relief Services | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($306k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
Compare James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio with peer funders
About James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio
- How much does James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio give?
- James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio reported 24 grants totaling $94,950 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 26 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (38%), Education (22%), Religion (21%).
- Who are James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: St Ignatius High School of Cleveland ($100k), Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc ($20k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($18k).
- Does James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio 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 James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio based?
- James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio is based in OH.
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