· 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k23 grants · $67k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $28k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PURDUE FOUNDATION | $28,000 |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $8,400 |
| GESU CHURCH | $8,000 |
| GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK | $7,000 |
| CARMEL OF THE HOLY FAMILY | $5,000 |
| DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND | $5,000 |
| DIOCESE OF PHOENIX CDA | $4,500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA | $4,500 |
| LEGATUS | $4,300 |
| ST IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL | $3,000 |
| URSULINE SISTERS OF CLEVELAND | $3,000 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | $2,500 |
| BEAUMONT SCHOOL | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
26 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC5× · 2020–2024 · $18k · revenue +78%
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC5× · 2020–2024 · $5k · revenue +39%- AHAmerican Heart Association Inc4× · 2020–2023 · $4k · revenue +53%
Funded once
- CRCLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INCgraduated3× · 2020–2023 · $5k · revenue +37%
- EWETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK INCgraduated2× · 2020–2021 · $1k · revenue +76%
- CRCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESone grant, 2021 · $1k
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.
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.
Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…
The critical path institute is a catalyst in the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science. this is achieved by leading teams that share data, knowledge and expertise resulting in sound, consensus…
Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…
To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.
To advance and disseminate the science and practice of hepatology, and to promote liver health and quality patient care.
Our mission is to expand scientific knowledge and improve public health by designing and conducting world-class clinical trials and epidemiologic research.
The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.
Mission statement: advancing evidence-based lifestyle medicine to treat, reverse and prevent non-communicable, chronic disease. vision statement: a nation and world wherein lifestyle medicine is the foundation of health and all healthcare.…
The american college of radiology (acr) is organized to advance radiology science, practice and access, improve quality and safety, provide continuing education for radiology and allied professionals, and achieve better outcomes through…
Caring for life, researching for health and educating those who serve.
The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…
Caring for life, researching for health and educating those who serve.
How this is measured
19 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. 19 of the 35 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INC ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds Financial Education & Research Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
- Who funds The Musical Arts Association ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James J and Sharon R Abel Foundatio. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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