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William S Abell Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

William S Abell Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
81
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$225k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$4.1MHuman Services$3.5MFood & Nutrition$2.4MHealth$2.3MArts & Culture$1.8MEducation$1.7MCrime & Legal$902kEmployment$738kOther$0
02FY2024 · 81 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k64 grants · $1.7M
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $1.1M
$25,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$78M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND$225,000
PATHWAY HOMES INC$150,000
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK$125,000
MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC$100,000
A WIDER CIRCLE INC$75,000
POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC$75,000
SOCIAL GOOD FUND$75,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON INC$75,000
HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP$60,000
FARMING 4 HUNGER INC$50,000
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS$50,000
L'ARCHE INC$40,800
CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY$40,000
AMERICAN MUSLIM SENIOR SOCIETY$35,000
MARY HOUSE INC$35,000
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 (FY18–24, $4.1M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 58% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PALS PROGRAMS: $25k → 6%THE GABRIEL PROJECT INC: $25k → 6%BAY COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES INC: $53k → 8%LIFESTYLES OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC: $28k → 8%HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP: $75k → 17%LIFESTYLES OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 8%HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP: $60k → 17%LIFESTYLES OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 8%SEABURY RESOURCES FOR AGING: $25k → 14%YOUR NEW BEGINNINGS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN MUSLIM SENIOR SOCIETY: $25k → 8%WE ARE FAMILY SENIOR OUTREACH NETWORK INC: $25k → 14%MARYLAND COMMUNITY CONNECTION: $25k → 11%SMILE INC: $25k → 5%WE ARE FAMILY SENIOR OUTREACH NETWORK INC: $25k → 14%MARYLAND COMMUNITY CONNECTION: $25k → 11%WE ARE FAMILY SENIOR OUTREACH NETWORK INC: $25k → 14%SMILE ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES INC: $25k → 5%MARYLAND COMMUNITY CONNECTION: $25k → 11%SMILE ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES INC: $25k → 5%PROMISE LANDING FARM INC: $25k → 11%OLNEY HELP: $25k → 8%ST JOSEPH'S HOUSE LTD: $25k → 11%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $75k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $25k → 14%MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $100k → 14%MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $75k → 14%MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $75k → 14%RED WIGGLER FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $75k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $25k → 8%MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $25k → 14%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $25k → 8%MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $25k → 14%PATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $53k → 14%BARKER FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 8%BARKER FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 8%PATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $25k → 14%QUALITY TRUST FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $188k → 14%JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND: $225k → 8%JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND: $91k → 8%JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND: $91k → 8%JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND: $91k → 8%AMERICAN MUSLIM SENIOR SOCIETY: $35k → 8%L'ARCHE INC: $41k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON INC: $75k → 14%COMMUNITY FAMILY LIFE SERVICES INC: $50k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $50k → 14%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

NY
MA
PA
NJ
VA
MD
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$17M · 160 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

160 repeat relationships: 74 still active in FY2024, 86 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

160
66

Total granted

$17M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+34%

Still filing today

84%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • JH
    JUBILEE HOUSING INC
    5× · 2019–2023 · $751k · revenue +217%
  • TJ
    THE JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $568k · revenue +264%
  • PH
    PATHWAY HOMES INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $375k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • HK
    HORTON'S KIDS INC
    one grant, 2023 · $150k · revenue -30%
  • PO
    PLATFORM OF HOPE
    one grant, 2020 · $70k
  • JL
    JAYDOT LLC
    one grant, 2021 · $68k
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
Caroline Center Inc

None

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2
Washington Dc Meals on Wheels Inc

We deliver healthy delicious meals to our home-bound neighbors. With a vision of creating a more interconnected resilient and compassionate community our program supports entire family systems. In 2024 236 volunteers delivered 55,642 meals…

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3
Abilities Network Inc

Cultivating inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services.

Health
4
Marrakech Inc

Provides person-centered and inclusive services to children and adults with and without disabilities that includes securing employment, connecting to necessary supportive services, accessing housing and participating fully as contributing…

Employment
5
Everyone Home Dc

We support the holistic needs of individuals and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Housing is our starting point. Seeing people thrive is our finish line.

Human Services
6
Cityworks Dc

Our mission is to dramatically improve the early career outcomes of dc youth and young adults of color by creating innovative programs and by mobilizing employers, educators, and city leaders to create a local, diverse talent pipeline. our…

Education
7
Woodley House Inc

Woodley house enables district of columbia residents with mental health disorders to live full and healthy lives with dignity by providing supportive housing and services.

Health
8
Center for Social Change Inc

Our mission is to provide services of the highest quality for people with cognitive and developmental disabilities and related disorders including autism that optimize each individual's independence and capabilities, ensure…

International
9
Disability Rights Maryland Inc dba Maryland Disability Law Center Inc

Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) is the only non-profit organization exclusively focused on providing free legal advocacy services to people with all types of disabilities, of all ages and in all settings, statewide.

Crime & Legal
10
Meals On Wheels of Central Marylandinc

Meals on wheels of central maryland's charitable mission, to keep homebound people living safely and independently at home through the provision of nutritious meals, personal contact and support services, reduces hospitalization, and…

Food & Nutrition
11
The Arc Baltimore Inc

The arc baltimore supports people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaningful relationships.

Human Services
12
Dc Greens Inc

DC Greens advances health equity by building a just and resilient food system.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pathway Homes Inc; the most unlike its peers is Red Line Parkway Initiative. 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

184 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. 184 of the 233 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)
51
Early backer (in before they grew)
181/184
Grantees still filing
151/184
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JUBILEE HOUSING INC: $750,880 · OtherJUBILEE HOUSING INCCATHOLIC CHARITIES: $305,000 · OtherTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $303,000 · Other+96 more: $6,282,899 · Other+96 moreTHE JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC: $567,600 · Human ServicesTHE JUBILEE ASSOCIATION…CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $305,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF T…MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $300,000 · Human ServicesMAMATOTO VILLAGE INCQUALITY TRUST FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $207,659 · Human ServicesHELP DEVELOPMENT CORP: $165,000 · Human ServicesPOTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $145,000 · Human Services+32 more: $2,246,700 · Human Services+32 morePATHWAY HOMES INC: $375,000 · HealthPATHWAY HO…SPIRIT CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $290,000 · HealthSPIRIT CLU…RECOVERY CAFE DC: $230,000 · HealthRECOVERY C…JOSEPH'S HOUSE INC: $155,000 · HealthJOSEPH'S H…PREGNANCY AID CENTERS INC: $110,000 · HealthPREGNANCY …EVERYMIND INC: $95,000 · HealthEVERYMIND …HEALTHY BABIES PROJECT INC: $95,000 · HealthHEALTHY BA…FOOD & FRIENDS INC: $75,000 · HealthNICK'S PLACE INC: $70,000 · HealthSOUTHERN MARYLAND COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $65,000 · Health+3 more: $103,128 · Health+3 moreIMAGINATION STAGE INC: $165,000 · Arts & CultureIMAGINATI…OLNEY THEATRE CORPORATION INC: $116,000 · Arts & CultureOLNEY THE…SITAR ARTS CENTER: $95,000 · Arts & CultureSITAR ART…WASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY INC: $95,000 · Arts & CultureWASHINGTO…SIGNATURE THEATRE INC: $95,000 · Arts & CultureSIGNATURE…ROUND HOUSE THEATRE INC: $95,000 · Arts & CultureROUND HOU…Encore Stage and Studio Inc: $95,000 · Arts & CultureEncore St…The Studio Theatre Inc: $95,000 · Arts & CultureThe Studi…MARYLAND YOUTH BALLET INC: $95,000 · Arts & CultureMARYLAND …THE WASHINGTON BALLET: $90,000 · Arts & CultureTHE WASHI…ADVENTURE THEATRE INC: $90,000 · Arts & CultureADVENTURE…ARTSTREAM INC: $81,000 · Arts & CultureCITYDANCE ENSEMBLE INC: $70,000 · Arts & CultureANNE'S PLACE INC: $70,000 · Arts & CultureGERMANTOWN CULTURAL ARTS CENTERINC: $70,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE: $65,000 · Arts & CultureLUMINA STUDIO THEATRE INC: $65,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $100,000 · Arts & Culture+3 moreFARMING 4 HUNGER INC: $225,000 · Food & NutritionEnd Hunger in Calvert County Inc: $220,000 · Food & NutritionCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $200,000 · Food & NutritionPassion and Compassion Inc: $166,000 · Food & NutritionMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $140,000 · Food & NutritionTHE FATHER MCKENNA CENTER INC: $95,000 · Food & NutritionCrossroads Community Food Network Inc: $95,000 · Food & NutritionMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $90,000 · Food & NutritionNOURISH NOW FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 · Food & Nutrition+3 more: $115,000 · Food & NutritionCALVARY WOMEN'S SERVICES INC: $315,000 · Housing & ShelterHOUSE OF RUTH: $300,000 · Housing & ShelterFriendship Place: $168,000 · Housing & ShelterChrist House: $115,000 · Housing & ShelterStepping Stones Shelter Inc: $96,500 · Housing & ShelterDISTRICT ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOUSING INC: $90,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC: $80,000 · Housing & ShelterNEW ENDEAVORS BY WOMEN: $70,000 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING UNLIMITED INC: $65,000 · Housing & Shelter+2 more: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterA WIDER CIRCLE INC: $575,000 · EducationSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $345,000 · EducationWASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: $95,000 · EducationThe Ivymount School Inc: $50,000 · EducationAMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES: $45,000 · EducationDC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: $40,000 · Education+1 more: $25,000 · Education
Other$7,641,779Human Services$3,936,959Health$1,663,128Arts & Culture$1,647,000Food & Nutrition$1,416,000Housing & Shelter$1,349,500Education$1,175,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetJUBILEE HOUSING INC: $750,880 over 5y, 8.3% of budgetA WIDER CIRCLE INC: $575,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetTHE JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC: $567,600 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPATHWAY HOMES INC: $375,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $345,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCALVARY WOMEN'S SERVICES INC: $315,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $305,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $303,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMAMATOTO VILLAGE INC: $300,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $300,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetSPIRIT CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $290,000 over 5y, 75% of budgetRECOVERY CAFE DC: $230,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetFARMING 4 HUNGER INC: $225,000 over 4y, 28% of budgetEnd Hunger in Calvert County Inc: $220,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetQUALITY TRUST FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $207,659 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $200,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHRIST CHILD SOCIETY INC: $185,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetFriendship Place: $168,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetPassion and Compassion Inc: $166,000 over 2y, 61% of budgetIMAGINATION STAGE INC: $165,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetHELP DEVELOPMENT CORP: $165,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetJOSEPH'S HOUSE INC: $155,000 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetHORTON'S KIDS INC: $150,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetPOTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $145,000 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF COMPASS INC: $145,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $140,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMY SISTER'S PLACE INC: $140,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetDANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON: $130,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $127,300 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FAMILY LIFE SERVICES: $120,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetN STREET VILLAGE INC: $120,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $120,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetOLNEY THEATRE CORPORATION INC: $116,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetChrist House: $115,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetLARCHE Inc: $110,800 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPREGNANCY AID CENTERS INC: $110,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetTHE ARC OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND INC: $108,456 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER INC: $107,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMARY HOUSE INC: $105,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetTHE ARC OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY INC: $100,075 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY AND YOUTH: $100,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetCHANGING PERCEPTIONS: $100,000 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetDC FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $97,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetStepping Stones Shelter Inc: $96,500 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetOPEN CITY ADVOCATES: $96,000 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetSITAR ARTS CENTER: $95,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetSMILE ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES INC: $95,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetTHE FAMILY PLACE: $95,000 over 4y, 4.2% 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.

  • Who funds JUBILEE HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds A WIDER CIRCLE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JUBILEE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAY HOMES INC ↗
  • Who funds SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds CALVARY WOMEN'S SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON ↗
  • Who funds THE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds MAMATOTO VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF RUTH ↗
  • Who funds SPIRIT CLUB FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RECOVERY CAFE DC ↗
  • Who funds FARMING 4 HUNGER INC ↗
  • Who funds End Hunger in Calvert County Inc ↗
  • Who funds QUALITY TRUST FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Friendship Place ↗
  • Who funds Passion and Compassion Inc ↗
  • Who funds IMAGINATION STAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds HELP DEVELOPMENT CORP ↗
  • Who funds JOSEPH'S HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds HORTON'S KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF COMPASS INC ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA'S TABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds MY SISTER'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds DANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FAMILY LIFE SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds N STREET VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRIAM'S KITCHEN ↗
  • Who funds OLNEY THEATRE CORPORATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Christ House ↗
  • Who funds LARCHE Inc ↗
  • Who funds PREGNANCY AID CENTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Morris and Gwendo…Clark-Winchcole Found…Philip L Graham Fund …Greater Washington Co…United Way of the Nat…John Edward Fowler Me…Dimick Foundation Joh…World Bank Community …Clark Charitable Foun…Venable Foundation IncNora Roberts Foundati…Walter a Bloedorn Fou…
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationDC160.3× affinity88 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Greater Washington Community Foundation · United Way of the National Capital Area · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · World Bank Community Connections Fund · Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation · Venable Foundation Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · Walter a Bloedorn 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 190%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Bethesda Cares Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Farming 4 Hunger Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Community Advocates for Family and Youth: 23% of income from government
  • The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Casaprince George's County Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Imagination Stage Inc: 13% of income from government
  • End Hunger in Calvert County Inc: 11% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Germantown Cultural Arts Centerinc: 10% of income from government
  • A Wider Circle Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Maryland Youth Ballet Inc: 6% of income from government
  • St Anns Center for Children Youth and Families: 6% of income from government
  • Round House Theatre Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Everymind Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Interfaith Works: 4% of income from government
  • Cornerstone Montgomery: 3% of income from government
  • Niwap Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Dancemakers Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Arc of Southern Maryland Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Arc of Prince George's County Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Adventure Theatre Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Jewish Social Service Agency: 1% of income from government
  • Olney Theatre Corporation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Amherst College Trustees: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
19get no government money at all
80report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to William S Abell Foundation Inc 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.

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 233 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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