Rhode Island · Nonprofit
HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION
HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION (Rhode Island) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,322,441 to it, the largest being THE ILSABABY FOUNDATION ($510,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $466k
- Funders on record
- 33
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $756k
What Heather Abbott Foundation does
Mission
Our mission is to provide customized prostheses to those who have suffered limb loss through traumatic circumstances.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Grants to individuals - because so few specialized prosthetic devices are covered by health insurance, the Heather Abbott Foundation provides grants to individuals who have suffered limb loss through trauma. Eighty-two (82) individuals were awarded with specialized prosthetic devices in the fiscal year. Grant applicants comply with a formal grant application process as described on the foundation's website.
$442,056 spentof which $442,056 as grants95% of program spendingRaise awareness - the foundation aims to raise awareness of the general public as to the ongoing struggles of those who have suffered traumatic limb loss through regular fundraising events and participation in marathons and other athletic/running events. The foundation also commissioned and released professionally produced awareness videos documenting four (4) of our prosthesis beneficiaries in this fiscal year. The videos were highlighted at a fundraiser as well as being uploaded to haf's youtube channel and social media platforms.
Haf kids' camp scholarship program - funds are dedicated to providing children, who are amputees, the opportunity to attend camps geared toward those who live with limb loss. In fy 2025, scholarships were awarded to 22 kids and their family members to attend "camp no limits." the camp typically runs during june, july & august. "camp no limits" is designed specifically for children with limb loss, which provides opportunities for them to meet other children amputees, in a comfortable, safe environment. These children are able to try new activities like biking and yoga, without the worry of able-bodied peers outshining them. They are encouraged to talk about their struggles with each other and with camp counselors, often teenage and adult amputees, allowing them the confidence and connections they need to thrive and develop interests in activities that require the use of specialized prostheses.
$23,310 spentof which $23,310 as grants5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $465,366.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $408k to $559k (+37%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Heather J Abbott
Director/CEO/pres
Board chair
Kevin Horst
Director/chairman
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 9 funders, grant income rose $80k → $316k.
11 of 33 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 33 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 75%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
54% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 56% · 2019 55% · 2020 78% · 2021 42% · 2022 60% · 2023 47% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
13% of HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 33% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Rhode Island, across 13 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $321k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 220 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 220 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Rhode Island
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION?
- HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION (Rhode Island) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,322,441 to it, the largest being THE ILSABABY FOUNDATION ($510,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 33 organizations giving $1,322,441 in grants to HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION?
- THE ILSABABY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $510,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Rhode Island. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 33 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing