Morton S Abelson Foundation
Private foundation · Highland Park, IL · EIN 36-6149634 · reported 2023–2025
65grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$160smallest grant
$191Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 65 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1539 Linden Ave
Highland Park, IL 60035-3440
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Northwest Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $12,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $7,500 |
| Sparky Productions | Telluride, CO | $7,500 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $7,500 |
| Sparky | Telluride, CO | $7,500 |
| Anti Defamation League | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Back Bay Ringers | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $3,250 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Genesys Works Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Telluride Medical Center Foundation | Telluride, CO | $1,000 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Telluride Medical Center Foundation | Telluride, CO | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Mountain Seed Foundation | Centreville, VA | $1,000 |
| Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Telluride Medical Center Foundation | Telluride, CO | $1,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $500 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $500 |
| Genesys Works Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Hands of Peace | Glenview, IL | $500 |
| North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic | Highland Park, IL | $500 |
| Northern Illinios Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $500 |
| Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $500 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Writers Theatre | Glencoe, IL | $500 |
| Genesys Works Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Josselyn Clinic | Northbrook, IL | $250 |
| Sierra Club | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Urban Gateways | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Northern Illinios Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $250 |
| The Josselyn Center | Northfield, IL | $250 |
| Project K-9 Hero | Whitwell, TN | $200 |
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