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Total Assets: $83,762,029
Total Giving: $3,374,417
District of Columbia
Maryland
None
The following grants were reported in 2007:
$50,000 to DC Central Kitchen, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$42,000 to Community Ministry of Prince Georges County, Seat Pleasant, MD, payable over 1 year.
$41,000 to Samaritan Inns, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$40,000 to House of Ruth, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$40,000 to Shakespeare Theater, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$40,000 to Washington Ballet, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$35,000 to CHI Centers, Silver Spring, MD, payable over 1 year.
$35,000 to Dance Institute of Washington, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$30,000 to Little Blue House, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$28,000 to Child Center and Adult Services, Gaithersburg, MD, payable over 1 year.
$25,000 to Gospel Rescue Ministries of Washington, DC, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$25,000 to Green Door, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$25,000 to Miriams Kitchen, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$25,000 to N Street Village, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
$25,000 to Rachaels Womens Center, Washington, DC, payable over 1 year.
Giving primarily in Washington, DC, and five nearby counties in MD, including Montgomery, Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties.
No support for organizations sponsoring or referring for abortion; or for national touring companies, even for performances in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
No grants to individuals, or for capital or endowment campaigns, multi-year grants, grants in consecutive calendar years, or for the construction or improvement of buildings.
The foundation primarily awards grants quarterly to help the hungry, intellectually disabled, homeless, abused women and children, and to assist at-risk pregnant women in delivering and caring for their infants. Grants typically do not exceed $25,000.
Type of Grantmaker: Independent foundation
Established in 1985 in MD.
District of Columbia
Maryland
Phone: (301) 652-2224
Email: info@williamsabellfo…
Address:
8401 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 1204
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-5821
Procedure:
Full applications accepted only following approval of letter of intent. Proposal guidelines and forms available on foundation web site. Application form not required. Applicants should submit the following:
1. Copy of IRS Determination Letter
2. Copy of most recent annual report/audited financial statement/990
3. Listing of board of directors, trustees, officers and other key people and their affiliations
4. Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
5. Copy of current year’s organizational budget and/or project budget
Initial approach: Letter of intent
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Mar., June, Sept., and Dec.
Deadline(s): Letter of intent due Jan. 1, Apr. 1, July 1 and Oct. 1. Invited applications are due Jan. 15, Apr. 15, July 15 and Oct. 15
Final notification: 2 weeks after board meeting
Additional information: The foundation requests a follow-up report citing how the grant was handled.
Donors:
William S. Abell
Patricia O’Callaghan Abell
Officers and Trustees:
Christopher S. Abell, Chairperson
W. Shepherdson Abell, President
Elaine Abell Nurmi, Vice President
Anthony F. Abell, Secretary-Treasurer
Carol Doolan, Executive Director
Brian Abell
Dina K. Abell
Gregory T. Abell
Kathryn S. Abell
Patricia B. Abell
Siobhan Abell
Hilary Abell Bednarz
Thomas D. Nurmi
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