Open Foundations · Nebraska

Abel Foundation

Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 476041771. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.1M across 91 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each.

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$4.1M
paid in 2025
91
grants paid
$10K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$14.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CO MAX RODENBURG ABEL FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 80268, LINCOLN, NE, 68501
Phone
4024341212
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PLEASE REFER TO WWW.ABELFOUNDATION.ORG FOR INFORMATION
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202610919349100606. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

capital campaign

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 91 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Nebraska FoundationNE$933,333CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2Malone Community CenterNE$750,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
3Lincoln Youth ComplexNE$500,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
4Cultural Centers of LincolnNE$333,333CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
5Lincoln Parks FoundationNE$250,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
6Nebraska Game & Parks FoundationNE$100,000GENERAL FUND
7Family Service LincolnNE$83,333CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
8Kearney Area Community FoundationNE$70,000GENERAL FUND
9Lincoln Community FoundationNE$66,200GENERAL FUND
10Food Bank of LincolnNE$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
11Foundation for Lincoln Public SchooNE$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
12Northeast Family CenterNE$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
13University of Nebraska FoundationNE$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
14United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouNE$36,000GENERAL FUND
15United Way of Lincolnlancaster CouNE$35,000GENERAL FUND

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202062$525K
202150$650K
202265$1.3M
202365$1.8M
202493$3.8M
2025 (partial year)91$4.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska93%
New York2%
California1%
Iowa1%
Missouri1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bryan D MurrayTREASURER · 2025
Jack P AbelDIRECTOR · 2025
James P AbelPRESIDENT · 2025
John C AbelDIRECTOR · 2025
Kayla AbelDIRECTOR · 2025
Mary AbelDIRECTOR · 2025
Max RodenburgVP/SEC · 2025
Philip C AbelDIRECTOR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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