The AB Foundation is primarily a political and civic engagement funder, directing the bulk of its resources to political activity (including a major PAC), voter mobilization and public-information efforts, and organizations that support civic participation among underrepresented communities. Its giving mixes very large, high-profile gifts with targeted investments in state and local civic groups and misinformation-countering initiatives, indicating a strategy of shaping public discourse and electoral participation at both national and local levels.
Ab Foundation’s largest recent commitments point to a grantmaker centered on political activity and civic participation. In 2025, it gave $26.55 million to Ab Pac for political activity and $23.5 million to American Independent Media for an education program, showing a mix of direct political spending and public-information work. The foundation also backed state-level civic infrastructure, including a $4 million grant to Choose Chicago Foundation for an education program and $2 million to America Votes Action Fund for political activity. The foundation’s recent record suggests a strategy that combines very large national gifts with targeted support for groups working on voter mobilization, misinformation, and civic engagement. It has funded organizations serving communities of color, rural residents, and people targeted by social-justice inequities. Recent recipients also include Bridge to Democracy, Center for Voter Information, Counteract Fund, One Arizona, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta. Ab Foundation is a public charity with regional giving and a large annual grant total, and its recent awards show consistent support for organizations that shape public discourse and election participation.
One clear theme is political activity. Ab Foundation gave $2.58 million to Bridge to Democracy for political activity in 2023, then $2 million to America Votes Action Fund for the same purpose in 2025. It also supported Project 218 with $400,000 in 2025 for political activity. Another recurring area is nonpartisan civic information. The foundation awarded $400,000 to Counteract Fund in 2023 for general support and $100,000 to Counteract Foundation for nonpartisan work countering misinformation and providing unbiased information and news to encourage civic participation. The foundation also funds voter education and civic engagement. Voteriders received $75,000 in 2023 for an Arizona nonpartisan voter ID education program, while Center for Voter Information received $375,000 in 2025 for general support. Community-based civic work appears in grants to Fair County Inc for a nonpartisan civic engagement program focused on Black, Latinx, and Native persons in rural middle and south Georgia.
Ab Foundation’s typical grant size sits in a wide band: the 25th percentile is $75,000, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $469,000. The recent list shows both very large commitments and smaller program or general-support grants. Giving appears recurring rather than one-off, with multiple awards to organizations tied to political activity and civic information across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a public charity, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grants are generally structured as political activity, education program, or general support awards.
$58M
$3M
$74.6M
$70.5M
Most grants fall between $75K and $469K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$469K
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Highly concentrated: a few very large grants (two grants totaling roughly $50M) combined with numerous mid-to-smaller political and civic grants. Mix of national infrastructure funders and targeted state/local grantees, with an emphasis on political activity and repeat investments in voter-engagement and information organizations.
Notable grantees: AB PAC, American Independent Media, America Votes Action Fund, Bridge to Democracy, Counteract Fund / Counteract Foundation
Grants are entirely in the US. The heaviest concentration is in the foundation’s HQ state of DC, with 38% of grants going there. Beyond DC, Arizona stands out as the top state by grant count, with grants to Phoenix-based One Arizona and Vets Forward Inc. Other clusters appear in Georgia, including Atlanta, Norcross, Dalton, and Lithonia, as well as Philadelphia, New Jersey cities such as Newark, Bayonne, and East Brunswick, and Washington, DC-based civic and political organizations.
Its recent grants go to political activity groups, voter-mobilization infrastructure, civic-information organizations, and community-based civic engagement groups. Examples include Ab Pac for political activity, Center for Voter Information for general support, and Fair County Inc for a nonpartisan civic engagement program focused on Black, Latinx, and Native people in rural middle and south Georgia.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively broad. The 25th percentile is $75,000, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $469,000. Recent awards range from smaller $60,000 and $75,000 grants to multi-million-dollar commitments.
By grant count, Arizona is the top state. Recent Arizona recipients include One Arizona in Phoenix for improving the lives of people of color and young people, Voteriders in Santa Monica for an Arizona voter ID education program, and Vets Forward Inc in Phoenix for general support.
Yes. It gave $400,000 to Counteract Fund in 2023 for general support and $100,000 to Counteract Foundation in 2023 for nonpartisan work countering misinformation and providing unbiased information and news to encourage civic participation. It also gave $23.5 million to American Independent Media for an education program in 2025.
Its grantmaking is regional, with all recent grants in the US. Washington, DC receives the largest share of grants at 38%, but the funder also supports organizations in Arizona, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Kansas, and Virginia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB PAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $26,550,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA | WASHINGTON, DC | $23,500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION | CHICACO, IL | $4,000,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| AMERICA VOTES ACTION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S KIDS AND FAMILIES | TAUNTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| VOTERS PROJECT | BAYONNE, NJ | $450,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT 218 | BURKE, VA | $400,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $375,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CELEBRATE NEW JERSEY NOW INC | NEWARK, NJ | $170,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUIDLING THE FUTURE FOUNDATION | EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $600,000 | 2024 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ACTION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIDGE TO DEMOCRACY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,580,000 | 2023 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| UNITED WE SUCCEED | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,900,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $852,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IVOTE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $625,000 | 2023 | POLITICAL ACTIVITY |
| PROTECTING LIBERTY JUSTICE AND FREEDOM | DALTON, GA | $469,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COUNTERACT FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE ATLANTA | NORCROSS, GA | $300,000 | 2023 | FIGHTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND EMPOWERING ASIAN AMERICANS |
| 1K WOMEN STRONG INC | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAIR COUNTY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $237,500 | 2023 | NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BLACK, LATIN X, AND NATIVE PERSONS IN RURAL MIDDLE AND SOUTH GEORGIA |
| KANSANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM INC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $170,000 | 2023 | UPLIFTING COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SOCIAL JUSTIC INEQUITITES BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. |
| PRESERVE AMERICAN VALUES | DALTON, GA | $115,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE ARIZONA | PHOENIX, AZ | $100,000 | 2023 | IMPROVING ARIZONIAN'S LIVES, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND YOUNG PEOPLE. |
| COUNTERACT FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | NONPARTISAN COUNTERING MISINFORMATION AND PROVDING UNBIASED INFORMATION AND NEWS WITH THE GOAL OF ENCOURAGING CIVIC PARTICIPATION |
| VOTERIDERS | SANTA MONICA, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | AZ NONPARTISAN VOTER ID EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| TRANSFORMING CDC INC | LITHONIA, GA | $75,000 | 2023 | MAKING PRACTICAL AND TANGIBLE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE |
| UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | PA NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| VETS FORWARD INC | PHOENIX, AZ | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | NONPARTISAN ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENGAGING VOTERS TO INCREASE TURNOUT. |
AB PAC
$26,550,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT MEDIA
$23,500,000EDUCATION PROGRAM
CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION
$4,000,000EDUCATION PROGRAM
AMERICA VOTES ACTION FUND
$2,000,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S KIDS AND FAMILIES
$500,000EDUCATION PROGRAM
VOTERS PROJECT
$450,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT 218
$400,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMATION
$375,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CELEBRATE NEW JERSEY NOW INC
$170,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BUIDLING THE FUTURE FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
$600,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ACTION FUND
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIDGE TO DEMOCRACY
$2,580,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
UNITED WE SUCCEED
$1,900,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CENTER
$852,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IVOTE FUND
$625,000POLITICAL ACTIVITY
PROTECTING LIBERTY JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
$469,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COUNTERACT FUND
$400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE ATLANTA
$300,000FIGHTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND EMPOWERING ASIAN AMERICANS
1K WOMEN STRONG INC
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAIR COUNTY INC
$237,500NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BLACK, LATIN X, AND NATIVE PERSONS IN RURAL MIDDLE AND SOUTH GEORGIA
KANSANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM INC
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
$170,000UPLIFTING COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SOCIAL JUSTIC INEQUITITES BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS.
PRESERVE AMERICAN VALUES
$115,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE ARIZONA
$100,000IMPROVING ARIZONIAN'S LIVES, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
COUNTERACT FOUNDATION
$100,000NONPARTISAN COUNTERING MISINFORMATION AND PROVDING UNBIASED INFORMATION AND NEWS WITH THE GOAL OF ENCOURAGING CIVIC PARTICIPATION
VOTERIDERS
$75,000AZ NONPARTISAN VOTER ID EDUCATION PROGRAM
TRANSFORMING CDC INC
$75,000MAKING PRACTICAL AND TANGIBLE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE
UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY
$75,000PA NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
VETS FORWARD INC
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRENEURS
$15,000NONPARTISAN ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENGAGING VOTERS TO INCREASE TURNOUT.