The Grossberg Abrams Foundation directs nearly all of its giving to two closely related family foundations, making large, concentrated grants that appear to fund affiliated or successor philanthropic vehicles. Its activity is effectively pass-through support for intergenerational or family-directed grantmaking rather than direct programmatic funding to operating nonprofits.
Highly concentrated: six grants in total, all totaling roughly equal, large transfers to two family foundations (three grants each). The foundation favors large, repeat grants to a very small set of affiliated recipients rather than dispersed or direct nonprofit program support.
Grossberg Abrams Foundation’s giving is built around large general-support transfers to affiliated family foundations rather than to operating nonprofits. In 2024, its two biggest grants were both $1,729,962, one to Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundat and one to Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundatio, each in Santa Barbara, California. That pattern points to a foundation whose role is to move resources into related philanthropic vehicles and keep them available for flexible use. The same structure shows up in the rest of the recent grants list. The foundation also made repeated six-figure general-support grants to the same family entities, including $659,342 to Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundatio and $659,341 to Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundat. Another grant, $125,000 to Abrams Ramat Gan Foundation, extends the same approach to a third affiliated name. Across the data on file, the foundation’s giving is highly concentrated and appears to function as intergenerational or family-directed philanthropy rather than program-specific operating support.
The foundation’s work is centered on internal family philanthropy and capital movement among related entities. General-support grants dominate the recent record, including $606,546 to Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundatio and $606,545 to Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundat, showing a repeated pattern of flexible funding rather than project-restricted awards. A second theme is support for sibling or affiliated foundations. The recent record includes multiple grants to the same family vehicles across 2024, suggesting an ongoing relationship rather than one-time transactions. A third pattern appears in the grant to Abrams Ramat Gan Foundation, which was also labeled general support. That grant shows the same broad-purpose approach extending beyond the two main family foundation recipients.
Grossberg Abrams Foundation makes large grants: the 25th percentile is $606,546, the median is $659,341, and the 75th percentile is $1,194,652. The recent record is tightly clustered around affiliated family foundations, with repeated grants to the same recipients in 2024. That repetition suggests an ongoing internal funding pattern rather than one-off project awards. The foundation does not fund individuals, and the grants shown are all described as general support. The pattern also indicates flexible, non-project-specific funding.
$6.1M
$67K
$135K
$6.2M
Most grants fall between $607K and $1.2M, with a median of $659K.
25th Percentile
$607K
Median
$659K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundation, Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundation
All recent grants in the data went to recipients in California, and the recipient-country distribution is 100% US. The most visible recipient city is Santa Barbara, which appears across the recent grants list for Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundat, Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundatio, and Abrams Ramat Gan Foundation. The foundation’s grantmaking is therefore local in the sense reflected by the recipient locations, with no non-US grant recipients shown in the file.
It mainly funds affiliated family foundations through general-support grants. The recent record shows repeated transfers to Isaac Georgia Abrams Family Foundat and Nat Georgia Abrams Family Foundatio, with the same flexible support label used across the grants.
The grant-size distribution is high and tightly grouped: p25 is $606,546, the median is $659,341, and p75 is $1,194,652. Two 2024 grants were $1,729,962 each, showing that the foundation makes substantial awards to a small set of recipients.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants shown are all made to organizations or foundations rather than people.
The grants in the record are labeled general support. That includes repeated awards to family foundation recipients and a grant to Abrams Ramat Gan Foundation, all presented as flexible funding rather than project-specific support.
All of the recent grants in the data go to recipients in California, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely US-based. Santa Barbara appears repeatedly among the recipient locations.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $1,729,962 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $1,729,962 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $659,342 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $659,341 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO | SANT BARBARA, CA | $606,546 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $606,545 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ABRAMS RAMAT GAN FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT
$1,729,962GENERAL SUPPORT
NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO
$1,729,962GENERAL SUPPORT
NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO
$659,342GENERAL SUPPORT
ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT
$659,341GENERAL SUPPORT
NAT GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIO
$606,546GENERAL SUPPORT
ISAAC GEORGIA ABRAMS FAMILY FOUNDAT
$606,545GENERAL SUPPORT
ABRAMS RAMAT GAN FOUNDATION
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT