About Abbott Fund
Abbott Fund concentrates its giving on health-related initiatives with both local community impact and global emergency/health systems work. Large, multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar gifts fund diabetes education and services in Stockton, support global laboratory and disease programs, and underwrite humanitarian medical response; the foundation also routes significant funding through an employee-giving platform to leverage staff philanthropy. Grants are few but sizable and often awarded repeatedly to the same institutions, indicating strategic, relationship-driven philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Employee giving and matching programs / corporate philanthropy platform supportDiabetes education and direct services in Stockton, CA (community health and patient pathways)Global health systems strengthening (laboratory systems, disease program catalytic funds)Humanitarian medical response and emergency health assistance (e.g., Ukraine crisis)
Who They Fund
children and families (including child hunger interventions)conflict- and disaster-affected populations (Ukraine, Turkey, earthquakes, hurricanes)low-income and food-insecure communities
About Abbott Fund
Abbott Fund’s recent grantmaking is defined by a mix of employee giving, health system support, and sustained place-based work in Stockton, California. The largest grants on file are the annual employee giving campaign awards to American Online Giving Foundation Inc., which reached $9,575,705 in 2024 and $7,965,870 in 2025. Beyond that internal philanthropy platform, the foundation backs health access and emergency response through large grants such as $2,000,000 to International Medical Corps for strengthening the health system following the Ukraine crisis and $1,667,000 to The Global Fund for the Laboratory Systems Integration Fund catalytic fund. The foundation also shows a strong commitment to diabetes and community health services in Stockton. University of the Pacific received $1,500,000 in 2023, $1,400,000 in 2024, and $1,100,000 in 2025 for diabetes educational pathways and direct services. Similar multi-year support appears in health access and humanitarian response, with recurring funding to institutions in Chicago, Geneva, and Stockton. The pattern suggests a funder that uses sizable grants to support both strategic partnerships and repeat relationships over time.
What Abbott Fund Funds
Abbott Fund’s health portfolio includes diabetes education, health access, emergency response, and food-linked health support. In Stockton, it gave $1,500,000 to University of the Pacific for Diabetes Educational Pathways in 2023, then $1,400,000 in 2024 and $1,100,000 in 2025 for diabetes educational pathways and direct services. For community health outside the exam room, it awarded $500,000 in 2025 to Erie Family Health Center Inc. for comprehensive support for non-communicable diseases and social drivers of health. The foundation also backs crisis health work internationally. It gave $2,000,000 to International Medical Corps for strengthening the health system following the Ukraine crisis, and $1,000,000 to CARE for the CARE Ukraine Emergency Appeal. Food-based health access appears in Stockton as well, where The Emergency Food Bank received $377,000 for Healthy Food RX and $370,000 for Healthy Food Rx Program. In health systems strengthening, Emory University received $400,000 for the Emory-Muhimbili Partnership for Health Administration Strengthening and Integration of Services.
How Abbott Fund Gives
Abbott Fund’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $50,000, with a lower quartile of $20,000 and an upper quartile of $250,000. The file also shows repeated support to the same organizations over multiple years, including annual employee giving campaign grants and multi-year awards to the same health and community partners. That pattern points to relationship-based philanthropy rather than one-off awards. Abbott Fund is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it funds individuals. The listed grants are strategic and invited rather than open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$17.4M
Total Assets
$48.6M
Total Revenue
$55.6M
Total Expenses
$23.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $250K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
About 44% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Abbott Fund Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Abbott Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 164 | $55.7M | 83.7% |
| 2 | Tanzania | 30 | $2.7M |
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