Abundance Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Abundance Foundation focuses on global health & education by convening, connecting & supporting visionary individuals, projects & organizations. We make grants & provide direct programmatic support to improve health systems and quality of life.
- Income
- $53,796
- Spending
- $682,009
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $254,682, pres/ceo/dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1168% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 99% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100.
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $498,062 spent. Global Health InitiativesUnder the leadership of Dr. Stephen Kahn, President and emergency medicine physician, the Abundance Project for Global Health marked its 14th year in collaboration with Partners In Health (PIH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS). The Project has supported epidemic responses (cholera, Ebola, COVID-19), cholera vaccine research in Haiti that led to GAVIs annual deployment of millions of doses, and health system strengthening in Haiti and Rwanda through the Human Resources for Health program. It also helped launch HMSs Master of Medical Science in Global Health Delivery (MMSc-GHD), that in 2024 is in its 12th year of training medical professionals to improve care in underserved regions.Evidence-Based Medicine and AI in Health CareIn partnership with Better Evidence, Abundance supported free global distribution of UpToDate to clinicians in low-resource settingsover 300,000 subscriptions in 185 countries, influencing more than 28 million clinical decisions. The Better Evidence for Training Program reached 95,000 medical students, residents, and faculty across 156 facilities in 17 countries, expanding access to evidence-based tools at 65 African medical schools through 106 Champions. In 2024, Abundance also supported Better Evidences work as a liaison between AI developers and clinicians, providing rigorous monitoring, contextual adaptation, and exploration of AIs potential to improve decision support, outcomes, and cost-efficiency in limited environments settings.Global Health LeadershipDr. Kahn chaired HMSs Global Health and Service Advisory Council, advancing the Department of Global Health and Social Medicines (DGHSM) work on TB/MDR-TB eradication and global mental health. Through the Paul Farmer Collaborative, DGHSM partnered with the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda for research, clinical training, faculty exchange, and social medicine education. Dr. Kahn also led the Global Health Affinity Group within the Network of Engaged International Donors, hosting sessions on philanthropic resilience and featuring Dr. Sriram Shamasunder, founder of the HEAL Initiative at UCSF.Regional and Community Health GrantsIn Costa Rica, Abundance grants supported Hands For Health in strengthening governance and succession planning to improve Indigenous and vulnerable community health. In Kenya, Abundance supported Nyanam Widows Risings health, justice, and education programs. In Haiti, grants went to Haiti Clinic (care in Port-au-Prince, eight schools, three orphanages) and Equal Health (social medicine education and community programs). Additional Abundance grants supported Boston Health Care for the Homeless and Youth Villages Foundation, which provides evidence-based services to children and families.Storytelling, Education, and Cultural ExchangeSince 2012, Abundance has supported Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist and National Geographic Society explorer Paul Salopeks Out of Eden Walk (OOEW), a 24,000-mile on-foot journey tracing human migration. In 2024, Paul completed his China leg, crossed Korea, published in National Geographic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and co-curated a Seoul exhibition nominated for the Seoul Arts Jury Prize. Dr. Kahn walked with Paul in Japan and contributed to OOEWs legacy planning to preserve its multimedia archive and expand educational programming.Abundance was the founding strategic partner for The Open Canopy (TOC, formerly Out of Eden Learn), a Project Zero initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education offering free learning journeys to students in 70 countries. TOC connects peers across diverse settings to share experiences, guided by three principles: slowing down to observe and listen attentively to others; sharing stories and perspectives; and making connections between everyday life and broader global forces and systems. By 2024, over 75,000 students had participated. That year, TOC published The Open Canopy Handbook, secured a major U.S.MENA grant, and began co-developing a slow journalism pilot linking OOEW journalists with TOC educators and students.Maternal and Child Health in Latin AmericaDr. Kahn continued as a trustee of Global Pediatric Alliance, which in 2024 trained 120 Traditional Birth Attendants, engaged 234 midwives in professional gatherings, educated 184 participants in gender-based violence prevention, trained 500 rural health workers in culturally appropriate maternal care for Indigenous women, and convened 155 attendees in Mexico to address challenges faced by Indigenous TBAs and their communities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Ab Foundation (Washington, DC), EIN 27-5278038. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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