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Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Catonsville, Maryland · EIN 237213934

Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Catonsville, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,682 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $2,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $12,050 the year before.

10% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$11,00010$352,657
2024$12,05012$366,397
2025$12,68210$380,050

How to apply

Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland8$9,582
West Virginia1$2,500
Colorado1$600

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Health Wagon
Wise, WV
Support for health wagon wv$2,500
American Red Cross Central MD
Baltimore, MD
Disaster relief$2,000
The Living Classrooms FDTN
Baltimore, MD
Fresh start & project serve$1,500
Doctors Without Borders USA
Hagerstown, MD
Emergency medical care$1,500
Maryland New Directions
Baltimore, MD
Comprehensive career counseling$1,500
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Inc
Columbia, MD
Crisis intervention$1,500
Maryland Food Bank
Baltimore, MD
Food security$1,200
Maasai Development Inc
Castle Rock, CO
Education assistance maasai school$600
The Howard County Conservancy
Woodstock, MD
Environmental conservancy$300
Blossoms of Hope
Columbia, MD
Enhance quality of life$82

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust give?

$12,682 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Christine Wells (Trustee).

What does Claude A & Blanche McCubbin Abbott Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and health.

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