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Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation

Preselected recipients only Concord, Massachusetts · EIN 237046798

Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation is a private foundation in Concord, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $291,340 in 74 grants; the typical grant was $645 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $345,500 the year before.

11% of its 2024 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$345,50081$4.3 million
2024$291,34074$4.6 million

How to apply

Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation 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 Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut27$101,750
Massachusetts26$99,840
New York13$85,500
Illinois2$1,500
District of Columbia2$750
Maryland1$750
Florida1$500
Virginia1$500
Kansas1$250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$30,000
Alliance of Resident Theatresny
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$25,000
Quick Center for the Arts
Fairfield, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$25,000
Fund for Lachat Town Farm
Weston, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$20,000
My Friend Abby
Trumbull, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$20,000
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$17,000
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$15,750
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$15,000
Castle of Our Skins
Roxbury, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$12,500
Kerem Shalom
Concord, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$10,000
Radius Ensemble
Concord, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$10,000
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$9,000
Community Therapeutic Day School
Lexington, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$7,500
Person to Person
Darien, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$7,500
Westport Country Playhouse
Westport, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$7,500
Community Access to the Arts
Great Barrington, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$5,000
Unitarian Church in Westport
Westport, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$5,000
Music for Youth
Westport, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$3,000
Actors Shakespeare Project
Watertown, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
Concord Scout House
Concord, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
Harvard College Fund
Cambridge, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Boston, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
New Gallery Concert Series
Jamaica Plain, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,500
College Bound Dorchester
Dorchester, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,000
LWV Ma Citizen Education Fund
Boston, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$2,000
A Better Chance of Westport
Westport, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
American Bar Foundation
Chicago, IL
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Brennan Center for Justice
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County
Norwalk, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Entertainment Community Fund
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Musiconnects
Roslindale, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Ppfa
New York, NY
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
The Rotary Foundation
Westport, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$1,000
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation
East Haddam, CT
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$750
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hagerstown, MD
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$750
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$540
Aba Fund for Justice and Education
Chicago, IL
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$500
Alzheimers Disease Fund
Merrifield, VA
To further the donees' exempt purpose.$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation give?

$291,340 in tax year 2024, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $645.

Who runs Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David W Aibel (Director), Daniel W Aibel (Director), Jonathan Aibel (Director) and Estate of Howard J Aibel (Manager).

What does Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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